https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121 User danielstefanmader@web.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121#c1 --- Comment #1 from Daniel Mader 2008-09-23 05:49:04 MDT --- The only difference between the SLES 10 setup and the openSUSE 11.0 setup I am playing with is that the servers uses SATA drives as opposed to IDE drives in the openSUSE desktop box... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121 User nfbrown@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121#c2 Neil Brown changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |danielstefanmader@web.de --- Comment #2 from Neil Brown 2008-10-08 21:20:51 MDT --- If it is possible to get exact error message, that would be very helpful. Maybe with a digital camera? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121 User danielstefanmader@web.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121#c4 --- Comment #4 from Daniel Mader 2008-10-09 10:14:23 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=244673) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=244673) next shot -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121 User danielstefanmader@web.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121#c6 --- Comment #6 from Daniel Mader 2008-10-09 10:16:35 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=244676) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=244676) second boot trial, first mention of md -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121 User danielstefanmader@web.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121#c8 --- Comment #8 from Daniel Mader 2008-10-09 10:18:00 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=244679) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=244679) next shot -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121 User nfbrown@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121#c10 Neil Brown changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |nfbrown@novell.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |danielstefanmader@web.de --- Comment #10 from Neil Brown 2008-11-06 22:08:04 MST --- Sorry for the long delay in replying. This looks like a bug in mdadm which I thought had been fixed. mdadm versions before about April 2008 could create arrays badly so that the 'bitmap' intersected with the data or metadata. The kernel would detect this and report exact the error that you are seeing. If you created the array with the 11.0 install disk, then I am surprised and I thought 11.0 was released after the bug was fixes. However I could be wrong. Looking back over your description, it could be that the install disk had an older kernel which did not detect the overlap, but that the kernel which was installed did. In that case you might be able to: boot with the install disk and select the 'rescue' option. get a shell assemble the array is it isn't already assembled remove the bitmap with "mdadm --grow --bitmap=none /dev/md0" reboot That should then boot successfully. Once booted with all uptodate software, you can add the bitmap back with mdadm --grow --bitmap=internal /dev/md0 Please let me know how you go - or whether you given up and done something else with the machine :-) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121 User nfbrown@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429121#c12 Neil Brown changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |INVALID --- Comment #12 from Neil Brown 2008-11-20 19:42:58 MST --- Based on the last comment, I think this problem isn't occurring in current releases, or is hidden by some other bug that makes this impossible to proceed with. So I'm closing this bug now. Please reopen if you have new information. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.