Re: debian9 amd64 failure to connect to lvmetad, falling back to device scanning

2017-05-19 Thread Francesco Pietra
> > Your server is booting, but not providing a login > I forgot to say that the request of username/password does indeed appear during booting but transiently, followed by that interminable access to disk. I was unable to stop (with Ctrl-S) at the login request. Can you log in on > a VT console

Re: debian9 amd64 failure to connect to lvmetad, falling back to device scanning

2017-05-19 Thread Darac Marjal
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 11:12:25AM +0200, Francesco Pietra wrote: "It is not required for normal usage" The fact is that the X79-based computer does not offer a login possibility, it goes to disk scanning (kernel et al) for hours (at least 4hr). Access to file was only possible

Re: debian9 amd64 failure to connect to lvmetad, falling back to device scanning

2017-05-19 Thread Francesco Pietra
> > "It is not required for normal usage" > The fact is that the X79-based computer does not offer a login possibility, it goes to disk scanning (kernel et al) for hours (at least 4hr). Access to file was only possible from a LAN-connected other computer (laptop VAIO) or booting from Super Grub2

Re: debian9 amd64 failure to connect to lvmetad, falling back to device scanning

2017-05-19 Thread Francesco Pietra
I forgot to mention that ---changing in /etc/lvm from "use_lvmetad=1" to "use_lvmetad=0" or commenting out in /etc/defaut/grub ---# GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet" did not solve the problem fp On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 10:21 AM, Francesco Pietra wrote: > I

Re: debian9 amd64 failure to connect to lvmetad, falling back to device scanning

2017-05-19 Thread Darac Marjal
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 10:17:44AM +0200, Francesco Pietra wrote: Hello: On a vintage VAIO I have no problems with amd64 stretch. With a raid1-based on the X79 chip, upgrading from jessie to stretch (I need a higher CUDA version than available on jessie for latest experimental NAMD

Re: debian9 amd64 failure to connect to lvmetad, falling back to device scanning

2017-05-19 Thread Francesco Pietra
I understand that udev is in focus, however I don't know how to marriage lvmetad and udev francesco pietra On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Francesco Pietra wrote: > Hello: > On a vintage VAIO I have no problems with amd64 stretch. With a > raid1-based on the X79 chip,

debian9 amd64 failure to connect to lvmetad, falling back to device scanning

2017-05-19 Thread Francesco Pietra
Hello: On a vintage VAIO I have no problems with amd64 stretch. With a raid1-based on the X79 chip, upgrading from jessie to stretch (I need a higher CUDA version than available on jessie for latest experimental NAMD molecular dynamics) went on regularly. However, the command # systemctl