[opensuse] cloned drive -- /dev/disk error (suse 10.3)
Hello, Have cloned Linux drives in the past, but this is the first time I have seen this. Grub initiates and the Os begins to load until it errors at... ......Could not find /dev/disk/by-id/scsi_SATA_WDC_WD400BB-23FWD-WMAj3002459-part3. Want me to fall back to /dev/disk/by-id/scsi_SATA_WDC_WD400BB-23FWD-WMAj3002459-part3? (Y/n) {selecting Yes restarts the above process and returns you to the above question, while selecting 'no' show the following} not found -- exiting to /bin/sh sh: no job control in this shell. <snip> What is the best way to recover from this? The above request is looking for the source drive model which is slightly different that target, cloned drive. Can this be fixed from the repair DVD/CD? Many thanks, James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 16:22 -0700, James D. Parra wrote:
Hello,
Have cloned Linux drives in the past, but this is the first time I have seen this.
Grub initiates and the Os begins to load until it errors at...
......Could not find /dev/disk/by-id/scsi_SATA_WDC_WD400BB-23FWD-WMAj3002459-part3. Want me to fall back to /dev/disk/by-id/scsi_SATA_WDC_WD400BB-23FWD-WMAj3002459-part3? (Y/n) {selecting Yes restarts the above process and returns you to the above question, while selecting 'no' show the following} not found -- exiting to /bin/sh sh: no job control in this shell. <snip>
What is the best way to recover from this? The above request is looking for the source drive model which is slightly different that target, cloned drive.
Can this be fixed from the repair DVD/CD?
You need to boot into rescue mode and modify /boot/grub/menu.lst and /etc/fstab and correct the settings there. You can find the correct id by: ls /dev/disk/by-id. That will show you the ones it knows about and you can hopefully tell which one is current. I'm guessing it tells you in dmesg too. HTH, James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 9:56 PM, James Pifer
On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 16:22 -0700, James D. Parra wrote:
Hello,
Have cloned Linux drives in the past, but this is the first time I have seen this.
Grub initiates and the Os begins to load until it errors at...
......Could not find /dev/disk/by-id/scsi_SATA_WDC_WD400BB-23FWD-WMAj3002459-part3. Want me to fall back to /dev/disk/by-id/scsi_SATA_WDC_WD400BB-23FWD-WMAj3002459-part3? (Y/n) {selecting Yes restarts the above process and returns you to the above question, while selecting 'no' show the following} not found -- exiting to /bin/sh sh: no job control in this shell. <snip>
What is the best way to recover from this? The above request is looking for the source drive model which is slightly different that target, cloned drive.
Can this be fixed from the repair DVD/CD?
You need to boot into rescue mode and modify /boot/grub/menu.lst and /etc/fstab and correct the settings there. You can find the correct id by: ls /dev/disk/by-id. That will show you the ones it knows about and you can hopefully tell which one is current. I'm guessing it tells you in dmesg too.
HTH, James
Alternatively, if you have a set of machines you routinely keep in sync via cloning a master image, then on the master you can modify grub's menu.lst file to reference the old /dev/sdX style paths. Then the clones should work fine. ie. We have 5 travel PCs that have identical hardware. When a major upgrade comes, we upgrade the master and test it out. Modify menu.lst, then clone the rest of the PCs from the master. -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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