Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: debian-installer
This was discovered on the Intel IMS which uses a MP SAS Array
in ALUA mode, Active/Standby.
To reproduce:
1) ubuntu 10.4.1 server amd64
2) grub prompt# install disk-detect/multipath/enable=true
3) It doesn't matter how you partition the disks or if one or both paths are up.
Failure:
grub bails out, logs attached
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: --> SUBST grub-installer/progress/step_install_loader
BOOTDEV /dev/sda
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: Adding [BOOTDEV] -> [/dev/sda]
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: <-- 0
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO
grub-installer/progress/step_install_loader
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install
--no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error:
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer:
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: cannot find a GRUB drive for
/dev/mapper/mpath0p1. Check your device.map
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: .
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: You have a memory leak (not released memory
pool):
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer:
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: [0x25f8180]
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer:
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: Auto-detection of a filesystem module failed.
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: Please specify the module with the option
`--modules' explicitly.
Dec 9 03:25:45 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --no-floppy
--force "/dev/sda"' failed.
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: --> SUBST grub-installer/grub-install-failed BOOTDEV
/dev/sda
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: Adding [BOOTDEV] -> [/dev/sda]
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: <-- 0
Dec 9 03:25:45 debconf: --> INPUT critical grub-installer/grub-install-failed
** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
when installer is multipath aware, grub fails to install
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