mk2fs hangs at writing superblocks...
Hello all, We got second hand Dell PE1950s and I am trying to install SL55/64b on one of them. I tried with Kickstart, then with a DVD and I get identical behaviour : The mk2fs command hangs at 90% at the writing superblocks stage. As the machine successfully boots when I insert the harddrive of previous generation server, I could see what lspci reports for the SCSI controller : 01:00.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS1068E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS (rev 08) = Has someone encountered the same problem and what can I do ? Thank you. JM -- Jean-michel BARBET| Tel: +33 (0)2 51 85 84 86 Laboratoire SUBATECH Nantes France| Fax: +33 (0)2 51 85 84 79 CNRS-IN2P3/Ecole des Mines/Universite | E-Mail: bar...@subatech.in2p3.fr
Re: mk2fs hangs at writing superblocks...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 04.01.2013 09:58, schrieb Jean-Michel Barbet: Hello all, We got second hand Dell PE1950s and I am trying to install SL55/64b on one of them. I tried with Kickstart, then with a DVD and I get identical behaviour : The mk2fs command hangs at 90% at the writing superblocks stage. As the machine successfully boots when I insert the harddrive of previous generation server, I could see what lspci reports for the SCSI controller : 01:00.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS1068E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS (rev 08) = Has someone encountered the same problem and what can I do ? Sounds like a bad disk. Try another disk. Sincerly, Klaus - -- Rechnerbetriebsgruppe / IT, Fakultät für Physik Klaus Steinberger FAX: +49 89 28914280 Tel: +49 89 28914287 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlDmq4kACgkQR37NPH/B5orUswCfZDyqIaLtf+iNWG3zKcFFZ/G/ gdwAnjrGPRjBMzGueyfplcFdmkepHaf+ =M+uz -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: mk2fs hangs at writing superblocks...
On 01/04/2013 11:14 AM, Klaus Steinberger wrote: Sounds like a bad disk. Try another disk. Thanks Klaus, I tried already and got the same. Next test is trying with a more recent SL5 (5.8). JM -- Jean-michel BARBET| Tel: +33 (0)2 51 85 84 86 Laboratoire SUBATECH Nantes France| Fax: +33 (0)2 51 85 84 79 CNRS-IN2P3/Ecole des Mines/Universite | E-Mail: bar...@subatech.in2p3.fr
Re: mk2fs hangs at writing superblocks...
On 01/04/2013 11:18 AM, Jean-Michel Barbet wrote: Next test is trying with a more recent SL5 (5.8). Same with SL5.8 DVD... JM -- Jean-michel BARBET| Tel: +33 (0)2 51 85 84 86 Laboratoire SUBATECH Nantes France| Fax: +33 (0)2 51 85 84 79 CNRS-IN2P3/Ecole des Mines/Universite | E-Mail: bar...@subatech.in2p3.fr
Re: mk2fs hangs at writing superblocks...
Check dmesg. I see a lot of task hung kernel messages with SL6x. First encountered it trying to do a mkfs on a large raid array. Systems run but these messages still show up. Let us know. On 01/04/2013 04:38 AM, Jean-Michel Barbet wrote: On 01/04/2013 11:18 AM, Jean-Michel Barbet wrote: Next test is trying with a more recent SL5 (5.8). Same with SL5.8 DVD... JM
Re: mk2fs hangs at writing superblocks...
On 01/04/2013 08:58 AM, Jean-Michel Barbet wrote: Hello all, We got second hand Dell PE1950s and I am trying to install SL55/64b on one of them. I tried with Kickstart, then with a DVD and I get identical behaviour : The mk2fs command hangs at 90% at the writing superblocks stage. have you considered using 'partition magic' or similar type program? -- peace out. tc.hago, g . signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: mk2fs hangs at writing superblocks...
On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 11:58 AM, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote: On 01/04/2013 08:58 AM, Jean-Michel Barbet wrote: Hello all, We got second hand Dell PE1950s and I am trying to install SL55/64b on one of them. I tried with Kickstart, then with a DVD and I get identical behaviour : The mk2fs command hangs at 90% at the writing superblocks stage. have you considered using 'partition magic' or similar type program? Or triid the other partition types, or tried zeroing the old partiiton with dd or running the shred program on it?
Provide ipa package?
Any chance that SL6 might provide the ipa package? -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA, Boulder Office FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane or...@nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.nwra.com
Re: Provide ipa package?
On Fri, 4 Jan 2013, Orion Poplawski wrote: Any chance that SL6 might provide the ipa package? It already has many ipa packages. [root@localhost /]# yum list ipa\* Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security Installed Packages ipa-client.x86_642.2.0-16.el6@sl ipa-python.x86_642.2.0-16.el6@sl Available Packages ipa-admintools.x86_642.2.0-16.el6sl ipa-gothic-fonts.noarch 003.02-4.2.el6 sl ipa-mincho-fonts.noarch 003.02-3.1.el6 sl ipa-pgothic-fonts.noarch 003.02-4.1.el6 sl ipa-pki-ca-theme.noarch 9.0.3-7.el6 sl ipa-pki-common-theme.noarch 9.0.3-7.el6 sl ipa-pmincho-fonts.noarch 003.02-3.1.el6 sl ipa-server.x86_642.2.0-16.el6sl ipa-server-selinux.x86_642.2.0-16.el6sl -Connie Sieh -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA, Boulder Office FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane or...@nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.nwra.com
Re: Provide ipa package?
On 01/04/2013 02:04 PM, Connie Sieh wrote: On Fri, 4 Jan 2013, Orion Poplawski wrote: Any chance that SL6 might provide the ipa package? It already has many ipa packages. [root@localhost /]# yum list ipa\* Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security Installed Packages ipa-client.x86_642.2.0-16.el6@sl ipa-python.x86_642.2.0-16.el6@sl Available Packages ipa-admintools.x86_642.2.0-16.el6sl ipa-gothic-fonts.noarch 003.02-4.2.el6 sl ipa-mincho-fonts.noarch 003.02-3.1.el6 sl ipa-pgothic-fonts.noarch 003.02-4.1.el6 sl ipa-pki-ca-theme.noarch 9.0.3-7.el6 sl ipa-pki-common-theme.noarch 9.0.3-7.el6 sl ipa-pmincho-fonts.noarch 003.02-3.1.el6 sl ipa-server.x86_642.2.0-16.el6sl ipa-server-selinux.x86_642.2.0-16.el6sl *facepalms* -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA, Boulder Office FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane or...@nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.nwra.com
