[Bug 695842] Re: Cannot install on HP Proliant DL385 G7 - dual RAID controllers

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Title:
  Cannot install on HP Proliant DL385 G7 - dual RAID controllers

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “grub-installer” source package in Lucid:
  Fix Released
Status in “grub-installer” source package in Maverick:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  Stable release update justification:

  Impact: grub-installer picks the wrong device to install GRUB to when / is on a software RAID device composed of CCISS devices, and the installation therefore fails.
  Development branch: Fixed in grub-installer 1.60ubuntu1 by adding a mapdevfs command to canonicalise the /dev/block/ device names printed by 'mdadm --detail'.
  Patch:
   http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~cjwatson/grub-installer/lucid-proposed/revision/1173
   http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~cjwatson/grub-installer/maverick-proposed/revision/1187
  TEST CASE: I'm afraid this consists of finding a system with at least two CCISS disks and doing a RAID install on it.  It looks like Canonical Support have access to such a system, so I hope they can help.  Use the apt-setup/proposed=true boot parameter to pull in the unverified installer update.
  Regression potential: As far as I know, this can't affect anything other than RAID installs.

  Original report follows:

  Binary package hint: debian-installer

  The installation of Lucid is futile on a HP Proliant DL385 G7 system
  (uncertified). Other releases have not been tested at this time.

  Logs (syslog and partman) generated during install time (using just
  one of the two available RAID controllers) have been attached. Apport
  information from the affected system is forthcoming (live CD).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: debian-installer (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Dec 30 22:44:53 2010
  DeviceMapperTables:
   Error: command ['dmsetup', 'table'] failed with exit code 1: /dev/mapper/control: open failed: Permission denied
   Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver.
   Command failed
  DmraidDevices: Error: command ['dmraid', '-r'] failed with exit code 1: ERROR: you must be root
  DmraidSets: Error: command ['dmraid', '-s'] failed with exit code 1: ERROR: you must be root
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
  MachineType: HP ProLiant DL385 G7
  MemoryUsage:
   total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
   Mem:      33012524    1916960   31095564          0     113132     704396
   -/+ buffers/cache:    1099432   31913092
   Swap:            0          0          0
  ProcCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper persistent iso-scan/filename=/hostname-10.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso splash
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: debian-installer
  dmi.bios.date: 06/15/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: HP
  dmi.bios.version: A18
  dmi.chassis.type: 23
  dmi.chassis.vendor: HP
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHP:bvrA18:bd06/15/2010:svnHP:pnProLiantDL385G7:pvr:cvnHP:ct23:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: ProLiant DL385 G7
  dmi.sys.vendor: HP

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