Public bug reported: I tried installing Xubuntu over an existing Xubuntu install. By default it tried to install grub to SDA, even though I need it installed on SDE. When I tried selecting SDE when it crashed, it refused to install to SDE either.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: ubiquity 16.10.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.379 Date: Sun Dec 11 13:50:22 2016 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt persistent LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) ProcEnviron: TERM=unknown PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash LC_NUMERIC=C.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 ubiquity-16.10.14 xubuntu yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1649118 Title: Grub Failed to Install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1649118/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs