GPT+BIOS with manual desktop partitioning - absence of bios_grub partition causing grub-install to fail
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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subiquity |
Triaged
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High
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Unassigned | ||
ubuntu-desktop-provision |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
fresh install on newly partitioned and formatted sdb1.
Installed yesterday using GPT/UEFI and everything gone smooth (except windows dualboot). Flashed SDCARD again (Rufus) today using MBR. Crash during install or when install was just ready.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: subiquity (unknown)
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CasperVersion: 1.486
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: nocloud
CloudName: unknown
CloudPlatform: nocloud
CloudSubPlatform: seed-dir (/var/lib/
CurtinAptConfig: /var/log/
Date: Sat Nov 18 21:02:41 2023
DesktopInstalle
ExecutablePath: /snap/ubuntu-
InterpreterPath: /snap/ubuntu-
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 23.10.1 "Mantic Minotaur" - Release amd64 (20231016.1)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcAttrCurrent: snap.hostname-
ProcCmdline: /snap/hostname-
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LD_LIBRARY_
PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
Python3Details: /usr/bin/
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SnapChannel: latest/
SnapRevision: 1269
SnapUpdated: False
SnapVersion: 0+git.1c719695
SourcePackage: subiquity
Title: install failed crashed with CalledProcessError
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/12/2018
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P3.00
dmi.board.name: Z77 Extreme4
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.sku: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
information type: | Private → Public |
description: | updated |
summary: |
- install failed crashed with CalledProcessError + curthooks: grub-install: will not proceed with blocklists |
summary: |
- MBR+BIOS with desktop partitioning - absence of bios_grub partition + GPT+BIOS with desktop partitioning - absence of bios_grub partition causing grub-install to fail |
summary: |
- GPT+BIOS with desktop partitioning - absence of bios_grub partition - causing grub-install to fail + GPT+BIOS with manual desktop partitioning - absence of bios_grub + partition causing grub-install to fail |
At the time of partitioning the procedure does not propose the EFI partition for the GRUB installation.
Could this be the problem?
If so, how is it resolved?