Public bug reported: invoking `# LANG=C grub-install --efi-directory=/boot/efi/ /dev/sda` can cause the output
Installing for x86_64-efi platform. grub-install: error: /boot/efi/ doesn't look like an EFI partition. which should be Installing for x86_64-efi platform. grub-install: error: /boot/efi/ doesn't look like an EFI partition (fulfills criteria x, y, z, but not a). That would make the application much more helpful and the implementation simply has to log what it already tested anyway. Critical errors should allways be very verbose (no matter which flags are specified, there's always the quiet flag which can be used or implemented). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: grub-efi 2.02~beta2-15 Uname: Linux 3.16.7-031607-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Nov 4 13:48:52 2014 SourcePackage: grub2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389216 Title: unhelpful error message "grub-install: error: /boot/efi/ doesn't look like an EFI partition." To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1389216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs