[Bug 1277865] Re: Cannot install Ubuntu 14.04 on EFI hardware

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

On 27 February 2014 19:10, naarg <naarg at wp.pl> wrote:
> Hi
> I have windows 8.1 x64 and it boots in legacy mode. I wanted to install
> Ubuntu on the same drive as windows is installed, with custom partition
> layout (just added  one / partition for linux). Second drive is for data
> only. Both are new drives and ubuntu was installed just after windows
> install.
> In terminal below slideshow, some error was displayed about the ubiquity
> package - something like "file doesn't exist", and then grub install error
> and installation failed and then submit error dialog apeared.
> After that I installed ubuntu LTS 12.04.3 x64 with no errors, however grub
> menu didin't show automaticly after reboot.
>
> *Bug #1278597*
>

Based on the logs that you submitted, the installation media managed
to boot in UEFI mode, not in legacy mode.

When booting your machine, can you press DELETE, F2, F9 or similar to
enter firmware and verify that /only/ legacy mode of booting is
attempt, without UEFI/Secureboot at all (neither as higher, nor "and")

Regards,

Dimitri.



>
> 2014-02-27 11:34 GMT+01:00 Dimitri John Ledkov <launchpad at surgut.co.uk>:
>
>> To the original bug reporter here:
>> - what operating systems are installed on your machine?
>> - are they booting in UEFI or Legacy (BIOS) mode?
>> - how many drives are present on your system and which one did you want to
>> install ubuntu on?
>>
>> It appears that two drives are present, and resize_use_free was chosen
>> that resized installation on /dev/sda.
>> /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: paragraph:
>> 1    1048576-368050175       367001600       primary ntfs    /dev/sda1
>> /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: paragraph:
>> 2    368050176-161343340543  160975290368    primary ntfs    /dev/sda2
>> /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: paragraph:
>> 8    161344389120-186202389503       24858000384     logical ext4
>>  /dev/sda8
>> /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: paragraph:
>> 6    186202980352-201200979967       14997999616     logical linux-swap
>>  /dev/sda6
>> /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: paragraph:
>> 7    201201811456-266193600511       64991789056     logical ext4
>>  /dev/sda7
>> /lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: paragraph:
>> 5    266201989120-1000203091967      734001102848    logical ntfs
>>  /dev/sda5
>> parted_server: main_loop: iteration 98
>>
>> But /dev/sda does not have UEFI partition, nor one was created.
>>
>> ** Also affects: partman-auto (Ubuntu)
>>    Importance: Undecided
>>        Status: New
>>
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>> duplicate bug report (1278597).
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1277865
>>
>> Title:
>>   Cannot install Ubuntu 14.04 on EFI hardware
>>
>> Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
>>   Confirmed
>> Status in “partman-auto” package in Ubuntu:
>>   New
>>
>> Bug description:
>>   I've tried installing Ubuntu 14.04 alongside Windows 8 64bit in EFI
>>   mode and grub-installer keeps crashing.
>>
>>   ProblemType: Bug
>>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
>>   Package: ubiquity 2.17.5 [modified:
>> lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
>>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-8.27-generic 3.13.2
>>   Uname: Linux 3.13.0-8-generic x86_64
>>   ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
>>   Architecture: amd64
>>   CasperVersion: 1.337
>>   Date: Sat Feb  8 08:18:05 2014
>>   InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi
>> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
>>   LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140208)
>>   ProcEnviron:
>>    LANGUAGE=en_US
>>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>>   SourcePackage: grub-installer
>>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>>
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>>
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> Title:
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Regards,

Dimitri.

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Title:
  Cannot install Ubuntu 14.04 on EFI hardware

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “partman-auto” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “grub-installer” source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed
Status in “partman-auto” source package in Trusty:
  New

Bug description:
  I've tried installing Ubuntu 14.04 alongside Windows 8 64bit in EFI
  mode and grub-installer keeps crashing.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.17.5 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-8.27-generic 3.13.2
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-8-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.337
  Date: Sat Feb  8 08:18:05 2014
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140208)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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