Hello Jim, Thanks for all of the information.
You're right, I had the problem with the UEFI install. When I was about to boot from the USB key, I had the choice of a regular USB or USB UEFI. After reporting these errors I went back and installed with the regular USB option. It worked and my system was installed without a hitch. Your emails are very informative and I'll consider reformatting my disk next time round. Much appreciated! :) Cheers, Kevin On 17 August 2016 at 16:55, Jim Read <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, looks right on second look. > Here's why: > > ... > Partition table: yes > Type: msdos > ... > /lib/partman/init.d/50efi: User chose to continue in UEFI mode > ... > > Your live install CD recognized that your system boots UEFI and went > ahead and booted in that mode. When you got to install, however, it was > presented with a system configured for classic BIOS booting- an old- > style MSDOS partition table, and no EFI partition to be found. UEFI > requires that instead of an MSDOS partition table, there be a GPT > partition table which works in a really different way. > > First of all, there's no MBR, or master boot record. This is something > that the old BIOS system needed to figure out where the bootloader is. > UEFI systems, and even newer bios systems look for something different. > BIOS systems look for a special BIOSBOOT partition, which has a similar > function to the MBR, but is a partition in its own right instead of just > an amount of bytes at the beginning of the disk. UEFI works similarly, > but it supports having more than one bootloader installed at once in > some cases, so this partition needs to be bigger. GPT facilitates this, > but because the old MBR-style boot information is limited to a much > smaller size, UEFI bootloaders can't install there. > > If I'm reading your logs correctly, it looks like it asked you if you > wanted to continue the install. It's been a while, but I've seen the > same dialog. It says something about this might not work, do you want to > continue with a UEFI install anyhow? Clicking Yes *may* result in > something like what you have here. > > > The TL;DR version: > It looks like your computer thinks its installing to a UEFI-ready disk, > and it's not set up right. > > To fix this: > Option 1: disable UEFI in your bios so that the disk won't think your > computer looks for that first. > Option 2: Reformat your entire hard disk with a GPT partition table > instead of an MSDOS one. This will erase everything on the disk, so be > careful! > Option 3: Manually install GRUB. I don't know how to do this in > Ubuntu, so make sure you check with someone else (Ask Ubuntu, Ubuntuforums, > etc.) in the community before attempting this. Usually Option 1 or 2 is > much easier and more straightforward. > > ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614112 > > Title: > Grub failed to install during xubuntu installation > > Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > I tried the install directly from the USB and then by doing a > Try-xubuntu with the live disk. > From the live disk, I did a boot-repair and boot-info 2 times. Here are > the values given: > > http://paste2.org/VJjkBvX > http://paste2.org/Xc5a24GK > > 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: Wed Aug 17 15:59:01 2016 > InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi > file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- > LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 > (20160420.1) > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, no user) > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > 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/1614112/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614112 Title: Grub failed to install during xubuntu installation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1614112/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
