Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: base-installer
I performed a CD-less installation as instructed in the Ubuntu
documentation.
I repartitioned my HD as follows:
1: Hardy (JFS)
2: Swap
3: extended
5: Intrepid (JFS)
6: Jaunty (JFS)
7: installer (ext2)
I then unpackaged the Alpha 2 Kubuntu AMD64 installer CD (jaunty-
desktop-amd64.iso) onto the Installer partition, and booted up from it.
The system started up and I was able to start the installer.
The installer works, until it was time to partition the HD. I tried to
select the Jaunty partition, and clicked Edit parition, but nothing
happens. I cannot check the "format" checkbox, and cannot set mount
point.
I then deleted the Jaunty partition, and chose to create a new one. I
chose JFS and root mount point from the dropdown menu. The partition was
created as ext2 (or ext3, can't remember now) and the mount point was
root.
I was unhappy with this, so I again deleted and created the paritition,
making sure that the filesystem and mount point options were corrected.
Now the partition was created as ext2 (or ext3) and the mount point was
/home.
It appears the installer completely disregards the partitioning choices
made by the user.
After doing the process one more time (perhaps also a reboot, can't
remember for sure), I decided to accept an ext2/ext3 system, and tried
to finish the install. At this point the system complains that in order
to modify the partition table, it would need to unmount all filesystems
on the hard drive, which is a bit odd since the change made did not
affect the installer partition in any way. At this point the
installation failed, and there was no way to get past this problem.
** Affects: base-installer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Jaunty: installing to existing JFS partition from existing Ubuntu installation
without burning CD fails due to HD partitioning
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/313452
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