[Bug 1894868] [NEW] groovy installer crashes on non-efi capable systems

[Harry Coin]

Public bug reported:

Attempting to install Groovy using cd image.  Normal until bootloader
install.  The system is not EFI capable (older server, some VMs).
Installer advises without EFI the system will crash, etc.  Though there
is a grub/bios partition, and a btrfs install proceeded normally up till
the installer bootloader complaint.  After choosing 'continue anyway'
and being told I'd have to install a boot loader myself, the installer
crashed with what you see in this report.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: ubiquity 20.10.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-18.19-generic 5.8.4
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu45
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.452
Date: Tue Sep  8 10:47:39 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Alpha amd64 (20200907)
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.8.0-18-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy ubiquity-20.10.9 ubuntu-mate

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Title:
  groovy installer crashes on non-efi capable systems

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Attempting to install Groovy using cd image.  Normal until bootloader
  install.  The system is not EFI capable (older server, some VMs).
  Installer advises without EFI the system will crash, etc.  Though
  there is a grub/bios partition, and a btrfs install proceeded normally
  up till the installer bootloader complaint.  After choosing 'continue
  anyway' and being told I'd have to install a boot loader myself, the
  installer crashed with what you see in this report.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
  Package: ubiquity 20.10.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-18.19-generic 5.8.4
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-18-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu45
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.452
  Date: Tue Sep  8 10:47:39 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Alpha amd64 (20200907)
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
   linux-image-5.8.0-18-generic
   linux-base
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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