[Bug 1585592] Re: Ubuntu 16.04 - grub-efi-amd64-signed failed to install into /target/

[Phillip Susi]

Your disk is currently partitioned to boot in bios mode, but you booted
the 16.04 installer in EFI mode. A warning message prompted you that
this could be a problem and recommended performing a bios mode install
instead, but you chose not to. You either need to perform the bios mode
install, or partition the disk using GPT and set up an EFI system
partition to install in EFI mode. This will be done for you if you
choose the "use entire disk" guided install option.

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

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Title:
  Ubuntu 16.04 - grub-efi-amd64-signed failed to install into /target/

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or
  System -> About Ubuntu

  Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Release: 16.04

  
  2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

  ubiquity 2.21.63 [modified:
  lib/partman/automaticaly_partition/question]

  
  3) What you expected to happen

  Install Ubuntu 16.04 on a 16GB USB flash disk (following this
  tutorial: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/11/install-real-
  ubuntu-os-usb-drive/ )

  
  4) What happened instead

  <pre>
  May 25 10:31:24 ubuntu systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
  May 25 10:31:24 ubuntu dbus[1410]: [system] Successfuly activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
  May 25 10:31:24 ubuntu systemd[1]: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
  May 25 10:31:24 ubuntu nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [enp3s0]: new request (1 script)
  May 25 10:31:24 ubuntu nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [enp3s0]: start running ordered scripts...
  </pre>

  Popup window: GRUB installation failed
  "The 'grub-efi-amd64-signed' package failed to install into /target/. Without the GRUB boot loader, the installed system will not boot."

  Probably, I forgot to disable secure boot on BIOS...?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  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 May 25 07:56:52 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 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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