[Bug 1164796] [NEW] grub-efi failed install to usb

[Daniel Diaz]

Public bug reported:

Trying to install Ubuntu onto an USB flash drive, but it fails at the
part where it installs grub. I have the 16 Gb drive in two partitions:
sdc1 is a fat32 efi partition for the bootloader info, sdc2 for the main
install. I have tried it with only one partition, or two and it still
fails. Any ideas?

Ubuntu 12

grub-efi:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.00-13ubuntu2
  Version table:
     2.00-13ubuntu2 0
        500 cdrom://Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release amd64 (20121017.5)/ raring/main amd64 Packages
     2.00-7ubuntu11 0
        500 cdrom://Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release amd64 (20121017.5)/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages

Expected it to install to sdc1, instead it fails.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.328
Date: Thu Apr  4 18:00:57 2013
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi.signed file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal ubiquity-2.12.16

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Title:
  grub-efi failed install to usb

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Trying to install Ubuntu onto an USB flash drive, but it fails at the
  part where it installs grub. I have the 16 Gb drive in two partitions:
  sdc1 is a fat32 efi partition for the bootloader info, sdc2 for the
  main install. I have tried it with only one partition, or two and it
  still fails. Any ideas?

  Ubuntu 12

  grub-efi:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 2.00-13ubuntu2
    Version table:
       2.00-13ubuntu2 0
          500 cdrom://Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release amd64 (20121017.5)/ raring/main amd64 Packages
       2.00-7ubuntu11 0
          500 cdrom://Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release amd64 (20121017.5)/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages

  Expected it to install to sdc1, instead it fails.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.328
  Date: Thu Apr  4 18:00:57 2013
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi.signed file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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