#1 2020-03-17 19:27:01

naphelge

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Registered: 2020-03-15

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`grub-efi-amd64-signed’ package failed to install into /target/

Refurb'd desktop, new enough to have UEFI enabled by default in BIOS.

Secure-boot is disabled.

I go for the basic, default disk setup, allowing installer to use entire disk and setup the partitions (~0.5Gb ESP partition, SWAP and / partitions).

But the install fails to install a bootloader and I end up with the error in the subject line.

Any ideas what the issue could be? It used to be straightforward installing linux with a grub in the MBR. Not sure what is going on now. Any help appreciated. Thks.

rbh

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Registered: 2016-08-11

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Re: `grub-efi-amd64-signed’ package failed to install into /target/

You have given so little informaation...

Did you install Lithium or Helium? (I recommend using Lithium).
Is the disk bigger than 4 TB?
Did the Debian installer give any error?  (if you use graphical installer, you can do screendump from installation)
Anny error in installation logs in /var/log/installer/, especialley in syslog? Grub install should be mentioned there.
Is /boot fully populated?

I have onley installed two efi-bades ps's , no problem with them.

If you installed Lithium, can you try boot in rescumode and reinstall grub,

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r00t

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From: Canada

Registered: 2019-04-18

Posts: 46

Re: `grub-efi-amd64-signed’ package failed to install into /target/

hey so i can shed some light into this

I went to install Li ..

the CD if you do a data verify says ok

I used DD it write to a usb ...  the same way i have for years so i know thats cool.

what happens is when you go to install .... it Fails on the MD5 check for the grub.efi file ... I dont even have a system with  uefi ... now i could manually install for sure i get it ..

however for the other people, the above is what there issue is ... i can help get more info if you need ... should be around the next few days i think..

bit of stuff i noted ......

there shows 2 partition on the usb one is called EFI ....  so perhaps its not being mounted or its not looking in the right place? ... a guess would be someone put efi when it is called EFI  ... but i am just guessing ...

Last edited by r00t (2020-08-16 17:08:48)

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