Re: [gentoo-user] boot problems

[J. Roeleveld]

On Saturday, May 03, 2014 01:39:06 PM Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
> Am 03.05.2014 13:26, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger:
> > 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.
>
> rebuilt mdadm, lvm2 and dracut from within emergency mode and then
> recompiled kernel and let dracut rebuild the initramfs.
>
> Booted with "rd.auto=1" and now I also get a funny start job
> running/waiting for /dev/sda1 (/ on the SSD).
>
> Oh my! :-)

That's no good.
Something is not playing well.
I would check the boot-scripts/unit-files/dependencies

> pasta now.

Pasta, which kind?

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Joost