[Bug 2030121] Re: ASUS X205TA - Unable to install GRUB in /dev/mmcblk2

[Steve]

Experienced same as OP. Used bootia32.efi to boot off USB. Was able to
successfully install 20.04 so confirmed that recent versions will
work/install on this device. Seems like a bug was introduced since that
release.

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Title:
  ASUS X205TA - Unable to install GRUB in /dev/mmcblk2

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I am trying tot install ubuntu-22.04-desktop-amd64 on a ASUS EeeBook
  X205TA, but nearly at the end the installation process stops with the
  message:

     Running ¨grub-install/dev//mmcblk2"...

     Unable to install GRUB in /dev/mmcblk2
     Executing ǵrubb-install/dev/mmcblk2" failed
     This is a fatal error

  After that, the installation process generates and sends an debug
  report to Ubuntu.

  Possible cause: The ASUS X205TA needs a 32 bit UEFI bootloader, while
  its processor an operatingystem are 64 bit.

  Apparently the ubuntu-22.04-desktop-amd64 installation does not yet
  include this 32bit UEFI bootloader option, e.g. choice 64 bit UEFI
  bootloader(default) and 32 bit UEFI bootloader (optional).

  So in summary the ASUS X205TA and similar computers needs
  ubuntu-22.04-desktop-amd64 with a 32 bit bootloader.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: ubiquity 22.04.19
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-32.33~22.04.1-generic 5.19.17
  Uname: Linux 5.19.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.470.2
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Aug  4 16:31:45 2023
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230223)
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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