[Bug 2045943] [NEW] grub failed to install to /dev/sda

[Jane Atkinson]

Public bug reported:

I got an error message as in the summary at the end of an otherwise uneventful auto-resize install.
QEMU/KVM VM, UEFI.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: ubiquity 23.10.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-9.9-generic 6.5.3
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.487
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Dec  8 17:13:39 2023
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20231208)
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 noble ubiquity-23.10.8 xubuntu

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Title:
  grub failed to install to /dev/sda

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I got an error message as in the summary at the end of an otherwise uneventful auto-resize install.
  QEMU/KVM VM, UEFI.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
  Package: ubiquity 23.10.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-9.9-generic 6.5.3
  Uname: Linux 6.5.0-9-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
  ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.487
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Fri Dec  8 17:13:39 2023
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20231208)
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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