Public bug reported: Trying to install from a USB drive, created with ubuntu. System boots on EFI, installer doesn't appear to detect the EFI system and tries to install grub on /dev/sda, which fails and prompts the crash reporter.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: ubiquity 2.8.7 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.287 Date: Sat Nov 12 14:59:12 2011 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug installer-crash oneiric ubiquity-2.8.7 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889598 Title: Installer failed when installing grub (EFI system) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/889598/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs