Public bug reported:
Release 14.10; Ubiquity 2.20.0
Using manual partitioning on an Asus X201E (efi), I mounted a pre-
existing partition to be formatted as root. After clicking Install Now,
I got the warning dialog that is typical when installing Debian that
both the / partition and the swap partition would be reformatted and all
data destroyed. Since this is not normal in the Ubuntu installation and
I have several other distros installed, I told it not to use the swap
partition. This was followed by the usual Debian warning about lack of
swap with an offer to return to the partitioner. I continued without
swap.
Installation media was a usb drive that I reformatted before burning the
image. I had previously used the same usb media to install to an Asus
X401 (efi). This installation had proceeded normally for Ubuntu. After
mounting a partition as root, I did not receive a dialog, and swap on
the other distros was fine after installation.
I re-ran both installations in order to make sure it was reproducible.
The same thing happened: a normal Ubuntu experience on the X401, but the
Debian warning dialogs on the X201E. This time I had learned a little
more about how swap is handled during the install, so I clicked Continue
in the warning dialog. The installation was normal other than seeing the
dialog: swap was formatted but had the original UUID restored.
But I'm not sure why the same Ubuntu installation media would produce
the Debian warning dialogs at all and only a particular machine.
** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Manual partitioning shows Debian dialog about formatting partition
mounted as root and swap
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