fpI should add that, once the Xserver is launched by the aid of the other computer on LAN, the server works autonomously from its keyboard and terminals. I could run at an impressively high speed a most recent special form of molecular dynamics on the six cores, six threads, and the two GTX680 combined, with a recent cuda driver (375.39, offered by stretch). This is a very strict test. I could use the server this way for my scientific work but it would be unaesthetic at the best.The need of setting the Xwrapper to anybody confirms that the user has no command of the console, but I was unable to go on this way toward avoiding the external assistance.On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 11:32 AM, Francesco Pietra <chiendarret@gmail.com> wrote:fpAt this point, all that appears to be a silly problem but I could not find a solution. Having to reinstall amd64 would be a defeat.This way the "X" or "startx" commands do their job perfectly, however only from the vaio console. In the "defective" system, rebooting from the console brings again to warnings about failure to connect to lvmetad and EDAC sbridge, followed the login prompt, which disappears immediately, and then "disk scanning" and no way to get the login prompt prompt via Ctrl+AlT+F2 (or F1 or F3). Like for a dead console.Back to your suspicion about the GTX680, I was really surprised that the Xserver could be raised from the other computer (vaio) on the LAN, only as a superuser.I had to change "allowed_users=console" (which is default on all my linux boxes) to "allowed_users=anybody" in /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config.On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Francesco Pietra <chiendarret@gmail.com> wrote:francesco pietrathanks a lot for your kind helpThose two GPUs had worked without problems on this server with wheezy, and after that on upgrading to jessie.No, nothing happens with on Ctrl+Alt+F2 from the GPU server keyboard.I forgot to say that the request of username/password does indeed appear during booting but transiently, followed by that interminable access to disk. I was unable to stop (with Ctrl-S) at the login request.Your server is booting, but not providing a loginCan you log in on
a VT console (press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to see if you get a login prompt)?from the VAIO, what does "grep -E 'WW|EE'
/var/log/Xorg.0.log" show (on the server, perhaps as root)?
francesco@.....:~$ grep -E 'WW|EE' /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 56.025] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 56.070] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 56.070] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 56.070] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
francesco@.....:~$ su
Password:
root@.....:/home/francesco# grep -E 'WW|EE' /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 56.025] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 56.070] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 56.070] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 56.070] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
root@.......:/home/francesco#On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 11:32 AM, Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> wrote:On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 11:12:25AM +0200, Francesco Pietra wrote:
"It is not required for normal usage"
The fact is that the X79-based computer does not offer a login
possibility, it goes to disk scanning (kernel et al) for hours (at
least 4hr).
Access to file was only possible from a LAN-connected other computer
(laptop VAIO) or booting from Super Grub2 disk.
Whether all issues arise from inability to connect to lvmetad, I
cannot say. I am no system analyzer. I merely need the X79-GPU-based
machine for applications (molecular dynamics with recent CUDA).
fp
Personally, I doubt that your GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is related
to how the disks are access, but perhaps you've got a very special
system.
Also, I'm not sure what issue you're... Oh, I see what's happening!
Your server is booting, but not providing a login. You ARE able to log
into the server using another computer on the network. This means that
the server HAS booted from the disk(s). LVM is *not* your problem (if it
was, the system would probably not be able to load
/etc/network/interfaces in order to bring up the network, nor the SSH
daemon, nor the user's home directory ...)
The issue you're having is more likely with that GPU. Can you log in on
a VT console (press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to see if you get a login prompt)? When
you log in from the VAIO, what does "grep -E 'WW|EE'
/var/log/Xorg.0.log" show (on the server, perhaps as root)?
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Darac MarjalReferences<[1]mailinglist@darac.org.uk> wrote:
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 10:17:44AM +0200, Francesco Pietra wrote:
Hello:
On a vintage VAIO I have no problems with amd64 stretch. With a
raid1-based on the X79 chip, upgrading from jessie to stretch
(I need
a higher CUDA version than available on jessie for latest
experimental NAMD molecular dynamics) went on regularly.
However, the
command
# systemctl set-default multi-user.target
(which worked fine on said VAIO to boot at the $ linux prompt)
led to
failure to connect to lvmetad, falling back to device scanning,
whereby an endless disk scanning begun.
I tried:
1) Super grub2 disk: OK it led to clean boot but I found no way
to
fix the problem.
2) Accessing the X79 computer from said VAIO (both are on a
LAN)
equally allowed to manage everything but I was unable to fix
the
problem.
3) From said VAIO:
# systemctl enable lvm2-lvmetad.service
OK, but it was lost on needed reboot.
I never had to reinstall a debian amd64 but this time I am
lost.
Thanks for any kind suggestion
Have you enabled the daemon in lvm.conf? Look for "use_lvmetad".
However, I think this should not be a problem. lvmetad is the LVM
Metadata Daemon, which is primarily a caching daemon. If you have a
lot
of disks, or change your logical volumes frequently, the lvmetad
can
speed up the varioud LVM commands. It is not required for normal
usage
and ~99% of people can ignore the "failure to connect" message.
francesco pietra
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