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marcog
November 5th, 2008, 05:57 PM
I'm trying to install Intrepid, but the installer crashes right at the end when setting up grub. I suspect the issue is related to RAID (I am using dmraid).

Links to the full crash dump and syslog are below. The crucial bit (I think) is this:


Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/cdrom
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu finish-install: Disabling CD in sources.list
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: Exception during installation:
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2112, in <module>
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: install.run()
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 428, in run
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: self.configure_bootloader()
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1599, in configure_bootloader
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 10
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu python:
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: debconffilter_done: Install (current: None)
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler):
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 229, in <module>
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: main()
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 224, in main
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: install(args[0])
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 68, in install
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: ret = wizard.run()
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 437, in run
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: self.progress_loop()
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 825, in progress_loop
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: (ret, realtb))
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2112, in <module>
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: install.run()
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 428, in run
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: self.configure_bootloader()
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1599, in configure_bootloader
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 10
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu ubiquity[8158]:


as well as maybe this, which appears above:


Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu grub-installer: info: architecture: amd64/generic
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Identified partition label for /dev/mapper/isw_cfifhcidij_Volume01: loop
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu grub-installer: dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove grub-pc which isn't installed.
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests on /dev/mapper/isw_cfifhcidij_Volume02
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu kernel: [ 1384.227885] cramfs: wrong magic
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu kernel: [ 1384.256427] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu kernel: [ 1384.256439] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: mounted as ext3 filesystem
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10freedos
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu 10freedos: debug: /dev/mapper/isw_cfifhcidij_Volume02 is not a FAT partition: exiting
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10qnx
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu 10qnx: debug: /dev/mapper/isw_cfifhcidij_Volume02 is not a QNX4 partition: exiting
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20microsoft
Nov 5 16:37:45 ubuntu 20microsoft: debug: /dev/mapper/isw_cfifhcidij_Volume02 is not a MS partition: exiting
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/30utility
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu 30utility: debug: /dev/mapper/isw_cfifhcidij_Volume02 is not a FAT partition: exiting
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/40lsb
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/70hurd
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/80minix
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90linux-distro
Nov 5 16:37:46 ubuntu 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90solaris


Not sure if this output of lspci might help:


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Port 1
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Port 5
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) PCI Express Port 6
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 90)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801JIR (ICH10R) LPC Interface Controller
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) SMBus Controller
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 05e1 (rev a1)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. L1 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev b0)
03:00.0 IDE interface: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE6121 SATA II Controller (rev b2)
05:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW323 (rev 70)


Crash dump: http://people.cs.uct.ac.za/~mgallott/resources/grub_crash/_usr_lib_ubiquity_bin_ubiquity.0.crash
Syslog: http://people.cs.uct.ac.za/~mgallott/resources/grub_crash/syslog