[Bug 1046175] Re: [regression] Manual partitioner only creates primary partitions

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Also affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu Quantal)
   Importance: High
     Assignee: Dmitrijs Ledkovs (xnox)
       Status: Confirmed

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Title:
  [regression] Manual partitioner only creates primary partitions

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Quantal:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Quantal Desktop 20120904.1

  There is no option to select the type of partition - primary or
  logical - in the manual partitioner. It limits the number of
  partitions to 4 on a fresh drive and the remaining free space is
  marked as unusable. This is a regression over Alpha 3

  If a logical partition already exists, logical partitions are
  automatically created when the limit of 4 primary partition is
  reached.

  The specification says [1]:
  "On a disk that uses MBR, if you choose “Use for: Windows (bootable)” for a new partition, it should be created as a primary partition. Any other type of new partition should be created as a logical partition"

  
  [1] https://docs.google.com/a/canonical.com/document/d/1bZ4yQIVgGaUGSYu3qiUHnQt3ieBZoqunP_DcleHCr3I/edit?pli=1#heading=h.60495b75f2b9

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.11.29
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.321
  Date: Wed Sep  5 07:08:09 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120904.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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