[Bug 1207507] [NEW] booted from USB, started raid array, attempted to install 13.04 desktop on md0. Grub install fails on all drives, install aborted

[Rob Andrews Consulting]

Public bug reported:

root at ubuntu:/home/ubuntu# mdadm --detail /dev/md0
/dev/md0:
        Version : 1.2
  Creation Time : Thu Aug  1 13:18:52 2013
     Raid Level : raid1
     Array Size : 234298176 (223.44 GiB 239.92 GB)
  Used Dev Size : 234298176 (223.44 GiB 239.92 GB)
   Raid Devices : 3
  Total Devices : 3
    Persistence : Superblock is persistent

  Intent Bitmap : Internal

    Update Time : Thu Aug  1 16:18:20 2013
          State : active, degraded, recovering 
 Active Devices : 1
Working Devices : 3
 Failed Devices : 0
  Spare Devices : 2

 Rebuild Status : 16% complete

           Name : ubuntu:0  (local to host ubuntu)
           UUID : bbe2d60a:79577e97:a8b6471e:674da82b
         Events : 3522

    Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State
       0       8        1        0      active sync   /dev/sda1
       1       8       17        1      writemostly spare rebuilding   /dev/sdb1
       2       0        0        2      removed

       2       8       33        -      writemostly spare   /dev/sdc1

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: ubiquity 2.14.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.331
Date: Thu Aug  1 16:15:10 2013
InstallCmdLine: initrd=/ubninit file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/ubnkern
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring ubiquity-2.14.6 ubuntu

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Title:
  booted from USB, started raid array, attempted to install 13.04
  desktop on md0.  Grub install fails on all drives, install aborted

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  root at ubuntu:/home/ubuntu# mdadm --detail /dev/md0
  /dev/md0:
          Version : 1.2
    Creation Time : Thu Aug  1 13:18:52 2013
       Raid Level : raid1
       Array Size : 234298176 (223.44 GiB 239.92 GB)
    Used Dev Size : 234298176 (223.44 GiB 239.92 GB)
     Raid Devices : 3
    Total Devices : 3
      Persistence : Superblock is persistent

    Intent Bitmap : Internal

      Update Time : Thu Aug  1 16:18:20 2013
            State : active, degraded, recovering 
   Active Devices : 1
  Working Devices : 3
   Failed Devices : 0
    Spare Devices : 2

   Rebuild Status : 16% complete

             Name : ubuntu:0  (local to host ubuntu)
             UUID : bbe2d60a:79577e97:a8b6471e:674da82b
           Events : 3522

      Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State
         0       8        1        0      active sync   /dev/sda1
         1       8       17        1      writemostly spare rebuilding   /dev/sdb1
         2       0        0        2      removed

         2       8       33        -      writemostly spare   /dev/sdc1

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.14.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.331
  Date: Thu Aug  1 16:15:10 2013
  InstallCmdLine: initrd=/ubninit file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/ubnkern
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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