when installer is multipath aware, grub fails to install
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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OEM Priority Project |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
grub2 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Lucid |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: debian-installer
This was discovered on the Intel IMS which uses a MP SAS Array
in ALUA mode, Active/Standby.
To reproduce:
1) ubuntu 10.4.1 server amd64
2) grub prompt# install disk-detect/
3) It doesn't matter how you partition the disks or if one or both paths are up.
Failure:
grub bails out, logs attached
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: --> SUBST grub-installer/
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: Adding [BOOTDEV] -> [/dev/sda]
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: <-- 0
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO grub-installer/
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: /usr/sbin/
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer:
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/mapper/
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: .
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: You have a memory leak (not released memory pool):
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer:
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: [0x25f8180]
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer:
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: Auto-detection of a filesystem module failed.
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: Please specify the module with the option `--modules' explicitly.
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"' failed.
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: --> SUBST grub-installer/
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: Adding [BOOTDEV] -> [/dev/sda]
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: <-- 0
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: --> INPUT critical grub-installer/
Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
affects: | debian-installer (Ubuntu) → grub-installer (Ubuntu) |
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-10.04.3 |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
I've tried multiple partition layouts, from the guided do it for me to
creating a separate /boot. Still fails.
The "grub-installer" from the shell cli isn't very helpful either, it dies.
Wrong number of args: mapdevfs <path>