My Qubes worked great but after a day it suddenly wouldn't boot and I got
an error about qubes_dom0 root or something like that being not available. I
I mounted, on Ubuntu live CD, a LUKS partition that has these lvm
containers from Qubes OS:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo lvs
LV VG Attr
LSize Pool Origin Data%
Meta% Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
pool00 qubes_dom0 twi---tz--
<452.86g
root qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
<452.86g
pool00
swap qubes_dom0
-wi-a-----
8.96g
vm-anon-whonix-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-bitpay-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-bitpay-private-1604634684-back
vm-bitpay-private-1604634684-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-debian-10-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-debian-10-root qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-debian-10-root-1604634337-back
vm-debian-10-root-1604634337-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-debian-sys-net-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-debian-sys-net-private-1600569197-back
vm-debian-sys-net-private-1600569197-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-debian-temp-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-debian10-coding-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-debian10-coding-root qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-debian10-coding-root-1604634103-back
vm-debian10-coding-root-1604634103-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-default-mgmt-dvm-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-fedora-29-dvm-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-fedora-29-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-fedora-29-root qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-fedora-29-root-1599172317-back
vm-fedora-29-root-1599172317-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-hacking-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 20.00g pool00
vm-hacking-private-1602069716-back
vm-hacking-private-1602069716-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 20.00g
pool00
vm-multipurpose-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 11.00g pool00
vm-multipurpose-private-1589207893-back
vm-multipurpose-private-1589207893-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 11.00g
pool00
vm-orwell3-private qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
137.00g pool00
vm-orwell3-private-1602465727-back
vm-orwell3-private-1602465727-back qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
137.00g
pool00
vm-orwell4-private qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
117.23g pool00
vm-orwell4-private-1605439750-back
vm-orwell4-private-1605439750-back qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
117.23g
pool00
vm-orwell4-private-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
117.23g pool00
vm-orwell4-private
vm-orwell4-root-snap qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-debian10-coding-root
vm-orwell4-volatile qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-pcb-design-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-pcb-design-private-1598425853-back
vm-pcb-design-private-1598425853-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-sd-flasher-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-sd-flasher-private-1596569587-back
vm-sd-flasher-private-1596569587-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-social2-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 21.00g pool00
vm-social2-private-1605439747-back
vm-social2-private-1605439747-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 21.00g
pool00
vm-social2-private-snap qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 21.00g pool00
vm-social2-private
vm-social2-root-snap qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-debian-10-root
vm-social2-volatile qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-sys-firewall-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-firewall-private-1588756764-back
vm-sys-firewall-private-1588756764-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-sys-firewall-private-snap qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-firewall-private
vm-sys-firewall-root-snap qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-fedora-29-root-1599172317-back
vm-sys-net-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-net-private-1603850959-back
vm-sys-net-private-1603850959-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-sys-usb-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-usb-private-1605439744-back
vm-sys-usb-private-1605439744-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-sys-usb-private-snap qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-usb-private
vm-sys-usb-root-snap qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-fedora-29-root
vm-sys-usb-volatile qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-sys-whonix-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-whonix-private-1598482831-back
vm-sys-whonix-private-1598482831-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private-1605439757-back
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private-1605439757-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private-snap qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root-1605439757-back
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root-1605439757-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root-snap qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-volatile qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-temp-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-temp-private-1595675857-back
vm-temp-private-1595675857-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-unsafe_code-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 78.00g pool00
vm-unsafe_code-private-1605379428-back
vm-unsafe_code-private-1605379428-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 78.00g
pool00
vm-whonix-gw-14-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-whonix-gw-14-root qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-whonix-gw-14-root-1571185748-back
vm-whonix-gw-14-root-1571185748-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-whonix-ws-14-dvm-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-whonix-ws-14-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-whonix-ws-14-root qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-whonix-ws-14-root-1571185609-back
vm-whonix-ws-14-root-1571185609-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-private-1602769589-back
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-private-1602769589-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-root qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 90.00g pool00
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-root-1602769589-back
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-root-1602769589-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 90.00g
pool00
vm-zoom2-private qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-zoom2-private-1599067205-back
vm-zoom2-private-1599067205-back qubes_dom0
Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
Something is wrong and I want to recover only the vm-orwell4-* containers.
At least copy some files from it. I know nothing about lvm thinpool.
I tried
sudo lvchange -ay -v qubes_dom0/vm-orwell4-private
Activating logical volume qubes_dom0/vm-orwell4-private.
activation/volume_list configuration setting not defined: Checking
only host tags for qubes_dom0/vm-orwell4-private.
Creating qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta
Loading table for qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta (253:2).
Resuming qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta (253:2).
Creating qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata
Loading table for qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata (253:3).
Resuming qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata (253:3).
Executing: /usr/sbin/thin_check -q --clear-needs-check-flag
/dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta
/usr/sbin/thin_check failed: 1
Check of pool qubes_dom0/pool00 failed (status:1). Manual repair
required!
Removing qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata (253:3)
Removing qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta (253:2)
Also tried
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo vgchange -ay
Check of pool qubes_dom0/pool00 failed (status:1). Manual repair
required!
1 logical volume(s) in volume group "qubes_dom0" now active
