Confirmed - after multiple install attempts resulting in /dev/md definition weirdness and a (initramfs) prompt, I finally have 10.04 installed on RAID1 /dev/md partitions. Tried the repartition manually just before installing - no joy. I wiped the disks clean then used the installer and manually set the last partition to be ~1GB smaller than the partitioner was suggesting and _bang_ it worked flawlessly. Here are some details about the setup - you guessed it 2 x 500GB Seagate disks...: l...@test:~$ uname -a Linux test 2.6.32-23-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 11 07:54:58 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
/dev/sda: Model=ST3500320AS, FwRev=SD15, SerialNo=9QM7HLTS Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>.5% } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=976773168 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled Drive conforms to: unknown: ATA/ATAPI-4,5,6,7 /dev/sdb: Model=ST3500320AS, FwRev=SD15, SerialNo=9QM63DNQ Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>.5% } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=976773168 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled Drive conforms to: unknown: ATA/ATAPI-4,5,6,7 Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000693db Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 132 1060258+ fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sda2 133 394 2104515 fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sda3 395 60575 483397632 fd Linux raid autodetect Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000a1c27 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 132 1060258+ fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sdb2 133 394 2104515 fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sdb3 395 60575 483397632 fd Linux raid autodetect l...@test:~$ cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10] md2 : active raid1 sda3[0] sdb3[1] 483397568 blocks [2/2] [UU] [==================>..] resync = 94.6% (457681664/483397568) finish=10.1min speed=41989K/sec md1 : active raid1 sda2[0] sdb2[1] 2104448 blocks [2/2] [UU] md0 : active raid1 sdb1[1] sda1[0] 1060160 blocks [2/2] [UU] unused devices: <none> l...@test:~$ mount | grep ext4 /dev/md2 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro) /dev/md0 on /boot type ext4 (rw) l...@hal:~$ swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /dev/md1 partition 2104440 0 -1 Thanks again folks - this was driving me nuts! Hope this helps narrow down the cause. -- mount: mounting /dev/md0 on /root/ failed: Invalid argument https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569900 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs