Public bug reported: During 12.10 fresh beta1 install on sda1 from usb3-stick, Grub could not be written to sdb as chosen.
No syslog or partman had yet been written to /var/log/installer/ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu quantal (development branch) Release: 12.10 ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy ubiquity ubiquity: Installed: 2.11.30 Candidate: 2.11.30 Version table: *** 2.11.30 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: ubiquity 2.11.30 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.321 Date: Fri Sep 7 20:19:45 2012 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.2) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=da_DK.UTF-8 TERM=unknown PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=da_DK.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 quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1047550 Title: Could not write grub during fresh install from USB-stick To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1047550/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs