GRUB2 installation failed during xubuntu installation on laptop with UEFI SecureBoot on, clean disk
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grub-installer (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
PC: Lenovo G50-45
UEFI SecureBoot was left on
Wiped disk before installation
Created a 4GB ext2 /boot and an 8GB ext4 /root partitions, the rest inside an LVM volume group on a LUKS container. No EFI partition (didn't know I needed one as this is the first time I install Ubuntu on a non-BIOS machine).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2 [modified: lib/partman/
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376
Date: Wed Aug 17 22:28:44 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| Ronny Ager-Wick (ronny-ager-wick) wrote | #1 |
| summary: |
- installation on laptop with UEFI SecureBoot on, wiped disk (didn't know - I needed an EFI partition) + GRUB2 installation failed during xubuntu installation on laptop with + UEFI SecureBoot on, clean disk |
| Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
Your disk is currently partitioned to boot in bios mode, but you booted the 16.04 installer in EFI mode. A warning message prompted you that this could be a problem and recommended performing a bios mode install instead, but you chose not to. You either need to perform the bios mode install, 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.