partitioner shows wrong partition sizes

[Matthias Klose]

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Trying to install on /dev/sda3:

 - right clicking /dev/sda3 for editing
 - a partition size of 1000000 bytes is shown (instead of 8GB)
 - trying to increase the size, immediately jumps to 3GB (the size of the used bits)

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

feisty RC, edubuntu amd64 dvd

[Tim Prosser (tim-prosser)]

See also #104311 and parents thereof.

This seems to be pretty nasty to me, as it can lead to unexpected formatting or modifications to the partition table if you aren't careful

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Could somebody affected by this please start the installer with 'ubiquity --debug' from a terminal window, and when the problem occurs make sure to quit the installer (to ensure that all log messages are flushed) and attach /var/log/installer/debug, /var/log/syslog, and /var/log/partman to this bug?

Something is definitely crazily wrong, but I can't see what it is so far. The debug output ought to help.

[rai4shu2 (rai4shu2)]

I just tried out the Xubuntu Feisty amd64 desktop CD and it was still weird. This time, the default size was taken from the *previous* used size (0 the first time). Hope you don't mind the packed attachment.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

OK, I'm pretty sure that this is a duplicate of the parts of bug 95619 that I fixed in ubiquity 1.5.4.