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ubuntu 12.04 beta 2 raid 1 hardware cannot install

Asked by giuspen

while ubuntu installation worked on 11.10 with raid1 hardware we were not able to install with 12.04 beta 2. we tried at first the live cd, we partitioned with gparted then started the installation and the first weird thing was that all the partitions were displayed twice this way:

-volume0
---volume0p1
---volume0p2
---volume0p3
-volume0p1
---volume0p1
-volume0p2
---volume0p2
-volume0p3
---volume0p3

we tried before to mount the three first displayed partitions, then the second time we tried with the second ones but the result was always the following: we completed successfully the installation, then at reboot we reached the grub loader, selected the kernel to boot and then got stuck with the prompt:

BusyBox v1.18.5 (Ubuntu 1:1.18.5-1ubuntu2) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

(initramfs)

we also tried the installation using the alternate since it is indicated for "LVM and/or RAID partitioning" (even if we installed 11.10 with live cd) but in this case we reached the point where he asks to activate raid partitions, we say yes but then at partition time we see no partitions at all and no disk.

Is there a workaround that lets me fix the installation?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

I suggest you report a bug. Precise is not ready and not stable.

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giuspen (giuspen) said : 		#2

I was hoping for some tips to complete the installation but ok, I will file
the bug. Thanks.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Try updating the installer in the liveCD, may help

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giuspen (giuspen) said : 		#4

can you write the package name?

On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:35, actionparsnip <
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> Your question #192590 on Ubuntu changed:
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Try updating the installer in the liveCD, may help
>
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giuspen (giuspen) said : 		#5

I was finally able to install only installing before a clean 11.10 and then
running the distribution upgrade to 12.04

On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:55, giuspen
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> Your question #192590 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/192590
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> can you write the package name?
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:35, actionparsnip <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
> > Your question #192590 on Ubuntu changed:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/192590
> >
> > Status: Open => Answered
> >
> > actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> > Try updating the installer in the liveCD, may help
> >
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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Please mark as solved if it is as such

thanks

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giuspen (giuspen) said : 		#7

install clean 11.10 and then upgrade to 12.04