Comment 4 for bug 2030121

Hello Steve,

Like you now, on Friday, August 4, I copied the file bootia32.efi into the
/EFI/boot directory of the ubuntu-22.04.2-desktop-amd64 USB installation
stick to allow the ASUS X205TA to boot from the stick. Unfortunately, the
installation ended prematurely with the error I reported "Executing
´grubb-install/dev/mmcblk2´failed" (bug 2030121)

Today, August 16, I tried to install the recent
ubuntu-22.04.3-desktop-amd64 from the USB stick on the ASUS X205TA. But
unfortunately also this time the installation ended prematurely with the
same "Executing ´grubb-install/dev/mmcblk2´failed" error as in bug 2030121

In your response you mention that you have now successfully installed a
recent ubuntu-22.04 version on an ASUS X205TA.

Can you tell me which recent ubuntu-22.04 version that is?

Why is the bootia32.efi file not in the /EFI/boot directory of the
ubuntu-22.04.*-desktop-amd64 installation iso by default?

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Op di 15 aug 2023 om 06:10 schreef Steve <email address hidden>:

> Experienced same as OP. Used bootia32.efi to boot off USB. Was able to
> successfully install 20.04 so confirmed that recent versions will
> work/install on this device. Seems like a bug was introduced since that
> release.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2030121
>
> Title:
> ASUS X205TA - Unable to install GRUB in /dev/mmcblk2
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> I am trying tot install ubuntu-22.04-desktop-amd64 on a ASUS EeeBook
> X205TA, but nearly at the end the installation process stops with the
> message:
>
> Running ¨grub-install/dev//mmcblk2"...
>
> Unable to install GRUB in /dev/mmcblk2
> Executing ǵrubb-install/dev/mmcblk2" failed
> This is a fatal error
>
> After that, the installation process generates and sends an debug
> report to Ubuntu.
>
> Possible cause: The ASUS X205TA needs a 32 bit UEFI bootloader, while
> its processor an operatingystem are 64 bit.
>
> Apparently the ubuntu-22.04-desktop-amd64 installation does not yet
> include this 32bit UEFI bootloader option, e.g. choice 64 bit UEFI
> bootloader(default) and 32 bit UEFI bootloader (optional).
>
> So in summary the ASUS X205TA and similar computers needs
> ubuntu-22.04-desktop-amd64 with a 32 bit bootloader.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
> Package: ubiquity 22.04.19
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-32.33~22.04.1-generic 5.19.17
> Uname: Linux 5.19.0-32-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.3
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
> CasperVersion: 1.470.2
> CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
> Date: Fri Aug 4 16:31:45 2023
> InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
> (20230223)
> RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
> SourcePackage: grub-installer
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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