[Bug 1382991] [NEW] ubiquity install alongside points to wrong device letter

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Public bug reported:

ISO-testing Lubuntu 32-bit desktop I found a bug that ris at best only
confusing, at worst installing to the wrong drive.

Background: Installing from a USB pendrive to another USB drive. The
live drive is /dev/sdb. The target drive has a system already installed
(Trusty, which is found and reported).

Error: Ubiquity reports that it will format partitions 5 and 6 on sdb
(the live drive) instead of the intended target drive sda (where it
found Trusty). See the attached screendump.

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I will continue this testcase and report what will happen when I continue ...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: ubiquity 2.20.0
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-22.29-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-22-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.345
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Sun Oct 19 15:44:41 2014
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha i386 (20141016)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lubuntu ubiquity-2.20.0 utopic

** Attachment added: "install-alongside-wrong-drive-letter.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1382991/+attachment/4240056/+files/install-alongside-wrong-drive-letter.png

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Title:
  ubiquity install alongside points to wrong device letter

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  ISO-testing Lubuntu 32-bit desktop I found a bug that ris at best only
  confusing, at worst installing to the wrong drive.

  Background: Installing from a USB pendrive to another USB drive. The
  live drive is /dev/sdb. The target drive has a system already
  installed (Trusty, which is found and reported).

  Error: Ubiquity reports that it will format partitions 5 and 6 on sdb
  (the live drive) instead of the intended target drive sda (where it
  found Trusty). See the attached screendump.

  --
  I will continue this testcase and report what will happen when I continue ...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.20.0
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-22.29-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-22-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.345
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Sun Oct 19 15:44:41 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha i386 (20141016)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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