[Bug 964961] Re: will not install grub on gpt file table. Installed fine just no grub but will try installing older os 11.10 after install to install grub.

[Jesús M. Navarro]

An example: the following preseed snippet works on Debian "Squeeze" but
stops on Ubuntu "Precise" with "The partition format in use on your
disks requires you to create a separate partition for boot loader code
[...] Go back to the menu and correct this problem? Yes/no.  Answering
"yes" enters a loop; answering "no" makes the installation continue but
fails when trying to install the boot loader.

d-i partman-auto/method string regular
d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
d-i partman-md/device_remove_md boolean true
d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string             \
    boot-root ::                                  \
        1 1 1 free                                \
            $iflabel{ gpt } $reusemethod{ }       \
            method { biosgrub }                   \
        .                                         \
        20000 1 20000 ext3                        \
            $primary{ } $bootable{ }              \
            method{ format } format{ }            \
            use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 }  \
            mountpoint{ / }                       \
        .                                         \
        1 100 1000000000 ext3                     \
            method{ format } format{ }            \
            use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 }  \
            mountpoint{ /delete-me }              \
        .                                         \
        64 10 32000 linux-swap                    \
            $primary{ }                           \
            method{ swap } format{ }              \
        .
d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true

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Title:
  will not install grub on gpt file table. Installed fine just no grub
  but will try installing older os 11.10 after install to install grub.

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Doing a MultiOS setup with gpt. Will use an older OS as my last OS so that I may install grub.
  Will Be installing the following:

  Lubuntu 12.04 AMD 64
  Ubuntu   12.04 AMD 64
  Kubuntu 12.04 AMD 64
  Ubuntu Studio 12.04 AMD 64
  Ubuntu Server 12.04 AMD 64
  Lubuntu 11.10 AMD 64

  My PC Specs:

  AMD Athlon XII 640 3.6GHz 64-bit
  16 GB DDR3 PC3-14900 G.SKILL RAM
  2 Optiarc DVD+Writers
  500 Watt PSU
  Encore Wi-fi
  Gigabit LAN
  750 GB Segate HDD
  Saphire Radeon 5670 ATI Graphics Card
  5.1 Surround Sound

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.9.23
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.305
  Date: Sun Mar 25 21:54:13 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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