[Bug 1923690] Re: ubuntu hirsute install; to sda1 with grub on sda - fails to install (BIOS box; no EFI)

[Julian Andres Klode]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1924823 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1924823

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1923134
   replace prior 18.04 installation with 21.04 (no format of partition sda1)
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1924823
   Ubiquity Ubuntu 21.04 install fail on legacy bios

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Title:
  ubuntu hirsute install; to sda1 with grub on sda - fails to install
  (BIOS box; no EFI)

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Simple install of ubuntu hirsute daily (QA-test)
  single partition only used; sda1 of
  - dell [optiplex] 780 (c2q-q9400, 8gb, amd/ati cedar radeon hd 5000/6000/7350/8350)

  install to /dev/sda1
  boot loader was reported as installing to /dev/sda

  Apr 14 01:33:23 ubuntu grub-installer: Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
  Apr 14 01:33:35 ubuntu grub-installer: grub-install: error: cannot copy `/usr/lib/grub/x86_64-efi-signed/grubx64.efi.signed' to `/boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi': No space left on device.
  Apr 14 01:33:35 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --force --target x86_64-efi "/dev/sda"' failed.

  system is BIOS and not a uEFI device..

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
  Package: ubiquity 21.04.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-13.14-generic 5.11.7
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-13-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu62
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.461
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Apr 14 11:39:18 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210413)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_AU.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
   linux-image-5.11.0-13-generic
   linux-base
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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