[Bug 1874268] [NEW] grub fails to install on thinkpad x1 extreme

[ZhengPeng Hou]

Public bug reported:

tried different scenarios: 
1 erase all disk
2 manually partition the disk with ubuntu solely, 3 partitions, 1 is EFI boot, 1 is linux root, the other is swap
3 alongside with windows

tried with ubuntu and ubuntu-mate beta release

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity 20.04.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu22
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.442
Date: Wed Apr 22 22:20:28 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200402)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ubiquity-20.04.9 ubuntu-mate

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Title:
  grub fails to install on thinkpad x1 extreme

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  tried different scenarios: 
  1 erase all disk
  2 manually partition the disk with ubuntu solely, 3 partitions, 1 is EFI boot, 1 is linux root, the other is swap
  3 alongside with windows

  tried with ubuntu and ubuntu-mate beta release

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu22
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.442
  Date: Wed Apr 22 22:20:28 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200402)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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