[Bug 734031] Re: Dual-booting isn't possible with 4 primary partitions, no explanation provided

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

Any idea if HP is still shipping laptops with all partitions taken? We
have extra warnings in the partitioner now (prepare step & descriptive
titles on the ask page)

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Title:
  Dual-booting isn't possible with 4 primary partitions, no explanation
  provided

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

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.

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