[Bug 1780133] Re: grub installer failed to install on clean OS install

[Phillip Susi]

Your disk is currently partitioned to boot in bios mode, but you booted
the installer in EFI mode. You either need to boot the installer in bios
mode, or partition the disk using GPT and set up an EFI system partition
to install in EFI mode. This will be done for you if you choose the "use
entire disk" guided install option.

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  grub installer failed to install on clean OS install

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Installed on a new Samsung EVO 970. Only one partition /. No swap. No previous installation on the disc. No encryption, no anything: As straight forwards as possible.
  The only thing is that it asked me if i wanted to install in EFI mode given that it detected other OS in bios mode which is quite weird, given the disk is new from the box and seal.

  I also chose a manual partition table with just a single partition.
  All through the GUI

  The computer is a XPS15 9550.

  
  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: Wed Jul  4 18:18:32 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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