[Bug 1604136] Re: grub efi could not install while installing ubuntu desktop 16.04LTS 64 bits(machine with mdraid volumes including the EFI partition)

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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:
  grub efi could not install while installing ubuntu desktop 16.04LTS 64
  bits(machine with mdraid volumes including the EFI partition)

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  While installing ubuntu desktop 16.04 LTS 64 bits nearly at the end of the installation program, it returns an error message indicating that grub-efi-amd64-signed package could not install.
  Here the output of aptitude :

  root#> aptitude install shim-signed
  The following partially installed packages will be configured:
    grub-efi-amd64-signed shim-signed 
  No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
  0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 378 not upgraded.
  Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
  Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.66.1+2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.1) ...
  grub-install: error: /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/modinfo.sh doesn't exist. Please specify --target or --directory.
  dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Setting up shim-signed (1.17~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2) ...
  Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  grub-install: error: disk `md0' not found.
  dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   grub-efi-amd64-signed
   shim-signed
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  Failed to perform requested operation on package.  Trying to recover:
  Setting up shim-signed (1.17~16.04.1+0.8-0ubuntu2) ...
  Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  device node not found
  grub-install: error: disk `md0' not found.
  dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.66.1+2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.1) ...
  grub-install: error: /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/modinfo.sh doesn't exist. Please specify --target or --directory.
  dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   shim-signed
   grub-efi-amd64-signed

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.376
  Date: Mon Jul 18 18:48:31 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=fr_FR.UTF-8
   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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