Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-23 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Jack Schneider wrote: > On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 04:54:32 -0500 > Tom H wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Jack Schneider >> wrote: >> > >> >  I think I found a significant glitch.. I appears that mdadm is >> >  confused.  I think it happened when I created

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-22 Thread Jack Schneider
On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 04:54:32 -0500 Tom H wrote: > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Jack Schneider > wrote: > > > >  I think I found a significant glitch.. I appears that mdadm is > >  confused.  I think it happened when I created the /dev/md2 array > > from the new disks.  It looks like the meta

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-22 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Jack Schneider wrote: > >  I think I found a significant glitch.. I appears that mdadm is >  confused.  I think it happened when I created the /dev/md2 array from >  the new disks.  It looks like the metadata 1.2 vs 0.90 configs is the >  culprit... > > Here's the

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-21 Thread Jack Schneider
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:31:29 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > It booted to the correct grub menu then to Busy Box. I am thinking > > it goes to BB because it can't find /var and or /usr on the > > md1/sda5 LVM partition. > > Very likely. > > > I checked /proc/mdstat and lo &

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-18 Thread Bob Proulx
Jack Schneider wrote: > It booted to the correct grub menu then to Busy Box. I am thinking it > goes to BB because it can't find /var and or /usr on the md1/sda5 LVM > partition. Very likely. > I checked /proc/mdstat and lo & behold there was md1:active > with correct partitions and md0: active a

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-18 Thread Jack Schneider
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:19:11 -0200 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Tue, 18 Jan 2011, Jack Schneider wrote: > > Both /etc/fstab and /etc/mtab show entries for /dev/md126.. > > > > What the ... ? > > After you modified thei files in the real filesystem, did you update > the initramfs? >

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-18 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011, Jack Schneider wrote: > Both /etc/fstab and /etc/mtab show entries for /dev/md126.. > > What the ... ? After you modified thei files in the real filesystem, did you update the initramfs? -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all an

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-18 Thread Jack Schneider
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:43:16 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > mdadm --stop /dev/md125 > > > mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 > > > --update=super-minor /dev/sda1 /dev/sdc1 > > > > > > mdadm --stop /dev/126 > > > mdadm --assemble /dev/md1 > > > --update=

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-18 Thread Jack Schneider
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:43:16 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > mdadm --stop /dev/md125 > > > mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 > > > --update=super-minor /dev/sda1 /dev/sdc1 > > > > > > mdadm --stop /dev/126 > > > mdadm --assemble /dev/md1 > > > --update=

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-17 Thread Bob Proulx
Jack Schneider wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > mdadm --stop /dev/md125 > > mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 --update=super-minor /dev/sda1 /dev/sdc1 > > > > mdadm --stop /dev/126 > > mdadm --assemble /dev/md1 --update=super-minor /dev/sda5 /dev/sdc5 > > Bob, a small glitch. mdadm:/dev/sda1 exists

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-17 Thread Jack Schneider
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:50:12 -0600 Jack Schneider wrote: > On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:48:29 -0700 > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > Jack Schneider wrote: > > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > > But, and this is an important but, did you previously add the > > > > new disk array to the LVM volume group on the above

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-17 Thread Jack Schneider
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:48:29 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > But, and this is an important but, did you previously add the new > > > disk array to the LVM volume group on the above array? If so > > > then you are not done yet. The LVM volume group won

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-17 Thread Bob Proulx
Jack Schneider wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > Note that if you add new disk to the lvm root volume group then you > > also need to rebuild the initrd or your system won't be able to > > assemble the array at boot time and will fail to boot. (Saying that > > mostly for people who find this in the a

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-17 Thread Jack Schneider
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:48:29 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote:> will be well.. > > I have my fingers crossed for you that it will all be okay. > > > I have not done the things you have suggested above. I'll wait for > > your response and then go!!! > > Plea

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-17 Thread Bob Proulx
Jack Schneider wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > But, and this is an important but, did you previously add the new disk > > array to the LVM volume group on the above array? If so then you are > > not done yet. The LVM volume group won't be able to assemble without > > the new disk. If you did then

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. 2nd Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-17 Thread Jack Schneider
On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:19:03 -0600 Jack Schneider wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:42:49 -0700 > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > Jack, > > > > With your pastebin information and the mdstat information (that last > > information in your mail and pastebins was critical good stuff) and > > I found this ol

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-17 Thread Jack Schneider
On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:42:49 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack, > > With your pastebin information and the mdstat information (that last > information in your mail and pastebins was critical good stuff) and > I found this old posting from you too: :-) > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/200

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-16 Thread Bob Proulx
Jack, With your pastebin information and the mdstat information (that last information in your mail and pastebins was critical good stuff) and I found this old posting from you too: :-) http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/10/msg00808.html With all of that I deduce the following: /dev/

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system. Corrections!!!!!

2011-01-16 Thread Jack Schneider
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:57:46 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > Jack Schneider wrote: > > > > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > > > > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been > > > > used or formatted.

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-16 Thread Jack Schneider
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:57:46 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > Jack Schneider wrote: > > > > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > > > > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been > > > > used or formatted.

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-16 Thread Jack Schneider
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:57:46 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > Jack Schneider wrote: > > > > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > > > > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been > > > > used or formatted.

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011, Tom H wrote: > On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh > wrote: > > On Sat, 15 Jan 2011, Jack Schneider wrote: > >> > >> You might want to try configuring grub and fstab to use UUID's > >> > >> instead of /dev/mdX.  That removes the possibility that the ke

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Bob Proulx
Jack Schneider wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > Jack Schneider wrote: > > > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > > > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been > > > used or formatted. I configured a new array using Disk Utility from > > > a live Ubun

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Jack Schneider wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:25:45 -0700 > Bob Proulx wrote: >> Jack Schneider wrote: >> > >> > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was >> > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been >> > used or form

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Sat, 15 Jan 2011, Jack Schneider wrote: >> > >> You might want to try configuring grub and fstab to use UUID's >> > >> instead of /dev/mdX.  That removes the possibility that the kernel >> > >> will change the mdX designation

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Jack Schneider wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:16:37 -0500 > Tom H wrote: >> >> > > [BIG SNIP] > >> >> You might want to try configuring grub and fstab to use UUID's >> >> instead of /dev/mdX.  That removes the possibility that the kernel >> >> will change the mdX

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Jack Schneider
On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:25:45 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been > > used or formatted. I configured a new array using Disk Utility from > > a live U

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Jack Schneider
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:06:11 -0200 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Sat, 15 Jan 2011, Jack Schneider wrote: > > > >> You might want to try configuring grub and fstab to use UUID's > > > >> instead of /dev/mdX.  That removes the possibility that the > > > >> kernel will change the mdX desig

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011, Jack Schneider wrote: > > >> You might want to try configuring grub and fstab to use UUID's > > >> instead of /dev/mdX.  That removes the possibility that the kernel > > >> will change the mdX designations. > > >> > > >> Use blkid to find out the UUID's of your partitions. Wha

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Jack Schneider
On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:25:45 -0700 Bob Proulx wrote: > Jack Schneider wrote: > > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been > > used or formatted. I configured a new array using Disk Utility from > > a live U

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-15 Thread Jack Schneider
On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:16:37 -0500 Tom H wrote: > >> > [BIG SNIP] > >> You might want to try configuring grub and fstab to use UUID's > >> instead of /dev/mdX.  That removes the possibility that the kernel > >> will change the mdX designations. > >> > >> Use blkid to find out the UUID's of your p

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-14 Thread Tom H
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Jack Schneider wrote: > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:43:53 -0500 > Rob Owens wrote: >> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 08:23:11AM -0600, Jack Schneider wrote: >> > >> > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was >> > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-14 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Rob Owens wrote: > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 08:23:11AM -0600, Jack Schneider wrote: >> >> I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was >> until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been >> used or formatted. I configured a new arra

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-14 Thread Jack Schneider
On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:06:17 -0600 Jack Schneider wrote: > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:43:53 -0500 > Rob Owens wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 08:23:11AM -0600, Jack Schneider wrote: > > > > > > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > > > until ~7 days ago) There are 4

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-14 Thread Bob Proulx
Jack Schneider wrote: > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been > used or formatted. I configured a new array using Disk Utility from a > live Ubuntu CD. That's where I screwed up... The end result was the > n

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-14 Thread Jack Schneider
On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:43:53 -0500 Rob Owens wrote: > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 08:23:11AM -0600, Jack Schneider wrote: > > > > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been > > used or formatted. I configured a

Re: Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-13 Thread Rob Owens
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 08:23:11AM -0600, Jack Schneider wrote: > > I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was > until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been > used or formatted. I configured a new array using Disk Utility from a > live Ubuntu CD. That's whe

Grub2 reinstall on raid1 system.

2011-01-13 Thread Jack Schneider
I have a raid1 based W/S running Debian Squeeze uptodate. (was until ~7 days ago) There are 4 drives, 2 of which had never been used or formatted. I configured a new array using Disk Utility from a live Ubuntu CD. That's where I screwed up... The end result was the names of the arrays were changed