No bootloader location option available for "use entire disk" install method
Bug #631943 reported by
Randall Ross
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity
When installing Ubuntu and selecting "Use entire disk", there is no option presented to the user (or verification) of where they want their bootloader installed. Some users may wish to use an entire disk external to their system (e.g. USB attached) and to put a bootloader on it too, or anywhere else for that matter.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: ubiquity 2.3.16
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 6 13:56:40 2010
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100906)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Revision history for this message
| Randall Ross (randall) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Won't Fix |
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The installer attempts to find the best location for the bootloader. If the installer environment has been booted from a USB disk, it will avoid installing grub to it, installing to the target disk instead. That said, if you're installing to a USB disk, the bootloader will be installed to it as well.
We considered putting the option to select the bootloader on the automatic partitioning page, as we had on the advanced partitioning page, but we ultimately decided against it. The majority of choices in such a drop down box will result in an unbootable system, and we simply don't want to put such a complex and risky decision in front of non-advanced users.
As mentioned, you can still set the bootloader choice by going to the advanced partitioning page. In a later version of Ubuntu, we'll make it so that the partitioning recipe from the automatic page gets applied to the advanced page when you click on the link to the advanced page from the automatic page (currently written as "X smaller partitions are hidden. Use the <link>advanced partitioning tool</link> for more control").