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  1. Bug #436340
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Comment 23 for bug 436340

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote : Re: [Bug 436340] Re: Installer fails: grub fails on Intel ICH10 raid

On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 08:33:11AM -0000, Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen wrote:
> I do have the same problem here. I have upgraded from Jaunty to Karmic.
> "apt-get install grub2" quits with the following error:
>
> grub-probe: error: no mapping exists for `isw_eceeeacaf_diskset1'.
>
> As much I would like to see this error properly fixed, is there an
> alternative fix, e.g. by specifying a proper mapping by hand?

The solution in Ubuntu 9.10 is: *don't install grub2*. Continue to use
GRUB Legacy if you're using SATA RAID devices, since it's the only
version that will work in 9.10.

This bug was filed because the installer wasn't automatically selecting
GRUB Legacy on these devices. That bug is now fixed.