raid1 boot issues

raid1 boot issues

[Lewis Shobbrook]

Hi All,
I have a problem attempting to boot a raid 1 system from lilo.  I have 
succeeded at this many times in the past, but am completely stumped as to 
what the issue is in this instance. I have the boot and root partitions 
seperate on /dev/md0 & /dev/md1 respectively, both raid1.  
The mdadm examination  for  the components is clean and the superblocks appear 
as they ought.  I'm using Debian unstable with std. apt kernel-image.  The 
correct modules are in place for the initrd.
The boot partition fails to mount during  the boot process...
fsck.ext3: invalid argument while trying to open /dev/md0
The superblock can not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 
filesystem.... omitted usual stuff...
Root password for maintenance or Control-D to continue...

The bizarre thing is that it appears perfectly clean, I've re-zero'd the 
superblocks and completely recreated the device, but the result is always the 
same.  
mdrun loads /dev/md0 in a clean state straight away and it mounts 
cleanly.  /dev/md1 is no problem. 
mdadm -E of the components is clean, as is mdadm -d for the device.
My fstab & mtab are the same as systems running the same kernel that work 
fine.

I found the system laying around from about 12 months ago which had originally 
been set-up using raidtools.  I upgraded the system using dist-upgrade 
installed mdadm; after zeroing all superblocks for both drives and component 
partitions, I created the devices with the following ...

mdadm -C /dev/md0 -l1 -n2 /dev/hda1 missing
reformatted ext3 and restored the files before adding the missing devices and 
resyncing.  
I'm stumped!
Anyone got any ideas?

Cheers,

Lewis
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Re: raid1 boot issues

[Tyler]

Fdisk it and set partitions to Raid Autodetect (0xfd) possibly?

Tyler.

Lewis Shobbrook wrote:

>Hi All,
>I have a problem attempting to boot a raid 1 system from lilo.  I have 
>succeeded at this many times in the past, but am completely stumped as to 
>what the issue is in this instance. I have the boot and root partitions 
>seperate on /dev/md0 & /dev/md1 respectively, both raid1.  
>The mdadm examination  for  the components is clean and the superblocks appear 
>as they ought.  I'm using Debian unstable with std. apt kernel-image.  The 
>correct modules are in place for the initrd.
>The boot partition fails to mount during  the boot process...
>fsck.ext3: invalid argument while trying to open /dev/md0
>The superblock can not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 
>filesystem.... omitted usual stuff...
>Root password for maintenance or Control-D to continue...
>
>The bizarre thing is that it appears perfectly clean, I've re-zero'd the 
>superblocks and completely recreated the device, but the result is always the 
>same.  
>mdrun loads /dev/md0 in a clean state straight away and it mounts 
>cleanly.  /dev/md1 is no problem. 
>mdadm -E of the components is clean, as is mdadm -d for the device.
>My fstab & mtab are the same as systems running the same kernel that work 
>fine.
>
>I found the system laying around from about 12 months ago which had originally 
>been set-up using raidtools.  I upgraded the system using dist-upgrade 
>installed mdadm; after zeroing all superblocks for both drives and component 
>partitions, I created the devices with the following ...
>
>mdadm -C /dev/md0 -l1 -n2 /dev/hda1 missing
>reformatted ext3 and restored the files before adding the missing devices and 
>resyncing.  
>I'm stumped!
>Anyone got any ideas?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Lewis
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Re: raid1 boot issues

[Lewis Shobbrook]

On Thursday 25 August 2005 7:14 pm, you wrote:
> Fdisk it and set partitions to Raid Autodetect (0xfd) possibly?
>
> Tyler.
Nope already set fd....
> Lewis Shobbrook wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >I have a problem attempting to boot a raid 1 system from lilo.  I have
> >succeeded at this many times in the past, but am completely stumped as to
> >what the issue is in this instance. I have the boot and root partitions
> >seperate on /dev/md0 & /dev/md1 respectively, both raid1.
> >The mdadm examination  for  the components is clean and the superblocks
> > appear as they ought.  I'm using Debian unstable with std. apt
> > kernel-image.  The correct modules are in place for the initrd.
> >The boot partition fails to mount during  the boot process...
> >fsck.ext3: invalid argument while trying to open /dev/md0
> >The superblock can not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> >filesystem.... omitted usual stuff...
> >Root password for maintenance or Control-D to continue...
> >
> >The bizarre thing is that it appears perfectly clean, I've re-zero'd the
> >superblocks and completely recreated the device, but the result is always
> > the same.
> >mdrun loads /dev/md0 in a clean state straight away and it mounts
> >cleanly.  /dev/md1 is no problem.
> >mdadm -E of the components is clean, as is mdadm -d for the device.
> >My fstab & mtab are the same as systems running the same kernel that work
> >fine.
> >
> >I found the system laying around from about 12 months ago which had
> > originally been set-up using raidtools.  I upgraded the system using
> > dist-upgrade installed mdadm; after zeroing all superblocks for both
> > drives and component partitions, I created the devices with the following
> > ...
> >
> >mdadm -C /dev/md0 -l1 -n2 /dev/hda1 missing
> >reformatted ext3 and restored the files before adding the missing devices
> > and resyncing.
> >I'm stumped!
> >Anyone got any ideas?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Lewis
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Re: raid1 boot issues

[Berk Walker]

Lewis Shobbrook wrote:

>On Thursday 25 August 2005 7:14 pm, you wrote:
>  
>
>>Fdisk it and set partitions to Raid Autodetect (0xfd) possibly?
>>
>>Tyler.
>>    
>>
>Nope already set fd....
>  
>
>>Lewis Shobbrook wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>I have a problem attempting to boot a raid 1 system from lilo.  I have
>>>succeeded at this many times in the past, but am completely stumped as to
>>>what the issue is in this instance. I have the boot and root partitions
>>>seperate on /dev/md0 & /dev/md1 respectively, both raid1.
>>>The mdadm examination  for  the components is clean and the superblocks
>>>appear as they ought.  I'm using Debian unstable with std. apt
>>>kernel-image.  The correct modules are in place for the initrd.
>>>The boot partition fails to mount during  the boot process...
>>>fsck.ext3: invalid argument while trying to open /dev/md0
>>>The superblock can not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
>>>filesystem.... omitted usual stuff...
>>>Root password for maintenance or Control-D to continue...
>>>
>>>The bizarre thing is that it appears perfectly clean, I've re-zero'd the
>>>superblocks and completely recreated the device, but the result is always
>>>the same.
>>>mdrun loads /dev/md0 in a clean state straight away and it mounts
>>>cleanly.  /dev/md1 is no problem.
>>>mdadm -E of the components is clean, as is mdadm -d for the device.
>>>My fstab & mtab are the same as systems running the same kernel that work
>>>fine.
>>>
>>>I found the system laying around from about 12 months ago which had
>>>originally been set-up using raidtools.  I upgraded the system using
>>>dist-upgrade installed mdadm; after zeroing all superblocks for both
>>>drives and component partitions, I created the devices with the following
>>>...
>>>
>>>mdadm -C /dev/md0 -l1 -n2 /dev/hda1 missing
>>>reformatted ext3 and restored the files before adding the missing devices
>>>and resyncing.
>>>I'm stumped!
>>>Anyone got any ideas?
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Lewis
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>  
>
Just a silly thought, but does your kernel have raid compiled in?  
'cause if it's a module it will never have a chance to see it.  How far 
in the boot process does your system go?

b-

Re: raid1 boot issues

[Lewis Shobbrook]

On Thursday 25 August 2005 6:37 pm, you wrote:
Thanks for the reply Rui,

> Hi Lewis,
>
>     Are the boot sectors of your HD's clean? Or have you copied lilo
> onto them?
>     If not, are you shure that both you md0 partitions are marked as
> bootable?
>     Are the partitions marked 0xFD ?
The bootsectors are clean.  The system boots fine it just won't mount /dev/md0 
correctly during startup.  What surprises me is that /dev/md1 mounts.  Often 
these type of problems are associated with the initrd modules, and result in 
kernel panic earlier in the boot process.  I'd expect that if one raid1 
device is mounted then all required modules are present.  

Hmmmm....
> Rui Santos
>
> Lewis Shobbrook wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >I have a problem attempting to boot a raid 1 system from lilo.  I have
> >succeeded at this many times in the past, but am completely stumped as to
> >what the issue is in this instance. I have the boot and root partitions
> >seperate on /dev/md0 & /dev/md1 respectively, both raid1.
> >The mdadm examination  for  the components is clean and the superblocks
> > appear as they ought.  I'm using Debian unstable with std. apt
> > kernel-image.  The correct modules are in place for the initrd.
> >The boot partition fails to mount during  the boot process...
> >fsck.ext3: invalid argument while trying to open /dev/md0
> >The superblock can not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> >filesystem.... omitted usual stuff...
> >Root password for maintenance or Control-D to continue...
> >
> >The bizarre thing is that it appears perfectly clean, I've re-zero'd the
> >superblocks and completely recreated the device, but the result is always
> > the same.
> >mdrun loads /dev/md0 in a clean state straight away and it mounts
> >cleanly.  /dev/md1 is no problem.
> >mdadm -E of the components is clean, as is mdadm -d for the device.
> >My fstab & mtab are the same as systems running the same kernel that work
> >fine.
> >
> >I found the system laying around from about 12 months ago which had
> > originally been set-up using raidtools.  I upgraded the system using
> > dist-upgrade installed mdadm; after zeroing all superblocks for both
> > drives and component partitions, I created the devices with the following
> > ...
> >
> >mdadm -C /dev/md0 -l1 -n2 /dev/hda1 missing
> >reformatted ext3 and restored the files before adding the missing devices
> > and resyncing.
> >I'm stumped!
> >Anyone got any ideas?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Lewis
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Re: raid1 boot issues

[Lewis Shobbrook]

On Friday 26 August 2005 11:32 am, you wrote:

Thanks for the help guys,
I've given up for now, cp'd the boot to the md1 device and reflagged the 
partitions as bootable and just not mounting /dev/md0 anymore.  It's most 
probably some strange artefact from the raidtools & mkraid when the devices 
were originally created.  It's only a testing system.  I've not deleted 
the /dev/md0 just toggled the boot flags off for the hd[ac]1 partitions.  All 
the info should int theory still be present if anyone is curious to find out 
more info about this.

> >
> >     Are the boot sectors of your HD's clean? Or have you copied lilo
> > onto them?
> >     If not, are you shure that both you md0 partitions are marked as
> > bootable?
> >     Are the partitions marked 0xFD ?
>
> The bootsectors are clean.  The system boots fine it just won't mount
> /dev/md0 correctly during startup.  What surprises me is that /dev/md1
> mounts.  Often these type of problems are associated with the initrd
> modules, and result in kernel panic earlier in the boot process.  I'd
> expect that if one raid1 device is mounted then all required modules are
> present.
>
> Hmmmm....
>
> > Rui Santos
> >
> > Lewis Shobbrook wrote:
> > >Hi All,
> > >I have a problem attempting to boot a raid 1 system from lilo.  I have
> > >succeeded at this many times in the past, but am completely stumped as
> > > to what the issue is in this instance. I have the boot and root
> > > partitions seperate on /dev/md0 & /dev/md1 respectively, both raid1.
> > >The mdadm examination  for  the components is clean and the superblocks
> > > appear as they ought.  I'm using Debian unstable with std. apt
> > > kernel-image.  The correct modules are in place for the initrd.
> > >The boot partition fails to mount during  the boot process...
> > >fsck.ext3: invalid argument while trying to open /dev/md0
> > >The superblock can not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> > >filesystem.... omitted usual stuff...
> > >Root password for maintenance or Control-D to continue...
> > >
> > >The bizarre thing is that it appears perfectly clean, I've re-zero'd the
> > >superblocks and completely recreated the device, but the result is
> > > always the same.
> > >mdrun loads /dev/md0 in a clean state straight away and it mounts
> > >cleanly.  /dev/md1 is no problem.
> > >mdadm -E of the components is clean, as is mdadm -d for the device.
> > >My fstab & mtab are the same as systems running the same kernel that
> > > work fine.
> > >
> > >I found the system laying around from about 12 months ago which had
> > > originally been set-up using raidtools.  I upgraded the system using
> > > dist-upgrade installed mdadm; after zeroing all superblocks for both
> > > drives and component partitions, I created the devices with the
> > > following ...
> > >
> > >mdadm -C /dev/md0 -l1 -n2 /dev/hda1 missing
> > >reformatted ext3 and restored the files before adding the missing
> > > devices and resyncing.
> > >I'm stumped!
> > >Anyone got any ideas?
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >
> > >Lewis
> > >
Lewis