[Bug 1082482] Re: Installer proceeds without prompt

[Logan Rosen]

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Title:
  Installer proceeds without prompt

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  There is some issue with the 12.10 installer. When it offers the
  install options it seems that under some conditions the installer
  proceeds automatically (with no prompt at all) if the custom partition
  scheme is choosen.

  I am absolutely sure I was not prompted nor I had chosen any
  particular scheme and I have installed countless times Ubuntu before
  so I am familiar with the installer. I would like to offer more
  details on how to replicate the issue but I don't feel like bricking
  all computers in my house. All I can say is that under some conditions
  the installer proceeds automatically to overwrite the windows
  partition with the ensuing loss of data. There seem to be other
  similar reports and all of them indicate that they were trying to
  select some partitioning scheme when the installer just decided it was
  fine to proceed without any warning at all.

  Here is one report:
  http://askubuntu.com/questions/206639/12-10-install-overwrote-my-windows-partition

  Another one here:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12365653

  This is a _very_ annoying bug, it esentially wipes out partitions with
  no input from the user. Let me know if there is something else I can
  detail further.

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