Ubuntu
ubiquity package

InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

Bug #138176 reported by Diego Sierra
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Brian Murray

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161, in main
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 57, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 305, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 856, in process_step
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 628, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s\n%s" %
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ?
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 385, in run
    self.configure_bootloader()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1163, in configure_bootloader
    raise InstallStepError(
InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

Revision history for this message
Evan (ev) wrote :

Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this bug, following the directions in http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs? Thanks in advance.

Changed in ubiquity:
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

We are closing this bug report as it lacks the information, described in the previous comments, we need to investigate the problem further. However, please reopen it if you can give us the missing information and feel free to submit bug reports in the future.

Changed in ubiquity:
assignee: nobody → brian-murray
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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Russell B (russell-b) wrote :

Installation went ok right until the final part where it installs the GRUB bootloader. It failed at that point. I chose to install OpenGEU into one of three logical partitions, with the bootloader in the root partition which in my case is /dev/sda11.

I use Bootit NG to launch different OS's. I found I had to temporarily uninstall this completely during install of other Ubuntu8.04-based distro's so that the partitioner would detect all my partitions without hanging at the pre-install phase.

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Russell B (russell-b) wrote :

Additional file attached as requested by the crash report..

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