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Linux Mint / Ubuntu 14 install wizard (Ubiquity) patch for non-grub installs
--- plugininstall.py 2014-09-07 08:01:43.030820224 +0000
+++ plugininstall.py.orig 2014-09-07 08:00:47.790454123 +0000
@@ -1018,7 +1018,30 @@
try:
if arch in ('amd64', 'i386'):
- self.db.set('grub-installer/bootdev', 'skip')
+ from ubiquity.components import grubinstaller
+ while 1:
+ dbfilter = grubinstaller.GrubInstaller(None, self.db)
+ ret = dbfilter.run_command(auto_process=True)
+ if subarch == 'efi' and ret != 0:
+ raise install_misc.InstallStepError(
+ "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
+ elif ret != 0:
+ old_bootdev = self.db.get('grub-installer/bootdev')
+ bootdev = 'ubiquity/install/new-bootdev'
+ self.db.fset(bootdev, 'seen', 'false')
+ self.db.set(bootdev, old_bootdev)
+ self.db.input('critical', bootdev)
+ self.db.go()
+ response = self.db.get(bootdev)
+ if response == 'skip':
+ break
+ if not response:
+ raise install_misc.InstallStepError(
+ "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
+ else:
+ self.db.set('grub-installer/bootdev', response)
+ else:
+ break
elif (arch in ('armel', 'armhf') and
subarch in ('omap', 'omap4', 'mx5')):
from ubiquity.components import flash_kernel
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