[Bug 1087928] Re: Could not install grub-efi-amd64/Ubuntu 12.10 upgrade

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

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Could not install grub-efi-amd64/Ubuntu 12.10 upgrade

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Recieved the following error during the upgrade of Ubuntu 12.04 to
  12.10

  - - -
  Could not install 'grub-efi-amd64'

  The upgrade will continue but the 'grub-efi-amd64' package may not be
  in a working state.  Please consider submitting a bug report about it.

  Subprocess install post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  - - -

  Then when trying to install grub-efi-amd64 manually, the following:

  :/boot$ sudo apt-get install grub-efi-amd64
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  grub-efi-amd64 is already the newest version.
  grub-efi-amd64 set to manually installed.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  2 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.00-7ubuntu11) ...
  /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/mapper/isw_ddhbgcdgch_Borg_storage1.  Check your device.map.
  /boot/efi doesn't look like an EFI partition.
  Path `/boot/grub' is not readable by GRUB on boot. Installation is impossible. Aborting.
  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)

  
  :/boot$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.10
  Release:	12.10
  ashley at borg1:/boot$ apt-cache policy ubiquity
  ubiquity:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 2.12.16
    Version table:
       2.12.16 0
          500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates/main amd64 Packages
       2.12.14 0
          500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages

  
  Boot-repair info script output (before running repair):  http://paste.ubuntu.com/1418355/
  Boot-repair fails as grub-efi-amd64 not installed

  Obviously I don't want to restart the computer as it won't boot if
  grub isn't installed.

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