[Bug 1429030] Re: netboot mini.iso doesn't support UEFI boot

[Steve Langasek]

On Sun, Jul 07, 2019 at 01:03:24AM -0000, Niklas Holm wrote:
>> The mini iso is an artifact of the debian-installer package build and
>> is not a supported installer that we reference anywhere on
>> <https://www.ubuntu.com/download>.

> Now that is some interesting news, and untrue. The netboot installer is
> referenced in the drop-down menu (https://ubuntu.com/download#download)
> and on the alternate installer sub-page (https://ubuntu.com/download
> /alternative-downloads). Not anywhere does it say anything about being
> unsupported. If what you're saying is true than it should be clearly
> communicated to the users.

The netboot installer is not the same thing as the mini.iso.  The download
page refers to "Network installer".  Nowhere does it reference the mini.iso,
which is clearly not being booted over the network.

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Title:
  netboot mini.iso doesn't support UEFI boot

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  The amd64 mini.iso (in at least trusty through current vivid) has an
  EFI boot partition, but it's empty. This renders the image unbootable
  on systems without BIOS boot enabled.

  This is easily worked around by copying {boot,grub}x64.efi from eg. a
  desktop image into the empty partition.

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