The included patch disables the generation of the lines in grub.cfg for Ubuntu's smooth boot feature. That's what currently preventing the boot on UEFI systems.
I've created a PPA with grub2 version 1.99-17ubuntu1 with the patch included: https://launchpad.net/~cxl/+archive/grub2-efi Please test by running "update-grub" with the new packages. ** Patch added: "ubuntu_no_smooth_boot_on_efi.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/924622/+attachment/2845914/+files/ubuntu_no_smooth_boot_on_efi.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/924622 Title: [UEFI] GRUB 2 Blank Screen (no font) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/924622/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs