by the way the grub-probe output under WORKING ubuntu 11.10 on SAME Raid:

josef@josef-desktop-quad:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/grub-probe
--device-map="/boot/grub/device.map" --target=fs -v /boot/grub
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: `/dev/fd0' looks like a floppy drive, skipping.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Cannot stat
`/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SanDisk_SDCFH-016G_BKZ042811185926', skipping.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Cannot stat
`/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Seagate_FreeAgent_Pro_6QG2X93B', skipping.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for dmraid_nv RAID devices on disk hd0.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: scanning hd0 for LVM.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: no LVM signature found.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk hd0.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk hd0.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk hd0.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos9.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos8.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos7.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos6.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos5.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos2.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos1.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk hd0.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos9.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos8.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos7.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos6.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos5.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos2.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk
hd0,msdos1.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: scanning hd0 for LVM.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: no LVM signature found.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: scanning hd0,msdos9 for LVM.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: no LVM signature found.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: scanning hd0,msdos8 for LVM.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: no LVM signature found.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: scanning hd0,msdos7 for LVM.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: no LVM signature found.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: scanning hd0,msdos6 for LVM.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: no LVM signature found.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: scanning hd0,msdos5 for LVM.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: no LVM signature found.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: scanning hd0,msdos2 for LVM.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: no LVM signature found.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: scanning hd0,msdos1 for LVM.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: no LVM signature found.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: changing current directory to /dev/mapper.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: /dev/mapper/via_jehhchjje8 starts from
3874283658.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: opening the device hd0.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Partition 0 starts from 16065.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Partition 1 starts from 83907495.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Partition 4 starts from 186305868.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Partition 5 starts from 288710656.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Partition 6 starts from 3833333973.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Partition 7 starts from 3874283658.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: opening hd0,msdos8.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of hd0 is 3907050240.
ext2




2012/10/9 Josef Klotzner <josef.klotz...@gmail.com>

>
> this problem causing my Raid to fail when trying to upgrade to 12.04 or
> 12.10
> every ubuntu version until 11.10 had  NEVER EVER problem with my RAID
>
> what is going on here?
> the content of device.map seem to be irrelevant or even it is existing ...
> no change ... always same error
>
> ... restoring ubuntu 11.10 meanwhile ... boring situation
>
> root@josef-maxtor-quad:/# grub-install /dev/mapper/via_jehhchjje
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Fehler: cannot find a GRUB drive for
> /dev/mapper/via_jehhchjje8.  Check your device.map.
> Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/mapper/via_jehhchjje8 failed.
> Try with --recheck.
> If the problem persists please report this together with the output of
> "/usr/sbin/grub-probe --device-map="/boot/grub/device.map" --target=fs -v
> /boot/grub" to <bug-grub@gnu.org>
>
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Cannot stat
> `/dev/disk/by-id/raid-via_diegiibaeh', skipping.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Cannot stat
> `/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST2000DL003-9VT166_5YD3ZNH9', skipping.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Cannot stat
> `/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SanDisk_SDCFH-016G_BKZ042811185926', skipping.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: changing current directory to /dev/mapper.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: changing current directory to /dev/mapper.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: changing current directory to /dev/mapper.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: changing current directory to /dev/mapper.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: /dev/mapper/via_jehhchjje8 starts from
> 3687977792.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: opening the device /dev/mapper/via_jehhchjje3.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: the size of /dev/mapper/via_jehhchjje3 is
> 3720743606.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Partition 0 starts from 2.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Info: Partition 4 starts from 102404790.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: Fehler: cannot find a GRUB drive for
> /dev/mapper/via_jehhchjje8.  Check your device.map.
>
>
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