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: > > j...@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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
