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------- Comment From ROESCH3 at de.ibm.com 2016-12-15 04:51 EDT-------
I have tested with installer version 451.9. The installer retrieved package partman-btrfs 18ubuntu1.1 from http://de.ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports//pool/main/p/partman-btrfs/partman-btrfs_18ubuntu1.1_all.udeb

When I tried to reproduce the issue, the following warning message was
displayed:

btrfs root file system not supported without separate /boot
Your root file system is a btrfs file system. This is not supported by the boot loader used by default by this installer.
You should use a small /boot partition with another file system, such as ext4.

>From my perspective, the bug is fixed. Also the error message does
explain very well what is wrong and what to do about it.

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Title:
  Installer does not prompt to create a separate /boot partition when
  using btrfs for /

Status in Ubuntu on IBM z Systems:
  Fix Committed
Status in partman-btrfs package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in partman-btrfs source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in partman-btrfs source package in Yakkety:
  Won't Fix
Status in partman-btrfs source package in Zesty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Testcase]
  * Run installer with apt-setup/proposed=true
  * Attempt to use btrfs as the / filesystem without any other partitions
  * Warning should prevent one from proceeding without creating a non-btrfs /boot partition

  == Comment: #0 - Michael Roesch - 2016-08-02 12:22:00 ==
  Installer version: 451.4

  Partitioning:
  Virtual disk 1 (vda) - 10.7 GB Virtio Block Device
  >     #1  primary  10.7 GB    f  btrfs    /

  When creating this kind of partition layout, the installer does not
  tell you that you need a separate /boot partition for this to work.
  The result is that the installation fails at the end with:

  "Install the ZIPL boot loader on a hard disk

  Installation step failed
  An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: Install the ZIPL boot loader on a hard disk "

  The installation completes successfully when you have a separate /boot
  partition.

  I will attach logs of the failing attempt

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