Tested the proposed grub packages on 3 servers:
PowerEdge 11G Series, which always worked in EFI mode
PowerEdge 12G Series with the 'broken' BIOS - i.e. one where 12.04 would
not boot in EFI mode.
PowerEdge 12G Series with the 'fixed' BIOS that allowed 12.04 to boot in
EFI mode.
To test, I downloaded the proposed grub packages to a USB stick. Once
Ubuntu had been installed, but before the system was rebooted, I did the
following:
1) Went to virtual terminal 2 and chrooted into the installed system (“chroot
/target”).
2) Mounted the USB stick.
3) Installed the new grub packages from my USB stick.
4) Typed exit, then flipped back to the installer screen and hit Continue to
reboot.
All 3 systems booted successfully. The 12G system with the 'broken'
BIOS would not boot 12.04 in EFI mode in the past. Now it does.
I also reinstalled all 3 systems in legacy BIOS mode and updated only
the applicable grub packages from proposed to make sure there were no
problems. Everything checked out fine there as well.
I think we are in good shape.
** Tags removed: verification-needed
** Tags added: verification-done
** Changed in: dell-poweredge
Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
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include patch to resolve bug where grub2 cannot boot Dell PowerEdge
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