[Bug 1254221] Re: installation of 12.04 next to windows 8 (EFI) fails with "grub-efi-amd64-signed couldn't be installed in /target/ . Asus X301a

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

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  installation of 12.04 next to windows 8 (EFI) fails with "grub-efi-
  amd64-signed couldn't be installed in /target/ . Asus X301a

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

Bug description:
  When trying to install ubuntu 12.04.3 for a dual boot with windows 8
  on an Asus x301a, booting on EFI, with the standard installation, the
  process fails with the message (french) : "le paquet grub-efi-
  amd64-signed n'a pas pu être installé dans /target/. En l'absence du
  programme de démarrage GRUB le système installé ne pourra pas
  démarrer"

  Thanks.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.26 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.315.1
  Date: Sat Nov 23 02:38:29 2013
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=fr_FR.UTF-8
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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