[Bug 559110] Re: Ubiquity doesn't recognize existing partitions

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Title:
  Ubiquity doesn't recognize existing partitions

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  When I try to install Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 2 in my hard drive, it fails to recognize my hard disk partitions. It only shows my primary disk has if there weren't any partitions on it, offering me the possibility to install using the entire disk or manual partitioning. 
  Choosing  manual partitioning, it shows no partition table available (creating a new one is not really what I need)!
  I've replicated several times on this beta 2, but also with Ubuntu 10.04 beta 1 and Lubuntu 10.04 beta 1. This always happens, even going strait to the installer after boot. 

  I'm using the USB flash drive I always use for live cd's, thus the
  installation media shouldn't be a problem. My usb flash drive has 3
  partitions and, usually, the 2 ones not related to the LiveCD appear
  as optional partitions to use for installation. Now they don't! I
  suppose this leads to think the problem shouldn't be related directly
  with the disk itself but by the way Ubiquity finds the available
  partitions on my system.

  
  Trowing "sudo fdisk -l" report's my correct partitions!

  Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
  I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
  Disk identifier: 0x0001dc02

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
  /dev/sda1   *           1        1020     8193118+  83  Linux
  /dev/sda2            1021        1151     1052257+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
  /dev/sda3            1152        7296    49359712+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
  /dev/sda4            2276        7034    38226636   83  Linux
  /dev/sda5            1152        2275     9028467   83  Linux
  /dev/sda6            7035        7296     2104483+  83  Linux

  Disk /dev/sdb: 8254 MB, 8254390272 bytes
  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1003 cylinders
  Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
  I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
  Disk identifier: 0x000df272

     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
  /dev/sdb1   *           1         132     1060258+  83  Linux
  /dev/sdb2             133         525     3156772+  83  Linux
  /dev/sdb3             526        1003     3839535   83  Linux

  
  Nautilus also shows them correctly in "Places" but fails to mount the primary disk ones (it does mount the ones from the usb disk)! 

  I can mount and use these partitions from the standard terminal. Tried
  to install after mounting the partitions I wanted but that has no
  effect on the installer behavior. Unmounting usb drive partitions also
  has visible no effect!

  Ubiquity version is:

  apt-cache policy ubiquity
  ubiquity:
    Installed: 2.2.15
    Candidate: 2.2.15
    Version table:
   *** 2.2.15 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  
  Computer is a Acer TravelMate 4000.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.2.15 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Apr  9 10:40:05 2010
  ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100406.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity

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