btrf won't install per recommendations on some of the ubuntu forums. ran full btrfs partion.

Bug #1530489 reported by derp of Drenth
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grub-installer (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

tried to install BTRFS partician using lxde 15.10 installer.
both attempts failed.
deleted old partitions on the drive.
Grub is not recognizing BTRFS. shrug.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: ubiquity 2.21.37
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.365
Date: Fri Jan 1 16:50:20 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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derp of Drenth (isnull-isnotnull) wrote :
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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

You are using the GUID Partition Table on that drive. This requires you to create a 1 mb bios_grub partition in order to install grub there.

Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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