[Bug 1533587] [NEW] Ubuntu 14.04.04 installer does not list Prep Boot in Partition Settings
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Wed Jan 13 22:48:08 UTC 2016
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== Comment: #0 - Pooja B. Suryanarayana <poojabsurya at in.ibm.com> - 2016-01-13 02:16:08 ==
Hi,
During manual Installation of Ubuntu14.04.4 on tuleta Baremetal,
PRePboot is not listed in partition settings,whereas it will take prep
during guided installation.
Steps to replicate:
Select Partition disks from main menu:
???????????????? [!] Ubuntu installer main menu ????????????????
? ?
? Choose the next step in the install process: ?
? ?
? Choose language ?
? Configure the keyboard ? ?
? Detect virtual driver disks from hardware manufacturer ? ?
? Detect network hardware ? ?
? Configure the network ? ?
? Choose a mirror of the Ubuntu archive ? ?
? Download installer components ? ?
? Set up users and passwords ?
? Configure the clock ? ?
? Detect disks ? ?
? Partition disks ? ?
? Install the base system ? ?
? Configure the package manager ? ?
? Select and install software ? ?
? Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk ?
? ?
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
Select manual:
?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
? ?
? If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk, you will next ?
? be asked which disk should be used. ?
? ?
? Partitioning method: ?
? ?
? Guided - use entire disk ?
? Guided - use entire partition, SCSI1 (2,0,0), partition #2 (sda) ? ?
? Guided - use entire partition, SCSI1 (2,2,0), partition #2 (sdc) ? ?
? Guided - use entire partition, SCSI1 (2,3,0), partition #5 (sdd) ? ?
? Guided - use entire partition, SCSI1 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sde) ? ?
? Guided - use entire partition, SCSI1 (2,5,0), partition #2 (sdf) ? ?
? Guided - use the largest continuous free space ? ?
? Guided - use entire disk and set up LVM ? ?
? Guided - use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM ?
? Manual ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Select the disk to partition,go to free space
?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
? ?
? This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount ?
? points. Select a partition to modify its settings (file system, mount ?
? point, etc.), a free space to create partitions, or a device to ?
? initialize its partition table. ?
? ?
? > #5 544.2 GB ext4 ?
? > 46.2 GB FREE SPACE ? ?
? SCSI1 (2,4,0) (sde) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 5D80CA00 ? ?
? > 1.0 MB FREE SPACE ? ?
? > #1 7.3 MB B ext4 ? ?
? > #2 1.1 TB ext4 ? ?
? > #3 46.2 GB F swap swap ?
? > 1.0 MB FREE SPACE ? ?
? SCSI1 (2,5,0) (sdf) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 5D80CA00 --> ? ?
? > 1.1 TB FREE SPACE ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<F1> for help; <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
Create a new partition:
????????????? [!!] Partition disks ?????????????
? ?
? How to use this free space: ?
? ?
? Create a new partition ?
? Automatically partition the free space ?
? Show Cylinder/Head/Sector information ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
????????????????????????????????????????????????
????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ??????????????????????????
? ?
? The maximum size for this partition is 1.1 TB. ?
? ?
? Hint: "max" can be used as a shortcut to specify the maximum size, or ?
? enter a percentage (e.g. "20%") to use that percentage of the maximum ?
? size. ?
? ?
? New partition size: ?
? ?
? 8 mb_________________________________________________________________ ?
? ?
? <Go Back> <Continue> ?
? ?
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
? ?
? Please choose whether you want the new partition to be created at the ?
? beginning or at the end of the available space. ?
? ?
? Location for the new partition: ?
? ?
? Beginning ?
? End ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
Go to use as:
?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
? ?
? You are editing partition #1 of SCSI1 (2,5,0) (sdf). No existing file ?
? system was detected in this partition. ?
? ?
? Partition settings: ?
? ?
? Name: ?
? Use as: Ext4 journaling file system ? ?
? ?
? Mount point: / ? ?
? Mount options: defaults ? ?
? Label: none ? ?
? Reserved blocks: 5% ? ?
? Typical usage: standard ? ?
? Bootable flag: off ? ?
? ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<F1> for help; <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
Here its not listing the "prepBoot":
????????? [!!] Partition disks ?????????
? ?
? How to use this partition: ?
? ?
? Ext4 journaling file system ?
? Ext3 journaling file system ?
? Ext2 file system ? ?
? btrfs journaling file system ? ?
? JFS journaling file system ? ?
? XFS journaling file system ? ?
? FAT16 file system ? ?
? FAT32 file system ? ?
? swap area ? ?
? Reserved BIOS boot area ? ?
? physical volume for encryption ? ?
? physical volume for RAID ? ?
? physical volume for LVM
| do not use the partition ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
????????????????????????????????????????
<F1> for help; <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
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Whereas In guided "PREP" is available. :
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Select guided-use entire disk
?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
? ?
? If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk, you will next ?
? be asked which disk should be used. ?
? ?
? Partitioning method: ?
? ?
? Guided - resize SCSI1 (2,2,0), partition #6 (sdc) and use freed s ?
? Guided - resize SCSI1 (2,3,0), partition #2 (sdd) and use freed s ? ?
? Guided - resize SCSI1 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sde) and use freed s ? ?
? Guided - resize SCSI1 (2,5,0), partition #2 (sdf) and use freed s ? ?
? Guided - reuse partition, SCSI1 (2,0,0), partition #2 (sda) ? ?
? Guided - reuse partition, SCSI1 (2,2,0), partition #2 (sdc) ?
? Guided - reuse partition, SCSI1 (2,3,0), partition #5 (sdd) ? ?
? Guided - reuse partition, SCSI1 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sde) ? ?
? Guided - reuse partition, SCSI1 (2,5,0), partition #2 (sdf) ? ?
? Guided - use entire disk ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
Select the disk for which to partition:
?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
? ?
? Note that all data on the disk you select will be erased, but not ?
? before you have confirmed that you really want to make the changes. ?
? ?
? Select disk to partition: ?
? ?
? SCSI1 (2,0,0) (sda) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 5D80CA00 ?
? SCSI1 (2,1,0) (sdb) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 5D80CA00 ?
? SCSI1 (2,2,0) (sdc) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 5D80CA00 ?
? SCSI1 (2,3,0) (sdd) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 5D80CA00 ?
? SCSI1 (2,4,0) (sde) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 5D80CA00 ?
? SCSI1 (2,5,0) (sdf) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 5D80CA00 ?
? SCSI1 (0,8,0) (sdg) - 300.0 GB IBM MK3001GRRB ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
sdf-->7.3 mb go to that partition and check it takes prep as default
?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
? ?
? This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount ?
? points. Select a partition to modify its settings (file system, mount ?
? point, etc.), a free space to create partitions, or a device to ?
? initialize its partition table. ?
? ?
? > #3 46.2 GB swap ?
? > 1.0 MB FREE SPACE ? ?
? SCSI1 (2,5,0) (sdf) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 5D80CA00 ? ?
? > 1.0 MB FREE SPACE ? ?
? > #1 7.3 MB B f ? ?
? > #2 1.1 TB F ext4 / ? ?
? > #3 46.2 GB F swap swap ? ?
? > 1.0 MB FREE SPACE ?
? SCSI1 (0,8,0) (sdg) - 300.0 GB IBM MK3001GRRB ? ?
? > 1.0 MB FREE SPACE ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<F1> for help; <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
? ?
? You are editing partition #1 of SCSI1 (2,5,0) (sdf). No existing file ?
? system was detected in this partition. ?
? ?
? Partition settings: ?
? ?
? Name: ?
? Use as: prep ?
? ? ?
? Mount point: none ? ?
? Mount options: defaults ? ?
? Label: none ? ?
? Reserved blocks: 5% ? ?
? Typical usage: standard ? ?
? Bootable flag: on ? ?
? ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<F1> for help; <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
** Affects: partman-prep (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Taco Screen team (taco-screen-team)
Status: New
** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bot-comment bugnameltc-135170 severity-high targetmilestone-inin---
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Ubuntu 14.04.04 installer does not list Prep Boot in Partition Settings
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