install is missing an option to completely wipeout the install disk
Bug #816363 reported by
Roy Lowrance
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| ubuntu-website-content |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
| ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I ran into a problem where my Ubuntu 11.04 system booted into GRUB rescue. Not knowing how to proceed and having a backup, I decided to simply re-install Ubuntu 11.04. This didn't work and multiple such attempts led to a proliferation of Ubuntu kernels on my system.
Finally, I decided to install Windows 7 and it installed successfully, fixing the boot problem and running the OS as if there had never been a problem.
Ubuntu install needs an option to completely remove everything including the MBR, GRUB infrastructure, and partitions and do a fresh install of Ubuntu. Having this option would have allowed me to recover the usage of my system without having to install Windows first.
| visibility: | private → public |
| Changed in ubuntu-website-content: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| affects: | ubuntu → ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Revision history for this message
| Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
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