[Bug 1086710] [NEW] package grub-efi-amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Wed Dec 5 09:09:57 UTC 2012

Public bug reported:

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 on a Lenovo y-500 laptop, dualboot
with Windows 8 (UEFI) pre-installed.

Ubuntu-installation did not work in UEFI-mode, so I decided to use the
legacy (BIOS) mode. This works fine, but when running boot-repair, to
convert the installation to UEFI I get the following screen output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  linux-headers-3.5.0-17
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
marcel at marzz:~$ sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes grub-efi
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  linux-headers-3.5.0-17
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  efibootmgr grub-common grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-bin grub2-common
Suggested packages:
  multiboot-doc grub-emu xorriso desktop-base
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  efibootmgr grub-common grub-efi grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-bin
  grub2-common
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/2,020 kB of archives.
After this operation, 8,692 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package efibootmgr.
(Reading database ... 145875 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking efibootmgr (from .../efibootmgr_0.5.4-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-common.
Unpacking grub-common (from .../grub-common_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub2-common.
Unpacking grub2-common (from .../grub2-common_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-efi-amd64-bin.
Unpacking grub-efi-amd64-bin (from .../grub-efi-amd64-bin_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-efi-amd64.
Unpacking grub-efi-amd64 (from .../grub-efi-amd64_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package grub-efi.
Unpacking grub-efi (from .../grub-efi_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for install-info ...
Setting up efibootmgr (0.5.4-2ubuntu2) ...
Setting up grub-common (2.00-7ubuntu11) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Setting up grub2-common (2.00-7ubuntu11) ...
Setting up grub-efi-amd64-bin (2.00-7ubuntu11) ...
Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.00-7ubuntu11) ...

Creating config file /etc/default/grub with new version
source_dir doesn't exist. Please specify --target or --directory
dpkg: error processing grub-efi-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi:
 grub-efi depends on grub-efi-amd64 (= 2.00-7ubuntu11); however:
  Package grub-efi-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing grub-efi (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          Errors were encountered while processing:
 grub-efi-amd64
 grub-efi
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec  5 10:03:09 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-05 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-19-generic root=UUID=c70d88ab-7cbc-40c1-b389-433596e1df6d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-efi-amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Tags: amd64 apport-package quantal

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Title:
  package grub-efi-amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 on a Lenovo y-500 laptop, dualboot
  with Windows 8 (UEFI) pre-installed.

  Ubuntu-installation did not work in UEFI-mode, so I decided to use the
  legacy (BIOS) mode. This works fine, but when running boot-repair, to
  convert the installation to UEFI I get the following screen output:

  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
    linux-headers-3.5.0-17
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  marcel at marzz:~$ sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes grub-efi
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
    linux-headers-3.5.0-17
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    efibootmgr grub-common grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-bin grub2-common
  Suggested packages:
    multiboot-doc grub-emu xorriso desktop-base
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    efibootmgr grub-common grub-efi grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-bin
    grub2-common
  0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 0 B/2,020 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 8,692 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Preconfiguring packages ...
  Selecting previously unselected package efibootmgr.
  (Reading database ... 145875 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking efibootmgr (from .../efibootmgr_0.5.4-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously unselected package grub-common.
  Unpacking grub-common (from .../grub-common_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously unselected package grub2-common.
  Unpacking grub2-common (from .../grub2-common_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously unselected package grub-efi-amd64-bin.
  Unpacking grub-efi-amd64-bin (from .../grub-efi-amd64-bin_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously unselected package grub-efi-amd64.
  Unpacking grub-efi-amd64 (from .../grub-efi-amd64_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously unselected package grub-efi.
  Unpacking grub-efi (from .../grub-efi_2.00-7ubuntu11_amd64.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  Processing triggers for install-info ...
  Setting up efibootmgr (0.5.4-2ubuntu2) ...
  Setting up grub-common (2.00-7ubuntu11) ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  Setting up grub2-common (2.00-7ubuntu11) ...
  Setting up grub-efi-amd64-bin (2.00-7ubuntu11) ...
  Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.00-7ubuntu11) ...

  Creating config file /etc/default/grub with new version
  source_dir doesn't exist. Please specify --target or --directory
  dpkg: error processing grub-efi-amd64 (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi:
   grub-efi depends on grub-efi-amd64 (= 2.00-7ubuntu11); however:
    Package grub-efi-amd64 is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing grub-efi (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                            Errors were encountered while processing:
   grub-efi-amd64
   grub-efi
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Dec  5 10:03:09 2012
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-05 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-19-generic root=UUID=c70d88ab-7cbc-40c1-b389-433596e1df6d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-efi-amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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