partition ignorance

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in ubiquity

Koen Beek wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which
> is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper
> developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this
> bug as a bug in ubiquity
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: None => ubiquity
>
>
Thank you Koen and sorry about the package. I think I tried at the time,
but couldn't find the right one.

The bug is in te latest (I downloaded 10 Nov 2007) version of Ubuntu.

Hope that helps.

--
Frank Fontein

23 Rossmore Terrace
Christchurch 8022
New Zealand

PO Box 22-196
Christchurch 8142
New Zealand

Phone: +64 3 351 1945
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Mobile: +64 27 351 1945

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately we can't start working on it yet, because your description didn't include enough information.

Please include the information requested at [WWW] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs as separate attachments by visiting your bug's web page.

The following files seems the most important:
/var/log/partman
/var/log/syslog

Thanks in advance.

Hello Paul

Sadly I have no more info for you, because Ubuntu didn't last very long
on my computer after this debacle.

I managed to recover a fair bit, but also lost some stuff which I
thought I had backed up (the backup turned out to be too old).

The scenario was:

Three physical drives in the same machine (all with 2 partitions. Drive
two had two valid partitions (both Windows XP).

The intended Ubuntu to install on the first (physical partition). For
some time I couldn't get it to install, but after a while (using
different choices during the install), I managed to to get a clean install.

However, when I booted back into windows, the second (Windows XP)
partitition had also been claimed by Ubuntu and overwritten part of it.

In my books any OS should respect the partition table and refuse to
overwrite another OS's partition.

Clearly some work to do yet ;-)

Paul Dufresne wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. Unfortunately we can't start working on it yet, because
> your description didn't include enough information.
>
> Please include the information requested at [WWW]
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs as separate
> attachments by visiting your bug's web page.
>
> The following files seems the most important:
> /var/log/partman
> /var/log/syslog
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>

--
Frank Fontein

23 Rossmore Terrace
Christchurch 8022
New Zealand

PO Box 22-196
Christchurch 8142
New Zealand

Phone: +64 3 351 1945
Fax: +64 3 351 1948
Mobile: +64 27 351 1945

Thank you for you report. We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem. Don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future.

Thanks again!

Iulian