[Bug 1045178] Re: btrfs core image too large for minimal MBRs

[axion]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1059827 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059827

Colin,
This is no a btrfs problem. I have this problem with most versions of ubuntu that use grub 2, since windows in many cases doesn't leave space but creates the first partition starting at sector 65. So the simple solution is to limit the size of the grub2-core image.

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Title:
  btrfs core image too large for minimal MBRs

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Grub install failed at clean install. core.img too large to fit into
  64 sectors ( 32Kb )

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.11.18
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-6.6-generic 3.5.0
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-6-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.320
  Date: Mon Sep  3 07:48:03 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120724.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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