Public bug reported: Binary package hint: partman-base
(Ubuntu karmic, alternate install CD) If you manually partition a large disk (2TB or more), a GUID partition table (GPT) will automatically (and silently) be used. This means that you *have to* create a BIOS boot partition ( http://grub.enbug.org/BIOS_Boot_Partition ), or the grub setup will fail and the system will be unbootable. There *really* should be a warning about a missing BIOS boot partiton (just like there is a warning about the missing swap partition, which is far less important). This will bite a lot of people as disks > 2TB become standard. Screenshot of "configuring grub-pc" failure: http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2181/dsc01923o.jpg Screenshot of error messages on VT3: http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9581/dsc01922yi.jpg ** Affects: partman-base (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- >2TB/GPT: Must warn if BIOS boot partition is missing (unbootable system!) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506670 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
