Hi,
A customer running multiple Ubuntu 24.04 VPSes has reported problems
with a recent grub package update which gives this error:
grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible.
and then fails to complete the update, leaving dpkg in an unhappy state.
This is the first report we have seen of this. I am about to try to
replicate it. Is anyone else experiencing it?
I have a working theory that grub has become more strict and when it is
instal;led on a disk with a GPT (rather than a legacy MBR) it wants to
see an actual partition of code type EF02 "BIOS boot partition" rather
than simply the 4MiB of empty space we have been leaving at the start of
your xvda disk.
If that theory is correct then:
- It may be tricky to fix for existing VPSes
- It's an unfortunate change to introduce during an LTS release (i.e.
this worked when 24.04 was released)
But for now if you are affected I would just like you to get in touch
with me off-list.
While this is irritating and possibly awkward to fix, I don't think it
will end up as a critical issue as we don't actually need grub installed
to boot your VPS, only a grub.cfg that looks correct. It's just that the
easiest way to get that is to properly install grub.
Thanks,
Andy
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https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
Hi,
We recently received a support ticket from an existing customer noting
that they had only just noticed that they had some swap space already
provided.
They suggested that the fact that 1GiB of swap space is included should
be mentioned in the bulleted list at the top of:
https://bitfolk.com/plans.html
(though not necessarily as a bullet point all on its own)
I am a bit unsure because my instinct is that no one really cares about
swap and it's too specific a detail to go into.
What do you think?
When you made an order what were your expectations around swap?
1. Expected some to be provided
2. Didn't expect any swap and intended to add your own swap file
3. Didn't think about it at all
4. Something else?
I will probably add a note to the "your service is ready" email about
there being some swap, just so people know (if they read it, which I
know many do not). Just not sure whether worth mentioning on that page.
Thanks,
Andy
--
https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
