Public bug reported:
Based on this test: http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Install/AlternateExpert
And on this image:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/20120419/precise-alternate-i386.iso
Installation was performed on VirtualBox:
virtualbox-4.1:
Installed: 4.1.12-77245~Ubuntu~natty
Candidate: 4.1.12-77245~Ubuntu~natty
Version table:
*** 4.1.12-77245~Ubuntu~natty 0
500 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/ natty/contrib
i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Below is part of syslog corresponding to grub installation. Full syslog is
attached to report.
Apr 19 19:06:27 main-menu[287]: INFO: Menu item 'grub-installer' selected
Apr 19 19:06:27 grub-installer: info: architecture: i386/generic
Apr 19 19:06:28 in-target: Reading package lists...
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: Building dependency tree...
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: Reading state information...
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to
correct these:
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: language-pack-gnome-en : Depends:
language-pack-gnome-en-base (>= 1:12.04+20120417) but it is not going to be
installed
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: E
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: :
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no
packages (or specify a solution).
Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Reading package lists...
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Building dependency tree...
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Reading state information...
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to
correct these:
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: language-pack-gnome-en : Depends:
language-pack-gnome-en-base (>= 1:12.04+20120417) but it is not going to be
installed
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: E
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: :
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no
packages (or specify a solution).
Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:33 grub-installer: info: Identified partition label for /dev/sda1:
msdos
Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package
matching grub
Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package
matching grub-legacy
Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package
matching grub-efi
Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package
matching grub-efi-amd64-bin
Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package
matching grub-efi-amd64
Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package
matching grub-efi-ia32-bin
Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package
matching grub-efi-ia32
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Reading package lists...
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Building dependency tree...
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Reading state information...
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to
correct these:
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: grub-pc : Depends: grub-common but it is not going
to be installed
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Depends: grub2-common (= 1.99-21ubuntu3)
but it is not going to be installed
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Depends: grub-pc-bin (= 1.99-21ubuntu3)
but it is not going to be installed
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Depends: grub-gfxpayload-lists but it is
not going to be installed
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: language-pack-gnome-en : Depends:
language-pack-gnome-en-base (>= 1:12.04+20120417) but it is not going to be
installed
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: E
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: :
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no
packages (or specify a solution).
Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
Apr 19 19:06:36 grub-installer: info: Calling 'apt-install grub-pc' failed
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): chroot: can't execute
'grub-probe': No such file or directory
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): chroot: can't execute
'grub-probe': No such file or directory
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 3
(pipe:[6948]) leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 4 (/dev/pts/0)
leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 5 (/dev/pts/0)
leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 6 (/dev/pts/0)
leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Volume group "sda" not found
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Skipping volume group sda
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: INFO: Menu item 'grub-installer' succeeded but
requested to be left unconfigured.
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't
exist (ignored)
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: DEBUG: resolver (ext2-modules): package doesn't
exist (ignored)
Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: DEBUG: resolver (efi-modules): package doesn't
exist (ignored)
** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: iso-testing
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Failed to install grub in expert mode
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