[Bug 1828558] Re: installing ubuntu on a former md raid volume makes system unusable

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This bug was fixed in the package partman-base - 206ubuntu4

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partman-base (206ubuntu4) eoan; urgency=medium

  * parted_server.c: Wipe all known superblocks from device in
    command_new_label. (LP: #1828558)

 -- Michael Hudson-Doyle <michael.hudson at ubuntu.com>  Fri, 02 Aug 2019
12:31:05 +1200

** Changed in: partman-base (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  installing ubuntu on a former md raid volume makes system unusable

Status in partman-base package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in partman-base source package in Bionic:
  New
Status in partman-base source package in Disco:
  New

Bug description:
  18.04 is installed using GUI installer in 'Guided - use entire volume'
  mode on a disk which was previously used as md raid 6 volume.
  Installer repartitions the disk and installs the system, system
  reboots any number of times without issues. Then packages are upgraded
  to the current states and some new packages are installed including
  mdadm which *might* be the culprit, after that system won't boot any
  more failing into ramfs prompt with 'gave up waiting for root
  filesystem device' message, at this point blkid shows boot disk as a
  device with TYPE='linux_raid_member', not as two partitions for EFI
  and root (/dev/sda, not /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2). I was able fix this
  issue by zeroing the whole disk (dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=4096)
  and reinstalling. Probably md superblock is not destroyed when disk is
  partitioned by the installer, not overwritten by installed files and
  somehow takes precedence over partition table (gpt) during boot.

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