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

[David C. Findlay]

Hi there,
  Before I carried out the install I checked to see if there was a newer
bios for my motherboard and there was.
  Updated it and then carried out the install from scratch using EFI mode.
  The main drive C: is a 1TB SSD. but it is not seen as SDA1 but SDD1 so
the install i=of grub failed again.
  I installed a program called boot-repair and ran it.
  This allowed me to tell system to use SDD1 to install grub2 on.
  This it did and system is now working fine.
  I can now duel boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

 Thanks for your help.

   Yours faithfully,
       David C. Findlay.


On 9 May 2016 at 13:55, Phillip Susi <psusi at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 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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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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