Public bug reported:
Intrepid Ibis alternate install fails when attempting to use this
technique: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromWindows to
boot the iso from hdd.
I'm not actually booting from windows, just using the technique to boot
the installer on a low-ram, no-cdrom computer. The drive is pre-
partitioned and formatted, so all I need to do at the partition step of
the alternate installer is to choose the proper partition to install to,
and set its mountpoint.
The drive is partitioned as such:
grub on mbr of sda (the only drive)
grub files on sda1/boot/grub
sda1=ext3 4 gb (working slackware install)
sda2=swap 1gb
sda3=fat32 1gb (used only as a temporary storage for the install iso)
sda4=ext3 13 gb (where I want to install to)
This technique boots the iso from sda3 perfectly, but when the installer
gets to the partitioning step, it doesn't show any hdds, even though
it's booted from the hdd. fdisk from busybox sees the hdd fine. Maybe
this is related to detecting the install media on sda3 so refuses to
partition/install to sda?
I can confirm that this bug exists only in Intrepid, because after
fighting for hours to get Intrepid installed this way, I tried with
Hardy and had no problems. Also, I'm positive that the intrepid iso is
not corrupted, as it passes md5sum and self-test (when booted in a
VirtualBox VM)
Tom
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: alternate install intrepid
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intrepid alternate install fails when booted from hdd
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310260
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