[Bug 1636129] Re: grub-installer unable to install on /dev/sda and crashed when trying to proceed without installing bootloader

[Phillip Susi]

You are trying to install to a disk partitioned with GPT, but booting
with BIOS.  This requires you to create a 1 mb bios_grub partition on
the disk.


** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  grub-installer unable to install on /dev/sda and crashed when trying
  to proceed without installing bootloader

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  New Ubuntu installation from live-USB. grub-installer unable to
  install on /dev/sda and crashed when trying to proceed without
  installing bootloader.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.376
  Date: Mon Oct 24 12:21:09 2016
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160421)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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