Failed to install boot loader

Bug #1622191 reported by Khionu Terabite
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
grub-installer (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Tried on several devices. Tower is on my lap, can't type more

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50~14.04.1-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.340.2
Date: Sat Sep 10 10:27:32 2016
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160803)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 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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Khionu Terabite (abstractkitty) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

You attempted to install grub in bios booting mode to a GPT partitioned disk. You either have to create a 1 mb bios_grub partition on this disk, or install grub to another disk.

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