[Bug 1466367] Re: Installer ask where to install boot loader during uefi installation

[GizmoChicken]

Ubfan wrote:

"don't forget, each disk may have an ESP, and if the installer's target
is not sda, then the question not only needs to be asked, but the
installer should use the provided input. It's another bug that this
input is just ignored."

I agree. And a fix to a bug that I report elsewhere could simultaneously
overcome this limitation.   Please see
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1855874 for a
discussion of the advantages of being able to specify the ESP location
(when more than one present), but also being able to specify an
alternative to installing EFI files to /EFI/ubuntu, especially when dual
booting two  Ubuntu installations.

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Title:
  Installer ask where to install boot loader during uefi installation

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  During UEFI boot install of 14.04.2 (from ~2015-6-16)  the installer asks for a location to install a boot loader. But according to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI it shouldn't. I'm sure i'm booting in uefi. I tried the uefi only image and normal way of creating the usb install drive.
  I have legacy boot disabled and created a new uefi boot entry pointing to the boot.efi on the usb drive.
  During boot i see the black screen giving me the choice what to do (install, try, check).
  I already have Debian 8 installed in uefi mode (no problems) and thus have an ESP. 
  I can select the partition for / but cant set the mount point for the ESP.  I don't want to risk installing grub to mbr by asking for a place fot the boot loader so i stop installing Ubuntu from that point. 

  It is a new mSata disk. On an other non ssd disk i have w8 and Ubuntu
  14.04.2 installed, but when that disk is removed the situation is the
  same. Because of previous installations (on non ssd) there is an uefi
  entry (ubuntu) visible during boot.

  How can i safely and certain install Ubuntu in UEFI mode without
  installing something/grub in MBR?

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