> -----Original Message----- > From: Rudy Zijlstra [mailto:rudy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 4:46 PM > To: lrhorer@xxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: 'Linux RAID' > Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.32-5-amd64 fails to boot. > > On 02/01/2011 10:44 PM, Leslie Rhorer wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Rudy Zijlstra [mailto:rudy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 3:02 PM > >> To: lrhorer@xxxxxxxxxxx > >> Cc: 'Linux RAID' > >> Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.32-5-amd64 fails to boot. > >> > >> On 02/01/2011 09:52 PM, Leslie Rhorer wrote: > >> > >>>> On 02/01/2011 09:23 PM, Leslie Rhorer wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> doesn't boot, either. It gives a bit more detail in the output, but > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> nothing > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> illuminating. The old kernel (2.6.32-3-amd64) boots just fine. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> Can you enable serial console and catch the console output that way? > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Well, not easily. I don't have a serial terminal. I suppose I > >>> could set something up. You're suggesting I poke around to see what > md > >>> > >> is > >> > >>> reporting? Also, I'm not sure why - if the keyboard console is > failing > >>> > >> - > >> > >>> the serial console would work better. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> Serial console can be captured to a file and then the output analysed. > >> So you can read afterwards the messages that are flying past. > >> > >> What i do in such case, is that i take serial connector from a laptop, > >> and run a terminal emulater like minicom. And capture it to a file so i > >> can analyse what has been happening. > >> > > Yeah, I don't think there is anything pertinent prior to the md > > failures, but it might be worth a shot. I don't have a laptop, but I do > > have another server sitting right below the one in question. The main > > problem is, neither one has a serial port. > > > > > Network console? I could tell you how to setup serial console, but i've > never done the network console Me either. I tired to do a Google search, but I think the words "network", "console", and "boot" are too common to return practical results, even when combined with "initrd". I waded through a ton of results, but couldn't find a tutorial on how to enable a network console in the initrd. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
