Public bug reported: Upon installation to a clean disk which was wiped during setup I get the error message "Executing '/grub-install /dev/sda' failed." I have tried wiping the drive and deleting all partitions via a Windows installer, wiping the drive from the Advanced Disk Utilities in the Ubuntu installer and all items from the re-install menu within the installer. I still get this error. I am not trying to dual-boot the system. I am just trying to install Ubuntu 18.10.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: ubiquity 18.10.12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.399 Date: Fri Jan 4 15:05:07 2019 InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3) SourcePackage: grub-installer UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic ubiquity-18.10.12 ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1810559 Title: Grub Install Fails To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1810559/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs