Prior to erasing the MBR, you can make a backup copy with the following command:
sudo dd if=/path-to-disk-device of=my-backup-copy.mbr bs=512 count=1 Where: /path-to-disk-device is something like /dev/sde CAUTION: Be sure to type in the above command correctly, otherwise data loss could result -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/717795 Title: Installation fails, gparted crashes. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs