Public bug reported: I attempted a fresh install of Ubuntu 7.04 on a motherboard with Intel SATA RAID. The system had two 500GB disks configured in Raid0. I had previously installed vista and resized the partition down to make space for Ubuntu.
I used the normal CD, I got to the partitioner screen were it suggests where Ubuntu could/should be installed. It showed the 2 disks as 2* 512 GB instead of 1 * 1024. I did not go to the commit stage of the partitioner. I understand that I probably should have used the alternate cd / dmraid and other grub issues - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FakeRaidSpec However, upon seeing that the system had not correctly detected the "fake Raid", I reset the system. The BIOS then proceeded to consider the first disk as no longer existing in the array. bye bye raid/vista. The installer should detect for the presence of "Fake Raid" and provide support, or if unable to do so should direct the user to an alternate cd/ further instructions. Worst off, a warning that it might not detect all the disks, and that any disks attached to the machine should be backed up before proceeding?? It was definitely not apparent that the installer had written a new MBR/partiton table, I expected this to only happen upon commiting to "the automated partitioning scheme" or a manual partitioning scheme. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: I attempted a fresh install of Ubuntu 7.04 on a motherboard with Intel SATA RAID. The system had two 500GB disks configured in Raid0. I had previously installed vista and resized the partition down to make space for Ubuntu. I used the normal CD, I got to the partitioner screen were it suggests where Ubuntu could/should be installed. - It showed the 2 disks as 2* 500 GB instead of 1 * 2024. + It showed the 2 disks as 2* 512 GB instead of 1 * 1024. I did not go to the commit stage of the partitioner. I understand that I probably should have used the alternate cd / dmraid and other grub issues - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FakeRaidSpec However, upon seeing that the system had not correctly detected the "fake Raid", I reset the system. The BIOS then proceeded to consider the first disk as no longer existing in the array. bye bye raid/vista. The installer should detect for the presence of "Fake Raid" and provide support, or if unable to do so should direct the user to an alternate cd/ further instructions. Worst off, a warning that it might not detect all the disks, and that any disks attached to the machine should be backed up before proceeding?? It was definitely not apparent that the installer had written a new MBR/partiton table, I expected this to only happen upon commiting to "the automated partitioning scheme" or a manual partitioning scheme. -- Installer corrupts Fake Raid0 array at partitioner https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/148852 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
