Bug#578338: debian-installer: grub-install fails to md0

Package: debian-installer Version: daily-images amd64 netboot.tar.gz 2010-0418 Severity: important I reported this problem a few weeks ago when attempting to install a very similar system: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2010/04/msg00092.html This time I again used the daily image (2010-04-1

Bug#578338: Acknowledgement (debian-installer: grub-install fails to md0)

Some further information on this ... Today I tried a lenny install on the same system using the lenny installer, but using the existing partition table and raid1 device created during the previously reported failed squeeze installation. I noticed that the partition table was a little odd. fdisk

Bug#578338: hardware log

Here is the hardware-summary from the initial failed installation: uname -a: Linux x4 2.6.32-3-amd64 #1 SMP Wed Feb 24 18:07:42 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux lspci -knn: 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge Alternate [1022:9601] lspci -knn: Subsystem: Advanc

workaround(?) for #578338: grub2 won't install

(Please Cc: me since I am not subscribed here) I reported #578338 on monday. I've found a way to work around it, and wonder if it would be an acceptable approach for debian-installer to take. If I switch to a shell during the partioning section and create the raid manually with --metadata=0 option