[Bug 1545381] [NEW] grub-install doesn't detect 32 bit EFI environment correctly

[Adam Baxter]

Public bug reported:

Wily installer can't cope with 32 bit EFI on Baytrail-T systems, I think
it tries to install grub for i386-pc instead and fails.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: ubiquity 2.21.37 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.365
Date: Sun Feb 14 13:55:58 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubiquity-2.21.37 ubuntu wily

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Title:
  grub-install doesn't detect 32 bit EFI environment correctly

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Wily installer can't cope with 32 bit EFI on Baytrail-T systems, I
  think it tries to install grub for i386-pc instead and fails.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.37 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.365
  Date: Sun Feb 14 13:55:58 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_AU.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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