[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
9.10 reached end of life some time ago and is no longer supported. ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid ** Changed in: grub-installer 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/485604 Title: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub-installer/+bug/485604/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 Title: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub-installer/+bug/485604/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
Windows XP system with two 300gb disks. They were raid1, due to performance issues the second disk was removed from the raid installing 14.04 installer does not find windows, so as per some suggestions i apt-get remove dmraid re run install and windows is seen and installs system on second (empty) disk grub-install /dev/sda fails I tried adding dmraid back in and it fails when I try from shell I get root@ubuntu:/etc/default# grub-install /dev/sda Installing for i386-pc platform. grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow'. root@ubuntu:/etc/default# Will reboot and try to boot new install and reinstall grub -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 Title: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub-installer/+bug/485604/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
** No longer affects: null -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 Title: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub-installer/+bug/485604/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
** Also affects: grub-installer 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/485604 Title: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
re #13 don't be stuck Alan. Another workaround is to put /boot on a memory stick and have everything else on RAID. works a treat -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
Just another note that I also tried installing lucid in a software RAID 1 configuration, and receive the error message when the installer tries to install grub2. I successfully installed lucid w/out software RAID, but as this is for a new server, I'm a bit stuck for the moment. -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
** Project changed: lucid = launchpad -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
** Project changed: launchpad = null -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
I'm attempting to install to an Acer Aspire One netbook. I've tried multiple setups, but in this instance I'm not using a RAID partition at all, just the 8 gb SSD drive that comes standard in the netbook. Attempting to install from ubuntu-9.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso downloaded today from one of the FTP sites and loaded on a 2 gb USB stick to do installation, I get all kinds of failures using ext2, ext3, ext4 related to bug #452208. Attempts to reformat using JFS result in the same behavior as above, getting 94% through the installation and then failing with the following messages: Window will pop up titled Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda with a detailed message of Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda' failed. This is a fatal error. Don't mean to rant, but I'm about damned ready to abandon Ubuntu for a different distribution after all of these problems. I've wasted a damned good portion of the last 24 hours fighting with the installer and these issues. Does anyone have any kind of workaround that might get grub installed? Please let me know if anyone needs more information. -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
Further update re: my comments above. Got email from mcof suggesting a dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=128k to wipe the drive and had a very successful install after that. No worries now, and thanks to mcof for the help. -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
can you identify this with Bug #527401 maybe? why should this be invalid in lucid (grub2 also)? -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
Invalid in lucid: somebody mistakenly opened a task against the lucid *project*, which is not the same as the Lucid release of Ubuntu. -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
re comment #4 Thanks for the suggestions but I already have a workaround with the script mirroring of /boot. I tried many times to use LILO for RAID1 on 9.10 server 64 bit but it would not work on the i7 mobo which was my initial target. LILO worked fine for an AMD mobo. Thanks though. re comment #8 Bug #527401 says While trying to install a raid5 with /boot on raid1 system using preseed, grub-install fails to install correctly: I can't say I understand the jargon there... so it is not clear to me that bug is not to do with a failed install on an existing RAID1 array. If not then maybe it is a dup of this bug. re comment #9 Colin, that would be me. My apologies. Before filing the bug I tried the same install using the latest Ubuntu 10 Lucid 64-bit install disk I could find at the time and it failed there also. I did not understand the difference between Lucid project and Lucid release of Ubuntu at the time I entered the bug and I'm not sure I do now either. Sorry. -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 506670 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506670 Agreeing with matt, this should not be labeled as a duplicate! This bug is stopping me from using any form of software RAID! I could put /boot outside of the RAID and / inside the raid and still be affected by this bug. :( This problem is also showing up in Debian Sid and Testing, so fixing this bug would be helpful to Debian users too. :) -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 506670 2TB/GPT: Must warn if BIOS boot partition is missing (unbootable system!) -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 506670 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506670 I think this bug is not a duplicate and should receive more attention. Bug #506670 only talks about adding a warning to remind the user of creating a boot partition. But why would I want to use a boot partition seperate from my RAID? I'd like to have it in the RAID. This used to work with old GRUB, why the change with the new one? -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 506670 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506670 This looks like it was the same problem as bug #506670 - there is no warning that you have to create a BIOS boot partition (or that we are using GPT at all). ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 506670 2TB/GPT: Must warn if BIOS boot partition is missing (unbootable system!) -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
** Package changed: ubiquity (Ubuntu) = grub-installer (Ubuntu) -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
** Changed in: lucid Status: New = Invalid -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
I can confirm this doesn't work. There appears to be a regression between Ubuntu 9.10 and Ubuntu 9.04 when installing to a software RAID 1 according to the directions in the Ubuntu Server Guide (https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/serverguide/C/advanced-installation.html). ==Repro case (as above and in the Server Guide)== 1. Assume two physical devices - /dev/sda - /dev/sdb 2. Boot from ubuntu-9.10-server-amd64.iso 3. Select defaults for [keyboard, time, configure via DHCP, etc] 4. Create partition tables on /dev/sda and /dev/sdb 5. Create two partitions - 20 GB, /dev/sda1, physical volume for RAID - 20 GB, /dev/sdb1, physical volume for RAID 6. Select Configure Software RAID, Create MD drive, RAID1 using /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1 7. Select RAID1 device #0 partition (/dev/md0), use as Ext3 journaling file system, mount as / - the root file system 8. Continue installing base system, mostly just selecting defaults [no swap, write changes to disk, etc] 9. When asking where to install GRUB the default is /dev/md and that is what worked for 9.04 (saying /dev/md0 doesn't seem to work for 9.04). The error is Executing 'grub-install /dev/md' failed. This is a fatal error. I've tried: - /dev/md = Executing 'grub-install /dev/md' failed. This is a fatal error. - /dev/md0 = Executing 'grub-install /dev/md0' failed. This is a fatal error. - /dev/sda = Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda' failed. This is a fatal error. - /dev/sda0 = Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda0' failed. This is a fatal error. - (hd0) = Executing 'grub-install (hd0)' failed. This is a fatal error. - (hd0,0) = Executing 'grub-install (hd0,0)' failed. This is a fatal error. All of them yield the same error. ==Notes== Ubuntu 9.04 uses legacy GRUB (0.97) while Ubuntu 9.10 uses GRUB2. The following is the working legacy GRUB configuration the 9.04 installer creates. ### menu.lst # ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined) timeout 3 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) hiddenmenu ## ## End Default Options ## title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-server root(hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-server root=/dev/md0 ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-server title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-server (recovery mode) root(hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-server root=/dev/md0 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-server title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+ root(hd0,0) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## end of menu.lst # Huuanito--You might try using Intel Matrix RAID (or whatever version of fakeRAID your mobo supports) at least for the /boot partition. You would need to use the DVD or server CD (e.g. ubuntu-9.10-dvd-amd64.iso or ubuntu-9.10-server-amd64.iso). The desktop CD does not include dmraid so any fakeRAID partitions won't show up. Also note that choosing LILO instead of GRUB on 9.10 works perfectly (no errors and system is bootable). LILO installs to /dev/md0 by default. -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
** Tags added: grub installation karmic raid software -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
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[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
** Attachment added: /var/log/installer/partman http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35868622/partman ** Also affects: lucid Importance: Undecided Status: New -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 485604] Re: karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1
I also tried an install using lucid server 64 bit from a latest cd downloaded yesterday 11/18/2009 lucid-server-amd64.iso same result -- karmic server 64 bit installer fails at GRUB when installing with RAID1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
