Public bug reported: I am just trying to get Ubuntu 14.04.4 installed on my new laptop. It always fails at installing grub. I have run sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda the drive is not frozen. I have removed all boot entries from UEFI still a no go. I am using UEFI with secure boot enabled.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-27.32~14.04.1-generic 4.2.8-ckt1 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.340.2 Date: Fri Feb 19 13:19:08 2016 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash -- LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160217.1) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: grub-installer UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty ubiquity-2.18.8.12 ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1547622 Title: Installer crashes while installing bootloader. Alienware 17 R3 laptop brand new To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1547622/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs