[Bug 1391253] Re: Have tried install on several occasions but fails on grub install

[Paul]

Thanks very much for your help
Will make new attempt and see how it goes.
Was just trying to resurrect old PC
Thanks again
Paul
On 10 Nov 2014, at 18:20, Phillip Susi <psusi at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> You appear to be using an Intel fakeraid setup.  Fakeraids are a kludge
> to work around the fact that Windows can not boot from a raid array, and
> it is not well supported in Linux.  If you aren't going to dual boot
> with Windows, you would be best off blowing away the fake raid in the
> bios utility and using pure linux software raid.  That said, if you do
> want to stick with the current setup, you need to set the installer to
> install grub to the whole raid array ( /dev/mapper/isw_eaiiijafgc_ARRAY1
> ) rather than one individual disk ( /dev/sda ).
> 
> 
> ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Invalid
> 
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> Title:
>  Have tried install on several occasions but fails on grub install
> 
> Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
>  Invalid
> 
> Bug description:
>  Fails on grub install /dev/sda failed 'This is a fatal error' My
>  system is a dell dimension 9100 previously running XP which I have now
>  deleted. I can load trial ubuntu on usb but install fails every time
>  because of above bug. I have run boot-repair but still fails on same
>  error. Help Ubuntu is latest version
> 
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
>  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
>  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic i686
>  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
>  Architecture: i386
>  CasperVersion: 1.340
>  Date: Mon Nov 10 17:28:45 2014
>  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
>  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140722.2)
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
>   PATH=(custom, no user)
>   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  SourcePackage: grub-installer
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> 
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Title:
  Have tried install on several occasions but fails on grub install

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Fails on grub install /dev/sda failed 'This is a fatal error' My
  system is a dell dimension 9100 previously running XP which I have now
  deleted. I can load trial ubuntu on usb but install fails every time
  because of above bug. I have run boot-repair but still fails on same
  error. Help Ubuntu is latest version

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Mon Nov 10 17:28:45 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140722.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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