[Bug 1259047] Re: ubuntu 13.10 install on usb drive fails on uefi system

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1780, in <module>
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 78, in wrapper
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 242, in run
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1036, in configure_bootloader
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: ubiquity.install_misc.InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Dec  5 12:21:26 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  ubuntu 13.10 install on usb drive fails on uefi system

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Trying to install Ubuntu 13.10 on Dell with Windows 8 preloaded. UEFI
  system with secure boot turned off (for this instance). Have many
  other failures when also trying install with UEFI and secure boot on.
  Recieved the message "Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.15.26 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  Date: Sun Dec  8 21:26:21 2013
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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