Just wanted to add this also happened to me during the lucid release
cycle. I followed Mark's instructions above.
1. Boot from ubuntu livecd (preferably the same version as you were running)
2. sudo apt-get install mdadm
3. sudo mdadm --assemble --scan
4. sudo mkdir /md0
5. sudo mount /dev/md0
Ohh, also update-initramfs failed, giving a read-only media error. If
this happens to you, do the following to replace the running version of
update-initramfs and try again
mv /usr/sbin/update-initramfs /usr/sbin/update-initramfs.old
ln -s /rofs/usr/sbin/update-initramfs
This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this
being fixed with an update.
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I've worked out the last steps:
sudo mv /boot /boot1
sudo ln -s /md0/boot /boot
sudo update-initramfs -k 2.6.22-14-generic -c -t
sudo update-initramfs -k 2.6.22-14-386 -c -t
I was confused because I did not have 2.6.20-22-generic, but guessed I
should used the latest one.
I can now boot from
I'm a little closer.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install mdadm
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Recommended packages:
mail-transport-agent
The following NEW packages will be installed:
mdadm
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0
I seem to have same problem, but I don't know how to apply this
solution.
I just updated 6.06 - 6.10 - 7.04 - 7.10 over the pass couple of days.
This last update left me it this /dev/md0 does not exist. dropping to a shell
state.
I've download a 7.10 desktop cd, and have booted off this.
The
I have now managed to resolve this issue with the help of the support
forum http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=515594 (many thanks
Midahed). The main issue was that the article listed above uses the
initrd tools to create a boot image but Ubuntu now uses initramfs-tools
for this.
Once I
