[Bug 1982275] [NEW] installation was not able to install Grub on sda/dev.

[Omar Carrasquilla]

Public bug reported:

scenarion;

Installing Ubuntu on separate drive, dual boot with win 10
Error: unable to install Grub on sda/dev.

second attempt gave me the same error, unable to choose OS to boot. 
Ubuntu release: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 
Version downloaded from Ubuntu site
Expectations: be able to choose btw Windows 10 or Ubuntu
Result: error message at end of installation:
"Unable to install Grub on sda/dev..."

End result, stuck on a gray out "Install UBuntu 22.04 LTS' nOT RESPONDING
You may choose to wait a short while for it to continue or
force the application to quit entirely.

the two buttons "Force Quit" and "Wait" are grayed out.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ubiquity 22.04.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-25.25-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.470
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Jul 19 20:27:01 2022
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy ubiquity-22.04.15 ubuntu

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Title:
  installation was not able to install Grub on sda/dev.

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  scenarion;

  Installing Ubuntu on separate drive, dual boot with win 10
  Error: unable to install Grub on sda/dev.

  second attempt gave me the same error, unable to choose OS to boot. 
  Ubuntu release: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 
  Version downloaded from Ubuntu site
  Expectations: be able to choose btw Windows 10 or Ubuntu
  Result: error message at end of installation:
  "Unable to install Grub on sda/dev..."

  End result, stuck on a gray out "Install UBuntu 22.04 LTS' nOT RESPONDING
  You may choose to wait a short while for it to continue or
  force the application to quit entirely.

  the two buttons "Force Quit" and "Wait" are grayed out.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: ubiquity 22.04.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-25.25-generic 5.15.30
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-25-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.470
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue Jul 19 20:27:01 2022
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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