[Bug 1637507] [NEW] GRUB EFI fails to install on upgraded old Ubuntu install with Windows 10 and BitLocker EFI bootloaders on same drive

[Christopher Price]

Public bug reported:

Unique install scenario. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS being upgraded in-place to
16.10. Booting was disabled by Windows 10 install bootloader taking
precedence during 8.1 to 10 upgrade. GRUB EFI bootloader now errors out.
Will attempt reinstalling 12.04 in place, but still should be
investigated as bug, as installer crashes leaving average user helpless.
This isn't as odd of an install scenario for someone refreshing both
Windows and Ubuntu.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: ubiquity 16.10.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.379
Date: Fri Oct 28 06:25:49 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubiquity-16.10.14 ubuntu yakkety

** Description changed:

  Unique install scenario. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS being upgraded in-place to
- 16.04. Booting was disabled by Windows 10 install bootloader taking
+ 16.10. Booting was disabled by Windows 10 install bootloader taking
  precedence during 8.1 to 10 upgrade. GRUB EFI bootloader now errors out.
  Will attempt reinstalling 12.04 in place, but still should be
  investigated as bug, as installer crashes leaving average user helpless.
  This isn't as odd of an install scenario for someone refreshing both
  Windows and Ubuntu.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: ubiquity 16.10.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.379
  Date: Fri Oct 28 06:25:49 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
  ProcEnviron:
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  GRUB EFI fails to install on upgraded old Ubuntu install with Windows
  10 and BitLocker EFI bootloaders on same drive

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Unique install scenario. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS being upgraded in-place to
  16.10. Booting was disabled by Windows 10 install bootloader taking
  precedence during 8.1 to 10 upgrade. GRUB EFI bootloader now errors
  out. Will attempt reinstalling 12.04 in place, but still should be
  investigated as bug, as installer crashes leaving average user
  helpless. This isn't as odd of an install scenario for someone
  refreshing both Windows and Ubuntu.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: ubiquity 16.10.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.379
  Date: Fri Oct 28 06:25:49 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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