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genady12laphey I am having a problem with ubuntu 9.04 with freq scaling14:53
genady12lapcan some one help me?14:56
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randompieUnable to boot kernel shipped with Jaunty Beta on an Nvidia RAID1 mirror. See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/35825516:11
ubot3Malone bug 358255 in linux "[jaunty] Root on nvidia raid 1 mirror does not boot" [Undecided,New] 16:11
wamtyanyone know what direction memcpy_tofs or memcpy_fromfs works ?16:12
manjorandompie, can you try with kernel option rootdelay=60 ? 16:20
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randompiemanjo: what else to try and how to get more information to post here. Will need to reboot system16:40
randompieAlso how to know what is the exact kernel package?16:41
manjo?? uname -a should tell you what kernel you are currently running 16:41
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randompieuname -a only says 2.6.28-11. Current package is 2.6.28-11.38. How do I get those last 2 digits - the "-38" part.16:53
manjorandompie, for me uname -a 17:20
manjoLinux hungry 2.6.28-11-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 8 04:39:23 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux17:20
manjorandompie, also cat /proc/version17:21
manjoLinux version 2.6.28-11-generic (buildd@crested) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 8 04:39:23 UTC 200917:21
rtgmanjo: 'cat /proc/version_signature'17:22
manjoproc/version17:22
randompieThanks. It now says: cat /proc/version_signature 17:23
randompieUbuntu 2.6.28-11.40-generic17:23
randompiemanjo, rtg: so what is the latest? and how to install it?17:24
manjorandompie, for jaunty ? 17:25
manjorandompie, I updated on the 8th and its 41, I dont have any updates yet for amd6417:26
manjorandompie, were  you able to reboot with the kernel option I mentioned ? did the hdds come up ? 17:28
SEJeffI'm writing up a rough howto help you guys troubleshoot guide to a guy seeing deadlocks on an ubuntu nfs server (on the ubuntu-hardened ML)17:28
randompieso, I should file bug against #40 only. The wrong initrd drops me to a busybox sheel. How can I gather information from there to help people debug this. Also, has the ubuntu kernel made changes  as to what gets modularized and what not?17:29
randompieNo, I haven't tried re-booting yet.17:29
SEJeffI'm going to suggest he go through the setups to setup crash like installing the crash package and add "crashkernel=128M@16M" to his kernel commandline17:29
SEJeffHow do you install kernel debuginfo packages in ubuntu?17:29
randompiemanjo: signing off to reboot.17:30
manjok17:30
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rtgSEJeff: I started a page at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/CrashdumpRecipe. At last test, 32 bit still has some issues.17:39
SEJeffrtg, Oh wow I was basicly going to write up something very similar17:41
SEJeffHopefully we can get this user to create a vmcore and attach it to a bug report. Thanks17:41
rtgSEJeff: feel free 'cause that page needs serious help.17:41
SEJeffrtg, I'm guessing linux-crashdump is intrepid+ ?17:43
rtgSEJeff: its a meta package taht also exists in Jaunty17:44
SEJeffRight but this is a "production" server in hardy17:45
SEJeffToo bad that packages isn't in hardy17:45
SEJeffThe user sees the server panic/deadlock when an nfs client accesses it.17:45
SEJeffKind of a big deal in an LTS release I'd think17:45
rtgSEJeff: yeah, it may not exist for Hardy17:45
SEJeffrtg so what needs to be installed other than crash?17:45
rtgSEJeff: kexec-tools17:46
SEJeffthanks. Most of my crash experience is on RHEL boxes. With crash and kexec-tools installed on a vanilla hardy install will it save the vmcore to somewhere like /var/crash?17:48
SEJeffOr will we need to fudge with the kernel.core_pattern sysctl17:48
rtgSEJeff: I'm not as familiar with Hardy, but that is the way Intrepid and Jaunty work.17:48
SEJeffOk17:53
SEJeffthanks for the help tim17:53
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randompiehttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/358255 no chnage with rootdelay=6018:02
ubot3Malone bug 358255 in linux "[jaunty] Root on nvidia raid 1 mirror does not boot" [Undecided,New] 18:02
deshantm_laptoprandompie: rootdelay=60 might not be long enough (for some things i have worked with it is not)18:05
deshantm_laptopnot sure about the raid case18:05
randompieIt works fine with a 2.6.27-13 initrd18:06
deshantm_laptoprandompie: did you cat /proc/modules when you were dropped to the (initramfs) prompt?18:06
randompieyes. no mapper modules. incidentally, the mirror code is compiled into 2.6.28-11. These are modules in 2.6.27-1318:09
deshantm_laptopdid the modules require any arguments? would the kernel command line need any arguments?18:10
randompienope. no argument needed. the old initranfs boots out of the box. Actually, currently running a 2.6.28-11 kernel but with the old initramfs. The dm* modules are not loaded in this kernel.18:12
deshantm_laptopi am pretty sure that kernel version and modules version need to match for the initramfs to work18:13
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randompiedeshantm_laptop: then why does it work? What is the difference between the two scenarios? What I could dig out was that 2.6.28-11 compiles in a lot of stuff that 2.6.27-13 made modules - a simple comparison of the config shows that. The size of the initrd is also a pointer in this direction - there is a 1 MB size difference between the 2 initrds.18:20
randompiemanjo: the rootdelay=60 did not work :(18:21
manjorandompie, did u try to upgrade to the latest kernel and make sure the initrd and kernel matches ? 18:21
manjorandompie, waht version are you running ? hardy/intrepid/jaunty ? 18:23
randompieI am running Ubuntu 2.6.28-11.40-generic. I did an update-initramfs multiple times to no avail. Jaunty-Beta18:23
manjorandompie, waht is your bug #  18:24
randompiehttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/35825518:24
ubot3Malone bug 358255 in linux "[jaunty] Root on nvidia raid 1 mirror does not boot" [Undecided,New] 18:24
manjorandompie, can you remove the quiet splash option from your boot command line and report what boot messages you see ? 18:28
randompiewill do. If I gain get dropped to an initramfs, how can I copy the dmesg stuff out so as to look at it/post it here?18:29
manjorandompie, you can take a photo of the boot screen with your cell ? 18:29
manjoattach to the bug 18:29
randompiemanjo: nothing more hi-tech than that?18:31
manjoheh that is acceptable hi tech debugging tool :)18:31
manjorandompie, and oh! reduce your screen font size18:33
manjoso that you get all the messages18:33
manjorandompie, setfont /usr/share/consolefonts/Uni1-VGA8.psf.gz18:34
randompiehow do I reduce screen font size?18:34
manjosorry18:34
manjoyou may not be able to do that .. 18:34
manjon18:34
manjonever mind18:34
manjojust remove quiet splash and reboot ... and see what messages you get 18:35
randompieso setfont is persistent across re-boots, right?18:36
manjono18:37
manjoI was wrong 18:37
randompieYes, I think the compiled in font takes precedence at boot time. Will get back to you. Just uploaded 1 photo taken earlier. Please check.18:38
manjorandompie, I think there is a vga=XX option for the kernel18:38
SEJeffmanjo, randompie, yes it depends on the resolution you want the console fonts to be18:39
manjoSEJeff, I think he left 18:39
SEJeffmanjo, Unless you know the resolution he should set it to you can tell him to put "vga=ask" for a mini-menu to select the resolution18:40
manjoSEJeff, k .. I think he is rebooting now will ask him when he returns18:41
SEJeffcool18:41
SEJeffmanjo, http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/misc/2244-how-do-i-set-command-line-screen-resolution-rh9.html#post1349818:42
SEJeffThere is a good start18:42
manjoso highest resolution -- smallest font ? 18:43
manjoor vice versa ? 18:43
SEJeffmanjo, Correct18:43
SEJeffDepending on the display device he is using, if it is too high (for an lcd) it won't display. It will just say something like "resolution out of range"18:44
SEJeffAnd for a CRT it would just be unreadable18:44
SEJeffGenerally just set it to the native resolution of the display and that should be good.18:44
manjok thanks for the link 18:44
SEJeffnp18:44
SEJeffvga=791 is generally a safe bet though18:45
manjoI suspect he might be hitting a casper bug18:45
SEJeffyuck18:46
genady12laphey18:46
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genady12lapheyhey I am having a problem with ubuntu 9.04 with freq scaling19:03
randompiemanjo: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/358255 updated with photos19:22
ubot3Malone bug 358255 in linux "[jaunty] Root on nvidia raid 1 mirror does not boot" [High,Triaged] 19:22
genady12lapsomeone here?19:31
genady12lapwhy SpeedStep compiled into the kernel?19:32
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t|tpIs this the correct channel to ask questions about make-kpkg?20:08
SEJeffrtg, I'm not sure if the kdump stuff will work on hardy without some manual hackery. What do you think of adding an init script like on RHEL to save cores on boot to /var/crash/$DATEHASH?20:43
SEJeffAnd how does jaunty do it? I've not got a jaunty box here in the office to play with and the dsl at home is down20:44
rtgSEJeff: Jaunty just drops them in /var/crash, but won't over write an existing crash dump20:44
SEJeffrtg, Ok is there an init script somewhere on boot that does that?20:44
SEJeffLike there is in RHEL/centos?20:45
rtgSEJeff: for Jaunty its called 0_kdump and gets dropped into the /usr/share/initramfs somewhere20:45
SEJeffAh ok20:45
SEJeffSo none of that is done in hardy. The user will have to manually do it. Would it be difficult to backport the latest crash and linux-crashdump metapackage to hardy-backports?20:46
rtgSEJeff: it shouldn't be too hard. You'll probably want to run those patches through the k-t list, directed to Stefan Bader (smb)20:47
SEJeffAlright I'll try to setup a hardy vm and do it sometime this week. Thanks again20:49
rtgSEJeff: in the kexec-tools package, debian/rules installs debian/kdump.initramfs as /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-bottom/0_kdump20:49
SEJeffok20:50
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NozelfHi, I'm trying to boot backtrack on my laptop from my flashdrive, but when I exec ./bootinst.sh i recieved Fatal: Cannot open /dev/loop: No such file or directory23:44
NozelfIs a flashdrive problem?23:45

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