Ubuntu
ubiquity package

Installer forces ext3 over other fs's like xfs, reiserfs, fat32, etc.

Bug #50862 reported by Matt Sicker
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ubiquity (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: casper

The graphical installer reformats all partitions as ext3 regardless of their current filesystem. For instance, I wanted to make /home an xfs partition, and I wanted to have a fat32 partition to possibly dual-boot windoze to play some games that don't work in wine, but the installer reformats them as ext3 with no option to leave them be.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

This isn't supposed to be true and is not my experience. Please attach /var/log/installer/syslog and /var/log/partman after such an installation (or /var/log/installer/syslog and /var/log/installer/partman if you've already rebooted).

Changed in casper:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Matt Sicker (jvz) wrote :
  • syslog Edit (70.5 KiB, application/octet-stream)

Alright, here's the syslog.

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Matt Sicker (jvz) wrote :

And here's the partman

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Thanks for your report. This is also bug 61732, and is fixed in the Edgy beta release. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

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