I am receiving this similar failure near the end of install of eeebubtu beta 4.
ubuiquity frontend.py and grubinstaller failed with code 1 (configuring bootloader) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/176461 Title: Installer crashes near end -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs