when installing with the alternate cd the swap partition gets selected automatically in manual partitioning

[Christian Stöveken]

Binary package hint: debian-installer

Using the Karmic Alpha 1 alternate 386 cd to make a persistent installation on a USB stick I noticed that
the swap partition of my internal hdd automatically gets selected in manual partitioning.
When selecting not to use it and proceeding the installer wants to write changes to that hdd (?mbr).

A way around is to deselect the swap partition, leave manual partitioning, enter it again - this time the swap isn't selected and you can proceed making changes to only the USB drive (without making changes to the hdd).

Also after the installation the default drive for the bootloader should in this case be the USB stick, not the first hdd.

[tz (thomas-mich)]

There is a second problem which I won't report as a separate bug since this summarizes it -

MANUAL PARTITIONING DOES NOT INDICATE IT HAS SELECTED A SWAP PARTITION IN ANY WAY

I assume that if I could see it the first time through I would have simply de-selected it then.

Others get a mount point, but it WILL automatically select swap on any disk and NOT INDICATE IT UNTIL THE FINAL SCREEN. Then going back is a pain, and even when you go back, the swap partition has no indication it is selected for anything.

[tz (thomas-mich)]

One other related matter:

IF THEY ARE GOING TO FORMAT THE SWAP PARTITION THEY SHOULD SHOW THE FORMAT PARTITION BOX AS BEING CHECKED.

That would suffice to indicate I should deselect it or take action.

FORMATTING ANY PARTITION THAT IS VISIBLY SELECTED AS NOT BEING FORMATTED IS BAD.

[tz (thomas-mich)]

Could someone at least change this to "Confirmed", or ask for more data, or do I have to report this as a new bug?

At least triage this - it is very confusing when you don't think a partition is going to be formatted - you haven't selected anything and on a later screen it says it will format it.