[Bug 1882364] [NEW] Ubuntu 18.04 installation fails to install grub on /dev/sda

[Bear Baker]

Public bug reported:

I have an old laptop (Samsung RV511, from around 2011), tried to install
a custom Ubuntu 18.04 installation (built using Cubic and uploaded
successfully in a VM).

Mid-installation, I received an error, something along the lines of:
Grub installer failed to install Grub on /dev/sda

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1-generic 5.3.18
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.11
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394.3
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Jun  6 17:12:55 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.4 2020.03.13 LTS am "Aviad's Custom BASIC Ubuntu Beaver" (20200313)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IL
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IL
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic ubiquity-18.04.14.14 ubuntu

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Title:
  Ubuntu 18.04 installation fails to install grub on /dev/sda

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have an old laptop (Samsung RV511, from around 2011), tried to
  install a custom Ubuntu 18.04 installation (built using Cubic and
  uploaded successfully in a VM).

  Mid-installation, I received an error, something along the lines of:
  Grub installer failed to install Grub on /dev/sda

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1-generic 5.3.18
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.11
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394.3
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Jun  6 17:12:55 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.4 2020.03.13 LTS am "Aviad's Custom BASIC Ubuntu Beaver" (20200313)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_IL
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_IL
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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