[Bug 1906170] [NEW] Unable to install GRUB...This is a fatal error

[Ahmad]

Public bug reported:

I followed the Ubuntu installation guide from
https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop#1-overview. First
attempt, I made a new partition at my C drive with 30GB space. Then, in
the installation type phase, I selected something else from the options
and installed Ubuntu in that drive. After installation was completed, it
gave a success message saying remove the USB and restart the computer. I
did it but nothing was installed. It seemed that I hadn't installed
Ubuntu at all.

I tried to install Ubuntu alongside my Windows operating system. This
time, half way through installation, it gave an error which read: Unable
to install GRUB...This is a fatal error.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.4
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.445.1
Date: Sun Nov 29 12:25:01 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ubiquity-20.04.15.2 ubuntu

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Title:
  Unable to install GRUB...This is a fatal error

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I followed the Ubuntu installation guide from
  https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop#1-overview. First
  attempt, I made a new partition at my C drive with 30GB space. Then,
  in the installation type phase, I selected something else from the
  options and installed Ubuntu in that drive. After installation was
  completed, it gave a success message saying remove the USB and restart
  the computer. I did it but nothing was installed. It seemed that I
  hadn't installed Ubuntu at all.

  I tried to install Ubuntu alongside my Windows operating system. This
  time, half way through installation, it gave an error which read:
  Unable to install GRUB...This is a fatal error.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.445.1
  Date: Sun Nov 29 12:25:01 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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