[Bug 1530445] Re: cannot install ubuntu alongside windows 10 on asus x552mj

[Pavel Petrovic]

You are probably right about the swap.

Thanks for your analysis. If I remember correctly, yes, I was either plugging in or uplugging the network cable during the install process from DVD (I believe without requesting updates from Internet during install). Something that should not have caused it to crash.
I have managed to do it finally after several trials, the whole process was a terrible headache, even though I have installed Linux 20 times before. For instance - manual partitioning, or setting grub on /dev/sda5  usually did not work for some reason.  I wish it would be more friendly assisting the user with various options, but verifying after him, if the settings are reasonable. In this messy EFI-UEFI world, nobody knows anymore how it should be setup. Why cannot we just use the standard windows loader and add another option of Linux there. Why do we need grub to sit on top of it, I wonder when will Windows clean it up next time.

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Title:
  cannot install ubuntu alongside windows 10 on asus x552mj

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I received this in both cases - when manually creating a partition and
  trying to install grub to /dev/sda4, and when just choosing an option
  "install ubuntu alongside existing OS" - which stupidly does not offer
  an option without swap, but why would one want to create swap on ssd,
  he? I wasted a full day with trying to install latest Ubuntu on a
  normal laptop with a fresh install of Win10. This is really BAD.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.38
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-2.11-generic 4.3.0
  Uname: Linux 4.3.0-2-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.366
  Date: Fri Jan  1 16:42:25 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151209)
  ProcEnviron:
   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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