** Description changed: Test Case: 1. In UEFI mode perform a first installation of Ubuntu with the following partitioning scheme (adjust the size of the partition to your disk) sda1 8G swap sda2 10G /boot sda3 100G / sda4 100G /home sda5 20G ESP Proceed with the installation and reboot 2. Do a second installation and select to reinstall Ubuntu (and preserve existing data) Continue with installation and reboot Actual Result - The installer complains that it cannot find an existing ESP and asks the user to go back. However if you continue despite all the warnings the installer tries to perform the installation and at some point hangs completely without error. + The installer complains that it cannot find an existing ESP and asks the user to go back. However if you continue despite all the warnings the installer tries to perform the installation and at some point hangs completely without error. After the installation the existing system doesn't boot. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: ubiquity 18.10.12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.399 Date: Wed Oct 17 11:46:27 2018 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --- LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017) ProcEnviron: - TERM=linux - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> - LANG=C.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=linux + PATH=(custom, no user) + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> + LANG=C.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Description changed: Test Case: 1. In UEFI mode perform a first installation of Ubuntu with the following partitioning scheme (adjust the size of the partition to your disk) sda1 8G swap sda2 10G /boot sda3 100G / sda4 100G /home sda5 20G ESP Proceed with the installation and reboot 2. Do a second installation and select to reinstall Ubuntu (and preserve existing data) Continue with installation and reboot Actual Result - The installer complains that it cannot find an existing ESP and asks the user to go back. However if you continue despite all the warnings the installer tries to perform the installation and at some point hangs completely without error. After the installation the existing system doesn't boot. + The installer complains that it cannot find an existing ESP and asks the user to go back. However if you continue despite all the warnings the installer tries to perform the installation and at some point hangs completely without error. After the installation the existing system doesn't boot because the existing partitions have been wiped but not reinstalled (home has been preserved) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: ubiquity 18.10.12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.399 Date: Wed Oct 17 11:46:27 2018 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --- LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017) ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=C.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798350 Title: reinstall Ubuntu fails to reuse existing ESP partition To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1798350/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
