[Bug 1578439] Re: reinstall of ubuntu grub failed to install on drive sda

[Phillip Susi]

If you want to install in EFI mode, then you need to use GPT on the disk
you are installing Ubuntu to, and make sure it has an EFI system
partition ( this will be done automatically if you choose the automatic
install options, but you have to do it for a manual partitioned install
).

Of course, this will make dual booting with a bios mode Windows install
particularly difficult if it is even possible at all, therefore it is
best to stick with a bios mode install.

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Title:
  reinstall of ubuntu grub failed to install on drive sda

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  This was a repair install of ubuntu 15.10.
  Install had completed and system was trying to install grub2 which failed to install.
  system did not give any other error messages

  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: Thu May  5 00:49:39 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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