Public bug reported: I replaced a failing hard drive with a new one. I installed Ubuntu MATE 18.04 and then tried to boot it. Complete failure.
I have read that currently the Linux installer checks to see how the installation media was booted. If it booted as legacy BIOS it installs Linux as legacy BIOS bootable. If it is booted as UEFI, then it installs as UEFI bootable. This algorithm is valid as long as the target hard drive is 2 TB or smaller. If the the drive is larger that 2 TB it must use a GUID Partition Table and boot with UEFI. Now that 3 TB and 4 TB drives are getting cheaper, the algorithm needs to be brought up to 2005 standards and install as UEFI regardless of how the installation media was booted. The installer should also check the for an UEFI System Partition, create it if needed, and install any missing UEFI files. They are on the installation DVD, the current installation program does not bother to check the target drive and copy required UEFI files. The installation media is a DVD with the latest Ubuntu MATE 18.04 ISO. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:18.04.19 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: ufsd ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 CrashDB: ubuntu CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Sat Jun 23 04:46:52 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-15 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader Symptom: dist-upgrade UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic dist-upgrade -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778325 Title: Installer tries to install in BIOS mode on drive larger than 2 TB To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1778325/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs