[Bug 1229488] Re: EFI install to removable media not supported

2019-12-16 Thread S0AndS0
This bug also effects Mint 18, removing the USB that Linux was installed to causes host to drop into grub prompt at boot time! Thankfully typing `exit` will cause system to boot to OS on host's internal drive... for now... However, attempting to install Linux to a second USB has resulted in no- j

[Bug 1229488] Re: EFI install to removable media not supported

2018-05-19 Thread Fred Palmer
Same issue as posted in #3 with new 18.04. Install to flash drive, does not use ESP on flash drive, but installs to ESP on sda. Then system is not bootable without flash drive as it has overwritten my default boot on sda from /EFI/ubuntu. I also have changed GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR as defined in /etc/de

[Bug 1229488] Re: EFI install to removable media not supported

2017-10-25 Thread Shuhao
So I made an attempt today to install and was more or less successful. The workarounds I had to do are detailed as follows: 1. Create a EFI (FAT32, 300MB) and root file system (ext4/btrfs, the rest of the drive) manually on the removable media. 2. Create a back up of the host system's EFI partiti

[Bug 1229488] Re: EFI install to removable media not supported

2017-06-08 Thread Phillip Susi
** Summary changed: - USB Install Media to USB Target on UEFI Secure Boot Machine Left Host Unbootable + EFI install to removable media not supported ** Package changed: grub2 (Ubuntu) => ubiquity (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- You received t