possible RAID array failure [was Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting]

2008-08-06 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
I wrote the mail below, changed the subject and then came back to review something caught my eye, see * below. On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 08:32:04AM -0400, Michael Habashy wrote: > Okay - thanks for your reply..sorry about top posting..i am in > gmail..and it does what it wants. > So let me

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-06 Thread Michael Habashy
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First, please don't top post. please intersperse your responses with > the appropriate parts like I do. Also, please don't reply to me > directly or include me in the reply. I read the list, so just reply to > that.

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-06 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
First, please don't top post. please intersperse your responses with the appropriate parts like I do. Also, please don't reply to me directly or include me in the reply. I read the list, so just reply to that. I'll see your response. On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 07:46:58PM -0400, Michael Habashy wrote:

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-05 Thread Michael Habashy
okay...i think i figured out my issue. it is with raid. i think i will need a way to check if raid devices are okay. the system boots but it complains about md1 which is my root system. i think md0 where my /boot ...everythign is okay there.. it looks like i lost 1 of my drives on md1 which is a ra

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-05 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 06:36:18PM -0400, Michael Habashy 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 s

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-05 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 06:36:18PM -0400, Michael Habashy 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 s

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-05 Thread Michael Habashy
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.

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-05 Thread Michael Habashy
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.

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-05 Thread Michael Habashy
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 poin

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-05 Thread Jaime Ochoa Malagón
My guess is the grub update, you should reinstall grub in your mbr and restart... On 8/5/08, Michael Habashy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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

Re: 2.6.24-4 kernel not booting

2008-08-05 Thread Michael Habashy
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.