Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS /dev/md0 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Can you please post the output of fdisk -l from all found devices. mdx and sdx

Im also guessing the mds itself were unpartitioned before and contain the filesystem itself. The mds i think are sitting in its partitions on the disks. And those partitions /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 are mirrored as a md device.

In this scenario each /dev/md will not have partitions.

You need to create the same partition table on the new disk as its on the remaining of the raid mirror and then use mdadm to initialize and add the new created paritions back into the raid.

(im assuming it was a linux soft raid and not a mainboard raid).

afterwards you may need to re install the bootloader to the MBR of the new installed HDD. Especially it it was /dev/sda that was failing before.

If lucky and the old setup was correct the bootloader should have been on BOTH disks so just switch bios boot order to the other HDD as 1st device and your linux may boot.

Hello,

If I run parted /dev/md0 mklabel msdos, I am given a warning that the data will be lost.

Here is what fdisk -l says:

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x6992f643

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1            2048      487423      242688   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda2          487424  1953523711   976518144   fd  Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000cf274

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1            2048      487423      242688   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2          487424  1953523711   976518144   fd  Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/md0: 248 MB, 248315904 bytes
2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 60624 cylinders, total 484992 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/md0 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/md1: 999.8 GB, 999820165120 bytes
2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 244096720 cylinders, total 1952773760 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/md1 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Please advise.

Have a great day,

Don

So far so good, your partitioning is ok.

next I need the output of

cat /proc/mdstat

and

file -s /dev/md0
file -s /dev/md1

you also could try to mount /dev/md1 to /mnt within your rescue environment, to check if you can mount it.

please mount like this:

mount /dev/md1 /mnt -o ro

which will mount it read only to prevent accidential damage.

if mount was successful you could check if /mnt contains the files of your ubuntu installation.

Ended up wiping out and restarting install.

Not sure if this would have really resolved the issue as I wiped out the system and started from scratch.

would have not as your filesystems should have been in /dev/md1 and swap in /dev/md0,

But i also think reinstalling is fastest way for you. hope you didnt had important files inside.

my assumption of your problem was is that the system either had not mirrored the raid correctly OR that the bootloader on the new disk wasnt properly installed.

Nevermind if reinstallation was ok for you its surely the solution with less hassle. (but lesser learning ;))