I'm aware this is milestone-Beta and I only reported it during Natty
Alpha 2 iso-testing so the Release Notes will hopefully still reflect
the potential for data loss.
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I understand this being marked as milestone beta and I'm sure that's a
challenge. I do appreciate the complexity of dealing with this issue.
With Alpha 2 iso-testing coming up I see no need to re-report this bug
but given the fact that I've had no feedback from either Evan or Colin
I'm curious
This is a nasty looking bug indeed! And quite irresponsible from
Canonical to continue shipping this bug. A 10.10.1 would have been a
wiser decision.
Luckily I was already alert that Ubuntu could ship data-loss installer
bugs (faulty grub or mbr, etc.) so I take special care to first check
out
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) = Evan Dandrea (ev)
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Milestone: None = ubuntu-11.04-beta
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So no fix is possible for 10.10 (sorry), but we will simply things in
11.04...so once side by side is selected, you can't overwrite.
** Also affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu Natty)
Importance: High
Assignee: Evan Dandrea (ev)
Status: Triaged
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Natty)
@ Robbie Williamson,
Would it still be possible to amend the 10.10 Release notes? I realize
it's a bit of a stretch to think everyone will read them but the devs
certainly made the recommendation to read the Release notes very
prominent on the same page of the installer where language is
@ Erick,
I added the following statement to the Boot, installation, upgrade and
post-install section of Known Issues on the10.10 release notes, where these
notices are typically found :
* In dual boot installs, side-by-side partitioning can be overridden by the
user, resulting in data loss.
@ Robbie Williamson,
Definitely a step in the right direction. Thank you.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/655950
Title:
Maverick ubiquity confusion w/ auto-resize option results in
Some welcome changes indeed, thanks to all involved.
It's hard to tell someone that their system is wrecked when they think
they chose the safe option.
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Joshua, ftr...the installer (if connected to the internet) has the
ability to upgrade itself before running.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/655950
Title:
Maverick ubiquity confusion
Not making any promises yet, but there definitely appears to be an issue
with how we communicate partitioning to users in the installer by the
number of comments/dups/forum posts. Looking into how best to resolve
this in Natty (11.04), and if a fix is possible in for 10.10.
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@Robbie Williamson
'definitely appears to be an issue with how we communicate partitioning to
users'
I add that there is a pretty deadly issue also with the way we *deliver*
partitioning. Communication, sure, confusion. But that is not what is
trashing whole drives, it is the incorrect function
@ Robbie Williamson,
I believe, with a fair amount of certainty, that the option to update
this installer was also removed from ubiquity in 10.10. That was a nice
feature in 10.04, I don't recall if it was present in 9.10 or not.
The 10.10 installer does include the option to download updates
Ubuntu's reputation is certainly being harmed by this. There should be
a 10.10.1 release, strictly because this bug is something that cannot be
remedied by patching/updating after install. The installer is the
problem, it is known to be dangerous, and continuing to distribute it
this way is
Another one bites the dust:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1667559
Quote:
I lost my entire windows partition due to a misleading option in ubuntu
10.10 installation.
There is an option to install ubuntu side by side. Once that option is
selected it should never use entire disk for
** Summary changed:
- Maverick ubiquity confusion w/ auto-resize option
+ Maverick ubiquity confusion w/ auto-resize option results in OS and data loss
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