[Bug 1409442] Re: Installing on GPT partitioned disk, but w/o grub_bios partition

[Phillip Susi]

I'd noticed this myself not too long ago.  It seems that the
check.d/biosgrub script skips the warning if *any* disk is using MBR
instead of GPT, and this test typically sees the MBR partition table on
the usb stick being used to install from.


** Package changed: grub-installer (Ubuntu) => partman-partitioning (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: partman-partitioning (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: partman-partitioning (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Summary changed:

- Installing on GPT partitioned disk, but w/o grub_bios partition
+ partitioner does not warn when missing bios_grub partition

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Title:
  partitioner does not warn when missing bios_grub partition

Status in partman-partitioning package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  I believe that installation falied, fatal error: failed to install
  grub, because a small grub_bios partition is necessary on a GPT
  partitioned disk. The install was using manual partition (to support a
  certain use scheme), but the installer did not notice this at the
  partition selection step.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Sun Jan 11 12:52:14 2015
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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