Something has happened, that I discovered today: Lubuntu works.
I tested the current Groovy iso files of Ubuntu Desktop, Lubuntu and Xubuntu.
- with the USB drives in used state (with various data, typically leftovers after previous tests with live or persistent live systems)
- both in UEFI mode and BIOS mode
- Computer: Dell Precision M4800
- USB drive: Kingston DT Workspace, 32 GB
The results were the same with Ubuntu and Xubuntu: no file system was created in the third partition.
Results with Lubuntu:
- The current version was still dated Sept 20 (while the other two iso files was dated today, Sept 21).
- I repeated the order of cloning four times to get a different 'history', and could repeat success: an ext4 file system with the label 'writable' was created in the third partition.
There is a significant difference between Lubuntu and the other flavours of Ubuntu: Lubuntu uses the installer Calamares, and there is no boot option 'maybe-ubiquity'. I am not saying that it makes the difference concerning this bug. Probably there are other differences too.
Something has happened, that I discovered today: Lubuntu works.
I tested the current Groovy iso files of Ubuntu Desktop, Lubuntu and Xubuntu.
- with the USB drives in used state (with various data, typically leftovers after previous tests with live or persistent live systems)
- both in UEFI mode and BIOS mode
- Computer: Dell Precision M4800
- USB drive: Kingston DT Workspace, 32 GB
The results were the same with Ubuntu and Xubuntu: no file system was created in the third partition.
Results with Lubuntu:
- The current version was still dated Sept 20 (while the other two iso files was dated today, Sept 21).
- I repeated the order of cloning four times to get a different 'history', and could repeat success: an ext4 file system with the label 'writable' was created in the third partition.
There is a significant difference between Lubuntu and the other flavours of Ubuntu: Lubuntu uses the installer Calamares, and there is no boot option 'maybe-ubiquity'. I am not saying that it makes the difference concerning this bug. Probably there are other differences too.