Could you please clarify whether you were using the text (server/alternate CD) or graphical (desktop CD) installer? It does matter somewhat as this bug is essentially about presentational issues.
** Changed in: partman-base (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: partman-base (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/927917 Title: Changing a partition type from ext3 to ext4 with Formatting unchecked in Ubuntu 12.1 installer formatted the partitions and erased everything To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-base/+bug/927917/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs