Re: [gentoo-user] boot problems

["Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@xunil.at>]

Am 03.05.2014 13:19, schrieb J. Roeleveld:

> Sounds like an issue with the mdadm-raid devices.
> Try setting those up WITHOUT systemctl (or init.d-scripts)
> 
> Then checking
> - /proc/mdstat
> - dmesg
> - logging
> Any of those might show an error.
> Maybe ssh-in from a seperate machine to enable the raid-devices and have the 
> local machine show a "tail -f" of the logs to see what happens.
> 
>> Maybe -> dracut ... tell it to assemble the arrays via kernel-option ...
>> or maybe rebuild the initramfs (not so likely as it should boot with
>> older kernels/initramfs then).
> 
> Which mdadm metadata format did you use when creating them?
> Only 1 or 2 support auto-detection and kernel-assembly

"mdadm -A --scan"  assembles both arrays correctly from within the
emergency mode. Both arrays non-degraded and in sync.

If I then try to change into the equivalent of runlevel 5, the system
waits and waits again ..


>> Yes, lunch ..  thanks ;)
> 
> 13:20, late lunch :)

I am stressed by the fact that my main work machine doesn't work
correctly and would prefer to have it fixed first.

But yes, I should eat now.

S