Comment 23 for bug 191119

Is that an option now? The installer didn't let me install to the raid
array before and I have been reluctant to try again since it screwed things
up so badly before.

   -- Greg

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Phillip Susi <email address hidden> wrote:

> Correct me of I'm wrong, but it sounds like this problem begins with
> choosing to install Ubuntu to one of the individual disks comprising the
> raid array, instead of to the array as a whole. If that is the case,
> that is user error, not a bug.
>
> If that is not the case, please reproduce this, and then attach the
> generated data from running the boot info script here:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/
>
>
> ** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191119
>
> Title:
> Installer corrupts raid drive
>
> Status in “parted” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Boot from standard 8.04 Desktop CD.
> Run installer, select default language, keyboard to get to Partitioner.
> Select Manual install
> Note that raid drives from booting windows are listed separately.
> Select partition on alternate, non raid, drive to install Ubuntu on.
> Edit partition and set mount point to "/"
> Set login, computer name, etc. and install.
> Reboot computer.
> Note that BIOS now shows first drive as not a raid member.
> Run Windows.
> Note that software needs to rebuild RAID 1 mirror.
> Reboot computer.
> Note that BIOS shows first drive as valid raid member again.
>
> The problem I have is that because Ubuntu doesn't recognize the RAID
> drives, it corrupts one of them when it installs the default boot
> loader. To even figure out that the installer is doing this I need to
> look in the advanced settings.
>
> It would help to have a complete list of all disk operations that will
> be performed (and the affected drives or partitions) clearly shown on
> the the final Ready to Install screen.
>
> Another solution would be for Ubuntu to better support the Intel ICH9R
> controller that I happen to be using, but I think that is only a
> partial solution because the next software raid system that Intel
> comes up with might not be supported (and I think that adding better
> support for Intel raid is already on the wishlist).
>
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