Fred, The installed creates the bios_grub partition when you boot in UEFI mode.
Phillip, Yes. 2! It creates one for the bios_grug and then a second one. That is the bug. I did not ask for it and I cannot delete it. Robert On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 3:11 PM, Phillip Susi <ps...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > What? You only need one ( not two ) 1 mb bios_grub partition *if* you > want to boot a GPT disk in bios mode. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1780015 > > Title: > Installer gparted creates 2 BIOS boot partition > > Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > New hard drive from Seagate blank. Created GUID Partition Table and > empty UEFI System Partition. Then booted from installation DVD. > > Installer stated that my GPT type (???) required a 1 MB bios > partition. (For legacy boot on a drive larger than 2TB?????). > > Removed everything and recreated the GUID Partition Table. When I > created the 1 MB bios partition, two 1 MB partitions were created, the > first was unused and the second was flagged as the BIOS boot > partition. > > Drives larger than 2 TB cannot use a MBR. I should be able to install > as UEFI without the legacy BIOS 1984 vintage garbage. (The 1 or 2 > partitions for BIOS code.) > > Loosing 1 MB of disk space is not a big deal, but the installer should > be moved up to the 2005's and allow UEFI only installation on drives > too big for MBR and BIOS booting. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 > Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:18.04.19 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-25.27-generic 4.15.18 > Uname: Linux 4.15.0-25-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 > Architecture: amd64 > CrashDB: ubuntu > CurrentDesktop: MATE > Date: Wed Jul 4 00:36:54 2018 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-04 (0 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 > (20180426) > PackageArchitecture: all > SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader > Symptom: dist-upgrade > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/ > 1780015/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1780015 Title: Installer gparted creates 2 BIOS boot partition To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1780015/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs