How to Install Bionic Beaver on m.2 SSD

Question

I am attempting to install ubuntu 18.04 server on a computer with 3 nvme m.2 SSD's. I am trying to use raid 5. After partitioning the system as follows

RAID5 device #0 - 4.0 GB Linux Software RAID Array
     #1             4.0 GB     K  swap     swap
RAID5 device #1 - 1.0 TB Linux Software RAID Array
     #1             1.0 TB     K  ext4     /
/dev/nvme0n1 - 512.1 GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512GB
     #1  primary    2.0 GB     K  raid
     #2  primary  510.1 GB     K  raid
/dev/nvme1n1 - 512.1 GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512GB
     #1  primary    2.0 GB     K  raid
     #2  primary  510.1 GB     K  raid
/dev/nvme2n1 - 512.1 GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512GB
     #1  primary    2.0 GB     K  raid
     #2  primary  510.1 GB     K  raid

I get this error right after.

An installation step failed you can try to run the failing item again from the menu or skip it and choose something else the failing step is: Install the system

I have tried some other partitioning patterns but nothing that works

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 14 '19 at 18:50

I finally figured out my problem. I needed the boot flag for my second primary partition on each device

RAID5 device #0 - 4.0 GB Linux Software RAID Array
     #1             4.0 GB     K  swap     swap
RAID5 device #1 - 1.0 TB Linux Software RAID Array
     #1             1.0 TB     K  ext4     /
/dev/nvme0n1 - 512.1 GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512GB
     #1  primary    2.0 GB     K  raid
     #2  primary  510.1 GB  B  K  raid
/dev/nvme1n1 - 512.1 GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512GB
     #1  primary    2.0 GB     K  raid
     #2  primary  510.1 GB  B  K  raid
/dev/nvme2n1 - 512.1 GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512GB
     #1  primary    2.0 GB     K  raid
     #2  primary  510.1 GB  B  K  raid

How to Install Bionic Beaver on m.2 SSD

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