Upgrading problems

[Robbyx]

Thunderbird stopped loading. There was no obvious cause. No one gave me helpful advice either here or at mozilla's help forum, and I can not be without email so I decided to try a repair of the operating system 11.04. I ran the live cd and then when I tried to start Ub from the HD it had all sorts of problems not experienced previously:

Mount: unknown system 'reserfs'
MountAll: filesystem could not be mounted /media/video [827] terminated with states 32

FATAL: could not load /lib/modules/2.6.38-11-generic-pae/modules.dep: no such file or director.
Update-binfmbs: warning: couldn't load binfmt_misc module

Alsa is not active

So matters have advanced from not having an email program to not having a computer.

I tried editing the fstab by remarking out the line that refers to the video partition, which is having problems mounting. I still can not get into the os via the hard disk. I don't know what to do.

My home directory is on a different partition to that of the os.

I have tried going back to 2.6.38-10 but that would not load.

What should I do. I would like to avoid wiping out all my settings on the sys partition, through a format and fresh install.

I can access the hard drives including sys and home and video via the live cd.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[oldfred]

Do you have a good backup of your .thunderbird folder from your /home?

What file system are you using for / & /home? I only know a little about the ext family so if reiserfs I cannot really help.

Can you boot from recovery mode?

[Robbyx]

Do you have a good backup of your .thunderbird folder from your /home?

What file system are you using for / & /home? I only know a little about the ext family so if reiserfs I cannot really help.

Can you boot from recovery mode?

home = ext3
Recovery mode does not boot. I am assuming recovery mode is the second option in the livecd.

[oldfred]

Post this from liveCD:

Boot Info Script courtesy of forum members meierfra & Gert Hulselmans
Page with instructions and download:
http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/
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[Robbyx]

Although it is not obvious to me from the text below one of the drives is a rade drive with 2 mirrored HDs plugged into a rade card.

Before producing the boot info script I had reinstalled Ubuntu over the existing version in the hope that it would clear up the problem. Instead I now have a grub error 15. So far I have tried to avoid a reformat because I would like to discover how to extract the package.selections from a partition that I am not booting from.

Robin




Boot Info Script 0.60 from 17 May 2011


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
for (,msdos1)/boot/grub on this drive.
=> Grub Legacy (v0.97-os.1) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc and looks on
the same drive in partition #1 for /boot/grub/stage2 and
/boot/grub/menu.lst.
=> Grub Legacy (v0.97) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdd and looks on boot
drive #2 in partition #1 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.

sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files:

sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: reiserfs
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files:

sda6: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: reiserfs
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files:

sda4: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdc1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: FAT32
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sdc1 starts
at sector 0. But according to the info from fdisk,
sdc1 starts at sector 32.
Operating System:
Boot files:

sdd1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files:

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500106780160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976771055 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sda1 * 63 59,842,124 59,842,062 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 59,842,125 122,849,054 63,006,930 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 122,849,116 964,815,704 841,966,589 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 122,849,118 337,364,999 214,515,882 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 337,365,063 964,815,704 627,450,642 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 964,815,705 976,768,064 11,952,360 82 Linux swap / Solaris


Drive: sdc __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sdc: 2055 MB, 2055208960 bytes
16 heads, 32 sectors/track, 7840 cylinders, total 4014080 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sdc1 32 4,014,079 4,014,048 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)


Drive: sdd __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sdd: 250.1 GB, 250058301440 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488395120 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sdd1 63 488,392,064 488,392,002 fd Linux raid autodetect


"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ext3
/dev/sda2 45a2e92c-c759-4732-9662-988da7f8ea7b ext3
/dev/sda4 e36cb6cf-f372-4418-bd8b-f36a27dc3e76 swap
/dev/sda5 7b859c36-c68d-408f-9425-de9f525f3c71 reiserfs
/dev/sda6 86290d05-e673-4310-9f3e-93af30cc13af reiserfs
/dev/sdc1 E0D0-35DF vfat
/dev/sdd1 724E07853D78E7A8 ntfs

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sda1 /media/4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)


=========================== sda1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en_GB
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-11-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-11-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-11-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-11-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-11-generic-pae
}
submenu "Previous Linux versions" {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-10-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-10-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-10-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-10-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-10-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-28-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-28-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-28-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-27-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-27-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-27-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-27-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-27-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-25-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-25-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-25-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-24-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-23-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-23-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-23-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic-pae root=UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-generic-pae
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ "x${timeout}" != "x-1" ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=4a60ff9d-f704-4d04-a829-4c4702f5c203 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda2 during installation
UUID=45a2e92c-c759-4732-9662-988da7f8ea7b /home ext3 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda4 during installation
UUID=e36cb6cf-f372-4418-bd8b-f36a27dc3e76 none swap sw 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

23.164012432 = 24.872168960 boot/grub/core.img 1
23.107451916 = 24.811437568 boot/grub/grub.cfg 2
23.018462658 = 24.715886080 boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-23-generic-pae 7
23.119491100 = 24.824364544 boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic-pae 4
23.035350323 = 24.734019072 boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic-pae 7
23.077422619 = 24.779193856 boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-27-generic-pae 5
23.094733715 = 24.797781504 boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic-pae 10
23.202231884 = 24.913206784 boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-10-generic-pae 14
23.209498882 = 24.921009664 boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-11-generic-pae 4
23.184001446 = 24.893632000 boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic-pae 26
23.124194622 = 24.829414912 boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-9-generic-pae 12
23.060519695 = 24.761044480 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic-pae 4
23.043227673 = 24.742477312 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic-pae 3
23.022590160 = 24.720317952 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic-pae 4
23.064750195 = 24.765586944 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic-pae 4
23.046287060 = 24.745762304 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic-pae 5
23.159533978 = 24.867360256 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-10-generic-pae 7
23.195437908 = 24.905911808 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic-pae 4
23.170947552 = 24.879615488 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae 9
23.184001446 = 24.893632000 initrd.img 26
23.202231884 = 24.913206784 initrd.img.old 14
23.170947552 = 24.879615488 vmlinuz 9
23.159533978 = 24.867360256 vmlinuz.old 7

========= Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive: =========

sdb

=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

unlzma: Decoder error

[Robbyx]

I am anxious to get back into my original installation. Did the above help?

[oldfred]

You have some sort of inconsistency, I do not know it this is at all related to your issues.

Script reports this in one place:
/dev/sdd1 724E07853D78E7A8 ntfs

And in another it reports this:
/dev/sdd1 63 488,392,064 488,392,002 fd Linux raid autodetect

If it really is NTFS you might try using Disk Utility and change it from fd to 07.

[Robbyx]

Sdd is my hardware rade drive. The setting was showing it as a rade drive. As suggested I changed it to 07 but received this error message. However the change has taken effect. Is it ok to reboot?


Error modifying partition: helper exited with exit code 1: In part_change_partition: device_file=/dev/sdd, start=32256, new_start=32256, new_size=250056705024, type=0x07
Entering MS-DOS parser (offset=0, size=250058301440)
MSDOS_MAGIC found
looking at part 0 (offset 32256, size 250056705024, type 0xfd)
new part entry
looking at part 1 (offset 0, size 0, type 0x00)
new part entry
looking at part 2 (offset 0, size 0, type 0x00)
new part entry
looking at part 3 (offset 0, size 0, type 0x00)
new part entry
Exiting MS-DOS parser
MSDOS partition table detected
containing partition table scheme = 0
got it
got disk
got partition
changed partition to start=16384 size=250057048064
committed to disk
ugh, offset or size changed
offset: 32256
size: 250056705024
new_offset: 16384
new_size: 25005704806

[i 6Shot]

Hey,

Correct me if I'm wrong but from my understanding of having your /home drive on a separate partition is that if you do a fresh install over the top of just the / (root) drive all your previous settings will still be there.

I think as long as you do not!! reformat when you install over / drive you should be ok?

[Robbyx]

You have some sort of inconsistency, I do not know it this is at all related to your issues.

Script reports this in one place:
/dev/sdd1 724E07853D78E7A8 ntfs

And in another it reports this:
/dev/sdd1 63 488,392,064 488,392,002 fd Linux raid autodetect

If it really is NTFS you might try using Disk Utility and change it from fd to 07.

I decided to go ahead and reboot after checking that I could still see the drive on sdd1 even though I had changed the setting to 07.


When I restarted the live cd:

I can not see the raid drive.
Gparted shows raid drive as file system unknown and does not mount it.

I have tried reverting to the original but still it does not load.

Can you please suggest what I should do to recover the use of the raid drive?

[Robbyx]

Hey,

Correct me if I'm wrong but from my understanding of having your /home drive on a separate partition is that if you do a fresh install over the top of just the / (root) drive all your previous settings will still be there.

I think as long as you do not!! reformat when you install over / drive you should be ok?


The problem with your suggestion is that I will have to reinstall all my applications manually.

[Robbyx]

I decided to go ahead and reboot after checking that I could still see the drive on sdd1 even though I had changed the setting to 07.


When I restarted the live cd:

I can not see the raid drive.
Gparted shows raid drive as file system unknown and does not mount it.

I have tried reverting to the original but still it does not load.

Can you please suggest what I should do to recover the use of the raid drive?

The raid drive is still not being recognised properly by Ub. It is being shown as not mounted and volume unknown.Any ideas as to how to bring it back into service?

[oldfred]

Is it really a RAID drive? If so we should not have changed setting, I think.

RAID is two disk or more set up to share the data.

Do not use gparted on RAID.
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-resize-raid-partitions-shrink-and-grow-software-raid
Don't bother with RAID 0 unless you have a specific need for speed without data redundancy, since if one drive goes out, you lose the whole array.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID
parted (3.0) completely removes filesystem creation and modification support, except for filesystem probing to determine what's in a partition.

Also for installing on fakeraid (motherboard raid), this might help you:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaid
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1777458

[Robbyx]

It is a 3ware raid controller not a software raid.

Currently it is not being recognised by Ub.

[oldfred]

Then you need to follow instructions for that RAID hardware.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-check-health-of-3ware-raid-array/

http://lena.franken.de/linux/3ware/