[Bug 1472606] Re: cannot install UEFI grub in /target/ and installation crashed

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  cannot install UEFI grub in /target/ and installation crashed

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  While installing Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my Lenovo Y50-70 laptop installation crashed.
  I selected UEFI installation and manually created two partition ou of the "C" drive of Windows 8.1
  one for "/" and one for "swap"
  At a point installation crashed because UEFI grub cannot be installed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.6 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Wed Jul  8 14:55:03 2015
  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 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=it_IT.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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