On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 17:55 +1000, Steve Granger wrote: > 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? >
Everything finished. > run > > update-initramfs -k all -u > Lots of warnings (see below). I sort of think these are not problems, because I don't have any raid devices but I'm still bothered that I might reboot and die! Some of the messages are pretty cryptic if you don't actually know. God help a beginner. Maybe I shouldn't worry so much - just re-boot and hope. I really did read /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README.upgrading-2.5.3.gz as suggested, but I'm not a lot wiser. At least I've got a vague idea what initramfs IS now. I still can't guess what md is administering.Multi Device? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/test $ sudo update-initramfs -k all -u Password: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-386 W: mdadm: unchecked configuration file: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf W: mdadm: please read /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README.upgrading-2.5.3.gz . W: mdadm: no arrays defined in configuration file. W: mdadm: falling back to emergency procedure in initramfs. update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-386 W: mdadm: unchecked configuration file: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf W: mdadm: please read /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README.upgrading-2.5.3.gz . W: mdadm: no arrays defined in configuration file. W: mdadm: falling back to emergency procedure in initramfs. update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-386 W: mdadm: unchecked configuration file: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf W: mdadm: please read /usr/share/doc/mdadm/README.upgrading-2.5.3.gz . W: mdadm: no arrays defined in configuration file. W: mdadm: falling back to emergency procedure in initramfs. update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386 W: udev hook script requires at least kernel version 2.6.17 W: not generating requested initramfs for kernel 2.6.15-23-386 > 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
