[Bug 1172185] [NEW] Erase and install ubiquity option leaving empty partitions

[Gema Gomez]

Public bug reported:

Steps to reproduce:

1. Install Ubuntu on the full disk on a VM
2. Install Ubuntu on the same machine and choose the option of automatic resizing
3. Install Ubuntu a third time and choose to Erase and install.

The partition table shows 2 empty entries:
I get a warning:
Warning: extended partition does not start at a cylinder boundary.
DOS and Linux will interpret the contents differently.


And this is the stdout:
Disk /dev/sda: 1614 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *      0+   1484-   1485-  11921408   83  Linux
/dev/sda2       1484+   1614-    131-   1046529    5  Extended
/dev/sda3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sda4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
/dev/sda5       1484+   1614-    131-   1046528   82  Linux swap / Solaris

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Apr 24 09:43:42 2013
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-24 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130423.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 partman qa-manual-testing raring ubiquity-2.14.6

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Tags added: partman

** Tags added: qa-manual-testing

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Title:
  Erase and install ubiquity option leaving empty partitions

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:

  1. Install Ubuntu on the full disk on a VM
  2. Install Ubuntu on the same machine and choose the option of automatic resizing
  3. Install Ubuntu a third time and choose to Erase and install.

  The partition table shows 2 empty entries:
  I get a warning:
  Warning: extended partition does not start at a cylinder boundary.
  DOS and Linux will interpret the contents differently.

  
  And this is the stdout:
  Disk /dev/sda: 1614 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
  Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

     Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
  /dev/sda1   *      0+   1484-   1485-  11921408   83  Linux
  /dev/sda2       1484+   1614-    131-   1046529    5  Extended
  /dev/sda3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
  /dev/sda4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
  /dev/sda5       1484+   1614-    131-   1046528   82  Linux swap / Solaris

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Apr 24 09:43:42 2013
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-24 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130423.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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