Brian_Schmitz
July 5th, 2014, 01:05 AM
The Gist:
I have been trying to erase my disk and install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my laptop as my sole operating system. I can boot "Try Ubuntu" or "Install Ubuntu" from a USB stick. During the graphical install, after I select "Erase disk and install Ubuntu" as my installation type, I have a choice to select between one of two RAID0 drives on which to install Ubuntu. (One is 18.2GB and the other is 439GB, so I naturally pick the larger one.) Regardless of which drive I select, one of two bad things generally happens.
In the first case, I get an error message saying "???" as soon as I proceed to the next screen. In the second case, I successfully manage get past the next screen, get 75% of the way through installing updates and packages, and then the installer crashes.
Precisely what I did before reaching this state:
Downloaded Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) 64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image.
Ran md5sum on the file and checked that it matched the hash on Ubuntu hashes. It matched correctly.
Used Universal USB Installer (http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/) (on Windows) to format my USB drive (FAT32) and mount the image on my drive.
Re-booted with the USB drive plugged in, entered the boot menu, and selected "Try Ubuntu." Ubuntu successfully loads.
Clicked icon on desktop labeled "Install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS" to open Graphical Installation.
Chose all recommended options up until the screen that says "Installation type", where I selected "Erase disk and install Ubuntu."
I then had a choice between two drives on which to install Ubuntu: an 18.2GB drive labeled RAID0RST and a 439.2GB drive labeled RAID0SYS. I selected the larger drive.
I reach a time zone screen, then an error message saying "???" appears. I can't click anything. My screen goes black and freezes. I tried this installation approach a few different ways, each time with the same result.
At this point, I wanted to start over fresh, so I opened GParted, deleted all of my partitions, and rebooted as before. When I do this, I usually manage to get past the screen with the "???" message successfully, although the installation crashes 75% of the way through installing updates at the end.
Now I have two different partial Ubuntu installations on my boot menu, both of which I can open. However, I don't trust either of them because both show several obvious signs of an incomplete installation.
Potentially relevant info (partitions, hardware, etc):
Partitions info
Running
sudo fdisk -l produces the following warnings:
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS2 doesn't contain a valid partition table
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS3'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS3 doesn't contain a valid partition table
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0RST'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
and the following output:
Disk /dev/sda: 256.1 GB, 256060514304 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 31130 cylinders, total 500118192 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 964690431 482345215+ ee GPT
Disk /dev/sdb: 256.1 GB, 256060514304 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 31130 cylinders, total 500118192 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x695f6563
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS: 493.9 GB, 493921501184 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60049 cylinders, total 964690432 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS1 1 964690431 482345215+ ee GPT
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS1: 537 MB, 537657344 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 65 cylinders, total 1050112 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS2: 484.9 GB, 484913971200 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 58954 cylinders, total 947097600 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS3: 8469 MB, 8469348352 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1029 cylinders, total 16541696 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc62b49f5
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0RST: 18.2 GB, 18181521408 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2210 cylinders, total 35510784 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0RST1 1 35510783 17755391+ ee GPT
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.
Disk /dev/sdc: 15.6 GB, 15610576896 bytes
119 heads, 55 sectors/track, 4658 cylinders, total 30489408 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 8064 30489407 15240672 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
Hardware
Asus Zenbook Ux51Vz-XH71
Brand new, sexy.
Came with Windows 8 Pro 64-bit out-of-the-box.
Specs are listed here (http://www.asipartner.com/128854.html).
PNY 16GB USB 2.0 stick (P-FD16GATT03-GE (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-Attache-Flash-Drive-P-FD16GATT03-GE/dp/B003SGQQQU)).
New.
FAT32 formatted out-of-the-box.
I have been trying to erase my disk and install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my laptop as my sole operating system. I can boot "Try Ubuntu" or "Install Ubuntu" from a USB stick. During the graphical install, after I select "Erase disk and install Ubuntu" as my installation type, I have a choice to select between one of two RAID0 drives on which to install Ubuntu. (One is 18.2GB and the other is 439GB, so I naturally pick the larger one.) Regardless of which drive I select, one of two bad things generally happens.
In the first case, I get an error message saying "???" as soon as I proceed to the next screen. In the second case, I successfully manage get past the next screen, get 75% of the way through installing updates and packages, and then the installer crashes.
Precisely what I did before reaching this state:
Downloaded Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) 64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image.
Ran md5sum on the file and checked that it matched the hash on Ubuntu hashes. It matched correctly.
Used Universal USB Installer (http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/) (on Windows) to format my USB drive (FAT32) and mount the image on my drive.
Re-booted with the USB drive plugged in, entered the boot menu, and selected "Try Ubuntu." Ubuntu successfully loads.
Clicked icon on desktop labeled "Install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS" to open Graphical Installation.
Chose all recommended options up until the screen that says "Installation type", where I selected "Erase disk and install Ubuntu."
I then had a choice between two drives on which to install Ubuntu: an 18.2GB drive labeled RAID0RST and a 439.2GB drive labeled RAID0SYS. I selected the larger drive.
I reach a time zone screen, then an error message saying "???" appears. I can't click anything. My screen goes black and freezes. I tried this installation approach a few different ways, each time with the same result.
At this point, I wanted to start over fresh, so I opened GParted, deleted all of my partitions, and rebooted as before. When I do this, I usually manage to get past the screen with the "???" message successfully, although the installation crashes 75% of the way through installing updates at the end.
Now I have two different partial Ubuntu installations on my boot menu, both of which I can open. However, I don't trust either of them because both show several obvious signs of an incomplete installation.
Potentially relevant info (partitions, hardware, etc):
Partitions info
Running
sudo fdisk -l produces the following warnings:
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS2 doesn't contain a valid partition table
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS3'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS3 doesn't contain a valid partition table
WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0RST'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.
and the following output:
Disk /dev/sda: 256.1 GB, 256060514304 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 31130 cylinders, total 500118192 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 964690431 482345215+ ee GPT
Disk /dev/sdb: 256.1 GB, 256060514304 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 31130 cylinders, total 500118192 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x695f6563
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS: 493.9 GB, 493921501184 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60049 cylinders, total 964690432 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS1 1 964690431 482345215+ ee GPT
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS1: 537 MB, 537657344 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 65 cylinders, total 1050112 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS2: 484.9 GB, 484913971200 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 58954 cylinders, total 947097600 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0SYS3: 8469 MB, 8469348352 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1029 cylinders, total 16541696 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc62b49f5
Disk /dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0RST: 18.2 GB, 18181521408 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2210 cylinders, total 35510784 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 131072 bytes / 262144 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/mapper/isw_dbdbgfbgbe_RAID0RST1 1 35510783 17755391+ ee GPT
Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary.
Disk /dev/sdc: 15.6 GB, 15610576896 bytes
119 heads, 55 sectors/track, 4658 cylinders, total 30489408 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 8064 30489407 15240672 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
Hardware
Asus Zenbook Ux51Vz-XH71
Brand new, sexy.
Came with Windows 8 Pro 64-bit out-of-the-box.
Specs are listed here (http://www.asipartner.com/128854.html).
PNY 16GB USB 2.0 stick (P-FD16GATT03-GE (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-Attache-Flash-Drive-P-FD16GATT03-GE/dp/B003SGQQQU)).
New.
FAT32 formatted out-of-the-box.