Comment 12 for bug 174669

I didn't check out the bugs, but I have in previous versions run accross and
issue where the installer doesn't much like extended partitions, kinda
freaks out, pretends it can't see anything. Probably a traumatic bit-hood
experience.

On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 8:57 AM, q.dinar <email address hidden> wrote:

> hello. i have seen a bug.
> also when i post this bug tracker has found these:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342799
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/69180
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297492 .
>
> i installed ubuntu 8.04 dvd . to computer, which disk is seagate,
> processor is celeron. the disk has: 3 ntfs partitions and 1 swap and 1
> ext3 . may be not 3 ntfs but 1 fat32 and 2 ntfs. may be swap and ext3
> are last may be a ntfs is after them.
>
> "hello. i have tried to install ubuntu 8.04 dvd. it said only
> sda(0,0,0), none partitions of it. when i have entered it, also no
> inner partitions, said "if you continue, we will write partition table!
> you are going to use the whole disk!". though sda really has something
> like sda1, sda2, sda5, sda6 ."
>
> i have tried also from live cd ubuntu installer, it also behaves same
> way.
>
> --
> gutsy server installer doesn't detect partitions
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174669
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