Thanks for responding Phillip (its appreciated). On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 5:43 AM, Phillip Susi <ps...@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> You are trying to install in EFI mode, and while you initially had an > EFI system partition, how could you tell I originally had an EFI partition? I don't remember deleteing it. I did reformat the drives I am trying to install on. there is a mmcblk device (32G), an M.2 SSD (250G) and an 80G spinner (HDD). I don't recall any of these having an EFI partition but I do remember erasing the drives so that probably caused the problem. > it appears that you deleted it. You need to have > one to install in EFI mode. > I don't do a lot of installations so forget the pre-reqs. can i simply create an EFI dir at the top level or must it be a partition? Is there something simple I can look at that pulls all the basics of EFI installs together? and again thanks for your attention. > > > ** 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/1691981 > > Title: > udoo x86 install multi-disk installer crash > > Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > installing onto a new udoo x86 advanced plus. has mmcblk (32G), ssd > (250G, m.2 ssd), and external sata hdd, 80G. > > grub doesn't like something. was supposed to install onto the mmcblk. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 > Package: ubiquity 16.10.14 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0 > Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 > Architecture: amd64 > CasperVersion: 1.379 > Date: Fri May 19 02:24:09 2017 > InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi > file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- > LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 > (20161012.1) > ProcEnviron: > TERM=unknown > PATH=(custom, no user) > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8 > 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/1691981/+subscriptions > -- Eric B. Decker Senior (over 50 :-) Researcher -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1691981 Title: udoo x86 install multi-disk installer crash To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1691981/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs