[Bug 1628364] [NEW] failed writing grub in UEFI install - win8.1 based Windows 10

[John Andrejsons]

Public bug reported:

I revived my ubuntu on a Windows 7 based Windows 10 laptop after a
memory upgrade and upgraded further to the 16.04 LTS.  I was so
impressed with the performance that I undertook to install it on my
friends Windows 8 PC. He chronically resets to Windows 8.0 factory specs
when his system slows to non-usability,  I have a Windows 8.1 based
Windows 10 AE PC, as well.  The report is from this one.

I am installing from a memory stick. After some booting struggles with
legacy settings, I thought that I had it right.  The stick seems fine
and it did install somewhat successfully on the Windows 8 system and I
get a four item grub menu on boot. ununtu goes to black and Windows
boots fine.  I can get to ubuntu in safe mode and I shall work on that.

Meanwhile this install starts with about twenty more "things"(I am not
linux-literate) than the 70 or so on the other system at the beginning
of the install and I get some mount dialogues and I chose the easy way
that does not allow repartitioning.  I avoided the proprietary code part
so as not to disturb the safe boot settings.

I don't know if this background helps more than the system generated
data.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376
Date: Tue Sep 27 21:39:03 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
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-2.21.63.2 ubuntu xenial

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Title:
  failed writing grub in UEFI  install - win8.1 based Windows 10

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I revived my ubuntu on a Windows 7 based Windows 10 laptop after a
  memory upgrade and upgraded further to the 16.04 LTS.  I was so
  impressed with the performance that I undertook to install it on my
  friends Windows 8 PC. He chronically resets to Windows 8.0 factory
  specs when his system slows to non-usability,  I have a Windows 8.1
  based Windows 10 AE PC, as well.  The report is from this one.

  I am installing from a memory stick. After some booting struggles with
  legacy settings, I thought that I had it right.  The stick seems fine
  and it did install somewhat successfully on the Windows 8 system and I
  get a four item grub menu on boot. ununtu goes to black and Windows
  boots fine.  I can get to ubuntu in safe mode and I shall work on
  that.

  Meanwhile this install starts with about twenty more "things"(I am not
  linux-literate) than the 70 or so on the other system at the beginning
  of the install and I get some mount dialogues and I chose the easy way
  that does not allow repartitioning.  I avoided the proprietary code
  part so as not to disturb the safe boot settings.

  I don't know if this background helps more than the system generated
  data.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.376
  Date: Tue Sep 27 21:39:03 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  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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