[Bug 1608036] Re: grub2 install fails on 2008 macbook, gpt partition table

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[Expired for grub-installer (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity
for 60 days.]

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  grub2 install fails on 2008 macbook, gpt partition table

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Installing grub from the Lubuntu 16.04 disk does not work (this crash
  report is on a Macbook with GPT partition table, but this is about my
  5th install attempt, and grub cannot be installed on an msdos flavor
  partition table either).

  Root fs is ext4. There is no separate /boot partition. There is a 1MB
  biosgrub partition.

  There is an efi partition created anew on this particular install
  attempt, but not having an efi partition makes no difference, the
  failure still occurs.

  To be clear, I have not yet been successful AT ALL getting grub to
  install on this Macbook. It has failed every single time, often
  leading to dialog boxes which ignore the OK button, installer crashes,
  etc.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.376
  Date: Sat Jul 30 02:31:51 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/efi/boot/boot.iso quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  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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