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Cannot complete install with software RAID 0! (with Lucid Lynx beta 1, was fine with alpha 3)

Bug #549258 reported by RJARRRPCGP
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: debian-installer

Affects: Lucid Lynx beta 1.

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I created /boot on /dev/sda1.

I created a 1.5 GB RAID partition on /dev/sda2 and a 1.5 GB RAID partition on /dev/sdb1.

I created an MD RAID 0, which gives me a 3 GB partition.

The symptoms:

Then, when I tell the installer to write the changes, I get a message that's not normal, claiming the kernel can't reread the disk.

Then it displays an error about an attempt to mount /dev/sda3, the swap partition on the first HDD, failing!

This is the same partition setup I have been using with alpha 3.

It did seem to give me a nonsense message about the attempt to mount a filesystem at mountpoint "none" and the attempt failing. (This didn't occur before)

Then it offers me to go back to the partitioning screen, but then it displays "Detecting filesystems" (or similar) and stayed there! (freezed!)

I had to hold down the power button!

I could see nothing that I forgot. And, the CD integrity check passed.

Looks like it's possibly giving up before it can even add a file system!

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Russell Green (r.green) wrote :

Duplicate of 527401[1].
Its been fixed already aswell.

[1]https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/527401

Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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RJARRRPCGP (rjarrrpcgp) wrote :

The duplicate status is wrong. The problem is before the GRUB installation stage.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

I agree, your problem doesn't seem to have anything to do with bug 527401. Russell, please be more careful. It looks more like what I'm currently investigating as bug 539324 (although I realise that's LVM/crypto not RAID), although I'm not sure yet since I have not yet fully understood what's causing that bug.

Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → New
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Also, Russell, please don't mark bugs as invalid while duplicating them. The duplication is quite sufficient, and by changing the status as well you just create additional work if and when the duplication needs to be reverted.

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Maxim Wirt (mvirt) wrote :

I have the same problem. Installation of beta1 / beta2 on raid0 fails during partitioning stage with "unable to create ext4 filesystem on defice #0" message

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RJARRRPCGP (rjarrrpcgp) wrote :

I didn't get that error.

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Sergei Ianovich (ynvich-gmail) wrote :

I've attempted to install 10.04 beta 2 server with RAID1 today. On installer start-up, it complained about missing kernel modules, but offered to go on. After I created partitions, I chose 'Configure RAID' from partition manager menu. It offered to create arrays, but never put anything on disk.

Apparently, this problem is caused by missing kernel modules, because it doesn't appear with daily install image. It may be a good idea to serve installer kernel modules for beta2 until the the next beta or rc comes out.

With the daily image, I got the error Maxim describes in comment 5 for "mounting / on device 0". I was able to proceed by changing fs type to "ext4", but I'm not sure it is obvious.

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NewTesla (newtesla-gmail) wrote :

Also, same problem here.
2x WD500AAKS (sata) on Amd S780/S880 (that`s how ubuntu sees it) fakeraid. Desktop (live) just returns me two steps back when I click finish, to install. Alternate cd keeps saying "unable to create ext4 filesystem...". Tried Softraid, no luck. Even tried setting harddrives to AHCI (not fakeraid) in BIOS, and then choosing softraid - no luck either.

Is there a workaround for this? Same computer had 9.10 a day ago, and worked flawlessly with raid1.

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