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Dave Morley (davmor2) wrote :

WORKAROUND:
Boot into the live cd
Open a terminal
Type sudo mount /dev/sda1 /tmp
cd /tmp/EFI/
sudo mkdir boot
sudo touch boot/bootx64.efi
sudo reboot

When you see the DELL logo tap on F2
Select Boot Sequence
Select Add Boot Option
In the new window add the Following:
Boot Option Name : Ubuntu
File Name: Tap the three dots and select EFI/ubuntu/shimx64.efi
Check the Ubuntu entry and uncheck UEFI: SAMSUNG SSD....
Apply and Exit

The system will now boot.

STEPS:
1. Get an XPS 13 with ubuntu preinstalled
2. Install a newer version of Ubuntu
3. In the install select Wipe Disk and install

EXPECTED:
I expect the system to boot

ACTUAL:
The dev/sda1 is wiped removing the EFI boot partition
This is replaced but the dell bios expects to find /EFI/boot/bootx64.efi, but ubuntu only add EFI/ubutnu/*.efi entries, so consequently can not find the hard drive at all.

The Workaround describes the steps to fix this till a full solution is found.