I had:
Software:
Dual boot with
Windows XP
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS x32
Hardware
Fake RAID 1 (mirroring) with 2x1 TB:
Partition 1 - Windows
Partition 2 - SWAP
Partition 3 - / (root)
Partition 4 - Extended
Partition 5 - /home
Partition 6 - /data
arek@domek:/var/log/installer$ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 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: 0x000de1b9
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 524297339 262148638+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 524297340 528506369 2104515 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 528506370 570468149 20980890 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 570468150 1953118439 691325145 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 570468213 675340469 52436128+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 675340533 1953118439 638888953+ 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 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: 0x000de1b9
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 63 524297339 262148638+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdb2 524297340 528506369 2104515 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb3 528506370 570468149 20980890 83 Linux
/dev/sdb4 570468150 1953118439 691325145 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 570468213 675340469 52436128+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb6 675340533 1953118439 638888953+ 83 Linux
arek@domek:/var/log/installer$ ls -l /dev/mapper/
total 0
crw------- 1 root root 10, 236 Oct 7 20:17 control
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Oct 7 20:17 pdc_jhjbcaha -> ../dm-0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Oct 7 20:17 pdc_jhjbcaha1 -> ../dm-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Oct 7 20:17 pdc_jhjbcaha2 -> ../dm-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Oct 7 20:17 pdc_jhjbcaha3 -> ../dm-3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Oct 7 20:17 pdc_jhjbcaha4 -> ../dm-4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Oct 7 20:17 pdc_jhjbcaha5 -> ../dm-5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Oct 7 20:17 pdc_jhjbcaha6 -> ../dm-6
I wanted to upgrade from 10.04 x32 to 12.04 x64 using FRESH installation.
So, run installation of Ubuntu 12.04.1 x64 LTS using alternate CD.
During the installation I selected manual partitioning and to:
- Use and Format / (root)
- Use and Format SWAP
- Use and Keep data on /home
- Use and Keep data on /data
After I clicked "Continue" I get error creating and formatting SWAP partition.
I go to terminal with Alt + F2 (?) and hit enter.
I discovered that there was visible RAID as only disk with NO partitions.
Something like this:
arek@domek:/var/log/installer$ ls -l /dev/mapper/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Oct 7 20:17 /dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha -> ../dm-0
arek@domek:/var/log/installer$ ls -l /dev/dm*
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 252, 0 Oct 7 20:17 /dev/dm-0
So I switched to log console Alt+F3 (?) and saw errors like below:
Oct 7 14:02:45 check-missing-firmware: /dev/.udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping
Oct 7 14:02:45 check-missing-firmware: /run/udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping
Oct 7 14:02:45 check-missing-firmware: no missing firmware in /dev/.udev/firmware-missing /run/udev/firmware-missing
Oct 7 14:02:45 anna-install: Installing dmraid-udeb
Oct 7 14:02:45 anna[12599]: DEBUG: retrieving dmraid-udeb 1.0.0.rc16-4.1ubuntu8
Oct 7 14:02:49 anna[12599]: DEBUG: retrieving libdmraid1.0.0.rc16-udeb 1.0.0.rc16-4.1ubuntu8
Oct 7 14:02:49 anna[12599]: DEBUG: retrieving kpartx-udeb 0.4.9-3ubuntu5
Oct 7 14:02:49 disk-detect: Serial ATA RAID disk(s) detected.
Oct 7 14:02:55 disk-detect: Enabling dmraid support.
Oct 7 14:02:55 disk-detect: RAID set "pdc_jhjbcaha" was activated
Oct 7 14:02:55 HERE --> dmraid-activate: ERROR: Cannot retrieve RAID set information for pdc_jhjbcaha
Oct 7 14:02:56 check-missing-firmware: /dev/.udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping
Oct 7 14:02:56 check-missing-firmware: /run/udev/firmware-missing does not exist, skipping
Oct 7 14:02:56 check-missing-firmware: no missing firmware in /dev/.udev/firmware-missing /run/udev/firmware-missing
Oct 7 14:02:57 main-menu[428]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Oct 7 14:02:57 main-menu[428]: DEBUG: resolver (ext2-modules): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Oct 7 14:02:57 main-menu[428]: INFO: Menu item 'partman-base' selected
Oct 7 14:02:57 kernel: [ 316.512999] NTFS driver 2.1.30 [Flags: R/O MODULE].
Oct 7 14:02:57 kernel: [ 316.523221] Btrfs loaded
Oct 7 14:02:57 kernel: [ 316.534781] JFS: nTxBlock = 8192, nTxLock = 65536
Oct 7 14:02:57 kernel: [ 316.554749] SGI XFS with ACLs, security attributes, realtime, large block/inode numbers, no debug enabled
Oct 7 14:02:57 kernel: [ 316.555336] SGI XFS Quota Management subsystem
Oct 7 14:02:58 md-devices: mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically
Oct 7 14:02:58 partman: No matching physical volumes found
Oct 7 14:02:58 partman: No volume groups found
Oct 7 14:02:58 partman: Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
Oct 7 14:02:58 partman-lvm: No volume groups found
Oct 7 14:02:58 partman: Error running 'tune2fs -l /dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha'
Oct 7 14:02:58 partman: Error running 'tune2fs -l /dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha'
Oct 7 14:02:58 partman: Error running 'tune2fs -l /dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha'
Oct 7 14:06:11 HERE --> partman: mkswap: can't open '/dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha2': No such file or directory
Oct 7 14:07:28 init: starting pid 401, tty '/dev/tty2': '-/bin/sh'
Oct 7 14:15:00 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth0
Oct 7 14:15:00 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface lo
As You can see there are 2 errors
Oct 7 14:02:55 dmraid-activate: ERROR: Cannot retrieve RAID set information for pdc_jhjbcaha
and
Oct 7 14:06:11 partman: mkswap: can't open '/dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha2': No such file or directory
I looked in the internet and try to run command "dmraid -ay" and get something like that:
dmraid -ay
/dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha -> Already activated
/dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha1 -> Successfully activated
/dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha2 -> Successfully activated
/dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha3 -> Successfully activated
/dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha4 -> Successfully activated
/dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha5 -> Successfully activated
/dev/mapper/pdc_jhjbcaha6 -> Successfully activated
Then I returned to installer with Alt+F1 (?) and click "Return" to return to partitioning menu. I did NOT change anything just selected again "Continue" and everything goes smoothly.
I hope this will help someone.
arkadius