[Bug 1614112] Re: Grub failed to install during xubuntu installation

Wed Aug 17 19:15:36 UTC 2016

Hello Jim,

Thanks for all of the information.

You're right, I had the problem with the UEFI install. When I was about to
boot from the USB key, I had the choice of a regular USB or USB UEFI. After
reporting these errors I went back and installed with the regular USB
option. It worked and my system was installed without a hitch.

Your emails are very informative and I'll consider reformatting my disk
next time round. Much appreciated! :)

Cheers,

Kevin

On 17 August 2016 at 16:55, Jim Read <15jread at student.mps-edu.org>
wrote:

> Yeah, looks right on second look.
> Here's why:
>
> ...
> Partition table: yes
> Type: msdos
> ...
> /lib/partman/init.d/50efi: User chose to continue in UEFI mode
> ...
>
> Your live install CD recognized that your system boots UEFI and went
> ahead and booted in that mode. When you got to install, however, it was
> presented with a system configured for classic BIOS booting- an old-
> style MSDOS partition table, and no EFI partition to be found. UEFI
> requires that instead of an MSDOS partition table, there be a GPT
> partition table which works in a really different way.
>
> First of all, there's no MBR, or master boot record. This is something
> that the old BIOS system needed to figure out where the bootloader is.
> UEFI systems, and even newer bios systems look for something different.
> BIOS systems look for a special BIOSBOOT partition, which has a similar
> function to the MBR, but is a partition in its own right instead of just
> an amount of bytes at the beginning of the disk. UEFI works similarly,
> but it supports having more than one bootloader installed at once in
> some cases, so this partition needs to be bigger. GPT facilitates this,
> but because the old MBR-style boot information is limited to a much
> smaller size, UEFI bootloaders can't install there.
>
> If I'm reading your logs correctly, it looks like it asked you if you
> wanted to continue the install. It's been a while, but I've seen the
> same dialog. It says something about this might not work, do you want to
> continue with a UEFI install anyhow? Clicking Yes *may* result in
> something like what you have here.
>
>
> The TL;DR version:
> It looks like your computer thinks its installing to a UEFI-ready disk,
> and it's not set up right.
>
> To fix this:
>     Option 1: disable UEFI in your bios so that the disk won't think your
> computer looks for that first.
>     Option 2: Reformat your entire hard disk with a GPT partition table
> instead of an MSDOS one. This will erase everything on the disk, so be
> careful!
>     Option 3: Manually install GRUB. I don't know how to do this in
> Ubuntu, so make sure you check with someone else (Ask Ubuntu, Ubuntuforums,
> etc.) in the community before attempting this. Usually Option 1 or 2 is
> much easier and more straightforward.
>
> ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Invalid
>
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>
> Title:
>   Grub failed to install during xubuntu installation
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
>   Invalid
>
> Bug description:
>   I tried the install directly from the USB and then by doing a
> Try-xubuntu with the live disk.
>   From the live disk, I did a boot-repair and boot-info 2 times. Here are
> the values given:
>
>   http://paste2.org/VJjkBvX
>   http://paste2.org/Xc5a24GK
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
>   Package: ubiquity 2.21.63
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
>   Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CasperVersion: 1.376
>   Date: Wed Aug 17 15:59:01 2016
>   InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi
> file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
>   LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20160420.1)
>   ProcEnviron:
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   SourcePackage: grub-installer
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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Title:
  Grub failed to install during xubuntu installation

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I tried the install directly from the USB and then by doing a Try-xubuntu with the live disk.
  From the live disk, I did a boot-repair and boot-info 2 times. Here are the values given:

  http://paste2.org/VJjkBvX
  http://paste2.org/Xc5a24GK

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.376
  Date: Wed Aug 17 15:59:01 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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