david wrote: > On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 17:11 +1000, Steve Granger wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> Removing mdadm is okay, no hotplug devices use it and it only required >> if you have a software RAID device/setup. >> >> >From the bug report that you posted, this is a new "feature" that gets >> you to make sure the mdadm.conf file is the same as the out of a mdadm >> scan. This causes the failure of your initrd creation as initrd builds >> depend on mdadm being happy (because you can include modules related to >> mdadm to be built into your initrd to bring up hardware devices before >> mdadm tries to create md devices) before they are built. >> > > > yes... I removed, but then re-installed because of all the nasty > warnings I was getting. I'm not entirely sure where I'm at now - not > quite game to re-boot just yet. Nothing is simple :( > >
So you've removed mdadm? what happens when you run dpkg-configure -a? does the install process finish? run update-initramfs -k all -u to get your initrd to build again, it should do this without complaining now. Seems like a few people in the bug thread ignored the error, rebooted and didn't have their systems come up... Good way to learn how to use a rescue CD... >> -- >> Steve >> >> (sorry, just hit reply before thinking.. must be from my intense three >> day session on "forgetting all about work") :-} >> >> david wrote: >>> I'm getting error messages about mdadm. There are suggestions that this >>> can be removed if not using RAID (I don't). [1] >>> >>> Are there any other issues with removing it? EG: hotplug devices like >>> USB storage devices etc. Google isn't really making this clear. >>> >>> thanks... >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> p[1] >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/98911 >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. >> For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email >> ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
