[Bug 1370368] Re: Failed to install Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS on Dell C6220

[Steve Langasek]

/var/log/installer/syslog shows:

Sep 17 22:19:09 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/md126p1'
Sep 17 22:19:09 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --force "/dev/md126p1"
Sep 17 22:19:09 grub-installer: Installing for i386-pc platform.
Sep 17 22:19:21 grub-installer: grub-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding.
Sep 17 22:19:21 grub-installer: grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
Sep 17 22:19:21 grub-installer: Installation finished. No error reported.
Sep 17 22:19:21 grub-installer: info: grub-install ran successfully

So it appears grub has been installed to the first partition.  Does this
partition show as bootable in the partition table?

Normally I would expect grub to be installed to the MBR, not to the
first partition.  Was this the result of a deliberate selection, or was
this automatic?

(/var/log/installer/cdebconf/questions.dat:
Name: grub-installer/bootdev
Template: grub-installer/bootdev
Value: /dev/md126p1
Owners: grub-installer
)

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Title:
  Failed to install Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS on Dell C6220

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  We failed to install Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS on Dell C6220 when enabling
  RAID 1 with the default shipped Intel 602 chips for two SSD drives.

  The symptom is:
  1. the RAID is detected as software raid  e.g. /md126 /md127 etc.
  2. After installing the grub and reboot the system, the system can't be booted up. It only prompts an "-" on the screen and nothing else.

  The first guess is that the driver for intel 602 is not loaded in the
  boot image.

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