missing option to erase and use the whole drive
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
calamares (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Low
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Lubuntu Developers |
Bug Description
After installing in BIOS mode there was an MSDOS partition table with a single partition. When trying to install in UEFI mode onto the same target drive (an SSD), the only option was ‘Manual partitioning’. This can be an obstacle, at least for beginners, who want to use an old HDD or SSD.
This is not bug #1824021, because there is only zram swap.
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ swapon
NAME TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/dev/zram0 partition 5,8G 0B 5
lubuntu@lubuntu:~$
Here I interrupt when Calamares is at the partitioning page in order to collect the current status of the live system and Calamares.
-o-
This is a repetition of what I did yesterday, when I exited from Calamares and wiped the first mibibyte on the target drive. Yesterday, after wiping I started Calamares again, and it could use the whole drive and create an installed system.
So there is a workaround, but I think it would be better, if the user would be offered to use the whole drive (and not only manual partitioning). It can be implemented by wiping the first mibibyte, after the user has selected the option to use the whole drive and confirmed an extra question at a final checkpoint.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: calamares 3.3.4-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/lib/
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-11-generic x86_64
.etc.calamares.
---
dontChroot: false
timeout: 120
firmwareType:
"*": "-rm ${ROOT}
.etc.calamares.
---
restartNowMode: user-checked
restartNowCommand: "systemctl -i reboot"
.etc.calamares.
crypttabOptions: luks,keyscript=
efiMountOptions: umask=0077
.etc.calamares.
---
dontChroot: true
timeout: 30
script:
- calamares-
.etc.calamares.
---
unpack:
- source: "/cdrom/
sourcefs: "squashfs"
ApportVersion: 2.28.0-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CasperVersion: 1.494
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Mon Apr 1 13:13:01 2024
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20240328)
RelatedPackageV
calamares-
calamares-
xfsprogs 6.6.0-1ubuntu1
btrfs-progs 6.6.3-1.1
SourcePackage: calamares
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Changed in calamares (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in calamares (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
See also this link
https:/ /discourse. lubuntu. me/t/report- about-iso- testing- and-two- questions- about-reporting -or-not- reporting- bugs/4793