Loopback device? You can use a perfectly ordinary file.
On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 10:05 +0200, Philip Serracino Inglott wrote: > So after you fdisk and reboot the partition magically turn from swap > back to raid? Odd > Just to remind you that if you urgently need swap, you should be able to > create and use swap space on a loopback device. > Not elegant, but usable. > > Philip > > > Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti wrote: > > Yes I did manage... > > > > The problem was in the BIOS which was halting because there was no > > keyboard. Got an support guy at GO to change the BIOS for me. > > > > On 8/2/07, Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Did you say you managed to reboot it remotely without problems? Because > >> last > >> time I tried it didn't come up again. > >> > >> If it does reboot ok, we could put the commands to delete the device > >> somewhere > >> early in the startup files and reboot it. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wednesday 01 August 2007 17:09:10 Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti wrote: > >> > >>> The latest forums link is the most detailed but still does not provide > >>> a solution for the device is busy error. > >>> > >>> Does anybody know of any tools to see what is claiming usage of md1 ? > >>> > >>> Raphael > >>> > >>> On 8/1/07, Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Another one. This seems to describe the same problem - that of a RAID > >>>> device which stubbornly keeps reappearing: > >>>> > >>>> http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/731115.html > >>>> > >>>> On Tuesday 31 July 2007 17:09:35 Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Ramon... I am the culprit for that commenting out. I commented out the > >>>>> md1 as well as the entry in the fstab. I fdisked the drives and > >>>>> remarked the type of the partition as swap instead of raid. I then > >>>>> rebooted the server in the hope that nobody tries to keep the devices > >>>>> for md1 in use. I still couldn't delete the old raid device. You can > >>>>> mark the drives as failed, but you can't remove them. > >>>>> > >>>>> I am still at a loss. Oh and btw... yes you do not mount your swap > >>>>> partitions. You do swapon and swapoff. mkswap creates the appropriate > >>>>> space correctly. Its just the md1 device that gets in the way it > >>>>> seems. > >>>>> > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list ________________________________________________________________________ Ramon Casha Software Services Megabyte Limited (www.megabyte.net) F4, The Technopark, Mosta MST3000, Malta tel (+356) 21421600 - fax (+356) 21421590 Tel: (+356) 21421600 URL: www.megabyte.net Fax: (+356) 21421590 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DISCLAIMER The information contained in this electronic mail may be confidential or legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient(s) only. Should you receive this message in error, please notify the sender by replying to this mail. Unauthorised use of the contents is strictly prohibited. Whilst all care has been taken, the Megabyte Group is not responsible for the integrity of the contents of this electronic mail and any attachments included within.
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