[Bug 1557848] [NEW] Reinstalling Ubuntu 16.04 on a 5 hard drive system /dev/sda is a boot drive wd ssd got wiped by manajro then inaccessible and default root need help

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Public bug reported:

attempting to reinstall  ubuntu 16.04 on a 5 hard drive system (not
RAID) with /dev/sda being root and WD SSD which is chosen by default and
I am unable to format.  Need help.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.43
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-7.18-generic 4.3.3
Uname: Linux 4.3.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.366
Date: Tue Mar 15 22:19:48 2016
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160131)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages ubiquity-2.21.43 ubuntu xenial

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Title:
  Reinstalling Ubuntu 16.04 on a 5 hard drive system /dev/sda is a boot
  drive wd ssd got wiped by manajro then inaccessible and default root
  need help

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  attempting to reinstall  ubuntu 16.04 on a 5 hard drive system (not
  RAID) with /dev/sda being root and WD SSD which is chosen by default
  and I am unable to format.  Need help.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.43
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-7.18-generic 4.3.3
  Uname: Linux 4.3.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.366
  Date: Tue Mar 15 22:19:48 2016
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160131)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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