[Bug 1400421] [NEW] grub installation failure

[RaviPrkash Jayaraman]

Public bug reported:

On trying to install ubuntu in my Lenovo z50-70 laptop (i5 processor,
8Gb RAM, 1 TB HDD) preloaded with windows 8.1, I get a grub-installer
failure. I have created separate partitions for ubuntu installation
(three partitons for /, /home and /swap) using the windows disk
managment tool. The computer has  a UEFI partition with windows
bootloader and I am trying to install ubuntu 14.10 using USB flash (the
boot device is set to /dev/sda). The computer boots into windows without
a problem.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: ubiquity 2.20.0
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.345
Date: Mon Dec  8 22:56:28 2014
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IN
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubiquity-2.20.0 ubuntu utopic

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Title:
  grub installation failure

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  On trying to install ubuntu in my Lenovo z50-70 laptop (i5 processor,
  8Gb RAM, 1 TB HDD) preloaded with windows 8.1, I get a grub-installer
  failure. I have created separate partitions for ubuntu installation
  (three partitons for /, /home and /swap) using the windows disk
  managment tool. The computer has  a UEFI partition with windows
  bootloader and I am trying to install ubuntu 14.10 using USB flash
  (the boot device is set to /dev/sda). The computer boots into windows
  without a problem.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.20.0
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.345
  Date: Mon Dec  8 22:56:28 2014
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_IN
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_IN
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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