Comment 12 for bug 260001

Hi,

Thanks for your feedback.
Are you sure you found the exact same issue, cause this error message
("ubiquity crashed with InstallStepError in configure_bootloader") is
reported in many bugs but with different causes.
Actually I had also this problem with Hardy install, I was not able to set
up a dual boot with Gutsy (I am still running Gutsy now).

I suspect, though I have not tried yet, that install could work if I
overwrite my Gutsy install, instead of trying to install Intrepid on another
partition. What I cannot understand is why in this configuration, I have 2
/target mount points...

Jérôme.

2008/10/31 X3 <email address hidden>

> Yes I found exact same issue further more upgrade from LTS also failed
> with dozens of errors.
>
> So when I finally decided to do a clean install Grub failed to install
> and resulting in the reported error.
>
> Also worth mentioning that installing from live session will never go
> past the loading partition utility and result in more errors.
>
> 8.10 is definitely worst now then it was when on Beta 2... In fact I
> would have thought this was at all not ready for release.
>
> On a personal observation I could never while using beta 2 to a triple
> boot like I did with Hardy, I dont know what the devs did though theire
> hard work I feel sorry to report it needs more polishing.
>
> --
> ubiquity crashed with InstallStepError in configure_bootloader()
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/260001
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in "ubiquity" source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubiquity
>
> This is probably a duplicate of closed/dormant bug 71984, but I have opened
> a new one because it occurred on Intrepid alpha 4 and I want to be sure you
> have an up-to-date set of documentation.
>
> I suspect the crash is caused by my choice of an install that has fallen
> outside the validation box. I was trying to install a standalone intrepid
> system on a new partition of a multiboot machine. However, in manual
> partitioning I did NOT mount the existing grub partition as /boot. I guess
> the install was confused when trying to install another grub boot loader. I
> will retry the installation with the existing /boot mounted.
>
> ProblemType: Crash
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity
> InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5
> Package: ubiquity 1.9.9
> ProcAttrCurrent: unconfined
> ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity gtk_ui
> ProcEnviron: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/proc/8007/environ'
> PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity', 'gtk_ui']
> SourcePackage: ubiquity
> Title: ubiquity crashed with InstallStepError in configure_bootloader()
> Uname: Linux 2.6.26-5-generic i686
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