It seems there are quite a few variables, errm - bad way to explain ................
Just as an example; regarding my loss of XP in a dual boot after choosing the reinstall or upgrade option as reported in reply #27 I'd almost think it was human error. I am after all legally blind and I suffered a mild stroke April 22nd, so human error is possible but then I read about a Mint user having a similar outcome in reply #30??? But I've been kicking myself for not filing a new bug report and letting apport collect the ubiquity logs. Unfortunately I did what I'm sure most users do - I freaked out and went into "data recovery" mode, and since then I've tried several times to reproduce that behavior with no luck. I have no UEFI hardware nor a Windows OS newer than XP so I can't really help but thought at the very least we should add something to the release notes. Would applying Clem's patch help at all? Could we add a bold warning message either just before or at the top of the installation options screen to the effect that data and/or OS loss is possible during repartitioning or installation? Or could we have the installer offer nothing but "entire disc" or the advanced partitioning option if UEFI or certain other criteria are recognized by ubiquity? Sorry for what are probably stupid suggestions. I really love Ubuntu and only mean to be helpful, I never thought for one moment that the installer team was just ignoring this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265192 Title: Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1265192/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
