[Bug 1639374] Re: grub-pc fails to remove, rendering lubuntu uninstallable on EFI machines

[Dan Kelly]

It turns out there was some setting in my BIOS that was keeping the install
from finishing.

I "Reset BIOS to Defaults" and tried again, and it worked. :-/

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 10:51 AM Thomas W. Fort <twiffoid at gmail.com>
wrote:

> When I had the issue, the problem was the flash card security.  Zeroing out
> the flash card helped some, as I recall.  Since then, I switched to Linux
> Mint, for multimedia support.
>
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017, 12:56 PM apt-ghetto <1639374 at bugs.launchpad.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Possible Workaround: "Try Lubuntu without installing", open a terminal
> > and type: sudo apt install grub2-common
> >
> > After you can install Lubuntu (clicking on the desktop icon, do not
> > reboot!)
> >
> > ** Attachment added: "syslog from workaround"
> >
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1639374/+attachment/4833946/+files/syslogWA.txt
> >
> > --
> > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> > duplicate bug report (1649975).
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639374
> >
> > Title:
> >   grub-pc fails to remove, rendering lubuntu uninstallable on EFI
> >   machines
> >
> > Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
> >   Incomplete
> >
> > Bug description:
> >   Crashed during install
> >
> >   ProblemType: Bug
> >   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
> >   Package: ubiquity 16.10.14
> >   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 Nov  4 18:31:30 2016
> >   InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi
> > file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent
> > noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid boot=casper
> only-ubiquity
> > quiet splash ---
> >   LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64
> (20161012.1)
> >   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)
> >
> > To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1639374/+subscriptions
> >
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1672783).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639374
>
> Title:
>   grub-pc fails to remove, rendering lubuntu uninstallable on EFI
>   machines
>
> Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   Crashed during install
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
>   Package: ubiquity 16.10.14
>   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 Nov  4 18:31:30 2016
>   InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi
> file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent
> noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid boot=casper only-ubiquity
> quiet splash ---
>   LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
>   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)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1639374/+subscriptions
>

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Title:
  grub-pc fails to remove, rendering lubuntu uninstallable on EFI
  machines

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Crashed during install

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: ubiquity 16.10.14
  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 Nov  4 18:31:30 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
  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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