Back to your suspicion about the GTX680, I was really surprised that the Xserver could be raised from the other computer (vaio) on the LAN, only as a superuser.
I had to change "allowed_users=console" (which is default on all my linux boxes) to "allowed_users=anybody" in /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config. This way the "X" or "startx" commands do their job perfectly, however only from the vaio console. In the "defective" system, rebooting from the console brings again to warnings about failure to connect to lvmetad and EDAC sbridge, followed the login prompt, which disappears immediately, and then "disk scanning" and no way to get the login prompt prompt via Ctrl+AlT+F2 (or F1 or F3). Like for a dead console. At this point, all that appears to be a silly problem but I could not find a solution. Having to reinstall amd64 would be a defeat. fp On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Francesco Pietra <chiendar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Your server is booting, but not providing a login >> > > I forgot to say that the request of username/password does indeed appear > during booting but transiently, followed by that interminable access to > disk. I was unable to stop (with Ctrl-S) at the login request. > > Can you log in on >> a VT console (press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to see if you get a login prompt)? >> > > No, nothing happens with on Ctrl+Alt+F2 from the GPU server keyboard. > > from the VAIO, what does "grep -E 'WW|EE' >> /var/log/Xorg.0.log" show (on the server, perhaps as root)? >> > > francesco@.....:~$ grep -E 'WW|EE' /var/log/Xorg.0.log > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > [ 56.025] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not > exist. > [ 56.070] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' > or 'vmmouse' will be disabled. > [ 56.070] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0 > [ 56.070] (WW) Disabling Mouse0 > francesco@.....:~$ su > Password: > root@.....:/home/francesco# grep -E 'WW|EE' /var/log/Xorg.0.log > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > [ 56.025] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not > exist. > [ 56.070] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' > or 'vmmouse' will be disabled. > [ 56.070] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0 > [ 56.070] (WW) Disabling Mouse0 > root@.......:/home/francesco# > > Those two GPUs had worked without problems on this server with wheezy, and > after that on upgrading to jessie. > > thanks a lot for your kind help > > francesco pietra > > > > On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 11:32 AM, Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> > wrote: > >> On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 11:12:25AM +0200, Francesco Pietra wrote: >> >>> "It is not required for normal usage" >>> >>> The fact is that the X79-based computer does not offer a login >>> possibility, it goes to disk scanning (kernel et al) for hours (at >>> least 4hr). >>> >>> Access to file was only possible from a LAN-connected other computer >>> (laptop VAIO) or booting from Super Grub2 disk. >>> >>> Whether all issues arise from inability to connect to lvmetad, I >>> cannot say. I am no system analyzer. I merely need the X79-GPU-based >>> machine for applications (molecular dynamics with recent CUDA). >>> fp >>> >> >> Personally, I doubt that your GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is related >> to how the disks are access, but perhaps you've got a very special >> system. >> >> Also, I'm not sure what issue you're... Oh, I see what's happening! >> >> Your server is booting, but not providing a login. You ARE able to log >> into the server using another computer on the network. This means that >> the server HAS booted from the disk(s). LVM is *not* your problem (if it >> was, the system would probably not be able to load >> /etc/network/interfaces in order to bring up the network, nor the SSH >> daemon, nor the user's home directory ...) >> >> The issue you're having is more likely with that GPU. Can you log in on >> a VT console (press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to see if you get a login prompt)? When >> you log in from the VAIO, what does "grep -E 'WW|EE' >> /var/log/Xorg.0.log" show (on the server, perhaps as root)? >> >> On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Darac Marjal >>> <[1]mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 10:17:44AM +0200, Francesco Pietra wrote: >>> >>> Hello: >>> On a vintage VAIO I have no problems with amd64 stretch. With a >>> raid1-based on the X79 chip, upgrading from jessie to stretch >>> (I need >>> a higher CUDA version than available on jessie for latest >>> experimental NAMD molecular dynamics) went on regularly. >>> However, the >>> command >>> >>> # systemctl set-default multi-user.target >>> >>> (which worked fine on said VAIO to boot at the $ linux prompt) >>> led to >>> failure to connect to lvmetad, falling back to device scanning, >>> whereby an endless disk scanning begun. >>> >>> I tried: >>> >>> 1) Super grub2 disk: OK it led to clean boot but I found no way >>> to >>> fix the problem. >>> >>> 2) Accessing the X79 computer from said VAIO (both are on a >>> LAN) >>> equally allowed to manage everything but I was unable to fix >>> the >>> problem. >>> >>> 3) From said VAIO: >>> # systemctl enable lvm2-lvmetad.service >>> >>> OK, but it was lost on needed reboot. >>> >>> I never had to reinstall a debian amd64 but this time I am >>> lost. >>> >>> Thanks for any kind suggestion >>> >>> Have you enabled the daemon in lvm.conf? Look for "use_lvmetad". >>> >>> However, I think this should not be a problem. lvmetad is the LVM >>> Metadata Daemon, which is primarily a caching daemon. If you have a >>> lot >>> of disks, or change your logical volumes frequently, the lvmetad >>> can >>> speed up the varioud LVM commands. It is not required for normal >>> usage >>> and ~99% of people can ignore the "failure to connect" message. >>> >>> francesco pietra >>> >>> >>> -- >>> For more information, please reread. >>> >>> References >>> >>> Visible links >>> 1. mailto:mailingl...@darac.org.uk >>> >> >> -- >> For more information, please reread. >> > >
