An example: the following preseed snippet works on Debian "Squeeze" but
stops on Ubuntu "Precise" with "The partition format in use on your
disks requires you to create a separate partition for boot loader code
[...] Go back to the menu and correct this problem? Yes/no. Answering
"yes" enters a loop; answering "no" makes the installation continue but
fails when trying to install the boot loader.
d-i partman-auto/method string regular
d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
d-i partman-md/device_remove_md boolean true
d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \
boot-root :: \
1 1 1 free \
$iflabel{ gpt } $reusemethod{ } \
method { biosgrub } \
. \
20000 1 20000 ext3 \
$primary{ } $bootable{ } \
method{ format } format{ } \
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \
mountpoint{ / } \
. \
1 100 1000000000 ext3 \
method{ format } format{ } \
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \
mountpoint{ /delete-me } \
. \
64 10 32000 linux-swap \
$primary{ } \
method{ swap } format{ } \
.
d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
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Title:
will not install grub on gpt file table. Installed fine just no grub
but will try installing older os 11.10 after install to install grub.
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