when installing with the alternate cd the swap partition gets selected automatically in manual partitioning
Bug #379169 reported by
Christian Stöveken
This bug affects 2 people
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debian-installer (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
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.
tags: | added: jaunty karmic |
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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.