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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Failure to start md at boot
Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 15:09:36
Message-Id: 3630949.rRDaPsHZhL@wstn
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Failure to start md at boot by Peter Humphrey
1 On Sunday 31 May 2015 15:18:19 Peter Humphrey wrote:
2 > On Sunday 31 May 2015 13:06:58 Mick wrote:
3 > > On Sunday 31 May 2015 10:01:43 Peter Humphrey wrote:
4 > > > On Friday 29 May 2015 01:10:52 I wrote:
5 > > > > OK, so this is what I have at present. I haven't booted with it yet to
6 > > > > test it - I'll do that in the morning:
7 > > > >
8 > > > > DEVICE /dev/sd[abcde][123456789]
9 > > > > ARRAY /dev/md1 UUID=ea156c7f:183ca28e:c44c77eb:7ee19756
10 > > > > ARRAY /dev/md5 UUID=e7640378:966a5b3a:c44c77eb:7ee19756
11 > > > > ARRAY /dev/md7 UUID=c2d056c4:9118021f:ad73c633:b38fa97c
12 > > >
13 > > > Specifying the UUIDs hasn't helped. I still get failure to start
14 > > > /dev/md7
15 > > > during boot as often as not.
16 > >
17 > > Did you try my suggestion to (also) specify the metadata type to see if it
18 > > makes a difference?
19 >
20 > Ah, no, I missed that. I'll try it and see how it goes.
21
22 It hasn't helped.
23
24 I think I know what the problem is: namely, that I haven't discovered how to
25 set up lvmetad. I get an error "lvmetad is running but disabled" but if I
26 enable it in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf I get a different error. What should I be doing
27 here? Google hasn't helped me.
28
29 In my own defence, I did mention this on Wednesday.
30
31 --
32 Rgds
33 Peter

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Re: [gentoo-user] Failure to start md at boot Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>