Bug 393018 - Installation grub error
Summary: Installation grub error
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_grub2 (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Kubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konstantinos Smanis
URL: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...
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Reported: 2018-04-11 18:34 UTC by Sam
Modified: 2022-09-20 04:04 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Sam 2018-04-11 18:34:49 UTC
When I install kde neon 5.12.4.I get a error: Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda2 failed. This is a fatal error.

I have a 500 GB hdd.
Made a 4 gb swap and the other space ext 4 mounted in /

I changed my bios to EUFI and turned my eufi secured boot off.

I didn't get an error report, or i cant find it.

How can I fix this?
Comment 1 rh 2018-05-07 18:29:08 UTC
Grub-Installation ISSUE Kubuntu 18.04 - 64 

BIG BUG in the KDE / Kubuntu Installation-Program

    Did I post these BUGs on the right forum or not!?? - This are real bugs in the KUBUNTU-Implementation of the installation program! - Since I want to have an actual operating system with full bug actualisations i tried the same procedure with the same version of UBUNTU 18.04 - and miracle - THERE the installation succeeded!!! - Neverteless ALL the LVM inconvenients and bugs are very similar -but at least the writing of the boot-record and the GRUB-Installation WORKED!!!
    Its really a pitty that the KUBUNTU-Team cant provide a LVM running installation! - with two LVM-used disks...!?? - And I would like it so much to get Kubuntu, because I hate the gnome environment and behaviour!! -

    Could anybody forward these posts to any developer who could resolve the problems!?? - will the resolving be part of any Release-note remark???:rip:

    thanks a lot anybody
#########

    The installation-routine of 18.04 LTS 64 bit seems quite buggy! - at least with a new 500 GB Samsung SSD-drive
    The drive was well recognied by the bios and also by linux and it was possible to manage it by gparted.
    I have a "old" raid-system in the PC which is also configured by LVM2

    I tried to install in several kinds.
    1.) manually - there was the problem, that in the lvm-configuration it is actually NOT POSSIBLE to give an specific lv-name to each lv - any changement seems also not possible - so the LVs are numerated notoriously from 1 to n - what is often not helpfully
    - when I also put the configuration on and start the installation - then the programm rubs without any question the Swap-partition of the OLD RAID-lvm !!! This is not very usefull since the Raid will be much slower than the SSD - and just I want to speed up the system!
    After installation there is the message that the grub-installation failed since it could not write to /dev/sda however the SSD has /dev/sdb

    THIS issue cames also in the automatical installation!
    Other issue:
    configuring first all LV with mountpoint and changing later it to set the format-option makes crashing the programm

    - when there is any LVM-partition it seems not possible to remove/delete it!
    - in the same way it is not possible to delete any partition in relation to an LV! or VG
    - - to make such changes seems not possible...!
    DOES the programmer of this nice prog have any real experience with LVM!???

    2.) automatical installation with LVM
    in my whole desesperation I tried now the automatical (guided) LVM - installation - but here the grub-installation fails in the SAME WAY!

    However I tried some howto - how to install or repair grub-install - but even this dont works as promised and fails with mount-issues -

    Also grub-setup ist not available!

    How shall I change to the new Kubuntu, when it is even not possible to realize a simple installation!???
    ??????:-\

    How can I now install the actual kubuntu 18.04 LTS!???

    Some tests with the LVM-Options enabled with the installation programm... seems strongly recommended!

see also:

https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/73495-Grub-Installation-ISSUE?goto=newpost
Comment 2 rh 2018-05-07 18:30:30 UTC
Grub-Installation ISSUE Kubuntu 18.04 - 64 

BIG BUG in the KDE / Kubuntu Installation-Program

    Did I post these BUGs on the right forum or not!?? - This are real bugs in the KUBUNTU-Implementation of the installation program! - Since I want to have an actual operating system with full bug actualisations i tried the same procedure with the same version of UBUNTU 18.04 - and miracle - THERE the installation succeeded!!! - Neverteless ALL the LVM inconvenients and bugs are very similar -but at least the writing of the boot-record and the GRUB-Installation WORKED!!!
    Its really a pitty that the KUBUNTU-Team cant provide a LVM running installation! - with two LVM-used disks...!?? - And I would like it so much to get Kubuntu, because I hate the gnome environment and behaviour!! -

    Could anybody forward these posts to any developer who could resolve the problems!?? - will the resolving be part of any Release-note remark???:rip:

    thanks a lot anybody
#########

    The installation-routine of 18.04 LTS 64 bit seems quite buggy! - at least with a new 500 GB Samsung SSD-drive
    The drive was well recognied by the bios and also by linux and it was possible to manage it by gparted.
    I have a "old" raid-system in the PC which is also configured by LVM2

    I tried to install in several kinds.
    1.) manually - there was the problem, that in the lvm-configuration it is actually NOT POSSIBLE to give an specific lv-name to each lv - any changement seems also not possible - so the LVs are numerated notoriously from 1 to n - what is often not helpfully
    - when I also put the configuration on and start the installation - then the programm rubs without any question the Swap-partition of the OLD RAID-lvm !!! This is not very usefull since the Raid will be much slower than the SSD - and just I want to speed up the system!
    After installation there is the message that the grub-installation failed since it could not write to /dev/sda however the SSD has /dev/sdb

    THIS issue cames also in the automatical installation!
    Other issue:
    configuring first all LV with mountpoint and changing later it to set the format-option makes crashing the programm

    - when there is any LVM-partition it seems not possible to remove/delete it!
    - in the same way it is not possible to delete any partition in relation to an LV! or VG
    - - to make such changes seems not possible...!
    DOES the programmer of this nice prog have any real experience with LVM!???

    2.) automatical installation with LVM
    in my whole desesperation I tried now the automatical (guided) LVM - installation - but here the grub-installation fails in the SAME WAY!

    However I tried some howto - how to install or repair grub-install - but even this dont works as promised and fails with mount-issues -

    Also grub-setup ist not available!

    How shall I change to the new Kubuntu, when it is even not possible to realize a simple installation!???
    ??????:-\

    How can I now install the actual kubuntu 18.04 LTS!???

    Some tests with the LVM-Options enabled with the installation programm... seems strongly recommended!

see also:

https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/73495-Grub-Installation-ISSUE?goto=newpost
Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2018-05-09 22:39:03 UTC
Please ask for help in a forum of your distribution.