[Bug 752694] Re: Grub2 installs on the wrong device if in a RAID config

[Milan Niznansky]

Tried to change to D-I since thi is clearly upstream issue, LP accepted
save, did nothing and removed my text. Screw it.

Just tio let you know Squeeze 6.0.21 has identical behavior - D-I just
overwrites first disk present not even telling the user it intends to
brick the box.

Happen to me on 6-disk devel box with D-I basically aliminatin hyper-v
boot loader ...


Really nice. So now eve to install debian-based stuff one has to go onsite and physically remove all drives except the one to be used.

One has to love such "feature" parity with Windows ...

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Title:
  Grub2 installs on the wrong device if in a RAID config

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “grub2” source package in Natty:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub2

  - Install Ubuntu server 11.04 Beta1 x86_64 on a HP DL380 G7 with a RAID controller using a USB startup disk
  - The OS install proceeds normally, but at the end of the install when it is time for GRUB2 to load itself onto a local disk, the installer is incorrectly selecting the USB startup disk's /dev location instead of a /dev on the box
  - If the USB stick is removed for reboot after the install completes, the system does not boot to a login

  Workaround:
  - Plug the USB stick back into the system
  - Reboot the box
  - Manually move grub2 off the usb stick on to a local drive using 'sudo grub-install /dev/sda' or whatever your local disk's location is

  This was an issue in 11.04 Alpha2, it went away in 11.04 Alpha3, but
  has returned in 11.04 Beta1 on the same box and same hardware.

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