grub would not install on 64GBSDD on port 0

[rlrostron]

None possible Latest18.04 Ubuntu downloaded with torrent

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394
Date: Mon Jul 2 13:31:19 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[rlrostron (rlr)]

I think I figured out why grub would not install on 64GBSDD on port 0 as reported earlier. I had set the first part of the SDD disk as a swap area and this may have removed any space for the grub install. After leaving 1MB space, the grub installed correctly.
RLR

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Your disk is currently partitioned to boot in bios mode, but you booted the installer in EFI mode. You either need to boot the installer in bios mode, or partition the disk using GPT and set up an EFI system partition to install in EFI mode. This will be done for you if you choose the "use entire disk" guided install option.

[rlrostron (rlr)]

Thank you.

I did actually use "entire disk" method, but unfortunately that is not
really what I wanted.

However, you have pointed this rather amateurish but long standing user
of Linux in the right direction.
I wonder if that is why my little used version of Win 10 (unfortunately
needed to update my SatNav)
is refusing to cooperate on updates.

Thanks

On 06/07/18 18:28, Phillip Susi wrote:
> Your disk is currently partitioned to boot in bios mode, but you booted
> the installer in EFI mode. You either need to boot the installer in bios
> mode, or partition the disk using GPT and set up an EFI system partition
> to install in EFI mode. This will be done for you if you choose the "use
> entire disk" guided install option.
>
> ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Invalid
>