Bug#230502: debian-installer wiped out my MBR

[Marc Herbert <Marc.Herbert@free.fr>]

Package: debian-installer
Version: N/A; reported 2004-01-31
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system


I tried yesterday's latest (thx joeyh) debian-installer images. After
circumventing a few (more or less) known bugs, I finally was very
upset to see that... the installation was finished! debian-installer
wiped out my Master Boot Record _without even noticing me_!

I find this totally unacceptable. Is this Windows or what?

I can understand that this is a beta version, that designing the
"right" user interface is full of complex trade-offs, blablabla, but
come on, ANY other user interface before destroying the MBR is better
than none.

Generally speaking, I find the new design of the installer very nice:
I like the idea of being able to go back and forth between "clever"
and "manual" modes. But please, just ask confirmation (just provide
a "back" button) before doing anything "clever", at the very least in
the MBR case.



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