[Bug 1584442] Re: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10
Your disk is currently partitioned to boot in bios mode, but you booted the 16.04 installer in EFI mode. A warning message prompted you that this could be a problem and recommended performing a bios mode install instead, but you chose not to. You either need to perform the bios mode install, or partition the disk using GPT and set up an EFI system partition to install in EFI mode. This will be done for you if you choose the "use entire disk" guided install option. ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584442 Title: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1584442/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1584442] Re: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10
For whatever reason, Windows deployed in BIOS mode. I know, first instinct is that Windows 10 doesn't support this, but the real story is it doesn't support BIOS mode with a GPT partition table. What happened here is that for whatever reason it prioritized keeping your existing MSDOS parition table from Windows 7 over switching to the new BIOS mode. This could be because of any number of reasons related to Windows. Unfortunately, Ubuntu booted in UEFI mode, and so it wants to install itself the same way. This isn't possible with an MSDOS partition table. Ubuntu should probably detect this, but for now here are some workarounds: Disable UEFI in your bios settings (if possible). Windows likely isn't using it, and if it is you should just be able to turn that back on without any issue. --OR-- Check your bios settings to see which it prefers: UEFI, or BIOS. If it prefers UEFI, change it to the other way around. This will mean Ubuntu will boot in the correct mode and will try to install to a classic BIOS system. --OR-- Reformat your entire drive to GPT so that Windows and Ubuntu are both able to use UEFI. Windows can't install BIOS-Mode to a GPT parition though, so be careful that you don't mess with your system after installing these. You could end up with a bad bios. CAUTION The last option is VERY DANGEROUS! I have already lost one computer to Windows writing too much to the UEFI partition. My wonderful Lenovo laptop with its awesome keyboard is now a vegetable because the OS detect scripts in the bios were overwritten! Source: https://msdn.microsoft.com/windows/hardware/commercialize/manufacture/desktop /configure-biosmbr-based-hard-drive-partitions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584442 Title: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1584442/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1584442] Re: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10
** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584442 Title: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1584442/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1584442] Re: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584442 Title: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1584442/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1584442] Re: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10
** Description changed: Before starting installation ubiquity informed me that the installer is started in UEFI mode and that I have one or more operating systems which are installed in BIOS compatibility mode. If I continue with the installation, I might not be able to boot back into the other operating system. This warning is there every time I install any linux distro and it finishes the installation correctly and after installation I am able to boot back into both OSes installed. The installation was successful with all the previous versions of ubuntu namely 14.04,15.10 but with the latest LTS, the installer crashed saying that the bootloader was not installed at the target. - The funny thing is, I have windows 10 installed which is a modern OS - which needs to be installed in UEFI mode so I do not understand why I - am getting the warning in the beginning of the installation In the first - place. + The funny thing is, I have windows 10 installed which is a modern OS which needs to be installed in UEFI mode so I do not understand why I am getting the warning in the beginning of the installation In the first place. + Mine is an HP Pavilion-G6 laptop. + + EDIT:-I forgot to mention one thing that is, my laptop did not ship with + windows 10 preinstalled. There was previously windows 7 on my laptop + which might have been installed in Legacy/BIOS compatibility mode. I had + upgraded windows 7 to windows 10 but did not need to make any changes in + the BIOS settings to boot to windows 10. I guess windows 10 was able to + boot in Legacy mode somehow...Strange. But nonetheless, I was able to + successfully install previous versions of ubuntu in the past along side + windows 10 installation ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: ubiquity 2.21.63 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.376 Date: Sun May 22 18:18:50 2016 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=en_IN - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=en_IN - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANGUAGE=en_IN + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_IN + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: grub-installer UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584442 Title: Bootloader was unable to install during a fresh install alongside windows 10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1584442/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
