[Bug 1701832] [NEW] installer on Dell 9560 (2017 XPS 15) fails to find existing EFI partition

[Derek Wilcox]

Public bug reported:

Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release:	16.04

After shrinking the windows primary data partition and following
https://github.com/rcasero/doc/wiki/Ubuntu-linux-on-Dell-XPS-15-(9560).
I proceeded with the install to put Ubuntu along side Windows.  The
installer was connected via wifi and told to update as well as
proprietary software.  parted correctly found the EFI system partition.
Ubuntu 17 can install fine but other suspected video issues prevent me
from using it.

HDD info

(parted) print all
Model: Generic Flash Disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 8179MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
 1      2507kB  8179MB  8176MB  primary  fat32        boot, lba


Model: Unknown (unknown)
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 256GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End    Size    File system     Name                          Flags
 1      1049kB  106MB  105MB   fat32           EFI system partition          boot, esp
 2      106MB   123MB  16.8MB                  Microsoft reserved partition  msftres
 3      123MB   128GB  128GB   ntfs            Basic data partition          msftdata
 5      128GB   246GB  118GB   ext4
 6      246GB   254GB  8301MB  linux-swap(v1)
 4      254GB   256GB  1887MB  ntfs            Basic data partition          hidden, diag

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: Sat Jul  1 10:34:26 2017
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
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:
  installer on Dell 9560 (2017 XPS 15) fails to find existing EFI
  partition

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  After shrinking the windows primary data partition and following
  https://github.com/rcasero/doc/wiki/Ubuntu-linux-on-Dell-
  XPS-15-(9560). I proceeded with the install to put Ubuntu along side
  Windows.  The installer was connected via wifi and told to update as
  well as proprietary software.  parted correctly found the EFI system
  partition.  Ubuntu 17 can install fine but other suspected video
  issues prevent me from using it.

  HDD info

  (parted) print all
  Model: Generic Flash Disk (scsi)
  Disk /dev/sda: 8179MB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
  Partition Table: msdos
  Disk Flags: 

  Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
   1      2507kB  8179MB  8176MB  primary  fat32        boot, lba

  
  Model: Unknown (unknown)
  Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 256GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
  Partition Table: gpt
  Disk Flags: 

  Number  Start   End    Size    File system     Name                          Flags
   1      1049kB  106MB  105MB   fat32           EFI system partition          boot, esp
   2      106MB   123MB  16.8MB                  Microsoft reserved partition  msftres
   3      123MB   128GB  128GB   ntfs            Basic data partition          msftdata
   5      128GB   246GB  118GB   ext4
   6      246GB   254GB  8301MB  linux-swap(v1)
   4      254GB   256GB  1887MB  ntfs            Basic data partition          hidden, diag

  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: Sat Jul  1 10:34:26 2017
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  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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