Grub Bootloader fails to install on a UEFI system on a Lenovo-ideapad 110S-11IBR Netbook

[Brandon Tyson]

The message shown is:
"The Grub-EFI-amd64-signed package failed to install into / target/. Without the Grub boot loader, the installed system will not boot.

As a possible workaround, I tried to switch the system to legacy BIOS, which told me that the install was complete, but upon trying to boot the installed system, it failed at a grub screen.
The storage on this system is a 32 gb MMC storage device. The only reason I think that this issue is separate from the storage is because Ubuntu Mate 17.10 installs completely fine on this system.
Attempting an update to Ubuntu 18.04 beta or daily builds through update-manager -d results in this same sort of problem occuring.
The expected result is that when running the installer, that the bootloader will install and the installation would succeed.
Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to any fixes you may be able to provide.

Sincerely,

Brandon Tyson

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-12.13-generic 4.15.7
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.389
Date: Mon Mar 19 11:00:41 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180318)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Did you install 17.10 in EFI mode or bios mode? Can you run sudo efibootmgr -v and show the output? It looks like you may have a buggy UEFI firmware.

[Brandon Tyson (brandongold98)]

Hello,

17.10 was installed in UEFI mode.

Do I run the command from the 18.04 live image?

Thanks,

Brandon

On 5/15/18, Phillip Susi <email address hidden> wrote:
> Did you install 17.10 in EFI mode or bios mode? Can you run sudo
> efibootmgr -v and show the output? It looks like you may have a buggy
> UEFI firmware.
>
>
> ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1756902
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> Title:
> Grub Bootloader fails to install on a UEFI system on a Lenovo-ideapad
> 110S-11IBR Netbook
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> The message shown is:
> "The Grub-EFI-amd64-signed package failed to install into / target/.
> Without the Grub boot loader, the installed system will not boot.
>
> As a possible workaround, I tried to switch the system to legacy BIOS,
> which told me that the install was complete, but upon trying to boot the
> installed system, it failed at a grub screen.
> The storage on this system is a 32 gb MMC storage device. The only reason
> I think that this issue is separate from the storage is because Ubuntu Mate
> 17.10 installs completely fine on this system.
> Attempting an update to Ubuntu 18.04 beta or daily builds through
> update-manager -d results in this same sort of problem occuring.
> The expected result is that when running the installer, that the
> bootloader will install and the installation would succeed.
> Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to any fixes you may
> be able to provide.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brandon Tyson
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
> Package: ubiquity 18.04.3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-12.13-generic 4.15.7
> Uname: Linux 4.15.0-12-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperVersion: 1.389
> Date: Mon Mar 19 11:00:41 2018
> InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi
> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64
> (20180318)
> SourcePackage: grub-installer
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Yes, you run the command from the live cd.

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