http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/9042/
So I propose to show volume labels (partition names) in the installer, to make it easier for users who install Ubuntu to know which partition they are installing on.

Screenshots:
* Before
* After

This will make it clearer and easier to install Ubuntu without any mistakes being done which might result in that a new user accidentally looses valuable data.

[403 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #9042


]]> en-us Sat, 24 May 2008 17:27:56 +0000 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:13:01 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/9042/ +1]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 17:47:18 +0000 Sat, 24 May 2008 18:32:39 +0000 Sat, 24 May 2008 18:40:19 +0000
And it is rather difficult to explain the concept of of hda vs sda, and and hda, hdb, hdc, hdd, etc, then disk partitions like hda1, hda2, hda3, hda4 if its logical partitions but hda1, hda2 then suddenly hda5 and hda6 if its extended partitions, etc.

Then even after you explained it to them, its not clear for them. You don't know how their disk partitions are setup so its difficult to explain to them, and often they are unsure themselves.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 18:53:46 +0000
Heh, a porno partition? LOL.]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 23:33:46 +0000 For sure. Most definitely.
Everyone has one, right?
It is just a GIMP edit, the real one is a terabyte RAID array.]]> Sun, 25 May 2008 01:07:21 +0000
Anyway, +1 for Good idea]]> Sun, 25 May 2008 01:42:08 +0000 +100 to porno partition LOL (good idea too, mount only when needed)]]> Sun, 25 May 2008 02:07:02 +0000 No, it is just a quick mockup and GIMP editing.
The real one is a terabyte RAID array.]]> Sun, 25 May 2008 02:32:28 +0000 Sun, 25 May 2008 05:00:35 +0000 Sun, 25 May 2008 10:13:27 +0000 Sun, 25 May 2008 13:28:11 +0000 I suggest that a graphical image ( a gparted image for example) will probably be more useful.]]> Sun, 25 May 2008 13:36:34 +0000 Sun, 25 May 2008 13:56:30 +0000 Many do. :)
For those who don't, well this will be the same as before.
For those who do, this will make it easier for them.]]> Sun, 25 May 2008 14:27:36 +0000 Thu, 29 May 2008 18:41:58 +0000 Fri, 30 May 2008 05:17:26 +0000
What would help would be the ability to create volume labels or have Ubuntu read existing volume labels by default.

So in Parvo's case his setup could have been sda1 (Windows Vista), sda2 (Media Center) and the blank drive sda3 (No Volume Name)

By masking the drives as this idea would point towards it would confuse people even more when trying to install to a different hard drive when it comes up /media/sda3.

By having a label with the linux drive name included it would help users understand where everything goes.

That would be like Windows hiding the drive letter and just having System or WD3045 for hard drive options.]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:00:12 +0000
Makes sense!]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:05:00 +0000
Every 2nd major version update I usually choose to install "clean", however when using the live CD I have to "guess" what partition I want to use for the OS install. I've purposely created custom-sized partitions so I know which is which when re-installing Ubuntu, but boy, partition labels would make this a lot less scary.

Great Idea.
]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:49:34 +0000 +1 for the "pr0n"
+1 for the idea ;-)]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:09:35 +0000 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:13:01 +0000