Comment 3 for bug 657397

I tried to attach some info using apport-collect from a completed Maverick installation that I performed on 11-21 but it appears that may not have completed successfully. Regardless I wanted to get some basic info down here before I have to wipe this install performing Natty iso-testing in a few days.

I did this installation to provide some basic installer info on the forums:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10145206&postcount=15

That includes some screenshots of the two actual instances of the installer showing incorrect designations or options.

I began with this partition arrangement:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted /dev/sdb print
Model: ATA WDC WD800JB-00JJ (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 80.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
 1 32.3kB 1119MB 1119MB primary ntfs
 2 1119MB 74.5GB 73.4GB primary ntfs
 3 74.5GB 80.0GB 5519MB primary ntfs

The first problem is a true duplicate of the behavior I noticed when I originally reported this bug. You'll see that the "slider GUI" shows it's going to resize /dev/sdb2 (ntfs) and create a new /dev/sdb3 (ext4). This is of course wrong because I already have an sdb3.

What it actually did was quite different:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted /dev/sdb print
Model: ATA WDC WD800JB-00JJ (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 80.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
 1 32.3kB 1119MB 1119MB primary ntfs
 2 1119MB 24.5GB 23.4GB primary ntfs
 4 24.5GB 74.5GB 50.0GB extended
 5 24.5GB 72.4GB 47.9GB logical ext4
 6 72.4GB 74.5GB 2092MB logical linux-swap(v1)
 3 74.5GB 80.0GB 5519MB primary ntfs

Certainly an acceptable outcome in that regard. It's simply a matter of the GUI displaying the improper device info in that case.

I did however notice another instance of either incorrect info or incorrect behavior. If you look at the second screenshot in that forum post you'll see that after selecting "Use entire partition" the GUI shows that it's going to use all of /dev/sdb as ext4, but it still shows two smaller partitions hidden. It's important to note here that I did NOT complete the installation upon seeing that. I just clicked on back.

Regardless I think that's a separate issue from what I'd originally reported here so I intend to try another installation scenario, basically duplicating the latter behavior, and letting the installation complete. I should then be able to tell what the installer actually does after choosing "Use entire partition" and report that separately.

I will of course be following up in Natty.