http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=959641 Bug ID: 959641 Summary: When installing on UEFI, yast proposes /boot partition unnecessarily for LVM+Encryption proposal. Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Tumbleweed Version: 2015* Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation Assignee: yast2-maintainers@suse.de Reporter: rbrown@suse.com QA Contact: jsrain@suse.com CC: kukuk@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- Created attachment 659793 --> http://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=659793&action=edit y2logs Background information: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2015-12/msg00071.html Most relevant post: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2015-12/msg00257.html GOAL: To install Leap, Tumbleweed or SLE on a machine with LVM and Encryption and still have the 'Boot to Snapshot' feature operational. This should work fine on any disk with a GPT partition table. STEPS TO REPRODUCE: - Start with a blank disk with a GPT partition table (parted /dev/sda mklabel gpt) - Boot Tumbleweed, Leap 42.1, or SLE 12 SP1 installation media - On the Partition proposal screen, click 'Edit Partition Proposal' - Select "Create LVM-based Partition Proposal" and "Encrypt Volume Group" - Ensure that 'btrfs' is picked as the root filesystem and 'Enabled Snapshots' is selected - Click OK EXPECTED RESULTS: Proposal should include include an LVM Volume Group which contains / (root), /home and swap partitions There should not be a separate /boot partition outside the LVM Volume Group ACTUAL RESULTS: If the system boots to BIOS: Proposal *MATCHES* Expected Results. You end up with a proposal that includes a small Grub/BIOS partition, a large LVM partition, and an LVM Volume Group which contains /, /home, and swap There is no separate /boot partition outside of the LVM Volume Group If the system boots to UEFI (or UEFI Secure Boot): Proposal *DOES NOT MATCH* Expected Results Proposal consists of a small (156MB) /boot/efi partition, a slightly larger (400MB) /boot partition, and then the remainder of the disk is an LVM Volume Group which contains /, /home, and swap CONSEQUENCE: On UEFI systems, the LVM + Encryption partition proposals presented by YaST result in a system which has a separate /boot partition and therefore a broken 'Boot to Snapshot' Feature YaST should not do this, as there does not seem to be any technical reason to enforce a separate /boot partition when using LVM+Encryption. y2logs from a Leap 42.1 UEFI installation are attached -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.