[Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150

[Gorazd Hribar Rajterič]

I am performing clean install of Ubuntu 18.04 on my new SSD drive.
Installation crashes just before the end when trying to install Grub.

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Re: [Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150

[CHINMOY GHOSH]

reinstall 18.04 and before that back up all your data to another external
harddisk before installing 18.04.

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 9:15 AM, buster brown <8...@bugs.launchpad.net>
wrote:

> I had Ubuntu Mate 17.10 installed previously.
>
> The Ubuntu 18.04 installer crashed when trying to install Grub at very
> end of the 18.04 install.
>
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> Title:
>   installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
>   Invalid
>
> Bug description:
>   This should probably be a "critical" bug but I'll leave that for you
>   to decide.
>
>   Dell Inspiron 4150, 512Mb memory, 30GB hard disk.
>   hda1 is winxphome. The other partitions were RH8, which I blew
>   away completely (new partitioning shown below).
>
>   All goes sweetly until the grub step. I tried to install to MBR.
>   This failed with syslog messages like:
>/sbin/grub-install: no such file
>   and
> cannot lock /var/lib/dpkg - are you root?
>
>   also, /var/lib/dpkg had file mode 0777. Is that wise?
>
>   I tried forcing grub to install (ie picked the "yes" option
>   in the prompt that said grub has failed, do you want to try again?
>   This failed.
>
>   Tried lilo as well, it complained in the logfile about overwriting
>   the existing kernel. It also failed, for reasons which are unclear.
>
>   I tried rebooting, which failed but at least dropped me into a grub
> prompt. I
>   gave it these commands:
>   grub> root (hd0,1)
>   grub> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2
>   grub> initrd /initrd.img
>   grub> boot
>
>   This started booting but failed during /etc/init.d/rcS.d,
>/var/run/utmp  no such file or directory
>starting syslogd
>   at which point it seemed to get completely wedged.
>
>
>   I didn't have time to save the logs from the first stage, the best I
> could do
>   was run ls -lRt from a knoppix disk after bailing from
>   the installer. Let me know if those listings would be helpful.
>   I also made a copy of / if that would help.
>
>   I gave up and installed debian sarge, netinst20040921.
>   That worked ok.
>
>   This is the partition table - as it was after ubuntu failed to
>   boot and before I began reinstallation (debian sarge).
>
>   Disk /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30005821440 bytes
>   255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3648 cylinders
>   Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
>  Device Boot  Start End  Blocks   Id  System
>   /dev/hda1   *   11020 8193118+   7  HPFS/NTFS
>   /dev/hda210211051  249007+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda31052364820860402+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
>   /dev/hda510521416 2931831   83  Linux
>   /dev/hda635273648  979933+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda714171538  979933+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda815391600  497983+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda916011843 1951866   83  Linux
>   /dev/hda10   1844352613518666   83  Linux
>
>   Partition table entries are not in disk order
>
>
>   lspci -v
>   :00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host
> Bridge
>   (rev 04)
>   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>   Memory at e800 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
>   Capabilities: [e4] #09 [d104]
>   Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
>
>   :00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP
> Bridge (r
>   ev 04) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
>   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 32
>   Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
>   I/O behind bridge: c000-cfff
>   Memory behind bridge: fc00-fdff
>   Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e000-e7ff
>
>   :00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev
> 02) (prog
>   -if 00 [UHCI])
>   Subsystem: Intel Corp. Latitude C640
>   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
>   I/O ports at bf80 [size=32]
>
>   :00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 42) (prog-if
> 00 [Norm
>   al decode])
>   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>   Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=10, sec-latency=32
>   I/O behind bridge: e000-
>   Memory behind bridge: f400-fbff
>
>   :00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
>   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
>
>   :00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801CAM IDE U100 (rev 02)
> (prog-if 8a [
>   Master SecP PriP])
>   Subsystem: Intel Corp. Latitude C640
>   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
>   I/O ports at 
>   I/O ports at 
>   I/O ports at 

[Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150

[buster brown]

I had Ubuntu Mate 17.10 installed previously.

The Ubuntu 18.04 installer crashed when trying to install Grub at very
end of the 18.04 install.

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Re: [Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150

[CHINMOY GHOSH]

In your machine previous grub is already installed.so to remove that I
would say delete all the partitions and then again install the grub or
linux.before that backup all your data.
Thanks for asking the problem.

On 18-Nov-2017 9:19 PM, "Julia Devi Khan" <8...@bugs.launchpad.net>
wrote:

> I have a 4 month old Dell Inspiron 15 7000 with 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD
> and i7 processor.
> Previously installed Linux Suse and its boot remains loader installed & do
> not know how to remove.
> I changed the SSD Had Drive from RAID to AHCI and Disabled Secure Boot.
> Now Ubuntu starts to install like a dream, but fails to install the Grub2
> boot loader.
> Must be something very simple to fix.
> Can you please help?
> Thank you.
> Julia.
>
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> Title:
>   installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
>   Invalid
>
> Bug description:
>   This should probably be a "critical" bug but I'll leave that for you
>   to decide.
>
>   Dell Inspiron 4150, 512Mb memory, 30GB hard disk.
>   hda1 is winxphome. The other partitions were RH8, which I blew
>   away completely (new partitioning shown below).
>
>   All goes sweetly until the grub step. I tried to install to MBR.
>   This failed with syslog messages like:
>/sbin/grub-install: no such file
>   and
> cannot lock /var/lib/dpkg - are you root?
>
>   also, /var/lib/dpkg had file mode 0777. Is that wise?
>
>   I tried forcing grub to install (ie picked the "yes" option
>   in the prompt that said grub has failed, do you want to try again?
>   This failed.
>
>   Tried lilo as well, it complained in the logfile about overwriting
>   the existing kernel. It also failed, for reasons which are unclear.
>
>   I tried rebooting, which failed but at least dropped me into a grub
> prompt. I
>   gave it these commands:
>   grub> root (hd0,1)
>   grub> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2
>   grub> initrd /initrd.img
>   grub> boot
>
>   This started booting but failed during /etc/init.d/rcS.d,
>/var/run/utmp  no such file or directory
>starting syslogd
>   at which point it seemed to get completely wedged.
>
>
>   I didn't have time to save the logs from the first stage, the best I
> could do
>   was run ls -lRt from a knoppix disk after bailing from
>   the installer. Let me know if those listings would be helpful.
>   I also made a copy of / if that would help.
>
>   I gave up and installed debian sarge, netinst20040921.
>   That worked ok.
>
>   This is the partition table - as it was after ubuntu failed to
>   boot and before I began reinstallation (debian sarge).
>
>   Disk /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30005821440 bytes
>   255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3648 cylinders
>   Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
>  Device Boot  Start End  Blocks   Id  System
>   /dev/hda1   *   11020 8193118+   7  HPFS/NTFS
>   /dev/hda210211051  249007+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda31052364820860402+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
>   /dev/hda510521416 2931831   83  Linux
>   /dev/hda635273648  979933+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda714171538  979933+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda815391600  497983+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda916011843 1951866   83  Linux
>   /dev/hda10   1844352613518666   83  Linux
>
>   Partition table entries are not in disk order
>
>
>   lspci -v
>   :00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host
> Bridge
>   (rev 04)
>   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>   Memory at e800 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
>   Capabilities: [e4] #09 [d104]
>   Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
>
>   :00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP
> Bridge (r
>   ev 04) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
>   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 32
>   Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
>   I/O behind bridge: c000-cfff
>   Memory behind bridge: fc00-fdff
>   Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e000-e7ff
>
>   :00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev
> 02) (prog
>   -if 00 [UHCI])
>   Subsystem: Intel Corp. Latitude C640
>   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
>   I/O ports at bf80 [size=32]
>
>   :00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 42) (prog-if
> 00 [Norm
>   al decode])
>   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>   Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=10, sec-latency=32
>   I/O behind bridge: e000-
>   Memory behind bridge: f400-fbff
>
>   :00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel 

[Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150

[Julia Devi Khan]

I have a 4 month old Dell Inspiron 15 7000 with 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD and i7 
processor.
Previously installed Linux Suse and its boot remains loader installed & do not 
know how to remove.
I changed the SSD Had Drive from RAID to AHCI and Disabled Secure Boot.
Now Ubuntu starts to install like a dream, but fails to install the Grub2 boot 
loader.
Must be something very simple to fix.
Can you please help?
Thank you.
Julia.

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Re: [Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150

[karthik]

Who are you guys? What is this mail chain? Can you please check the source
and remove my email from this spam? Thanks

On 15 Nov 2017 3:57 pm, "Phillip Susi"  wrote:

> Please don't reopen very old bugs for no reason.
>
>
> ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
>Status: Confirmed => Invalid
>
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> Title:
>   installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
>   Invalid
>
> Bug description:
>   This should probably be a "critical" bug but I'll leave that for you
>   to decide.
>
>   Dell Inspiron 4150, 512Mb memory, 30GB hard disk.
>   hda1 is winxphome. The other partitions were RH8, which I blew
>   away completely (new partitioning shown below).
>
>   All goes sweetly until the grub step. I tried to install to MBR.
>   This failed with syslog messages like:
>/sbin/grub-install: no such file
>   and
> cannot lock /var/lib/dpkg - are you root?
>
>   also, /var/lib/dpkg had file mode 0777. Is that wise?
>
>   I tried forcing grub to install (ie picked the "yes" option
>   in the prompt that said grub has failed, do you want to try again?
>   This failed.
>
>   Tried lilo as well, it complained in the logfile about overwriting
>   the existing kernel. It also failed, for reasons which are unclear.
>
>   I tried rebooting, which failed but at least dropped me into a grub
> prompt. I
>   gave it these commands:
>   grub> root (hd0,1)
>   grub> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2
>   grub> initrd /initrd.img
>   grub> boot
>
>   This started booting but failed during /etc/init.d/rcS.d,
>/var/run/utmp  no such file or directory
>starting syslogd
>   at which point it seemed to get completely wedged.
>
>
>   I didn't have time to save the logs from the first stage, the best I
> could do
>   was run ls -lRt from a knoppix disk after bailing from
>   the installer. Let me know if those listings would be helpful.
>   I also made a copy of / if that would help.
>
>   I gave up and installed debian sarge, netinst20040921.
>   That worked ok.
>
>   This is the partition table - as it was after ubuntu failed to
>   boot and before I began reinstallation (debian sarge).
>
>   Disk /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30005821440 bytes
>   255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3648 cylinders
>   Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
>  Device Boot  Start End  Blocks   Id  System
>   /dev/hda1   *   11020 8193118+   7  HPFS/NTFS
>   /dev/hda210211051  249007+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda31052364820860402+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
>   /dev/hda510521416 2931831   83  Linux
>   /dev/hda635273648  979933+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda714171538  979933+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda815391600  497983+  83  Linux
>   /dev/hda916011843 1951866   83  Linux
>   /dev/hda10   1844352613518666   83  Linux
>
>   Partition table entries are not in disk order
>
>
>   lspci -v
>   :00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host
> Bridge
>   (rev 04)
>   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>   Memory at e800 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
>   Capabilities: [e4] #09 [d104]
>   Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
>
>   :00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP
> Bridge (r
>   ev 04) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
>   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 32
>   Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
>   I/O behind bridge: c000-cfff
>   Memory behind bridge: fc00-fdff
>   Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e000-e7ff
>
>   :00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev
> 02) (prog
>   -if 00 [UHCI])
>   Subsystem: Intel Corp. Latitude C640
>   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
>   I/O ports at bf80 [size=32]
>
>   :00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 42) (prog-if
> 00 [Norm
>   al decode])
>   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
>   Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=10, sec-latency=32
>   I/O behind bridge: e000-
>   Memory behind bridge: f400-fbff
>
>   :00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
>   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
>
>   :00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801CAM IDE U100 (rev 02)
> (prog-if 8a [
>   Master SecP PriP])
>   Subsystem: Intel Corp. Latitude C640
>   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
>   I/O ports at 
>   I/O ports at 
>   I/O ports at 
>   I/O ports 

[Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150

[Phillip Susi]

Please don't reopen very old bugs for no reason.


** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
   Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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[Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150

[Colin Watson]

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
 Assignee: Colin Watson (cjwatson) => (unassigned)

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[Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at "grub" step, dell inspiron 4150

[Siddhant Parab]

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
   Status: Invalid => Confirmed

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[Bug 8567] Re: installation failure at grub step, dell inspiron 4150

[Bart Houkes]

This problem looks similar to many other problems... it may change
Ubuntu to an impopular distribution, especially if nobody can install
Ubuntu anymore... I would increase priority!!

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