installer crashes out right close to finishing installing Ubuntu and closes out.

[Derrick Nyakundi]

the installer crashes

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394
Date: Sun Jun 24 16:10:35 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Your disk is currently partitioned to boot in bios mode, but you booted the installer in EFI mode. You either need to boot the installer in bios mode, 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.

[Derrick Nyakundi (derricknyakundi)]

How do I boot the installer in bios mode?

On Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 17:41 Phillip Susi <email address hidden> wrote:

> Your disk is currently partitioned to boot in bios mode, but you booted
> the installer in EFI mode. You either need to boot the installer in bios
> mode, 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.
>
> ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Invalid
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778405
>
> Title:
> installer crashes out right close to finishing installing Ubuntu and
> closes out.
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> the installer crashes
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
> Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
> Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperVersion: 1.394
> Date: Sun Jun 24 16:10:35 2018
> InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64
> (20180426)
> SourcePackage: grub-installer
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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>

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

That varies from system to system. You can delete the EFI directory on the USB stick though to make sure that it CAN'T be booted in EFI mode again.

[Derrick Nyakundi (derricknyakundi)]

When i press f9 it gives me two options 1.boot usb in uefi mode
2.boot usb (i think the second option is legacy though I'm not sure just a
guess)

On Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 18:01 Phillip Susi <email address hidden> wrote:

> That varies from system to system. You can delete the EFI directory on
> the USB stick though to make sure that it CAN'T be booted in EFI mode
> again.
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778405
>
> Title:
> installer crashes out right close to finishing installing Ubuntu and
> closes out.
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> the installer crashes
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
> Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
> Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperVersion: 1.394
> Date: Sun Jun 24 16:10:35 2018
> InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64
> (20180426)
> SourcePackage: grub-installer
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
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>

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Sounds like it.

[Derrick Nyakundi (derricknyakundi)]

So which of the two should i choose legacy or uefi?

On Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 18:20 Phillip Susi <email address hidden> wrote:

> Sounds like it.
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778405
>
> Title:
> installer crashes out right close to finishing installing Ubuntu and
> closes out.
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> the installer crashes
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
> Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
> Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperVersion: 1.394
> Date: Sun Jun 24 16:10:35 2018
> InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64
> (20180426)
> SourcePackage: grub-installer
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Legacy. As I said before, the problem is that you did boot in UEFI mode, but your disk isn't set up for that.

[Derrick Nyakundi (derricknyakundi)]

So legacy is much better sir? Than uefi

On Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 19:15 Phillip Susi <email address hidden> wrote:

> Legacy. As I said before, the problem is that you did boot in UEFI
> mode, but your disk isn't set up for that.
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778405
>
> Title:
> installer crashes out right close to finishing installing Ubuntu and
> closes out.
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> the installer crashes
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
> Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
> Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperVersion: 1.394
> Date: Sun Jun 24 16:10:35 2018
> InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64
> (20180426)
> SourcePackage: grub-installer
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1778405/+subscriptions
>

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

No; it is just that your disk needs reformatted to work in UEFI and your existing operating systems will also need reinstalled in UEFI mode.

[Derrick Nyakundi (derricknyakundi)]

Okay thank you.

On Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 19:51 Phillip Susi <email address hidden> wrote:

> No; it is just that your disk needs reformatted to work in UEFI and your
> existing operating systems will also need reinstalled in UEFI mode.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778405
>
> Title:
> installer crashes out right close to finishing installing Ubuntu and
> closes out.
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> the installer crashes
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
> Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
> Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperVersion: 1.394
> Date: Sun Jun 24 16:10:35 2018
> InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64
> (20180426)
> SourcePackage: grub-installer
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1778405/+subscriptions
>