[Bug 1422301] Re: Failed to install grub at sda along side Windows 8.1 on an UEFI laptop

[Phillip Susi]

It sounds like you installed ubuntu in bios mode instead of efi mode.
You'll want to make sure to boot the installer in efi mode so it can
install grub-efi instead of grub-pc.

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Title:
  Failed to install grub at sda along side Windows 8.1 on an UEFI laptop

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I Failed to install 14.10 at /dev/sda along side with Windows 8.1 on
  an UEFI laptop. I am trying to install dual-boot with OEM windows on a
  Dell Inspiron 5000. The installer is started normally. I have selected
  to manually creat the following partition layout:

  /dev/sda1 as /boot is primary, ext2
  /dev/sda2 as / is logical, ext4
  /dev/sda3 as swap is logical

  The installer continue to run normally until the moment where the grub
  package will be installed. Its crash, failing and offering to report
  this bug.

  Please let me know if I need to give extra information to help with this ticket. Any help will be absurdely helpfull. I have experience installing ubuntu before, but this is my first attempt to do it on a UEFI firmware. I have:
  - turned off "SECURE BOOT"
  - turned on "LEGACY MODE"
  - and booted from USB pendrive

  Thanks in advance for your help!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.20.0 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  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 Feb 16 07:07:20 2015
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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