I come close to the resolution: after I ran:
grub-install --bootloader-id ubuntu-hdd1 /dev/sda I get Installing for i386 platform. grub-install: warning: Couldn't find physical volume '(null)'. Some modules may be missing from core image... grub-install: warning: Couldn't find physical volume '(null)'. Some modules may be missing from core image... grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible. grub-install: error: embedding is not possible, but this required for RAID and LVM install. after a parted /dev/sda set 1 bios_grub on it is possible to run grub-install without errors. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1277865 Title: Cannot install Ubuntu 14.04 on EFI hardware To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1277865/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
