[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1038055 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1038055 According to James, this problem is not reproducible if using the vga driver under kvm instead of the cirrus driver. So marking as a duplicate of the kernel bug. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1038055 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1038055 > Steve - I think the VT I grabbed that screenshot off was tty1 Well, it shouldn't have been, so I'd rather like to have confirmation there... > Sep 4 14:04:50 ubuntu kernel: [ 5.121806] [drm:cirrus_vram_

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1038055 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1038055 Hmm - I think this might be related: Sep 4 14:04:50 ubuntu kernel: [5.120173] Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25 Sep 4 14:04:50 ubuntu kernel: [5.121806] [drm:cirrus_vram_init] *ERRO

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1038055 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1038055 I've struggled to reproduce this issue with the beta-1 images; it does seem to occur infrequently still (I get the Ubuntu 12.10 splash and never a login prompt) but more often than not it boots OK. Steve -

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

Assigning this to plymouth. James, can you answer my other question, about which VT the fsck message shows up on when booting with 'splash'? ** Package changed: ubuntu => plymouth (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028458 Title: i

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

Steve The kernel command line is as installed by the installed for server. I did notice that: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" was set - uncommenting this did make things a little more verbose and I did get a login prompt. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Incomplete => New -- Y

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

I'll try to pull this information from an installed VM. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028458 Title: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely To manage notificatio

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

More info needed from the submitter (James Page). ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028458 Title: iSCSI root based servers

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

Hi James, What's the console pointed at on this iscsi-booted system, and what's the kernel commandline look like? If the console is a graphical one, can you check which VT this fsck message is on? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

** Changed in: ubuntu Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028458 Title: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely To manage notification

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

Snapshot of one 'hanging' server that has actually booted AFAICT ** Attachment added: "hung_iscsi_boot.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1028458/+attachment/3234160/+files/hung_iscsi_boot.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is su

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

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[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

Ignore my last comment. Seems running /scripts/local-top/iscsi, resets everything properly, and gets boot going again. Possible this script is running before the kernel nic modules are loaded? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

Ok, it seems dhcp is missing from initrd. If I assign an ip manually, and exit initramfs propt, iscsi root gets mounted, and it boots fine. I can't locate any dhcp client in the initrd image though. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribe

[Bug 1028458] Re: iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely

** Summary changed: - iSCSI root based servers fail to boot + iSCSI root based servers appear to fail to boot completely -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028458 Title: iSCSI root base