[Bug 1786090] [NEW] Installation fails on HP T610 Plus Thin Client internal flash (EFI)

[Phil Pemberton]

Public bug reported:

I tried to install Xubunti 18.04.1 LTS on a HP T610 Plus thin client
with the 1.20 Rev A BIOS (recently upgraded from 1.16 Rev A).

The installation proceeded normally until the bootloader was installed
-- grub-install failed.

I ran grub-install a second time from a console and got the same error
as seen in the installer:

<pre>$ sudo chroot /target grub-install /dev/sda
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
Could not delete variable: Invalid argument
grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Block device required.
</pre>

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394
Date: Wed Aug  8 19:23:41 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic ubiquity-18.04.14.6 xubuntu

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Title:
  Installation fails on HP T610 Plus Thin Client internal flash (EFI)

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I tried to install Xubunti 18.04.1 LTS on a HP T610 Plus thin client
  with the 1.20 Rev A BIOS (recently upgraded from 1.16 Rev A).

  The installation proceeded normally until the bootloader was installed
  -- grub-install failed.

  I ran grub-install a second time from a console and got the same error
  as seen in the installer:

  <pre>$ sudo chroot /target grub-install /dev/sda
  Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
  Could not delete variable: Invalid argument
  grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Block device required.
  </pre>

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394
  Date: Wed Aug  8 19:23:41 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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