Installer crashes when you want to do pure UEFI install.HP1104SE laptop

[Mario]

This is really frustrating.
It can not be done in

Installing from live USB on which is hybrid ISO inswtalled using rufus.
whether dd or syslinux method, does not matter.result is the same.

PC construct:
dual graphics Intel I5 integrated+ AMD radeon
16gb RAM
InsydeH20 UEFI BIOS

PC prep:

pure UEFI mode with CSM module turned off
secure boot on

Plan/Intent:

To install ubuntu studio 16.04.1 LTS using crypto partition I would like to make manuallly.
there would reside root , swap and according to installer/boot cannot be there to hold boot files (although there is whole EFI partition on GPT disk with more than enough space)

Problem:

whether secure mode on or off, installation craps the pants at the very end.Apparently coffing at putting data for dual boot on UEFI ESP partition.

CSM module on - gives me some ability to install as it apparently installs it. without dm/crypto partition.(I do not want that)

I made extra /boot ext4 partition on unencrypted space according to the installers` info.

I can enter some key to disable secure boot in installer.

And then after all the harrasment with entering all the necessary data for user, encrypt keys etc. , this craps out on "can not write grub boot or something

yes during manual install I let bootloader partition be in "whole disk" not on dedicated EFI partition (very dubious choice solved by digging the internet)

Pour conclure:

Time lost for nothing, unless someone really read this seriously and suggest improvement in UEFI/Linux compatibility!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-lowlatency 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376
Date: Wed Aug 3 00:50:43 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntustudio.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Studio 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

It looks like you are trying to resize an existing windows partition that is corrupt. Please run chkdsk on it to repair and try again.

[Mario (doobydeester)]

I was not trying to resize windows partitons
although it was a nightmare to pull together various windows10 / OEM (HP)
manufacturer partition combinations on this particular GPT setup.

So, for a test of installer sake I will do the following:

-recheck windows partition with chkdisk
-see if I can recheck separate FAT32/weird EFI flagged EFI partition for
correctness

connected with that, I see on that partition garbage characters inside of a
dir where it should be entries for ubuntu /GRUB shim

LEt me do all that job and get back with results.

As its 02AM here - expect it in 12 hours from now

Regards

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 8:03 PM, Phillip Susi <email address hidden> wrote:

> It looks like you are trying to resize an existing windows partition
> that is corrupt. Please run chkdsk on it to repair and try again.
>
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1609461
>
> Title:
> Installer crashes when you want to do pure UEFI install.HP1104SE
> laptop
>
> Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> This is really frustrating.
> It can not be done in
>
> Installing from live USB on which is hybrid ISO inswtalled using rufus.
> whether dd or syslinux method, does not matter.result is the same.
>
>
> PC construct:
> dual graphics Intel I5 integrated+ AMD radeon
> 16gb RAM
> InsydeH20 UEFI BIOS
>
> PC prep:
>
> pure UEFI mode with CSM module turned off
> secure boot on
>
> Plan/Intent:
>
> To install ubuntu studio 16.04.1 LTS using crypto partition I would like
> to make manuallly.
> there would reside root , swap and according to installer/boot cannot be
> there to hold boot files (although there is whole EFI partition on GPT disk
> with more than enough space)
>
>
> Problem:
>
>
> whether secure mode on or off, installation craps the pants at the very
> end.Apparently coffing at putting data for dual boot on UEFI ESP partition.
>
> CSM module on - gives me some ability to install as it apparently
> installs it. without dm/crypto partition.(I do not want that)
>
> I made extra /boot ext4 partition on unencrypted space according to
> the installers` info.
>
> I can enter some key to disable secure boot in installer.
>
> And then after all the harrasment with entering all the necessary data
> for user, encrypt keys etc. , this craps out on "can not write grub
> boot or something
>
> yes during manual install I let bootloader partition be in "whole
> disk" not on dedicated EFI partition (very dubious choice solved by
> digging the internet)
>
>
> Pour conclure:
>
> Time lost for nothing, unless someone really read this seriously and
> suggest improvement in UEFI/Linux compatibility!
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-lowlatency 4.4.13
> Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-lowlatency x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperVersion: 1.376
> Date: Wed Aug 3 00:50:43 2016
> Insta...

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