[Bug 1013595] Re: Ubuntu installer installed grub-efi (instead of grub-pc) on non-GPT disk --> does not boot

[Michael]

I had the same problem with a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04.3 from
a USB stick on a brand new Fujitsu Lifebook E782 with preinstalled
Windows 7 64bit with classic BIOS and MBR partition scheme.

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Title:
  Ubuntu installer installed grub-efi (instead of grub-pc) on non-GPT
  disk --> does not boot

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  A standard installation of ubuntu-desktop on a HP Compaq 6200 PC
  installs grub-efi and is not able to boot after first restart.

  Grub complains about "no such partition". It is not able to load its
  own modules to continue with the boot process.

  After booting into a rescue system and manually replacing the grub-efi
  package with grub-pc and re-installing grub to the MBR the computer
  boots fine.

  Why is grub-efi installed automatically?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: grub-efi (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jun 15 12:01:19 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/install/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed priority=low --
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
  Tags:  precise
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers

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