[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-10-10 Thread tricky1
Who ever beleives that bugs go away by closing them on launchpad I have a machine with two SATA drives and the following layout: o sda1 100M /dos FAT16 o sda2 large RAID 1 for \ encrypted LVM o sda3 small RAID 2 for \boot o sdb1 100M /dos FAT16 o sdb2 large RAID 1 for \ encrypted LVM

[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-10-10 Thread tricky1
Iff Mr. Kirkland ever tried himself to install Intrepid on a pair of REAL harddisks with mirrored /boot on both disks and encrypted filesystem with LVM on another mirrored raid he would have found out that ALL the problems are still present in Beta! Colin, it's not only me beeing tired of how the

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-08-23 Thread tricky1
In my new installations of Alpha 4 this did not work. -- cannot boot raid1 with only one disk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120375 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ub

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-08-23 Thread tricky1
In my new installations of Alpha 4 this did not work. -- cannot boot raid1 with only one disk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120375 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ub

[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-08-23 Thread tricky1
Bug still present in Alpha 4 -- root raid installs have bad grub config https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33649 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is a direct subscriber. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com M

[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-08-01 Thread tricky1
@Dustin > My intention is to fix this multi-faceted bug in an incremental and > solvable manner. My suggestions ARE along these lines :D > That the bug has been around for 2.5 years is a testament to the fact > that it is difficult to solve. Breaking it down into manageable bits > is a tried and

[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-08-01 Thread tricky1
@Dustin: Do I err with my impression that your intension is to get some quick fix while my concern is to make Ubuntu as simple and reliable as possible? It is now the moment to make sure that the user interface while booting mirrored raids is understandable and maneagable not only for experts bu

[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-07-31 Thread tricky1
@Dustin: a) Even if smart status is not perfect it is a good idea to warn user during boot in case of errors detected. b) What I tried to suggest is not a visible timer (good idea but not urgent), but the possibility that during _installation_ one can specify if automatic degraded booting will ev

[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-07-30 Thread tricky1
Thx, good news from Dustin. Questions: - When will your work be integrated into the daily iso? - Did you read my additional comments added at the bottom of the wiki page? I am convinced that a separate entry in grubs menu list is a short sighted approach, please comment! -- root raid installs h

[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-07-27 Thread tricky1
It is very disappointing to see that all alfas of intrepid still have that problem. I wonder how this deeply rooted bug shall be corrected in the few weeks remaining if currently nothing seems to be done in that direction? -- root raid installs have bad grub config https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-06-30 Thread tricky1
Please wake up ;-) ** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Installer Team (ubuntu-installer) -- root raid installs have bad grub config https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33649 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team,

[Bug 33649] Re: root raid installs have bad grub config

2008-06-30 Thread tricky1
The installer on alternate cd looks broken as soon as one intends to use _any_ kind of raid. Same problem on server edition. Who ever would want to install a real world server without mirroring? I wonder why the responsible manager seems not to recognize importance of this bug?? -- root raid in