[Bug 880766] Re: ubiquity and grub-install: fails to install grub on software RAID

2011-11-28 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Finally found the solution, which leaves me with a question. Having successfully installed an 11.10 server with RAID, I tried again on 11.10 desktop: this time, after getting the message that GRUB had not installed, I chrooted into /target/, did 'sudo-apt-get install mdadm', then 'sudo

[Bug 883720] Re: oneiric fresh install to raid1 from alt amd64 CD - grub-install /dev/sda failed

2011-11-28 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Can you boot from CD, chroot into your system, install mdadm, then try update-grub grub-install /dev/sda ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883720 Title: oneiric fresh install to

[Bug 839606] Re: The 'grub-efi' package failed to install into /target/

2011-11-28 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Does this still happen with the final 11.10 release? Do you have an EFI system partition? I assume you are using 64-bit, booted into UEFI mode? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839606

[Bug 681535] Re: Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/md0 failed.

2011-11-19 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Nevermind, my bug seems to be in Ubiquity. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/681535 Title: Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/md0 failed. To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 880766] Re: ubiquity and grub-install: fails to install grub on software RAID

2011-11-05 Thread Andrew Cranwell
** Summary changed: - Ubiquity fails with EFI and software RAID + ubiquity and grub-install: fails to install grub on software RAID -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880766 Title:

[Bug 880766] Re: ubiquity and grub-install: fails to install grub on software RAID

2011-11-05 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Updating bug description - I'm having the same problem in a VirtualBox environment (disks partitioned as GPT, no EFI). I was able to use ubuntu-11.10-server-amd64 to install a system with mdadm RAID1 (GPT partitioning, 1MB BIOS GRUB partition, ~20GB RAID) and have the system boot successfully,

[Bug 883109] Re: Grub2: grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition

2011-11-02 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Can you provide your partition table info, e.g. the output of 'fdisk -l'? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883109 Title: Grub2: grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition

[Bug 825145] Re: GRUB and software raid issue

2011-10-31 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Just installed 11.10 server 64-bit in VirtualBox with a simple raid1; grub installed with no errors. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/825145 Title: GRUB and software raid issue To

[Bug 839606] Re: The 'grub-efi' package failed to install into /target/

2011-10-31 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Can you provide some more info - which release, what is your partition layout etc.? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839606 Title: The 'grub-efi' package failed to install into

[Bug 883720] Re: oneiric fresh install to raid1 from alt amd64 CD - grub-install /dev/sda failed

2011-10-30 Thread Andrew Cranwell
I'm having similar problems (installing grub under amd64 with mdadm raid1). Two questions - are you using GPT or MBR for your partition tables, and is this system using BIOS or EFI? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 880766] Re: Ubiquity fails with EFI and software RAID

2011-10-30 Thread Andrew Cranwell
** Also affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880766 Title: Ubiquity fails with EFI and software RAID To manage

[Bug 883720] Re: oneiric fresh install to raid1 from alt amd64 CD - grub-install /dev/sda failed

2011-10-30 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Most of the Intel Sandy Bridge platforms use EFI; generally they will start in BIOS emulation mode unless told otherwise. If you think your platform might support EFI, try manually selecting the boot device once the CD is inserted; there should be a (uefi) optical drive option or similar if your

[Bug 825145] Re: GRUB and software raid issue

2011-10-30 Thread Andrew Cranwell
If you are booting in EFI mode, grub is not installed in the MBR but in the EFI system partition, and registered into the EFI boot order with efibootmgr - I've mainly be trying to get this working with 11.10 Desktop using the graphical installed (Ubiquity). A simple partition setup seems to work

[Bug 880766] Re: Ubiquity fails with EFI and software RAID

2011-10-28 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Attached is the log of grub-probe from grub_1.99-12ubuntu5. ** Attachment added: grub_1.99-12ubuntu5.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/880766/+attachment/2577347/+files/grub_1.99-12ubuntu5.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 880766] Re: Ubiquity fails with EFI and software RAID

2011-10-28 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Attached is the output of grub-probe built from revision 3473 of lp:grub. ** Attachment added: grub_bzr.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/880766/+attachment/2577348/+files/grub_bzr.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 784551] Re: installer lies about success installing grub2 on efi

2011-10-26 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Which install method are you using (desktop/server/alternate CD, netboot, USB) and which architecture? Did you boot into UEFI mode to install? I'm not sure that the process is not adequately documented is grub's fault - see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting for a great deal of info on

[Bug 493268] Re: GRUB2 boots from raid1 device only after grub rescue insmod linux + rescue:grub normal

2011-10-26 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Is this bug still present in any supported release (10.04 onwards)? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493268 Title: GRUB2 boots from raid1 device only after grub rescue insmod linux +

[Bug 420915] Re: ubuntu karmic alpha 4 wireless keyboard not recognised on grub menu and PC waits indefinitely for menu choice

2011-10-26 Thread Andrew Cranwell
** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/420915 Title: ubuntu karmic alpha 4 wireless keyboard not recognised on grub menu and PC

[Bug 388135] Re: [Karmic, grub2] fails to start OS X

2011-10-26 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Under 10.10 I get two menu entries for Mac OS X: menuentry Mac OS X (32-bit) (on /dev/sda2) and menuentry Mac OS X (64-bit) (on /dev/sda2) Are the people having this bug on currently supported releases (10.04 onwards) using Apple hardware or otherwise? Personally I'm not even using the Ubuntu

[Bug 430659] Re: grub2 cannot find kernel in dual kubuntu/xubuntu 9.10 boot scenario

2011-10-26 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Is this bug still present in any supported release? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430659 Title: grub2 cannot find kernel in dual kubuntu/xubuntu 9.10 boot scenario To manage

[Bug 428519] Re: Unable to enable framebuffer modes with grub 2

2011-10-26 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Does this bug still affect any supported release? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428519 Title: Unable to enable framebuffer modes with grub 2 To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 406142] Re: Grub2 menu doesn't list entries with foreign characters

2011-10-26 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Is this still a problem in a supported release (10.04 onwards)? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/406142 Title: Grub2 menu doesn't list entries with foreign characters To manage

[Bug 880766] Re: Ubiquity fails with EFI and software RAID

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
I tried chrooting into the system and running grub-install then grub- probe from there; the final lines were /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: opening md0,1. /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no such disk. Then I build grub from source (bzr revision 3473 from lp:grub) and ran grub-probe, this time getting

[Bug 561270] Re: grub2 software raid1

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Is this bug still present in 10.04 LTS? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/561270 Title: grub2 software raid1 To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 880766] Re: Ubiquity fails with EFI and software RAID

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Sorry, just looked through the logs that I kept and realised I didn't run grub-mkdevicemap before grub-probe; I'll try again tonight and post back on this. Does grub-installer run this check (grub-mkdevicemap) before attempting grub-install? -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 825145] Re: GRUB and software raid issue

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Was this system installed when booted in BIOS or EFI mode? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/825145 Title: GRUB and software raid issue To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 371338] Re: cannot stop RAID1

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Is this still affecting 10.04? I managed to fix my 8.04 system with a reboot. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371338 Title: cannot stop RAID1 To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 497039] Re: Fails to install on fully degraded RAID10

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Is this actually a bug with grub, a bug with mdadm or an intended design? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497039 Title: Fails to install on fully degraded RAID10 To manage

[Bug 531573] Re: No console nor monitor detection with efi boot on MacBook 5, 1

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
I have a MacBook 5,2 and have been booting in EFI mode with rEFIt, a manually compiled grub.efi and the following grub.cfg: set debug=video set timeout=10 insmod efi_gop menuentry Linux (no agp, force acpi) { root=(hd0,3) fakebios linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 video=efifb agp=off

[Bug 430211] Re: package grub-pc 1.97~beta3-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: подпроцесс установлен сценарий post-installation завершён по сигналу (Interrupt)

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Ubuntu 9.10 is EOL as of 2011-04-30. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430211 Title: package grub-pc 1.97~beta3-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: подпроцесс установлен сценарий

[Bug 468856] Re: grub2 does not detect Windows 7

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468856 Title:

[Bug 807747] Re: grub2 shows boot menu when usb mouse is connected

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
What does the output of `lsusb -v` describe the mouse as? If it's a keyboard, it may be sending keystrokes when powered on. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/807747 Title: grub2 shows

[Bug 784981] Re: [Oneiric] gfxpayload=keep does not work on new grub2 1.99

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Is this still present with 1.99-12ubuntu5? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/784981 Title: [Oneiric] gfxpayload=keep does not work on new grub2 1.99 To manage notifications about this

[Bug 681535] Re: Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/md0 failed.

2011-10-24 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Still broken in 11.10, this time with GPT and an EFI system (Intel Sandy Bridge). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/681535 Title: Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/md0 failed. To

[Bug 880766] Re: Ubiquity fails with EFI and software RAID

2011-10-24 Thread Andrew Cranwell
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[Bug 880766] [NEW] Ubiquity fails with EFI and software RAID

2011-10-24 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Public bug reported: Installing from a Mythbuntu amd64 CD booted in UEFI mode. Manually created partitions using gdisk, created RAID1 using mdadm. Ran Ubiquity installer to create /dev/md0p1 as ext4, install proceeded until aborting at the end saying that grub-efi could not be installed. Manual

[Bug 658374] Re: Please update GParted to to version 0.6.4

2011-04-19 Thread Andrew Cranwell
** Changed in: gparted (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658374 Title: Please update GParted to to version 0.6.4 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 371338] Re: cannot stop RAID1

2011-03-04 Thread Andrew Cranwell
This has resolved itself on the server I had a problem with - after commenting out the array definition from mdadm.conf, rebooting, and zeroing the superblock. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 341230] Re: Booting linux crashes on 2009 White Macbook (hardware version ID MacBook5, 2) unless you use acpi=off or maxcpus=1

2010-12-13 Thread Andrew Cranwell
I've got Ubuntu 10.10 (2.6.35-23-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP) booting using my old grub 1.97 (that was booting Ubuntu 9.04) compiled as so: ./configure --with-platform=efi --target=x86_64 make ./grub-mkimage -d . -o grub.efi acpi boot chain configfile ext2 fat hfsplus normal part_gpt sh Then my

[Bug 658374] Re: Please update GParted to to version 0.6.4

2010-11-03 Thread Andrew Cranwell
** Summary changed: - Please update GParted to to version 0.6.3 + Please update GParted to to version 0.6.4 ** Description changed: Binary package hint: gparted - GParted 0.6.3 was released on September 23, 2010. Can it please be - updated for 10.10 updates / 11.04? + GParted 0.6.3 was

[Bug 658374] Re: Please update GParted to to version 0.6.4

2010-11-03 Thread Andrew Cranwell
I'm not entirely sure how the package update/upgrade process works in Ubuntu; I've changed the bug title description to 0.6.4 (10.10 was released with 0.6.2). Will the package version be upgraded in 10.10 updates or merely have specific patches generated applied? -- Please update GParted to to

[Bug 658374] [NEW] Please update GParted to to version 0.6.3

2010-10-11 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gparted GParted 0.6.3 was released on September 23, 2010. Can it please be updated for 10.10 updates / 11.04? ** Affects: gparted (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Please update GParted to to version 0.6.3

[Bug 650807] [NEW] Modify group members fails when htdocs used as document root

2010-09-28 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: phpldapadmin Distrubution: Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS Package version: phpldapadmin 1.1.0.4-2ubuntu1 Expected behaviour: The modify group members form (modify_member_form.php) should be a well-formed XHTML document with a single head section, which properly

[Bug 632205] [NEW] PID file hard coded, breaks multiple instances

2010-09-07 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apcupsd In apcupsd, Ubuntu 8.04.4, apcupsd-3.14.2: The PID used by apcupsd is hardcoded in src/lib/apcfile.c and include/defines.h to apcupsd.pid. This breaks the expectation that start-stop-daemon can specify its own PID file, and hence allow multiple

[Bug 39068] Re: clear_console should be moved to ncurses-bin

2010-01-12 Thread Andrew Cranwell
This probably relates to the group that owns /dev/tty0 and /dev/console - I noticed that some of the servers I administer would exhibit this behaviour and others wouldn't. On my 9.04 desktop they're owned by root, but on an 8.04 server they're owned by dialout, and I was a member of the dialout

[Bug 341230] Re: Booting linux crashes on 2009 White Macbook (hardware version ID MacBook5, 2) unless you use acpi=off or maxcpus=1

2009-11-04 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Using NVIDIA drivers 185 and fakebios option in grub.cfg - I now have ACPI (2 cores, battery status) and 3D effects! applesmc is not working, mouse key emulation has disappeared (not a bad thing, I have my F11/F12 keys back!) - thank you everyone! I'll double-check my grub.cfg and then post that

[Bug 341230] Re: Booting linux crashes on 2009 White Macbook (hardware version ID MacBook5, 2) unless you use acpi=off or maxcpus=1

2009-11-02 Thread Andrew Cranwell
I've tried the following: - Compile grub2 (in Ubuntu 9.04) using x86_64 with modules: acpi, boot, chain, configfile, ext2, fat, hfsplus, normal, part_gpt, sh - Using kernel 2.6.28-16-generic - Using NVIDIA drivers 173 - Using the posted grub.cfg updated to the above kernel version rEFIt loads

[Bug 371338] Re: cannot stop RAID1

2009-10-01 Thread Andrew Cranwell
I've got a similar problem trying to break down a RAID1 array to use the individual partitions for swap. From what I understand the array was created during installation and marked as swap, then had a single partition removed from it (currently activated as swap). $ uname -a Linux adlai

[Bug 408561] Re: New stable release - 185.18.36 - should replace 185.18.31 ASAP

2009-09-16 Thread Andrew Cranwell
Can this please be updated / upgraded / backported / whatever in Jaunty? -- New stable release - 185.18.36 - should replace 185.18.31 ASAP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408561 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --