[Bug 1050940] Re: Ubiquity fails creating a correct Windows dualboot on EFI computers (grub-pc <-> grub-efi)

[DaveC]

I disagree pretty strongly with the INVALID resolution. One of the key
features of Ubuntu is ease of installation, and it fails without warning
in this case. That's a bug.

One thing I don't grok is why 32-bit worked and 64-bit did not (it is a
64-bit CPU, and the 64-bit CD booted fine, but GRUB choked).

At minimum I'd suggest a pop-up saying "hey, this install may fail to
boot, use 32-bit" or similar. I don't know how hard it is to figure that
out. Alternatively, provide some help and a workaround, e.g. a menu
option in the installer to manually select the correct boot setup.

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Title:
  Ubiquity fails creating a correct Windows dualboot on EFI computers
  (grub-pc <-> grub-efi)

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Currently, Ubiquity sometimes fails creating a correct Windows dualboot when:
  - either it installs Ubuntu in EFI mode when Windows is installed in Legacy mode ( examples: Bug #908109 , Bug #959446 , Bug #956412
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12238420#post12238420 )
  - or it installs Ubuntu in Legacy (not-EFI) mode when Windows is installed in EFI mode. ( example: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12246811&postcount=6 )

  In order to create a correct dualboot, Ubiquity should always install
  Ubuntu in the same mode as Windows.

  I think the deep problem is that Ubiquity only looks at /sys/firmware/efi (or dmesg | grep EFI) to determine if it is going to install in EFI mode or not. AFAIK, dmesg only indicates the mode in which the BIOS boots the live media, NOT the mode in which the BIOS boots the HDD.
  Remark: currently Ubuntu32bit is not EFI compatible (see Bug #1025555 ), so Ubiquity32bit will always install in Legacy mode (which allowed the OP of Bug #908109 to workaround the current bug).

  (this problem is more and more frequent as new computers generally
  come with EFI firmware)

  *************** WORKAROUND: using Boot-Repair to convert Ubuntu in the same mode as Windows.
  See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI

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