[Bug 1925187] Re: Ubiquity 21.04.19 ends in 'error install grub' but Ubuntu get installed

[Jeremie Tamburini]

** Description changed:

  Ubiquity 21.04.19 installed via apt on a previous iso daily-build as an
  iso with 21.04.19 at the moment is not available.
  
  DESCRIPTION:
  
  - Partition table: msdos (MBR)
  - /dev/sda1 with Ubuntu already installed
  - /dev/sda2 and /dev/sda3 both Ext4
  
  Installation modality: Install Ubuntu 21.04 alongside...
  
  As 3 primary partition are already used, the installer is forced to use
  the remaining space creating an extended partition with logical
  partition inside:
  
  - /dev/sda5 ESP (EFI)
  - /dev/sda6 Ext4 for Ubuntu
  
- But EFI partition should be primary, not logical.
+ EFI partition should be primary, not logical and as expected a popup:
+   Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda' failed 
+   This is a fatal error
  
- Then grub-install fails.
+ Despite this the system get installed and it is bootable.
+ Probably because of the recent changes on Ubiquity package.
+ 
+ Anyway, the 'grub error' message can be tricky!
+ 
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
  Package: ubiquity 21.04.19
  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: Tue Apr 20 06:42:08 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210416)
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
-  linux-image-5.11.0-16-generic
-  linux-base
-  linux-image-5.11.0-14-generic
-  linux-base
+  linux-image-5.11.0-16-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:
  Ubiquity 21.04.19 ends in 'error install grub' but Ubuntu get
  installed

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubiquity 21.04.19 installed via apt on a previous iso daily-build as
  an iso with 21.04.19 at the moment is not available.

  DESCRIPTION:

  - Partition table: msdos (MBR)
  - /dev/sda1 with Ubuntu already installed
  - /dev/sda2 and /dev/sda3 both Ext4

  Installation modality: Install Ubuntu 21.04 alongside...

  As 3 primary partition are already used, the installer is forced to
  use the remaining space creating an extended partition with logical
  partition inside:

  - /dev/sda5 ESP (EFI)
  - /dev/sda6 Ext4 for Ubuntu

  EFI partition should be primary, not logical and as expected a popup:
    Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda' failed 
    This is a fatal error

  Despite this the system get installed and it is bootable.
  Probably because of the recent changes on Ubiquity package.

  Anyway, the 'grub error' message can be tricky!

  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
  Package: ubiquity 21.04.19
  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: Tue Apr 20 06:42:08 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210416)
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
   linux-image-5.11.0-16-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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