From ipcop-user Mon May 05 10:22:03 2014 From: Brad Hards Date: Mon, 05 May 2014 10:22:03 +0000 To: ipcop-user Subject: [IPCop-user] Problem with upgrade to 2.1.5 Message-Id: <4745905.thRTAh2aiT () saxicola> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=ipcop-user&m=139928636814200 Hi, Through a strange chain of events, I was in at an old workplace today when they had a problem with an ipcop upgrade to 2.1.5. The box boots to the ipcop initial splash screen (grub selection) where selection of any of the current or previous kernels says it can't find the ipcopinitrd-3.4-2.img or ipcopintrd-3.4-1.img (depending on kernel) files. I booted an old ubuntu disk in live mode, and the root partition is definitely missing those files from /boot. I also took the opportunity to grab the complete contents of the root and log partitions onto a USB key. In addition, the 3.4-1 modules look OK, but 3.4-2 doesn't have all the modules I was expecting. The box is a Dell server, H700 RAID controller. Its a fairly standard install except for the xtiface extension. I worked on some options, including installing ipcop 2.1.1 and 2.1.5 on virtual machines, then restoring the initrd files. That got it a bit further into the boot process, but it can't find the root partion. I don't have it in front of me, but its something like Waiting for /dev/disk/by-name/root FAILED. Presumably that is because the initrd doesn't have the right drivers. At least I have a command prompt at this point though. I don't recall having any trouble with the initial install, and previous upgrades have (apparently) gone well. We tried booting from both 2.1.1 and 2.1.5 isos, and neither of those could find the disk during install (so I don't get to the screen shown in http://www.ipcop.org/2.0.0/en/install/html/booting-diskinstall.html but instead get a rescan / modprobe / cancel window). I tried some guesses at modprobe (megaraid_sas, ahci) but not sure if any of that is valid. So the questions: 1. Is there a way to get an initrd that includes the right drivers from a command prompt? Any suggestions for how? 2. If that isn't possible, is there a fast way to reinstall (e.g. copy selected files or directories off the usb key to get back the original settings)? 3. Is there a way to mount the raid logical disk from the rescue prompt and somehow recover the "bootability"? Naturally the pressure is on, so any suggestions would be much appreciated. Brad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your legacy SCM system holding you back? Join Perforce May 7 to find out: • 3 signs your SCM is hindering your productivity • Requirements for releasing software faster • Expert tips and advice for migrating your SCM now http://p.sf.net/sfu/perforce _______________________________________________ IPCop-user mailing list IPCop-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipcop-user