[Bug 1132497] Re: installer crashes if you don't create a /boot partition

[cheater]

@psusi how does this make the bug invalid? The installer crashed. See
log:

Feb 24 17:14:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Feb 24 17:14:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: ubiquity.install_misc.InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Confirmed

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Title:
  installer crashes if you don't create a /boot partition

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  i created a logical partition for swap and one for / using btrfs (both
  in the same extended partition). this is on a macbook pro retina
  15.4". i am booting using rEFIt off a usb drive that contains the
  installer that has been "converted to support efi". /dev/sda is a GPT
  partition, and it contains osx. the installer could not install grub
  onto that partition and rightly so (it would just mess up mac os).
  suggested fix: detect this situation and require a /boot partition.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.328
  Date: Sun Feb 24 18:14:39 2013
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64+mac (20121017.3)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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