Public bug reported: As per summary, install of any Ubuntu variant stops when it tries to write to /dev/sda1 with a fatal error.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: ubiquity 16.10.14 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.379 Date: Sat Apr 8 14:41:15 2017 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet nomodeset --- LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_CA.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-16.10.14 ubuntu-mate yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1681151 Title: Unable to install any Ubuntu variant on laptop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1681151/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs