[Bug 293314] Re: No partitions in the install Prepare partitions dialogue when AHCI is disabled

[Brian Murray]

** Tags added: ubiquity-1.10.10

** Tags added: intrepid

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Title:
  No partitions in the install Prepare partitions dialogue when AHCI is
  disabled

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  I had similar problems in 8.04 64-bit when I upgraded my hardware.
  Now I have the same problem with a fresh upgrade to 8.10 64-bit.

  The first time I "solved" this issue by enabling the AHCI mode in the
  BIOS of my Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4 for my brand new SATA disk.
  Unfortunately, it takes more time to boot and the system has random
  freezes.

  This time I want to install without the AHCI, but again there is no
  disk or partition in the "Prepare partitions" dialogue!

  I believe this is an ugly flaw in the install routine.

  Output of sudo fdisk -l

  Disk /dev/sda: 750.1 GB, 750156374016 bytes
  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders
  Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
  Disk identifier: 0x0006e2b4

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
  /dev/sda1               1        3916    31455238+  83  Linux
  /dev/sda2   *        3917        7832    31455270    7  HPFS/NTFS
  /dev/sda3            7833       11748    31455270   83  Linux
  /dev/sda4           11749       90594   633330495    5  Extended
  /dev/sda5           11749       37856   209712478+  83  Linux
  /dev/sda6           37857       69186   251658193+  83  Linux
  /dev/sda7           69187       79629    83883366   83  Linux
  /dev/sda8           79630       90072    83883366    7  HPFS/NTFS
  /dev/sda9           90073       90333     2096451   82  Linux swap / Solaris
  /dev/sda10          90334       90594     2096451    7  HPFS/NTFS

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