[Bug 1584442] [NEW] Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10

[Shounak Sarkar]

Public bug reported:

Before starting installation ubiquity informed me that the installer is
started in UEFI mode and that I have one or more operating systems which
are installed in BIOS compatibility mode. If I continue with the
installation, I might not be able to boot back into the other operating
system. This warning is there every time I install any linux distro and
it finishes the installation correctly and after installation I am able
to boot back into both OSes installed. The installation was successful
with all the previous versions of ubuntu namely 14.04,15.10 but with the
latest LTS, the installer crashed saying that the bootloader was not
installed at the target.

The funny thing is, I have windows 10 installed which is a modern OS
which needs to be installed in UEFI mode so I do not understand  why I
am getting the warning in the beginning of the installation In the first
place.

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: Sun May 22 18:18:50 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_IN
 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-2.21.63 ubuntu-mate xenial

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Title:
  Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside
  windows 10

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Before starting installation ubiquity informed me that the installer
  is started in UEFI mode and that I have one or more operating systems
  which are installed in BIOS compatibility mode. If I continue with the
  installation, I might not be able to boot back into the other
  operating system. This warning is there every time I install any linux
  distro and it finishes the installation correctly and after
  installation I am able to boot back into both OSes installed. The
  installation was successful with all the previous versions of ubuntu
  namely 14.04,15.10 but with the latest LTS, the installer crashed
  saying that the bootloader was not installed at the target.

  The funny thing is, I have windows 10 installed which is a modern OS
  which needs to be installed in UEFI mode so I do not understand  why I
  am getting the warning in the beginning of the installation In the
  first place.

  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: Sun May 22 18:18:50 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_IN
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_IN
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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