[Bug 1065987] Re: error: embedding is not possible, but this is required for RAID and LVM install.

martin suc 1065987 at bugs.launchpad.net
Mon Oct 22 09:49:13 UTC 2012


Hi,

Yes, I have one non-GPT disk (boot capable)
Many hard disks are GPT (two of them boot capable).

sudo parted -l
Model: ATA WDC WD30EZRX-00M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 3001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name  Flags
 1      1049kB  3001GB  3001GB  ext4


Model: ATA Hitachi HDS5C302 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system     Name  Flags
 1      17.4kB  1045MB  1045MB                        bios_grub
 2      1050MB  2097MB  1048MB  ext2                  boot
 3      2097MB  44.0GB  41.9GB  linux-swap(v1)
 4      44.0GB  149GB   105GB   ext4
 6      149GB   463GB   315GB   ext4
 5      463GB   2000GB  1537GB  ext4


Model: ATA SAMSUNG HD204UI (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name                  Flags
 1      1049kB  1791GB  1791GB  ntfs         Microsoft basic data
 2      1791GB  1817GB  26.2GB  ext4                               raid
 3      1817GB  1843GB  26.2GB  btrfs                              raid
 4      1843GB  1869GB  26.2GB  jfs                                raid
 5      1869GB  1896GB  26.2GB  reiserfs                           raid
 6      1896GB  1922GB  26.2GB  xfs                                raid
 7      1922GB  2000GB  78.6GB  ext4


Model: ATA Hitachi HDS72101 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdd: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system  Flags
 1      1049kB  107GB   107GB   primary   ntfs         boot
 2      109GB   188GB   78.8GB  primary   ntfs
 3      221GB   330GB   109GB   primary   ntfs
 4      330GB   1000GB  670GB   extended               lba
 5      330GB   549GB   218GB   logical   ext4
 6      549GB   1000GB  452GB   logical   ntfs


Model: ATA WDC WD20EARS-00M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sde: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name                  Flags
 1      1049kB  1791GB  1791GB  ntfs         Microsoft basic data
 2      1791GB  1817GB  26.2GB  ext4                               raid
 3      1817GB  1843GB  26.2GB  btrfs                              raid
 4      1843GB  1869GB  26.2GB  jfs                                raid
 5      1869GB  1896GB  26.2GB  reiserfs                           raid
 6      1896GB  1922GB  26.2GB  xfs                                raid
 7      1922GB  2000GB  78.5GB  ext4


Model: ATA ST2000DL003-9VT1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdf: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name              Flags
 1      1049kB  1791GB  1791GB  ext4         Linux filesystem
 2      1791GB  1817GB  26.2GB  ext4                           raid
 3      1817GB  1843GB  26.2GB  btrfs                          raid
 4      1843GB  1869GB  26.2GB  jfs                            raid
 5      1869GB  1896GB  26.2GB  reiserfs                       raid
 6      1896GB  1922GB  26.2GB  xfs                            raid
 7      1922GB  2000GB  78.5GB  ext4


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/35000cca375c5f921-part1: 107GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End    Size   File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  107GB  107GB  ntfs


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/35000cca375c5f921-part6: 452GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End    Size   File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  452GB  452GB  ntfs


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/35000cca375c5f921-part4: 670GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start  End    Size   Type      File system  Flags
 1      1024B  218GB  218GB  primary   ext4
 2      218GB  670GB  452GB  extended
 5      218GB  670GB  452GB  logical   ntfs


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/35000cca375c5f921-part3: 109GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End    Size   File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  109GB  109GB  ntfs


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/35000cca375c5f921-part2: 78.8GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  78.8GB  78.8GB  ntfs


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/35000cca375c5f921-part5: 218GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start  End  Size  Type  File system  Flags


Model: Linux device-mapper (multipath) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/35000cca375c5f921: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system  Flags
 1      1049kB  107GB   107GB   primary   ntfs         boot
 2      109GB   188GB   78.8GB  primary   ntfs
 3      221GB   330GB   109GB   primary   ntfs
 4      330GB   1000GB  670GB   extended               lba
 5      330GB   549GB   218GB   logical   ext4
 6      549GB   1000GB  452GB   logical   ntfs


Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/350014ee2b1ae0103-part1: 3001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  3001GB  3001GB  ext4


Model: Linux device-mapper (multipath) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/350014ee2b1ae0103: 3001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name  Flags
 1      1049kB  3001GB  3001GB  ext4


Model: Generic USB SD Reader (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdg: 3942MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name  Flags
 1      1049kB  3941MB  3940MB  ext2


Model: ATA OCZ-REVODRIVE3 M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdk: 60.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system     Name              Flags
 1      17.4kB  1053MB  1053MB  ext2                              boot
 2      1053MB  2097MB  1045MB  linux-swap(v1)                   
 3      2097MB  60.0GB  57.9GB  ext4            PCEUBU1:raid0ocz  raid


Model: ATA OCZ-REVODRIVE3 M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdl: 60.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name              Flags
 1      17.4kB  60.0GB  60.0GB  ext4         PCEUBU1:raid0ocz  raid


Model: ATA OCZ-REVODRIVE3 M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdm: 60.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name              Flags
 1      17.4kB  60.0GB  60.0GB  ext4         PCEUBU1:raid0ocz  raid


Model: ATA OCZ-REVODRIVE3 M (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdn: 60.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name              Flags
 1      17.4kB  60.0GB  60.0GB  ext4         PCEUBU1:raid0ocz  raid


Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system).  /dev/sr0
has been opened read-only.
Error: /dev/sr0: unrecognised disk label                                  

Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md121: 238GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End    Size   File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  238GB  238GB  ext4


Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md122: 236GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End    Size   File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  236GB  236GB  ext4


Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md123: 78.6GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  78.6GB  78.6GB  btrfs


Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md124: 78.6GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  78.6GB  78.6GB  ext4


Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md125: 78.6GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  78.6GB  78.6GB  jfs


Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md126: 78.6GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  78.6GB  78.6GB  xfs


Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md127: 78.6GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  78.6GB  78.6GB  reiserfs

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Title:
  error: embedding is not possible, but this is required for RAID and
  LVM install.

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Within distro upgrading and upgrade grub-pc Repeatedly appeared
  warning/error:

  /usr/sbin/grub-bios-setup: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible.
  /usr/sbin/grub-bios-setup: error: embedding is not possible, but this is required for RAID and LVM install.

  Finally upgrade went ok.

  lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.10
  Release:	12.10

  apt-cache policy grub-pc
  grub-pc:
    Installed: 2.00-7ubuntu9
    Candidate: 2.00-7ubuntu9
    Version table:
   *** 2.00-7ubuntu9 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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