[Bug 1073968] Re: Install over Windows 8 partition erased whole HDD.

2014-04-27 Thread Phillip Susi
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1265192 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265192 ** Information type changed from Public Security to Public ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1265192 Reinstallation wipes out all/other partitions -- You received this bug notification bec

[Bug 1073968] Re: Install over Windows 8 partition erased whole HDD.

2014-04-27 Thread Sebastian Philipp
It also deleted my D: partition when I chose to "Replace Windows 7". And my PC doesn't use EFI. Luckily I made a backup a month before... I support the suggestion of @michaelpwalls to insert the warning that the whole drive will be formatted. So this appears no matter whether another OS is detecte

[Bug 1073968] Re: Install over Windows 8 partition erased whole HDD.

2013-05-03 Thread Micheal Walls
After getting the machine dual-booting both Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 7, I realized this machine is booting much much differently than any of my other machines. It's using a UEFI chip, not a BIOS chip. It's currently booting both Windows 7 and Ubuntu in EFI mode (With SecureBoot disabled, since Win

[Bug 1073968] Re: Install over Windows 8 partition erased whole HDD.

2013-05-02 Thread Micheal Walls
I think, maybe if the description of that option in Ubiquity was changed from this: "Erase Ubuntu 13.04 and Reinstall" - "Warning: This will delete all your Ubuntu 13.04 programs, documents, photos, music, and any other files." To this: "Erase ENTIRE DISK and Reinstall" - "Warning: This will de

[Bug 1073968] Re: Install over Windows 8 partition erased whole HDD.

2013-05-02 Thread Micheal Walls
This bug also also affects me, using Ubuntu 13.04. I previously had Kubuntu 13.04 installed alongside Windows 7. My disk was using a GUID Partition Table. Windows 7 was installed first, using sda1 for the boot loader, sda2 for recovery and sda4 for data. sda5 was for Kubuntu 13.04 data and sda6 w

[Bug 1073968] Re: Install over Windows 8 partition erased whole HDD.

2013-05-02 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073968 Title: I

[Bug 1073968] Re: Install over Windows 8 partition erased whole HDD.

2012-11-03 Thread melchiaros
** Tags added: quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073968 Title: Install over Windows 8 partition erased whole HDD. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.lau

[Bug 1073968] Re: Install over Windows 8 partition erased whole HDD.

2012-11-01 Thread Eduardo Cardoso
** Also affects: ubiquity Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Package changed: ubuntu => ubiquity (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: ubiquity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073