[Bug 1559727] [NEW] Failed to install grub2 from ubiquity

[DavidZemon]

Public bug reported:

When installing Ubuntu GNOME I chose the following options:

Download updates - YES
Install 3rd party - NO
Keep UEFI - YES
Format:
  /dev/sda
    /dev/sda1: ext4 -> /
    /dev/sda2: untouched (Ubuntu 15.10)
    /dev/sda3: untouched (shared ext4 partition)
    /dev/sda4: untouched (swap)
Keyboard: USA
Login automatically: YES

Installation proceeds well until it attempts to install grub2, at which
point syslog shows "grub-install: error: cannot find EFI directory"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.49 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-14.30-generic 4.4.5
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.367
Date: Sun Mar 20 10:22:43 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160319)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.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-2.21.49 ubuntu-gnome xenial

** Attachment added: "/var/log/syslog"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1559727/+attachment/4605684/+files/syslog

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Title:
  Failed to install grub2 from ubiquity

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When installing Ubuntu GNOME I chose the following options:

  Download updates - YES
  Install 3rd party - NO
  Keep UEFI - YES
  Format:
    /dev/sda
      /dev/sda1: ext4 -> /
      /dev/sda2: untouched (Ubuntu 15.10)
      /dev/sda3: untouched (shared ext4 partition)
      /dev/sda4: untouched (swap)
  Keyboard: USA
  Login automatically: YES

  Installation proceeds well until it attempts to install grub2, at
  which point syslog shows "grub-install: error: cannot find EFI
  directory"

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.49 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-14.30-generic 4.4.5
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.367
  Date: Sun Mar 20 10:22:43 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160319)
  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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