[Bug 1266195] [NEW] grub-installer fails to install when using btrfs

[Chris Samuel]

Public bug reported:

With the daily Kubuntu 14.04 installer I tried to install with a btrfs
root filesystem and a swap partition (there's also a Dell specific DOS
partition, but I'm leaving that alone) the installer says it fails to
install grub.

 Jan  5 12:02:24 kubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
 Jan  5 12:02:25 kubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy
 Jan  5 12:02:25 kubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --force "/dev/sda"
 Jan  5 12:02:26 kubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-bios-setup: warning: your core.img is unusually large.  It won't fit in the embedding area.
 Jan  5 12:02:26 kubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-bios-setup: error: filesystem `btrfs' doesn't support blocklists.
 Jan  5 12:02:26 kubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --force "/dev/sda"' failed.

Needless to say the system fails to boot after that. :-(

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.17.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Sun Jan  5 23:02:33 2014
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140105)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug kubuntu trusty ubiquity-2.17.3

** Tags added: kubuntu

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Title:
  grub-installer fails to install when using btrfs

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  With the daily Kubuntu 14.04 installer I tried to install with a btrfs
  root filesystem and a swap partition (there's also a Dell specific DOS
  partition, but I'm leaving that alone) the installer says it fails to
  install grub.

   Jan  5 12:02:24 kubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
   Jan  5 12:02:25 kubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy
   Jan  5 12:02:25 kubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --force "/dev/sda"
   Jan  5 12:02:26 kubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-bios-setup: warning: your core.img is unusually large.  It won't fit in the embedding area.
   Jan  5 12:02:26 kubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-bios-setup: error: filesystem `btrfs' doesn't support blocklists.
   Jan  5 12:02:26 kubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --force "/dev/sda"' failed.

  Needless to say the system fails to boot after that. :-(

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.17.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Sun Jan  5 23:02:33 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140105)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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