[Bug 1080726] [NEW] Installer should ensure a Boot BIOS partition is created on GPT when BIOS is non-EFI

[Ray DeCampo]

Public bug reported:

I did a fresh install of 12.10 on a new SSD and used the installer to
partition the drive.  I had chosen 'Something Else' for installation
type (http://www.debianadmin.com/wp-content/gallery/quantal/4.png)
because I had 12.04 installed on another drive.  The installer created a
GPT type partition table.  When I rebooted the system would not boot
from the drive because the BIOS was non-EFI.

The installer should try to detect this situation and prevent it.  When
I ran Boot Repair it was able to tell me I had a GPT drive on a non-EFI
BIOS with no Boot BIOS partition, so it is possible.

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Installer should ensure a Boot BIOS partition is created on GPT when
  BIOS is non-EFI

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I did a fresh install of 12.10 on a new SSD and used the installer to
  partition the drive.  I had chosen 'Something Else' for installation
  type (http://www.debianadmin.com/wp-content/gallery/quantal/4.png)
  because I had 12.04 installed on another drive.  The installer created
  a GPT type partition table.  When I rebooted the system would not boot
  from the drive because the BIOS was non-EFI.

  The installer should try to detect this situation and prevent it.
  When I ran Boot Repair it was able to tell me I had a GPT drive on a
  non-EFI BIOS with no Boot BIOS partition, so it is possible.

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