[Bug 1769133] [NEW] grub2 will not install

[john]

Public bug reported:

Install fails when trying to install grub2.

16.04 LTS worked fine, decided to upgrade to 18.xx    In 16.04 grub was
installed in the Windows uefi bootloader.

Installing v18.xx I twice installed opting to erase the previous Ubuntu
with no luck.

Then tried custom install i.e. (something else), erased the Ubuntu disk
and created custom swap, root, and home partitions and opted again to
install grub into the Windows bootloader..

I did this because way back when I installed 16.04 LTS it was the only
way it would work without destroying my ability to boot both my Windows
and Ubuntu.   It was also the result of some internet research into UEFI
which at the time was new to me.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri May  4 08:48:40 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.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 bionic ubiquity-18.04.14 ubuntu

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Title:
  grub2 will not install

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Install fails when trying to install grub2.

  16.04 LTS worked fine, decided to upgrade to 18.xx    In 16.04 grub
  was installed in the Windows uefi bootloader.

  Installing v18.xx I twice installed opting to erase the previous
  Ubuntu with no luck.

  Then tried custom install i.e. (something else), erased the Ubuntu
  disk and created custom swap, root, and home partitions and opted
  again to install grub into the Windows bootloader..

  I did this because way back when I installed 16.04 LTS it was the only
  way it would work without destroying my ability to boot both my
  Windows and Ubuntu.   It was also the result of some internet research
  into UEFI which at the time was new to me.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri May  4 08:48:40 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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