Hi all, After rebooting my CentOS 5.5 server, i have the following message: ================================== Red Hat nash version 5.1.19.6 starting EXT3-fs: unable to read superblock mount: error mounting /dev/root on /sysroot as ext3: invalid argument setuproot: moving /root failed: No such file or directory setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory switchroot: mount failed: no such file or directory Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! I booted the server (rescue mode) with CentOS 5.4 x64 i have used to initially install it. It recognizes all the RAID1 partitions i have. cat /mnt/sysimage/proc/mdstat ============================ md3 : active raid1 sdb2[1] sda2[0] 2048192 blocks [2/2] [UU] md1 : active raid1 sdb3[1] sda3[0] 486134848 blocks [2/2] [UU] md0 : active raid1 sdb1[0] sda1[1] 200704 blocks [2/2] [UU] unused devices: <none> cat /mnt/sysimage/boot/grub/menu.lst =================================== # grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. # root (hd0,0) # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/md1 # initrd /initrd-version.img #boot=/dev/md0 default=0 timeout=5 splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz hiddenmenu title CentOS (2.6.18-164.10.1.el5xen) root (hd0,0) kernel /xen.gz-2.6.18-164.10.1.el5 module /vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.10.1.el5xen ro root=/dev/md1 rhgb quiet module /initrd-2.6.18-164.10.1.el5xen.img title CentOS (2.6.18-164.10.1.el5) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.10.1.el5 ro root=/dev/md1 rhgb quiet initrd /initrd-2.6.18-164.10.1.el5.img title CentOS (2.6.18-164.6.1.el5) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5 ro root=/dev/md1 rhgb quiet initrd /initrd-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5.img title CentOS (2.6.18-164.6.1.el5xen) root (hd0,0) kernel /xen.gz-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5 module /vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5xen ro root=/dev/md1 rhgb quiet module /initrd-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5xen.img title CentOS (2.6.18-164.el5xen) root (hd0,0) kernel /xen.gz-2.6.18-164.el5 module /vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.el5xen ro root=/dev/md1 rhgb quiet module /initrd-2.6.18-164.el5xen.img title CentOS-base (2.6.18-164.el5) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.el5 ro root=/dev/md1 rhgb quiet initrd /initrd-2.6.18-164.el5.img ./getinfo.sh disk ============== == BEGIN uname -rmi == 2.6.18-164.el5 x86_64 x86_64 == END uname -rmi == == BEGIN rpm -q centos-release == centos-release-5-5.el5.centos == END rpm -q centos-release == == BEGIN getenforce == Permissive == END getenforce == == BEGIN cat /etc/fstab == /dev/md1 / ext3 defaults,acl 1 1 /dev/md0 /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/md3 swap swap defaults 0 0 == END cat /etc/fstab == == BEGIN df -h == Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/md1 450G 72G 355G 17% / /dev/md0 190M 45M 136M 25% /boot == END df -h == == BEGIN fdisk -l == Disk /dev/md0 doesn't contain a valid partition table Disk /dev/md1 doesn't contain a valid partition table Disk /dev/md3 doesn't contain a valid partition table Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 25 200781 fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sda2 26 280 2048287+ fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sda3 281 60801 486134932+ fd Linux raid autodetect Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 25 200781 fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sdb2 26 280 2048287+ fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sdb3 281 60801 486134932+ fd Linux raid autodetect Disk /dev/md0: 205 MB, 205520896 bytes 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 50176 cylinders Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytes Disk /dev/md1: 497.8 GB, 497802084352 bytes 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 121533712 cylinders Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytes Disk /dev/md3: 2097 MB, 2097348608 bytes 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 512048 cylinders Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytes == END fdisk -l == == BEGIN blkid == /dev/md3: TYPE="swap" /dev/md0: UUID="085a2fe2-a28b-4c82-aae8-d4711a73f824" TYPE="ext3" /dev/md1: UUID="4e26e66d-b4f3-45e3-8307-e13358b13610" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sdb3: UUID="4e26e66d-b4f3-45e3-8307-e13358b13610" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sdb2: TYPE="swap" /dev/sdb1: UUID="085a2fe2-a28b-4c82-aae8-d4711a73f824" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda3: UUID="4e26e66d-b4f3-45e3-8307-e13358b13610" TYPE="ext3" /dev/sda2: TYPE="swap" /dev/sda1: UUID="085a2fe2-a28b-4c82-aae8-d4711a73f824" TYPE="ext3" == END blkid == Tried to boot from different kernels, same result. I searched Google and read something about superblock being "repeted" to many places on the filesystem but didn't tried anything because of bad explanations and fear of srewing up the partition. I already backed up the important stuff to another server. I'd like to know if it's possible to fix that problem quickly, if not i'll re-install it. But i'd like to know the fix anyway so if it appends again, would know what to do! Thanks! Guy Boisvert IngTegration inc. -- Guy Boisvert, ing. IngTegration inc. http://www.ingtegration.com AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALITÉ : ce message peut contenir des renseignements confidentiels appartenant exclusivement à IngTegration Inc. ou à ses filiales. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire indiqué ou prévu dans ce message (ou responsable de livrer ce message à la personne indiquée ou prévue) ou si vous pensez que ce message vous a été adressé par erreur, vous ne pouvez pas utiliser ou reproduire ce message, ni le livrer à quelqu'un d'autre. 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