I tried to attach some info using apport-collect from a completed
Maverick installation that I performed on 11-21 but it appears that may
not have completed successfully. Regardless I wanted to get some basic
info down here before I have to wipe this install performing Natty iso-
testing in a few days.

I did this installation to provide some basic installer info on the
forums:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10145206&postcount=15

That includes some screenshots of the two actual instances of the
installer showing incorrect designations or options.

I began with this partition arrangement:

ubu...@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted /dev/sdb print
Model: ATA WDC WD800JB-00JJ (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 80.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
 1      32.3kB  1119MB  1119MB  primary  ntfs
 2      1119MB  74.5GB  73.4GB  primary  ntfs
 3      74.5GB  80.0GB  5519MB  primary  ntfs

The first problem is a true duplicate of the behavior I noticed when I
originally reported this bug. You'll see that the "slider GUI" shows
it's going to resize /dev/sdb2 (ntfs) and create a new /dev/sdb3 (ext4).
This is of course wrong because I already have an sdb3.

What it actually did was quite different:

ubu...@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted /dev/sdb print
Model: ATA WDC WD800JB-00JJ (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 80.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system     Flags
 1      32.3kB  1119MB  1119MB  primary   ntfs
 2      1119MB  24.5GB  23.4GB  primary   ntfs
 4      24.5GB  74.5GB  50.0GB  extended
 5      24.5GB  72.4GB  47.9GB  logical   ext4
 6      72.4GB  74.5GB  2092MB  logical   linux-swap(v1)
 3      74.5GB  80.0GB  5519MB  primary   ntfs

Certainly an acceptable outcome in that regard. It's simply a matter of
the GUI displaying the improper device info in that case.

I did however notice another instance of either incorrect info or
incorrect behavior. If you look at the second screenshot in that forum
post you'll see that after selecting "Use entire partition" the GUI
shows that it's going to use all of /dev/sdb as ext4, but it still shows
two smaller partitions hidden. It's important to note here that I did
NOT complete the installation upon seeing that. I just clicked on back.

Regardless I think that's a separate issue from what I'd originally
reported here so I intend to try another installation scenario,
basically duplicating the latter behavior, and letting the installation
complete. I should then be able to tell what the installer actually does
after choosing "Use entire partition" and report that separately.

I will of course be following up in Natty.

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Install alongside option displays incorrect device designations
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/657397
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