[Bug 1067966] [NEW] Partitioner's choice is usb drive when installing from usb stick instead of /dev/sda (hard drive)

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Public bug reported:


I also experienced this bug while performing a desktop install using the 32-bit (and 64-bit separately) desktop 12.04.1 livecd installers. Both images (as they are all now isohybrid) were written to a usb stick (2GB) using dd. At the partitioning stage, it asked where to install the MBR and the default choice was /dev/sdb (which was the usb stick from which it was being installed.) /dev/sda was the sole hard drive installed (PATA drives.)

The expected behavior would be to default to /dev/sda or the first hard
drive and not the usb stick from which it was being installed.

This appears to be a regression from Ubuntu 10.04 when it did not occur.
If the user does not catch this, the fresh install is unbootable and
drops to a grub> prompt when attempting to boot.

Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release:	12.04

ubiquity:
  Installed: 2.10.20
  Candidate: 2.10.20
  Version table:
 *** 2.10.20 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.10.16 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages

Thanks for your work on this project.

Kind Regards.

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Partitioner's choice is usb drive when installing from usb stick
  instead of /dev/sda (hard drive)

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  
  I also experienced this bug while performing a desktop install using the 32-bit (and 64-bit separately) desktop 12.04.1 livecd installers. Both images (as they are all now isohybrid) were written to a usb stick (2GB) using dd. At the partitioning stage, it asked where to install the MBR and the default choice was /dev/sdb (which was the usb stick from which it was being installed.) /dev/sda was the sole hard drive installed (PATA drives.)

  The expected behavior would be to default to /dev/sda or the first
  hard drive and not the usb stick from which it was being installed.

  This appears to be a regression from Ubuntu 10.04 when it did not
  occur. If the user does not catch this, the fresh install is
  unbootable and drops to a grub> prompt when attempting to boot.

  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
  Release:	12.04

  ubiquity:
    Installed: 2.10.20
    Candidate: 2.10.20
    Version table:
   *** 2.10.20 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       2.10.16 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages

  Thanks for your work on this project.

  Kind Regards.

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