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Article #131Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive
From: dennis
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:22
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:22
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"Unruh" <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca> wrote in message news:fzrSi.22002$GO5.6664@edtnps90... > "dennis@home" <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> writes: > > >>"caver1" <caver@inthemud.com> wrote in message >>news:%23QMATTYEIHA.3332@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > >>8< > >>Anyway we will forget licenses as that is irrelevant. > >>Having downloaded Ubuntu 7.10 and finally got it to start installing I >>notice that I get the same warning screen (identical AFAICS) if I select >>use >>the whole disk or if I select use the biggest free space. > >>>>>>>>>> >>The partition tables of the following devices are changed: >>SCSI1 (0,0,0)(sda) > >>The following partitions are going to be formatted: >>partition #1 of SCSI1(,0,0)(sda) as ext3 >>partition #5 of SCSI1(0,0,0)(sda) as swap >><<<<<<<<< > >>For use entire disk > >>and > >>>>>>>>>>>> >>The partition tables of the following devices are changed: >>SCSI1 (0,0,0)(sda) > >>The following partitions are going to be formatted: >>partition #1 of SCSI1(0,0,0)(sda) as ext3 >>partition #5 of SCSI1(0,0,0)(sda) as swap > >><<<<<<<<<<< > > >>For use largest free space. > > >>One will erase my windows server 2008 one won't. > >>Does anyone still think the warnings are OK? > > > The problem is NOT there. There problem is when the partitions were > created. Once they have been createdi so as to cover your Win partition, > the ball game is over. > The place that the warning should occur is when you tell it to use the > whole disk. > > As they are the warnings they are the problem. There may be a need for more warnings or just a better partitioner but that is an addition.
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