failed install of quantal beta: grub efi package failed - /usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1724, in <module> install.run()

[Sean Robertson]

Trying to install quantal (fresh) via usb on my ASUS UX31A. Get the following error:

The 'grub-efi' package failed to install into /target/. Without the GRUB boot loader, the installed system will not boot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity 2.11.30
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.321
Date: Thu Sep 13 15:44:15 2012
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros)]

In UbiquitySyslog.txt:

Sep 13 19:38:50 ubuntu NetworkManager[1753]: <info> domain search 'nexus.uwaterloo.ca.'
Sep 13 19:38:50 ubuntu dbus[1302]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' (using servicehelper)
Sep 13 19:38:50 ubuntu dbus[1302]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Sep 13 19:44:12 ubuntu ubiquity[5028]: Reverting lockdown of the desktop environment.
Sep 13 19:44:12 ubuntu activate-dmraid: No Serial ATA RAID disks detected
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/cdrom
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu finish-install: Disabling CD in sources.list
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Exception during installation:
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1724, in <module>
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: install.run()
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 81, in wrapper
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: func(self)
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 229, in run
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: self.configure_bootloader()
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1013, in configure_bootloader
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: ubiquity.install_misc.InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Sep 13 19:44:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py:

[Johann Popper (jpopper7)]

"'grub-efi' package failed to install into /target/. Without the GRUB boot loader, the installed system will not boot." This exact error occurs on a Lenovo B570 while attempting to install UBuntu 12.10 daily builds, hence the special documentation for installing Ubuntu on Lenovo B570s with instructions for overriding grub-efi with 64-bit installations in order to boot after installation (the B570 uses MBR, not GPT) no longer works, since grub-efi-amd64 will not even install in the first place, for whatever reason.

This really ought to be dealt with before release. It's a major bug for affected hardware.

[morlock (mor-lock)]

I get the same error message as #4 on a Fujitsu Lifebook AH532.