Public bug reported: Happens during installation of Xubuntu or Ubuntu 18.4.1. Message is "Executing 'grub-install/dev/sda failed' This is a fatal error." changing to sda1, sdb and sdb1 also failed. This machine previously had XUbuntu running happily.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.394 Date: Thu Sep 6 13:29:59 2018 InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 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 bionic ubiquity-18.04.14.6 xubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1791081 Title: failed to load grub during installation. THis occured with Xubuntu and ubuntu. Was previously OK Xubuntu. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1791081/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs