[Bug 1279470] Re: Fresh install from USB, no internet, to gpt blank ssd, fails

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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:
  xubuntu, lubuntu images missing secure boot packages

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

Bug description:
  Fresh install of lubuntu 13.10 latest desktop amd64 iso image from USB
  drive onto blank SSD 120GB, with GPT partition table, fails when there
  is no internet connection.  Same thing happens installing xubuntu
  13.10 latest iso image.  Subsequently the installer crashes.

  I think an install succeeds when there is an internet connection, or
  when the SSD partition table is MSDOS format instead of GPT.  But it
  seems it "should" be able to install to machine off the internet....

  For  l/xubuntu installs, the failure starts with an error popup
  window:

  GRUB installation failed
  The grub-amd64-signed package failed to install into /target/.  Without the GRUB boot loader the installed system will not boot.

  The details log says:

  Installing the grub2 package
  xubuntu ubiquity: E: Unable to locate package shim-signed
  xubuntu grub-installer: info: calling 'apt-install grub-efi-amd64-signed' failed.

  When I press "OK" on error window and another windo pops up:

  "Installer Crashed.  We're sorry; the installer crashed.  After you
  close this window ....

  After closing the window, sometimes the system hangs, sometimes it
  tries to send an error report.   But since the error happens with no
  internet connection the error report isn't going to be sent.

  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: Wed Feb 12 13:29:15 2014
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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