grub2 installation failed while trying to install ubuntu 16.04 on external harddisk
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grub-installer (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I was trying to install ubuntu 16.04 Desktop on my external hard disk WD Passport Elements (2TB)
The installation went smoothly until an error popped up stating that the grub2 couldn't be installed.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376.2
Date: Fri Feb 23 17:42:54 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_IN
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_IN
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| sachitnayak (sachitnayak2) wrote | #1 |
| 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 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.