i can not ftp,ssh,or scp files off the server. is there another way to get the info you need? mhj
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Michael Habashy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I do not know what caused the issue. > i know that i can boot from linux dvd and go to rescue mode. > No network support. > i can do mounts and stuff. ---just do not know what the next step would be. > mjh > > On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Michael Habashy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> i appriciate your help. >> i am not new to linux but i am new to lvm and raid and recovery. >> if you give me some simple steps, i can follow. >> i would really like the help because my main ssystem is down. >> please provide step by step proceedure..to ensure that i get my system >> up and running. >> can you point me to a how-to or something ?? >> >> mjh >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Andrew Sackville-West >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 06:09:10PM -0400, Michael Habashy wrote: >>>> can anyone help on this??? >>>> I get into a busybox prompt and can not do much. >>>> Can i get a list of procedures on how to recover my system ??? >>>> I am using lvm2 on top of raid. (raid1 for boot and raid5 for root and >>>> the rest of my system) >>>> I am able to but with the debian 4.0 dvd and get into rescue mode. I >>>> can then create a directory and mount my /dev/md0 device >>>> >>>> I can see all my files on the boot partition including my kernels >>>> ...all seems okay...just do not know where to go from here. >>> >>> can you boot into a previous kernel? >>> >>> when you are in the busybox shell, are you able to manually mount your >>> partitions? >>> I suspect not based on the messages below. >>> >>> if you have no previous kernel to boot from, you will likely have to >>> boot rescue media, chroot into the system and rebuild from >>> there. >>> >>> Without more info, I would suggest either >>> >>> dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-2.6.24blahblahblah >>> >>> don't do *all* your linux images because if your initramfs stuff is >>> broken, then all your initrds will get broken as a result. >>> >>>> >>>> thanks >>>> mjh >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:44 AM, Vikram Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> > Hello, >>>> > I upgraded my system to the latest kernel along with all the other >>>> > packages. >>>> > While installing I found that the "initrd" line in grub's menu.lst was >>>> > not >>>> > being >>>> > created and so I had to manually add it. >>> >>> what specifically did you manually add? Perhaps you added the wrong >>> initrd? Not sure what happens in that situation, but I bet it looks >>> like what you're seeing. >>> >>> remember that you can edit your boot lines on the fly in grub... >>> >>>> > Upon booting I get the certain messages and then find myself in the >>>> > initramfs >>>> > prompt. I tried reinstalling the concerned packages but to no avail. >>>> > >>>> > Begin: Running /scripts/init-bottom ... >>>> > mount: Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or >>>> > directory >>>> > Done. >>>> > mount: Mounting /sys on /root/sys failed: No such file or directory >>>> > mount: Mounting /proc on /root/proc failed: No such file or directory >>>> > Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init >>>> > No init found. Try passing init= bootarg. >>>> > >>>> > Busybox.... Built-in shell (ash) >>>> > /bin/sh: can't access tty: job control turned off >>>> > (initramfs) /* prompt */ >>> >>> whatever other specific details you can provide will help. >>> >>> ls -l /boot >>> >>> and maybe a copy of grub's menu.lst >>> >>> would be good starting places. >>> >>> >>> A >>> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) >>> >>> iD8DBQFImNPtaIeIEqwil4YRAg9tAJ4tIQX4XFyIivBJW5wxX5ZGW1g1PQCg5Jiy >>> IxrySjkA2MwFqZ2DwLKD/8o= >>> =CE58 >>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> >>> >> > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
