Public bug reported: machine is HP Notebook with 1TB drive along side with Windows 10. Previous message was Partition #9 scsi1(0,0,0(sda as ext4), but when installing grub 2, system displayed unable to install grub2 in /dev/sda. Then with a pop-up box stating that was a fatal error!
Installation CD source was LINUX Format magazine issue 224 which included a 17.04 formatted CD! I was expecting the grub menu to be installed so that when I completed the installation, I could select between ubuntu 17.04 and Win 10. Because I don't have the unity screen, I can not check lsb_release ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: ubiquity 17.04.9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.380 Date: Mon Feb 19 11:28:13 2018 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=(loop)/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/Ubuntu64/ubuntu-17.04-desktop-amd64.iso only-ubiquity quiet splash --- LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.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 ubiquity-17.04.9 ubuntu zesty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750423 Title: Installation crashed on unable to install grub in /dev/sda To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1750423/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs