Public bug reported:
I recently built a computer to use as a home server. While attempting
to install Ubuntu Server 8.10 x64 (no special options, just choose the
first option from the boot menu) the installer would always crash as it
got to the partition part of the setup. It looked like it would load
the module for the partition setup...then all of the sudden the PC would
reboot. I never saw an error message, after the partition module the
screen went black then the pc was rebooting.
I tried running the desktop LiveCD options, all of the following worked without
errors (all x64 versions):
Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu 8.10 RC
Ubuntu 8.10
Kubuntu 8.04
Kubuntu 8.10 RC
When getting to the live environment my 36GB WD Raptor and RAID5
(4x320GB WD HDD) could be accessed without issues. I read that the
3ware controller is natively supported by the kernel that ships with
8.04 and onwards. So, determined to install Ubuntu Server I figured I
would start removing components until the install would get past the
partition setup.
So I removed the 3ware 9650SE RAID controller and tried setup again.
This time I was able to partition my 36GB and finish the install. After
the install I re-attached the 3ware raid controller and it worked just
fine. A few days later I decided to reformat and install again...I ran
into the same issue. This time I left the 3ware raid card in the system
and just removed the drives and the install finished (this is probably
due to the fact that if no drives are connected then the 3ware card is
basically disabled).
So, there is something about the 3ware 9650SE card that the partition
routine doesn't like. I can't seem to install if I leave drives
attached to it. Also, I tried GParted from the LiveCD's and that would
also cause my system to reboot if the 3ware controller had drives
attached. I even tried the GParted LiveCD and that too crashed.
One interesting thing about GParted was that it did not crash when I ran
it from the server install (I installed GNOME Desktop on the server just
to mess around since I was going to format it again anyways).
Computer Specs:
Motherboard: GA-78G-DS3H
CPU: AMD 6000+ 89W
RAM: 4GB G. Skill DDR2 800 (4-4-4-12)
HDD:
1 36GB WD Raptor (main drive for OS)
4x 320GB WD drives attached to a 3ware 9650SE controller card configured for
RAID5 (storage drive)
Power: Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W
Case: Antec 900 (5x 120mm fans, 1x 200mm fan)
Other: 5x3 SATA Hot-Swap (5 vertical hot-swap drive bays in 3 bays of 5.25
space) for RAID array
The motherboard and 3ware card have the latest bios. I updated them from a
Windows XP install before installing Ubuntu. The 36GB used to have WinXP Pro
installed. The RAID5 array was formatted as one large NTFS drive.
Is there any other info I can provide that will help determine the cause
of the problem? I'm a newbie to linux so if there are specific commands
I need to run please give me full instructions on how to execute them.
Thanks,
Someone
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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PC crash during server 8.10 x64 install with 3ware 9560SE
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294627
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