Unable to install Mint: "grub-efi-amd64-signed package failed to install into /target/"

[Josbaron2]

I've done a lot of Googling for this problem and have tried everything I've found, but I cannot get Mint 18.3 (MATE edition) to install. Whether I let the installer handle partitioning automatically, or if I select the "Something else" option and manually set up the EFI System Partition, root partition, and swap space, I get this "grub-efi-amd64-signed package failed to install into /target/" error near the end of the install every time.

SecureBoot is disabled in my laptop's settings. I had no trouble installing Ubuntu 17.10 MATE.

Is this a bug in the Mint installer, or is there something else I can try to get Mint installed on this laptop?

The laptop is a Lenovo X1 Tablet (2nd generation).

[michael louwe]

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Lenovo X1 tablet.? I can't find any relevant information on your tablet. Please give it's full model and specifications or the Terminal output for inxi -Fxz from the Live LM USB/DVD.

Tablets are not well supported by LM but better supported by Ubuntu because they once had Ubuntu Touch available in the Mobile market.

[Josbaron2]

Sorry, it's called the "ThinkPad X1 Tablet", not just "Lenovo X1 Tablet". Anyway, here is the output of `inxi -Fxz`:

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user@x1tablet:~$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: x1tablet Kernel: 4.15.3-041503-generic x86_64
           bits: 64 gcc: 7.2.0
           Desktop: MATE 1.18.0 (Gtk 3.22.25-0ubuntu0.1) Distro: Ubuntu 17.10
Machine:   Device: un-determined System: LENOVO product: 20JCS0LU2U v: ThinkPad X1 Tablet Gen 2 serial: N/A
           Mobo: LENOVO model: 20JCS0LU2U v: SDK0J40697 WIN serial: N/A
           UEFI: LENOVO v: N1OET34W (1.19 ) date: 11/10/2017
Battery    BAT0: charge: 22.8 Wh 56.3% condition: 40.5/37.0 Wh (110%)
           model: SMP 00HW046 status: Discharging
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i7-7Y75 (-HT-MCP-)
           arch: Kaby Lake rev.9 cache: 4096 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 6432
           clock speeds: max: 3600 MHz 1: 1097 MHz 2: 2189 MHz 3: 2152 MHz
           4: 1970 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Device 591e bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.5 )
           drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 2160x1440@60.01hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 615 (Kaby Lake GT2)
           version: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.8 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Device 9d71 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.3-041503-generic
Network:   Card: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: NA (-)
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 model: N/A size: 256.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 234G used: 7.2G (4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 32.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 65535
Info:      Processes: 189 Uptime: 0 min Memory: 446.1/15909.0MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: N/A
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.121) inxi: 2.3.37

It is a tablet, but it has an attached keyboard/trackpad and what should be pretty standard hardware, at least for the core stuff. Please let me know if I can provide any other info, or if you have any suggestions to get Mint installed.

[michael louwe]

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Likely, the problem lies with the level of hardware support in LM 18.3's kernel 4.10 and Ubuntu 17.10's kernel 4.13, wrt the non-mainstream Dual core Intel Core i7-7Y75 (-HT-MCP-), arch: Kaby Lake rev.9 cache: 4096 KB.

Maybe, you need to wait for LM 19.0's kernel 4.15 in May 2018.