[Bug 323928] Re: installation using hard disk fails if using manual partition

[Phillip Susi]

I believe this was caused by the installer auto mounting the swap
partition, which kept the disk busy.  This was fixed several years ago
since libparted no longer fails when an unrelated partition is in use.


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

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: xenophed (xenophed) => Phillip Susi (psusi)

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Phillip Susi (psusi) => (unassigned)

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Title:
  installation using hard disk fails if using manual partition

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  
  Hi,
  I am trying to do installation from hard disk using the method described here:
  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromLinux
  I have done this several time before with earlier releases.

  I am using the Live CD (desktop installer) of alpha3 of Jaunty (9.04). 
  I already have an existing partition for the installation so that the installer should just format
  that partition, without needing to do edit/change any existing partition).
  I have chosen manual partition option. (My LiveCD image is on another partition
  on the same hard disk).
  However, the installation fails saying that it cannot sync the new partition
  table to the disk because there are programs already using it. 

  I think the problem is that the installer is trying to edit the partition unnecessarily.
  If a check can be added to execute the partition edit/change/sync only when really
  needed,  this problem would go away.

  -Niraj

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