[Bug 1462676] Re: grub fails to install. x86_64-efi system Windows 8.1 primary

[Phillip Susi]

No, it didn't.  From your syslog:

Jun  6 20:21:36 ubuntu ubiquity: grub-install: error: cannot open `/boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu/shimx64.efi': Input/output error.
Jun  6 20:21:36 ubuntu kernel: [  921.974168] FAT-fs (sda1): Corrupted directory (i_pos 133127)

It wasn't so corrupt that it couldn't be read, but enough that a new
file could not be written.

The EFI version of grub completely ignores the destination argument.
You can tell it to install to /usr/bin and it it will work just fine,
provided that it can write to /boot/EFI.

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Title:
  grub fails to install.  x86_64-efi system  Windows 8.1 primary

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 15.04 x86_64

  Windows 8.1 is my primary OS.  I tried to install Ubuntu along side
  Windows.  I created 2 partitions (swap and / [ext4]).  Install goes
  flawlessly till it gets to grub.  Grub tries to install and fails.  No
  error #, etc.  The system is a DELL  with: AMD A10-5745M APU with
  Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (Gallium 0.4 on AMD ARUBA).

  DELL Model #: Inspiron M731R (5735, Late 2013)
  RAM: 8gb (6.9 usable)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.360
  Date: Sat Jun  6 16:22:32 2015
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  ProcEnviron:
   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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