Failed Install - "Boost.Python error in job "bootloader"."

Boost.Python error in job “bootloader”.
Command ‘grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck --force /dev/sda’ returned non-zero exit status 1.
Installing for i386-pc platform.
grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won’t be possible.
grub-install: error: filesystem `btrfs’ doesn’t support blocklists.

Traceback:
File “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/calamares/modules/bootloader/main.py”, line 477, in run
prepare_bootloader(fw_type)
File “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/calamares/modules/bootloader/main.py”, line 449, in prepare_bootloader
File “”, line 6, in

Not sure where I went wrong. I had Parrot OS several years ago (I don’t remember the version number) and did not have this issue when installing it. I have since done a fresh wipe of the same laptop and tried to reinstall the latest version. This is the error I keep receiving. I don’t think I’m doing anything differently than before but clearly I’m having problems. Any help is appreciated.


  • ParrotOS iso in use: 4.11.2 Security Edition MATE Desktop

  • Application used for flashing the iso: Rufus

try reinstalling the whole os again

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