I still think that this is a bug, as 14.04 had no problem installing without the EFI partition in manual mode.
On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 2:44 AM, Phillip Susi <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, you need to create an EFI system partition to install in EFI mode. > This is done automatically if you choose to format the drive and install > only Ubuntu, but if you are doing a side by side install, you need to > heed the warning that you should install in bios mode, and if doing a > manual install, you are on your own. > > > ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu) > Status: Confirmed => Invalid > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573722 > > Title: > Ubuntu 16.04 grub2 installation problem > > Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > Installer complained about UEFI at the start (but since I have only > one OS, I proceeded) and then after crashed with grub-efi-amd64-singed > failed to install at the end of 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: Fri Apr 22 19:35:11 2016 > InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi > file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --- > LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 > (20160420.1) > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SourcePackage: grub-installer > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1573722/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573722 Title: Ubuntu 16.04 grub2 installation problem To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1573722/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
