Bug#806849: debian-installer: d-i fails to install grub2 correctly for efi system using encrypted LVM
On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 10:51:20PM -0800, Carl Myers wrote:
>Package: debian-installer
>Version: stretch alpha 4
>Severity: important
>Tags: d-i
>
>Dear Maintainer,
Hi Carl,
>I have a new System76 Oryx Pro laptop using efi boot. Ubuntu installs
>successfully but I can't get debian to install using encrypted LVM.
>
>The laptop has an nvme device which requires efi boot so I can't just disable
>it. Here are my repro steps:
>
>1. Boot using netinst (tried both stable and testing, stable doesn't work at all I think due to efi?)
>2. Performed normal install (tried both text and gui)
>3. Included proprietary firmware for wifi from usb key when prompted
>4. selected encrypted LVM with separate home partition, changed root partition
>to 20GB and made some other lvm adjustments
>5. proceeded to install base system successfully
>6. when it comes time to install grub, it fails. no better error message
>provided, nothing in /var/logs either
Silly question: are you sure that the installer booted in UEFI mode?
What you're describing sounds like it could be a BIOS-mode
installation instead. Did the installer splash screen mention UEFI?
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