[Bug 1265192] Re: Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions

[sudodus]

2014-07-18 18:48, Dimitri John Ledkov skrev:
> The issue at hand is that we are not detecting windows 8 installed on
> the disk at all, and only notice a single Ubuntu, and thus the installer
> does wipe all & install.
> 
> The bug here is that there is no current way to do dual boot, on uefi,
> with windows 8 present.
> 
> I have been trying hard to get my hands on windows 8 install media to
> fix this, but I have no access to /disposable/ windows 8 machines that I
> can trash figuring this out.
> 
Hi Dimitri,

What do you need? Can I help you testing things in a Toshiba laptop,
where I have Windows 8 delivered on a DVD disk (and I have it backed up
too)? I can run it in UEFI as well as in BIOS mode. It is specified in
the following link

http://www.toshiba.se/laptops/satellite-pro/c850/satellite-pro-c850-19w/

In that computer I  can even run a system from a USB pendrive, that
boots in both modes

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UEFI-and-BIOS

I have also some spare HDD or SSD, than can be trashed. But I hope the
computer itself will survive. So to be clear, I can test things here at
my place in my computer, if it can help you.

Best regards
Nio

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Title:
  Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Brand new Samsung laptop with UEFI. I had installed 13.04 Ubuntu but on reboot I never saw the 'grub' style menu. It just kept going into Windows 8.1.  So I got the 13.10 version (64 bit) and choose "Reinstall Ubuntu" (That may not be the exact text)
  It removed all the partiions including the recovery partitions. I do have a backup for the windows install, but I was very surprised that this happened.
  On a positive note I now have Ububtu up and running on my machine. 
  This is not my first time with Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu alongside WinXp, Vista and Windows 7. I've used Ubuntu desktop for over 6 years.
  If you would like me to try something to replicate this. .. I could shrink my existing partion make another one - reinstall and see if it whacks that one. I can do this now .. I'm still moving into this laptop so starting over is not so bad.

  Steve Devine

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