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lucid server/alternate, software raid 1 will not install correctly; unbootable after failed grub install

Bug #525425 reported by stop
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: partman-base

Lucid Server install:

If you try to install lucid server as a software raid1 install, the partitioning seems to go correctly. however when you get to grub installation, grub won't install. The result is an un-bootable system.

It could be related to this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-base/+bug/506670
However in my case it has nothing to do with the size of the hard-disk's as the install will even fail with two hard-disk's of just 10gigs each. I was advised to report it as another bug.

So basically it fails every install regardless of the hardware setup. Should be easy to reproduce.

See original description
Tags: grub lucid mdadm
stop (whoopwhoop)
summary: lucid server 64bit software raid 1 will not install correctly;
- unbootable
+ unbootable after failed grub install
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saghaulor (saghaulor) wrote : Re: lucid server 64bit software raid 1 will not install correctly; unbootable after failed grub install

Ubuntu Server 10.04 i386

I cannot install Grub.

I have three 40gb IDE drives.

I partitioned each of them as follows:

1st partition: 100mb, use as raid

2nd partition: 36.5gb, use as raid

3rd parition: 1.5gb, use as raid

Then I created three raid arrays.

1st array: raid1, partitioned as ext4, used for /boot

2nd array: raid10, partitioned as ext4, used for /

3rd array: raid1, partitioned as swap

After Grub failed to install, I tried to delete the first array, and create a new one as raid0. Again, Grub failed to install.

Finally, I deleted the first raid array, and partitioned the first partition on the first disk as /boot. Grub installed. However, when I boot the computer Grub will not load. I must use the installation media and "boot from first hard disk" to boot the server.

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stop (whoopwhoop) wrote :

This issue is still occurring with ubuntu server 10.04 64 bit alpha 3

summary: - lucid server 64bit software raid 1 will not install correctly;
- unbootable after failed grub install
+ lucid server, software raid 1 will not install correctly; unbootable
+ after failed grub install
stop (whoopwhoop)
description: updated
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stop (whoopwhoop) wrote :

Alternate cd installer doesn't work either when trying to install with software raid1.

summary: - lucid server, software raid 1 will not install correctly; unbootable
- after failed grub install
+ lucid server/alternate, software raid 1 will not install correctly;
+ unbootable after failed grub install
stop (whoopwhoop)
tags: added: grub lucid mdadm
Kees Cook (kees)
Changed in partman-base (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu Lucid):
milestone: none → ubuntu-10.04-beta-2
status: New → Confirmed
assignee: nobody → Dustin Kirkland (kirkland)
importance: Undecided → High
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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

I see I'm assigned this bug. I appreciate the heads up. I'm not sure if, or when I'm going to find time to work on this. Any additional debugging or patches would be nice.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote : Re: [Bug 525425] Re: lucid server/alternate, software raid 1 will not install correctly; unbootable after failed grub install

I was planning to work on this anyway, though I'm not sure if I'll be
able to squeeze it in for beta 1.

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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote : Re: [Bug 525425] Re: lucid server/alternate, software raid 1 will not install correctly; unbootable after failed grub install

Thanks, Colin. Feel free to re-assign to yourself. I don't foresee
working on this in the immediate future.

Colin Watson (cjwatson)
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu Lucid):
assignee: Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) → Colin Watson (cjwatson)
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Thanks for your report. I'm going to make this a duplicate of bug 527401, which has more information.

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu Lucid):
assignee: Colin Watson (cjwatson) → nobody
milestone: ubuntu-10.04-beta-2 → none
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