*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1924823 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1924823
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1924823
Ubiquity Ubuntu 21.04 install fail on legacy bios
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hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)
replacing a partition (sda1), format ext4
- repeat install
- Lubuntu hirsute was successfully re-installed on sda1 without issue
(calamares not ubiquity)
HOWEVER this time the thumb-drive was written with
`sudo dd bs=4M oflag=sync
Possibly related:
(groovy)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1901137
I still believe I've seen this before with a hirsute install on #ubuntu-
bugs-announce, but haven't found it.
Looking at thumb-drive, `mkusb` wasn't in clone/dd mode
guiverc@d960-ubu2:/de2900/ubuntu_64$
I re-did a Lubuntu QA-test install (current hirsute daily), "Replace a
partition" using same sda1 on same box without issues, so this is
something different to Lubuntu
(it's Lubuntu that I test most regularly)
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This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.
A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1907180
** Tags added: iso-testing
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** Description changed:
Ubuntu hirsute QA-test install on
- hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)
Testcase was replace partition sda1 using "Something-else" or 'Manual
partitioning', replacing the last Lubuntu QA-test install performed a
few days ago in the same manner
hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)
replacing a partition (sda1), format ext4
grub install failed :(appears to be looking for uEFI when it's an old BIOS box)
`ubuntu-bug ubiquity` .. on hitting OKAY to restart box..
OH NO, SOMETHING WENT WRONG..
hit enter and again
OH NO, SOMETHING
** Summary changed:
- hirsute QA-test install; 'grub-install /dev/sda failed' .. box regularly used
for QA-test installs
+ hirsute QA-test install; 'grub-install /dev/sda failed' .. box regularly used
for QA-test installs (BIOS only box, but uEFI error)
** Summary changed:
- hirsute QA-test
