We have done that. The system won't boot. We get "Uncompressing
Linux... invalid compressed format (err=2). (The is RedHat AS 4.0)


Mitch Crane wrote:
> Geek <lynn@engineer.com> wrote in
> news:Ccyih.541526$QZ1.496789@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>
>> We have a Dell PowerVault storage array that was configured as a
>> software RAID 5 - all of the devices were grouped together as a LV.
>> We've now lost access to it. It took a while to piece together the
>> entire story, but here it is:
>>
>> 1. Whoever initially set up the server plugged the SCSI cable into
>> the RAID controller and vice versa (but it all worked, so no one
>> realized the mistake).
>>
>> 2. As mentioned, the array was configured as a software RAID 5
>> rather than as a hardware RAID - again, it worked, so no one else
>> realized the mistake.
>>
>> 3. A Dell technician came on site last night to replace a processor
>> in the server. When it came time to replace the cables, even though
>> he had marked where the cables came from, he put them back in the
>> "proper" places, and (possibly) did a hardware RAID 5 configuration
>> without saying anything to anyone. When he couldn't get the system
>> back up, he came to us.
>>
>> 4. At that point, we were unable to boot the server. It freezes
>> while uncompressing the kernel.
>>
>> Anyone have any idea if recovery is possible?
>
> Is there some reason (that apparently went over my head) that you can't
> put the cables back in the "improper" places?
>