Trouble installing 12.10 64-bit on a RAID 0 configuration P8Z77-V PRO

[sdsdsd2]

OK, so the root partition is #7. Lets use chroot to enter the installation from the live session:

sudo mount /dev/mapper/isw_blahblah_thefuture7 /mnt
sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
sudo mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys
sudo chroot /mnt

Now you are like inside the installation. Lets completely remove grub2, install it again, create the config files and install it onto the MBR of the array:

apt-get remove --purge grub-pc grub-common
apt-get install grub-pc
grub-mkconfig
update-grub
grub-install /dev/mapper/isw_blahblah_thefuture

Exit the chroot and unmount everything:

exit
sudo umount /mnt/sys
sudo umount /mnt/dev
sudo umount /mnt/proc
sudo umount /mnt

Reboot without the cd and with little bit of luck, you should see a functioning grub menu. Try to boot both OSs to see if they work.

I ran into an error, so I'm just going to post the whole terminal so far.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/mapper/isw_djejjcdice_thefuture7 /mnt
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo chroot /mnt
root@ubuntu:/# apt-get remove --purge grub-pc grub-common
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
grub-common* grub-gfxpayload-lists* grub-pc* grub-pc-bin* grub2-common*
ubiquity* ubiquity-frontend-gtk*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 7 to remove and 151 not upgraded.
After this operation, 25.6 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
(Reading database ... 156616 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ubiquity-frontend-gtk ...
Removing grub-gfxpayload-lists ...
Removing ubiquity ...
Purging configuration files for ubiquity ...
Removing grub-pc ...
Purging configuration files for grub-pc ...
Removing grub2-common ...
Removing grub-pc-bin ...
Removing grub-common ...
invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of stop.
Purging configuration files for grub-common ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Processing triggers for install-info ...
root@ubuntu:/# apt-get install grub-pc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
grub-common grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc-bin grub2-common
Suggested packages:
multiboot-doc grub-emu xorriso desktop-base
The following NEW packages will be installed:
grub-common grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2-common
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 151 not upgraded.
Need to get 2,368 kB of archives.
After this operation, 9,283 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub-common amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11
Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub2-common amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11
Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub-pc-bin amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11
Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub-pc amd64 2.00-7ubuntu11
Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub-gfxpayload-lists amd64 0.6
Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...tu11_amd64.deb Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...tu11_amd64.deb Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...tu11_amd64.deb Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...tu11_amd64.deb Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/..._0.6_amd64.deb Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

[darkod]

Looks like the internet is not working, or only the DNS resolving. So it can't download the packages from the repositories.

Do you have fully working internet in the live session? And often it's better to use a wired connection at least temporarily, since wi-fi sometimes doesn't work in live session.

Test pinging both IP and domain to see if it's general internet problem or only dns:
ping 8.8.8.8
ping google.com

[sdsdsd2]

Looks like the internet is not working, or only the DNS resolving. So it can't download the packages from the repositories.

Do you have fully working internet in the live session? And often it's better to use a wired connection at least temporarily, since wi-fi sometimes doesn't work in live session.

Test pinging both IP and domain to see if it's general internet problem or only dns:
ping 8.8.8.8
ping google.com

8.8.8.8 works fine but google.com ping doesn't. It's strange though, because I'm typing all of this on the Live CD and I can open a new tab and go to youtube.com

Edit: I'm going to try rebooting the live cd.

[darkod]

Definitely weird. Click the Network Manager icon top right, then Edit Connections. Select the correct wired or wireless connection, then Edit.

On the IPv4 tab, change the option from Automatic (DHCP) to Automatic DHCP address only. In the field below for DNS servers, put: 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4

Save the changes.
Try the ping google.com again and if it works continue the procedure. If you didn't reboot and still have the chroot open, you can continue. If you rebooted you will need to start from the beginning only this time you don't have to repeat the apt-get remove --purge line since it was done succssfully.

[sdsdsd2]

Definitely weird. Click the Network Manager icon top right, then Edit Connections. Select the correct wired or wireless connection, then Edit.

On the IPv4 tab, change the option from Automatic (DHCP) to Automatic DHCP address only. In the field below for DNS servers, put: 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4

Save the changes.
Try the ping google.com again and if it works continue the procedure. If you didn't reboot and still have the chroot open, you can continue. If you rebooted you will need to start from the beginning only this time you don't have to repeat the apt-get remove --purge line since it was done succssfully.

Still not working. 8.8.8.8 works but www.google.com doesn't. Is it possible to install GRUB somewhere else and move it over to the desired location? Or possible to manually enter the ip of the place we'd be getting the grub installation from?

It's a wired connection, by the way.

[darkod]

I haven't tried it before, but in theory if you open Software Centre and find the Software Sources menu, you should be able to add the cd as a source. So it should be able to pick it up from there.

Otherwise I don't know of another way. The error message might be coming from within the chroot, maybe the hdd installation doesn't have a correct dns setting. But usually as long as it works in the live session, it should be fine. The ping google.com doesn't work in the live session but opening websites seems to work.

Give the cd-rom as a repository a go, and lets see.

PS. Also you can try changing the preferred server in Software Sources. Then try with using another server.

[sdsdsd2]

I haven't tried it before, but in theory if you open Software Centre and find the Software Sources menu, you should be able to add the cd as a source. So it should be able to pick it up from there.

Otherwise I don't know of another way. The error message might be coming from within the chroot, maybe the hdd installation doesn't have a correct dns setting. But usually as long as it works in the live session, it should be fine. The ping google.com doesn't work in the live session but opening websites seems to work.

Give the cd-rom as a repository a go, and lets see.

PS. Also you can try changing the preferred server in Software Sources. Then try with using another server.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ping google.com
PING google.com (74.125.225.72) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f8.1e100.net (74.125.225.72): icmp_req=1 ttl=56 time=12.9 ms
64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f8.1e100.net (74.125.225.72): icmp_req=2 ttl=56 time=12.2 ms
64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f8.1e100.net (74.125.225.72): icmp_req=3 ttl=56 time=12.6 ms
^C
--- google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 12.298/12.653/12.968/0.304 ms


It works when outside the chroot.

Edit: Here's a picture of the software sources I think you're talking about?
http://imgur.com/8wsYK

It seems to already be a source. In case it isn't, when I click "add" this window pops up:
"
Enter the complete APT line of the repository that you want to add as source
"

Edit 2: I changed the server to US server and it still doesn't work. This is the directory it's accessing to get all the files: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/grub2/ Can we just manually download the necessary files and then do a grub-install procedure?

Edit 3: I tried to add the http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/grub2/ as a source and it still doesn't work. Perhaps I added it incorrectly?

Edit 4: Is this worth giving a shot? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/BIND_%28chroot%29

[darkod]

It might be easier to try boot-repair in that case. You can do it from live session:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

Note that you have to be careful and install grub2 onto the MBR of the array. In the main boot-repair window click on Advanced options.

In the Main options tab, make sure Reinstall Grub is selected.

After that, in the Grub Location tab select Place Grub into: and the array device (without any partition number).

In the grub options tab, select Purge Grub before reinstalling it.

That should be all the options you need. See if that can sort it out.

[sdsdsd2]

It might be easier to try boot-repair in that case. You can do it from live session:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

Note that you have to be careful and install grub2 onto the MBR of the array. In the main boot-repair window click on Advanced options.

In the Main options tab, make sure Reinstall Grub is selected.

After that, in the Grub Location tab select Place Grub into: and the array device (without any partition number).

In the grub options tab, select Purge Grub before reinstalling it.

That should be all the options you need. See if that can sort it out.

Here's what it told me:
"
Boot successfully repaired.

Please write on a paper the following URL:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1407986/

In case you still experience boot problem, indicate this URL to:
boot.repair@gmail.com or to your favorite support forum.

You can now reboot your computer.
Please do not forget to make your BIOS boot on mapper/isw_djejjcdice_thefuture (1920GB) disk!

A broken Wubi has been detected. Please fix it this way:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#Ca...ot_into_Ubuntu
"

[darkod]

Looks good. Did you try if it's working after rebooting?