On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:03:26 -0500 Jack Schneider <p...@dp-indexing.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:31:36 +0200 > Tom H <tomh0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Jack Schneider > > <p...@dp-indexing.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:19:56 +1100 > > > Alex Samad <a...@samad.com.au> wrote: > > >> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 09:16:47PM -0500, Jack Schneider wrote: > > >>> For over two years, I have used /md0 as / and /md1 under lvm2 > > >>> with 7 partitions on this amd64 system. I have migrated from > > >>> "etch" to "squeeze" without undue problems. BUT, now I cannot > > >>> boot either kernel 2.6.30-1 or 2.6.30-2 with grub2, it fails by > > >>> not finding or identifying my swap partition. It is one of the > > >>> seven partitions on /md1. I can boot 2.6.26-2 without error. I > > >>> have looked at list archives and googled but nothing helped. > > >>> Since I have had minimal problems to this point, I am not > > >>> fluent in mirroring commands. My reading of mdadm & lvm > > >>> manpages doesn't seem to address swap issues. Can someone > > >>> point me in the right direction??? > > > > >> 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 confused... Before suggesting anything... > > > > (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. > > > > Hi, Tom Thanks for the reply. > > (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". > > > (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 promt. > as in (1) what it complains about is fsck.ext3: Bad magic number > etc... > > (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)... > > > (4i) Please post your grub.cfg. > Here's the link. > http://pastebin.com/m243acd1 > > > > (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-( > > TIA, Jack > > Hi, Tom I've attached the FSTAB to the bottom of my prior pastebin post: http://pastebin.com/m50e45f6a 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) 'Hope that helps!! Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org