[Bug 1965773] [NEW] fatal error grub-install in /dev/sda

[Thomas Freeman]

Public bug reported:

Fresh install from bootable usb fails with ubuntu 21.10 regardless of
how I setup the partitions in the "something else" section of install
process.

Expected install to work.
Install fails every time at the final stage.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: ubiquity 21.10.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-19.19-generic 5.13.14
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu70
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.465
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Mar 21 23:33:41 2022
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity acpi=off ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
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 impish ubiquity-21.10.10 ubuntu

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Title:
  fatal error grub-install in /dev/sda

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Fresh install from bootable usb fails with ubuntu 21.10 regardless of
  how I setup the partitions in the "something else" section of install
  process.

  Expected install to work.
  Install fails every time at the final stage.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
  Package: ubiquity 21.10.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-19.19-generic 5.13.14
  Uname: Linux 5.13.0-19-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu70
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.465
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Mar 21 23:33:41 2022
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity acpi=off ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
  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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