** Description changed: - Using edgy RC (daily-live build from 2006-10-17). - I run ubiquity, choose manual partitioning and leave the partitions as they are. Then I assign mount points. However whatever the assignment is, I cannot move forward. The "No root file system" message appears despite of root mount point being chosen (see the screenshot). + Ubiquity's advanced partitioner in Edgy cannot reuse an existing + partition as the root file system, and will incorrectly claim "No root + file system". Deleting and re-creating the partition in question in the + advanced partitioner is a workaround (since you must reformat the + partition anyway), but this is very confusing and causes many failed + installations. + + This bug was introduced due to an attempt to fix handling of HFS + bootstrap partitions, and was corrected in ubiquity 1.3.0 in Feisty; I + have not heard of any regressions due to this fix. The validation code + did not take account of the fact that the 'fstype' variable is set to + None for pre-existing partitions as well as for special-purpose + partitions such as HFS bootstrap partitions.
** Attachment added: "proposed patch for edgy" http://librarian.launchpad.net/5577548/ubiquity_1.2.6%7Eprop1.debdiff ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Edgy) Assignee: (unassigned) => Colin Watson Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Description changed: Ubiquity's advanced partitioner in Edgy cannot reuse an existing partition as the root file system, and will incorrectly claim "No root file system". Deleting and re-creating the partition in question in the advanced partitioner is a workaround (since you must reformat the partition anyway), but this is very confusing and causes many failed installations. This bug was introduced due to an attempt to fix handling of HFS bootstrap partitions, and was corrected in ubiquity 1.3.0 in Feisty; I have not heard of any regressions due to this fix. The validation code did not take account of the fact that the 'fstype' variable is set to None for pre-existing partitions as well as for special-purpose partitions such as HFS bootstrap partitions. + + A proposed patch for edgy is attached + (http://librarian.launchpad.net/5577548/ubiquity_1.2.6%7Eprop1.debdiff). -- mount points preparation locked - "No root file system" https://launchpad.net/bugs/67130 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
