[Bug 1924961] [NEW] ubuntu hirsute desktop install to bios box; single ext4 partition only (replace system no format)

[Chris Guiver]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu hirsute desktop install to
- hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)

disk was partition prior to starting ubiquity
MBR/dos partition table with single partition using all disk space.   

manual partitioning QA-test.  I selected the SDA1 partition for install
but did NOT format it (it was empty having been formatted only a minute
before).

FYI: Simulating replacing an existing partition (on most of my systems I
already have four primary partitions used), but this is a box I use for
QA-testing so I don't care about loosing data here

ubiquity failed with grub-install failure..
system failed to boot, ending in emergency mode

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: ubiquity 21.04.17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-14.15-generic 5.11.12
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.461
Date: Mon Apr 19 15:28:12 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210418)
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.11.0-14-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug hirsute ubiquity-21.04.17 ubuntu

** Summary changed:

- ubuntu hirsute desktop install to biox box; single ext4 partition onlh (replace system no format)
+ ubuntu hirsute desktop install to bios box; single ext4 partition only (replace system no format)

** Description changed:

- to be filled in short; QA-test
+ Ubuntu hirsute desktop install to
+ - hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)
+ 
+ disk was partition prior to starting ubiquity
+ MBR/dos partition table with single partition using all disk space.   
+ 
+ manual partitioning QA-test.  I selected the SDA1 partition for install
+ but did NOT format it (it was empty having been formatted only a minute
+ before).
+ 
+ FYI: Simulating replacing an existing partition (on most of my systems I
+ already have four primary partitions used), but this is a box I use for
+ QA-testing so I don't care about loosing data here
+ 
+ ubiquity failed with grub-install failure..
+ system failed to boot, ending in emergency mode
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
  Package: ubiquity 21.04.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-14.15-generic 5.11.12
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-14-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.461
  Date: Mon Apr 19 15:28:12 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210418)
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
-  linux-image-5.11.0-14-generic
-  linux-base
+  linux-image-5.11.0-14-generic
+  linux-base
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  ubuntu hirsute desktop install to bios box; single ext4 partition only
  (replace system no format)

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu hirsute desktop install to
  - hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)

  disk was partition prior to starting ubiquity
  MBR/dos partition table with single partition using all disk space.   

  manual partitioning QA-test.  I selected the SDA1 partition for
  install but did NOT format it (it was empty having been formatted only
  a minute before).

  FYI: Simulating replacing an existing partition (on most of my systems
  I already have four primary partitions used), but this is a box I use
  for QA-testing so I don't care about loosing data here

  ubiquity failed with grub-install failure..
  system failed to boot, ending in emergency mode

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
  Package: ubiquity 21.04.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-14.15-generic 5.11.12
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-14-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.461
  Date: Mon Apr 19 15:28:12 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210418)
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
   linux-image-5.11.0-14-generic
   linux-base
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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