Ubuntu install not working

Conanius · 9 May 2012 at 21:15

having a total mare trying to install Ubuntu

Trying to install from CD the latest 64bit release on a 4 Drive RAID 5 array. Tried in AHCI and RAID setting in the BIOS, drive array set to bootable, etc

I will get the whole way through the install and then get the error

Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda

Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda' failed.

This is a fatal error

I've had a quick look round the net, but nothing is screaming at me THIS IS THE PROBLEM!

Am I being retarded?

Conanius · 10 May 2012 at 19:16

mind expelling how to do that please?

Conanius · 10 May 2012 at 20:51

Hi Bigsy,

Did as you said, no joy... exactly the same error.

I had been doing auto partitioning ....

Conanius · 12 May 2012 at 20:59

I'm having no joy here... I thought Linux was supposed to be easy now ?

Other than Ubuntu, what's worth giving a go? Fedora core ?

Conanius · 13 May 2012 at 11:33

Ok.

So I got rage, and installed Linux Mint.

Exactly the same error at the end. Anyone have a scooby about what is wrong? its a P35 motherboard with onboard RAID that I've got the 4 drive RAID 5 array installed on. Everything worked perfectly before I removed windows.

Conanius · 13 May 2012 at 20:47

That last guide worked a treat, thanks bigsy