Public bug reported: Installation process of Ubuntu 14.04 goes smoothly until the last step of installing the GRUB bootloader onto the disk. Then the error message "failed to install grub on /target/" appears and the installation crashes.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-36.42~14.04.1-generic 4.2.8-ckt8 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-36-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.20 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.340 Date: Thu Sep 8 13:53:52 2016 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/backbox.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash -- LiveMediaBuild: BackBox Linux 4.6 - Release amd64 ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SourcePackage: grub-installer UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug backbox trusty ubiquity-2.18.8.12 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1621423 Title: installation aborts after failed grub installation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1621423/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs