[Bug 734031] Re: Dual-booting isn't possible with 4 primary partitions, no explanation provided
Marcus Tomlinson
marcus.tomlinson at canonical.com
Thu Mar 5 12:06:46 UTC 2020
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** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Incomplete
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Title:
Dual-booting isn't possible with 4 primary partitions, no explanation
provided
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
Binary package hint: ubiquity
Similar to LP: #438709. When a machine has 4 primary partitions, the
option to dual-boot isn't shown, which confuses users, and is likely
to result in unexpectedly wiping their existing installation.
Quoting my comment on that bug:
Also ran into this on an HP 620 laptop that shipped with 4 primary partitions.
*I* saw the issue and laughed at HP's partition layout, but the student who came to me had no idea why it wouldn't let her do a dual-boot install.
I have a suspicion that we'll be seeing more machines with that
configuration before EFI takes over.
<https://docs.google.com/a/canonical.com/document/d/1bZ4yQIVgGaUGSYu3qiUHnQt3ieBZoqunP_DcleHCr3I/edit#bookmark=id.35db66d9d3b3>:
"[if maximum primary partitions are in use] * Install Ubuntu inside
Windows ... * Replace {other OS} with Ubuntu ... * Something else"
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