[Bug 1679454] [NEW] failed install on new ssd ( grub efi didn't install) - ssd not showing in efi either in uefi

[Michael]

Public bug reported:

brand new ssd samsung evo 850. new to ubuntu and found i had to format ssd so to get working in efi (uefi ) on asus f555ua machine. formatted ssd using windows 10 via usb connection.
uefi does not recognize the actual ssd and cannot now wipe using samsun software which seems to be only way (must be connected via laptop internal connection and no other pc to use to do so here). 

in order to even think of installing ubuntu editing grub at initial start up adding "pci=nomsi" is required to left of quiet splash (there is a forum stating so also - trouble installing ubuntu on asus f555ua or such. have ubuntu16.04 dual booting with win 10 pro onstock 1tb hd (non ssd) and now networking problem (as in disconneted all time and no code to get working in terminal) along with some botched install of two stage shut down (log out then again shut down) but ... besides that other problem i am trying to install ubuntu16.04 via the sd i am mentioning here. unsure if selecting erase everything will fix the problem. 
another thing i now remember is warnig saying started in uefi but a os or so may be installed via bios (see uefi not recognizing the ssd samsung 850 preformatted using windows in above statement), tried making a root partition of 20gb and rest a home partition. warned i needed some setting to efi in boot loader but only option is sda or sda1 - one is longer in words but neither state efi or uefi. Ubuntu install claims it is a bug so i will treat it as such. 

sory i am such a mess as describing problem. going to hook up other hard
drive via external usb and boot if i can along with samsung in internal
connection and hopefully wpe it. first time i did a ssd was in a hp with
14.04 and that machine finally died (bios not uefi) so i am back to new
and with a thousand dollar paperweight for last year so far.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376
Date: Mon Apr  3 21:24:28 2017
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity pci=nomsi quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_CA.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-2.21.63.2 ubuntu xenial

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Title:
  failed install on new ssd ( grub efi didn't install) - ssd not showing
  in efi either in uefi

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  brand new ssd samsung evo 850. new to ubuntu and found i had to format ssd so to get working in efi (uefi ) on asus f555ua machine. formatted ssd using windows 10 via usb connection.
  uefi does not recognize the actual ssd and cannot now wipe using samsun software which seems to be only way (must be connected via laptop internal connection and no other pc to use to do so here). 

  in order to even think of installing ubuntu editing grub at initial start up adding "pci=nomsi" is required to left of quiet splash (there is a forum stating so also - trouble installing ubuntu on asus f555ua or such. have ubuntu16.04 dual booting with win 10 pro onstock 1tb hd (non ssd) and now networking problem (as in disconneted all time and no code to get working in terminal) along with some botched install of two stage shut down (log out then again shut down) but ... besides that other problem i am trying to install ubuntu16.04 via the sd i am mentioning here. unsure if selecting erase everything will fix the problem. 
  another thing i now remember is warnig saying started in uefi but a os or so may be installed via bios (see uefi not recognizing the ssd samsung 850 preformatted using windows in above statement), tried making a root partition of 20gb and rest a home partition. warned i needed some setting to efi in boot loader but only option is sda or sda1 - one is longer in words but neither state efi or uefi. Ubuntu install claims it is a bug so i will treat it as such. 

  sory i am such a mess as describing problem. going to hook up other
  hard drive via external usb and boot if i can along with samsung in
  internal connection and hopefully wpe it. first time i did a ssd was
  in a hp with 14.04 and that machine finally died (bios not uefi) so i
  am back to new and with a thousand dollar paperweight for last year so
  far.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.376
  Date: Mon Apr  3 21:24:28 2017
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity pci=nomsi quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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