[Bug 1038385] Re: 64-bit ubuntu 11.10 cannot install boot loader on XFS system '/' partition.

[Phillip Susi]

You need to install grub to the mbr ( sda ), not an individual
partition.


** Package changed: ubiquity (Ubuntu) => grub2 (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  64-bit ubuntu 11.10 cannot install boot loader on XFS system '/'
  partition.

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Installing 64-bit Ubuntu 11.10 on first partition of three '/', 500GB
  disk with 3 equally sized partitions, first 2 are XFS, 3rd is swap.
  Installation fails because it cannot install the boot loader on that
  partition. Another bug reported that XFS does not provide room for
  boot loader. If this is the cause, alert installer chose a different
  file system that can accept a boot loader.

  When fat32 was selected for second partition that failed as well,
  maybe a size limitation, sorry I didn't look that up.

  When first partition was ext4, installation completed and was able to
  re-boot.

  After some reading, I'm not trying to dual boot, so are either grub or
  lilo needed? I use my BIOS CMOS settings to select drive boot order
  and any number of tools can change active partition settings.

  I'll keep trying various configurations.

  Intel DH67GD with core i7 CPU.

  Installer says it will automatically attach log files. I'm still new
  to Linux and it has been over 15 years since I used any Unix systems.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Fri Aug 17 21:56:28 2012
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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