Ubuntu
grub-installer package

Grub thinks it is 32 bit when it is 64 bit

Bug #1540963 reported by rserra
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This bug affects 8 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
grub-installer (Ubuntu)
Triaged
High
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Bug Description

Installing Lubuntu on Asus T100

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: ubiquity 2.21.37 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.365
Date: Tue Feb 2 16:10:44 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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rserra (serrara) wrote :
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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

It looks like grub has decided it is 32 bit even though it is not:

grub-install: error: /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/modinfo.sh doesn't exist. Please specify --target or --directory.

Phillip Susi (psusi)
summary: - Installing Lubuntu on Asus T100
+ Grub thinks it is 32 bit when it is 64 bit
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) wrote :

Please:

1. Edit this report description, so it explains the actual consequences of this bug.
2. Set this report status back to "confirmed".

Thank you.

Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

It's an apport automatically filed bug of the installer crashing. Should be pretty evident.

Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
status: Incomplete → Triaged
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Magosányi Árpád (mag-magwas) wrote :

A t100ta can be made to be bootable by installing grub-efi-ia32 (as the efi subsystem is actually 32 bit). See http://www.jfwhome.com/2016/01/04/latest-steps-to-install-ubuntu-on-the-asus-t100ta/ for details
I can confirm that, hust went through it.
But with the t100taf neither grub-efi-ia32 nor grub-efi-amd64 work for me.

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