[Bug 1780133] [NEW] grub installer failed to install on clean OS install

[Paulo]

Public bug reported:

Installed on a new Samsung EVO 970. Only one partition /. No swap. No previous installation on the disc. No encryption, no anything: As straight forwards as possible.
The only thing is that it asked me if i wanted to install in EFI mode given that it detected other OS in bios mode which is quite weird, given the disk is new from the box and seal.

I also chose a manual partition table with just a single partition. All
through the GUI

The computer is a XPS15 9550.


ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2
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: Wed Jul  4 18:18:32 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
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

** Description changed:

- Installed on a new Samsung EVO 970. Only one partition /. No swap. No previous instalation on the disc. No encription, no anything: As straight forwards as possible.
- The only thing is that it asked me if i wanted to install in EFI mode given that it detected other OS in bios mode which is quite weird, given the disk is new from the box and seal
+ Installed on a new Samsung EVO 970. Only one partition /. No swap. No previous installation on the disc. No encryption, no anything: As straight forwards as possible.
+ The only thing is that it asked me if i wanted to install in EFI mode given that it detected other OS in bios mode which is quite weird, given the disk is new from the box and seal.
+ 
+ I also chose a manual partition table with just a single partition. All
+ through the GUI
+ 
+ The computer is a XPS15 9550.
+ 
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2
  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: Wed Jul  4 18:18:32 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  ProcEnviron:
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  grub installer failed to install on clean OS install

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Installed on a new Samsung EVO 970. Only one partition /. No swap. No previous installation on the disc. No encryption, no anything: As straight forwards as possible.
  The only thing is that it asked me if i wanted to install in EFI mode given that it detected other OS in bios mode which is quite weird, given the disk is new from the box and seal.

  I also chose a manual partition table with just a single partition.
  All through the GUI

  The computer is a XPS15 9550.

  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.2
  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: Wed Jul  4 18:18:32 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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