Re: Raid help needed !
Hi, Tim
> >> >> what is the error you are getting ?
> >> >> what happens when you type mount -a or swapon -a
>
> >> > Error: "The superblock could not be read or does not describe a
> >> > correct ext2 file system..fsck died with exit status 8
>
> >> > # mount -a gives : wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock
> >> > on dev/mapper/Speeduke-_swap,missing codepage or helper program,
> >> > or other error (plus some others that says it's not
> >> > reading/recognizing /md1 )
>
> >> > # swapon -a gives:
> >> > swapon: /dev/mapper/Speeduke-_tmp: read swap header failed:
> >> > Invalid argument
>
> >> > #swapon /dev/mapper/Speeduke-_swap (executes with out error)
>
> >> > Note: see http://pastebin.com/m7cc9da3d for a view of what I've
> >> > got in this system..
>
>
> I am going to be at work for a while so I will not have a chance to
> look at this closely for a few more hours.
>
Sorry about that. 8-)
>
> >> (1) All the output in pastebin is when booted into 2.6.26-2, I
> >> assume that the above mount and swapon are also when booted into
> >> 2.6.26-2.
>
> > (1) No, Those are the responses I get when trying to boot into
> > 2.6.30-X and get to the "type root password for maintenance".
>
> The first two lines of your pastebin are:
>
> jack@Speeduke:~$ uname -a
> Linux Speeduke 2.6.26-2-amd64 #1 SMP Sun Jun 21 04:47:08 UTC 2009
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> so I am surprised.
The paste bin was generated using the only kernel that works right now!
2.6.30-X and the like, will not run at all usefully...
Sorry, that the best this old man can do. 8-)
>
>
> >> (2) When you say that you cannot boot into 2.6.30-1 or 2.6.30-2
> >> because of your swap partition, are you not booting at all into
> >> these kernels or are you booting but swap is not mounting?
>
> > (2) When I try to boot into a 2.6.30-X kernel I get the repair
> > prompt. as in (1) what it complains about is fsck.ext3: Bad magic
> > number etc...
>
> OK. Thanks.
>
>
> >> (3) When you say that you have migrated from etch to squeeze
> >> "without undue problems", what do you actually mean?
>
> > (3) I built this machine to run Debian as host for VirtualBox.
> > Started with etch then etch & 1/2, lenny(testing), now
> > squeeze(testing) using aptitude dist-upgrades.
> > I had some expected Nvidia driver and gnome desktop glitches and
> > some NetworkManager instability. I never got Compiz working
> > right... I have much cruft in /root (/md0) it's over 8 gigs of disk
> > space and /var-/home-/tmp are on (/md1)...
>
> OK, more or less.
>
>
Did I answer your question??
> >> (4i) Please post your grub.cfg.
>
> > http://pastebin.com/m243acd1
>
> Your grub.cfg looks OK at first glance. I would have thought that you
> would have needed an "insmod lvm" but I am still teaching myself
> about grub2 so my assumption must be wrong.
>
>
Can't address this Grub2 just worked as advertised, for me..
> >> (4ii) Please post fstab and, while booted into the kernel with the
> >> mount and swapon output above, the following sequence:
> >> swapoff -a
> >> mount -a
> >> swapon -s
> >> swapoff -a
> >> swapon -s
>
> > I'll send (4ii) when I figure out how to get it.... 8-(
>
> Sorry. I emailed you late and should probably have been in bed rather
> than going through emails at 3am - and missed a line (a "swapon -a")
> as a penultimate step. Please email the output of:
>
> swapoff -a
> swapon -a
> swapon -s
>
> Thanks and sorry...
>
>
> > swapoff -a gives> Speeduke prompt
> > mount -a gives> [ 982.179.186] VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem
> > on dev dm-0,
> > mount: wrong fs type,bad option,bad superblock
> > on /dev/mapper/Speeduke-_swap, missing codepage etc...
> > mount: mount point /home/jack/XP_VDI does not exist
> > (+ more similar)
> > swapon -s gives> Filename Type Size Used Priority (no other data)
> > swapoff -a gives> Speeduke prompt
> > swapon -s gives> (same as previous swapon -s)
>
> It is difficult to reconcile "mount point /home/jack/XP_VDI does not
> exist" with the output of "df -h" pastebin. Are any of your /dev/dm-x
> mounted?
>
> Please add the output of "mount" after the "swapon -s" above. Thanks.
>
>
> There is another email from earlier today about initramfs and success
> with 2.6.26 and problems with 2.6.30. The other OP's symptoms are
> different but I do not believe coincidences.
>
>
Yes, 'Saw that. Whew!!! I guess!!
I will have to sync this mail to the laptop and reboot this machine...
I'll add the above later... Thanks,more than you know!
Jack
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