[Bug 1916339] [NEW] Error copying Grub during Ubuntu install on SolidRun HoneyComb LX2 Arm64 workstation

[Samer EL-Haj-Mahmoud]

Public bug reported:

During Ubuntu installation on SolidRun HoneyComb LX2 workstation, an
error occurs at the end of installation while setting up Grub. The error
is caused by EFI SetVariable call fail. However, this results in a
potentially non-bootable Ubuntu installation on the disk. The installer
should instead place the default /efi/boot/bootaa64.efi boot loader, and
the  correct grub.cfg configuration to find and load the kernel and the
initrd.

This issue happens with all versions of Ubuntu aarch64 (desktop and
server), including 20.04.2, 20.10, and 21.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: ubiquity 21.04.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-36.40+21.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-36-generic aarch64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu58
Architecture: arm64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.456
Date: Sat Feb 20 12:00:37 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz quiet --- modprobe.blacklist=amdgpu
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha arm64 (20210217)
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.8.0-36-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: apport-bug arm64 hirsute ubiquity-21.04.8

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Title:
  Error copying Grub during Ubuntu install on SolidRun HoneyComb LX2
  Arm64 workstation

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  During Ubuntu installation on SolidRun HoneyComb LX2 workstation, an
  error occurs at the end of installation while setting up Grub. The
  error is caused by EFI SetVariable call fail. However, this results in
  a potentially non-bootable Ubuntu installation on the disk. The
  installer should instead place the default /efi/boot/bootaa64.efi boot
  loader, and the  correct grub.cfg configuration to find and load the
  kernel and the initrd.

  This issue happens with all versions of Ubuntu aarch64 (desktop and
  server), including 20.04.2, 20.10, and 21.04

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
  Package: ubiquity 21.04.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-36.40+21.04.1-generic 5.8.18
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-36-generic aarch64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu58
  Architecture: arm64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.456
  Date: Sat Feb 20 12:00:37 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz quiet --- modprobe.blacklist=amdgpu
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha arm64 (20210217)
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
   linux-image-5.8.0-36-generic
   linux-base
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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