Fwd: Fwd: Failure to load amd64 lenny

["Francesco Pietra" <chiendarret@gmail.com>]

Please, disregard this thread. I have posted the problem under a different view.
francesco pietra


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Francesco Pietra <chiendarret@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Failure to load amd64 lenny
To: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>


Hi Justin:
Thanks for your most clear lesson.

The raid partitions, from md0 to md6, are exactly "active raid1" with
the same data as from my records, which follow:

====================================

cat /proc/mdadm


Personalities : [raid1]
md6 : active raid1 sda8[0] sdb8[1]
     102341952 blocks [2/2] [UU]

md5 : active raid1 sda7[0] sdb7[1]
     1951744 blocks [2/2] [UU]

md4 : active raid1 sda6[0] sdb6[1]
     2931712 blocks [2/2] [UU]

md3 : active raid1 sda5[0] sdb5[1]
     14651136 blocks [2/2] [UU]

md1 : active(auto-read-only) raid1 sda2[0] sdb2[1]
     6835584 blocks [2/2] [UU]

md0 : active raid1 sda1[0] sdb1[1]
     2931712 blocks [2/2] [UU]

md2 : active raid1 sda3[0] sdb3[1]
     14651200 blocks [2/2] [UU]

unused devices: <none>
===========================


(With Knoppix, md2 is above md1; also, AUTOSTART=false, or true)


Yes, I have a raid1 arrangement that has been (rightly) criticized.
But it works for me. I have arranged  a raid1 mostly for the OS. The
data are removed as soon as a calculation is finished (removed also
because the Raptor is 150GB only)

However, failure to start Debian amd64 lenny remains as described in
my original post.Unless it is simply a trivial affair that escapes my
understanding, we need advice by a Debian expert. Luckily, I have sent
a manuscript, so that before computing again I need to think.

Happy 2009!

francesco




On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 29 Dec 2008, Francesco Pietra wrote:
>
>> I forgot to mention that Knoppix loads correctly, shows all mem and
>> CPUs, and lets using both the mouse and the keyboard. I have not
>> managed with the HDs because Knoppix does not recognize the RAID1,
>> showing sda and sdb which are not my partitions. In fact neither one
>> can be mounted.
>>
>> francesco
>
> francesco,
>
> You have to 'enable' it first.
>
> 0. boot knoppix.
> 1. mdadm --examine --scan >> /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
> 2. vi /etc/default/mdadm or /etc/default/mdadm-raid
> 3. change AUTOSTART=no to AUTOSTART=yes
> 4. /etc/init.d/mdadm-raid start
>
> Then your arrays should show up (cat /proc/mdstat).
>
> Keep in mind though if you want to use your system or run LILO inside the
> chroot (after you chroot into it) you need to copy KNOPPIX's bin,lib,sbin
> to your chroot and move the x86_64 versions aside before you chroot.
>
> Justin.
>
>
>