[Bug 1782029] Re: Fatal error: Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda during Ubuntu 18.04 install (erasing previous incomplete install)

2018-07-17 Thread Phillip Susi
Your EFI system partition is corrupt; you will need to repair it using either dosfsck or Windows' chkdsk/scandisk. ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1782029] Re: Fatal error: Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda during Ubuntu 18.04 install (erasing previous incomplete install)

2018-07-17 Thread Long Nguyen Huu
Here is the mentioned syslog ** Attachment added: "Ubuntu 18.04 ubiquity crash retry ubi-partman failed syslog.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1782029/+attachment/5164664/+files/Ubuntu%2018.04%20ubiquity%20crash%20retry%20ubi-partman%20failed%20syslog.txt

[Bug 1782029] Re: Fatal error: Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda during Ubuntu 18.04 install (erasing previous incomplete install)

2018-07-17 Thread Long Nguyen Huu
The crash report suggests I have to upgrade my packages, so I did, but I can't try another install just after the failed attempt because I get: ubi-partman crashed: ubi-partman failed with exit code 10. Further information may be found in /var/log/syslog. Do you want to try running this step

[Bug 1782029] Re: Fatal error: Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda during Ubuntu 18.04 install (erasing previous incomplete install)

2018-07-16 Thread Long Nguyen Huu
*sdb is the Live USB and *sdc the external disk (sorry for triple- posting, can't edit comments in launchpad) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1782029 Title: Fatal error: Unable to

[Bug 1782029] Re: Fatal error: Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda during Ubuntu 18.04 install (erasing previous incomplete install)

2018-07-16 Thread Long Nguyen Huu
No, actually there seem to be 2 EFI partitions (sda2 and sda3). sdb is just an external disk and sdc the Live USB itself. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1782029 Title: Fatal error:

[Bug 1782029] Re: Fatal error: Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda during Ubuntu 18.04 install (erasing previous incomplete install)

2018-07-16 Thread Long Nguyen Huu
I tried a boot-repair to no avail. It even failed, suggesting me to add an EFI partition in /boot/ first. So I guess grub is not yet installed at all. Boot Info attached. ** Attachment added: "Boot-Info_20180716_2327.txt"