Could not install grub raid5

Bug #1091107 reported by Onno Steenbergen
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ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Invalid
High
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Bug Description

Dec 17 07:01:20 ubuntu kernel: [ 10.549779] EXT4-fs (dm-1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
Dec 17 07:01:20 ubuntu kernel: [ 10.726875] JBD2: no valid journal superblock found
Dec 17 07:01:20 ubuntu kernel: [ 10.726880] EXT4-fs (dm-2): error loading journal

Dec 17 07:01:34 ubuntu dmraid-activate: ERROR: Cannot retrieve RAID set information for isw_beijhdahca_ARRAY

Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: tune2fs: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/mapper/isw_beijhdahca_ARRAY
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity:
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu partman: Error running 'tune2fs -l /dev/mapper/isw_beijhdahca_ARRAY'
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: tune2fs: Bad magic number in super-block
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: while trying to open /dev/mapper/isw_beijhdahca_ARRAY
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu partman: Error running 'tune2fs -l /dev/mapper/isw_beijhdahca_ARRAY'
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu kernel: [ 496.190054] EXT4-fs (dm-1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu kernel: [ 496.225853] JBD2: no valid journal superblock found
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu kernel: [ 496.225857] EXT4-fs (dm-2): error loading journal
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/mapper/isw_beijhdahca_ARRAY2,
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: missing codepage or helper program, or other error
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: dmesg | tail or so
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity:
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu kernel: [ 496.253691] EXT4-fs (dm-1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu kernel: [ 496.283796] JBD2: no valid journal superblock found
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu kernel: [ 496.283800] EXT4-fs (dm-2): error loading journal
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/mapper/isw_beijhdahca_ARRAY2,
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity: missing codepage or helper program, or other error
Dec 17 07:08:37 ubuntu ubiquity:

Installation failed, unable to install on a RAID5 system which previously held a CentOS 5.8 install with a working grub

ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ubiquity 2.10.20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic-pae 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.315
Date: Mon Dec 17 08:17:42 2012
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquityLiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Onno Steenbergen (osteenbergen) wrote :
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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote : Traceback

Exception during installation:
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1728, in <module>
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: install.run()
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: func(self)
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 204, in run
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: self.configure_bootloader()
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 995, in configure_bootloader
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: old_bootdev = self.db.get('grub-installer/bootdev')
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in command
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: self.write.flush()
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
Dec 17 07:17:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:

tags: added: installer-crash
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
description: updated
description: updated
description: updated
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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

You tried to install grub to a single drive ( /dev/sda ) rather than the raid array. You need to make sure to set grub to install to the array ( /dev/mapper/isw_beijhdahca_ARRAY ) instead.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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