[qubes-users] How to recover files from a broken qubes pertition on ubuntu live CD?

Guerlan · November 21, 2020, 5:05am

My Qubes worked great but after a day it suddenly wouldn’t boot and I got an error about qubes_dom0 root or something like that being not available. I

I mounted, on Ubuntu live CD, a LUKS partition that has these lvm containers from Qubes OS:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo lvs
LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data% Meta% Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
pool00 qubes_dom0 twi—tz-- <452.86g
root qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- <452.86g pool00
swap qubes_dom0 -wi-a----- 8.96g
vm-anon-whonix-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-bitpay-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-bitpay-private-1604634684-back
vm-bitpay-private-1604634684-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-debian-10-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-debian-10-root qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-debian-10-root-1604634337-back
vm-debian-10-root-1604634337-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-debian-sys-net-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-debian-sys-net-private-1600569197-back
vm-debian-sys-net-private-1600569197-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-debian-temp-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-debian10-coding-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-debian10-coding-root qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-debian10-coding-root-1604634103-back
vm-debian10-coding-root-1604634103-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-default-mgmt-dvm-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-fedora-29-dvm-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-fedora-29-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-fedora-29-root qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-fedora-29-root-1599172317-back
vm-fedora-29-root-1599172317-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-hacking-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 20.00g pool00 vm-hacking-private-1602069716-back
vm-hacking-private-1602069716-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 20.00g pool00
vm-multipurpose-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 11.00g pool00 vm-multipurpose-private-1589207893-back
vm-multipurpose-private-1589207893-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 11.00g pool00
vm-orwell3-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 137.00g pool00 vm-orwell3-private-1602465727-back
vm-orwell3-private-1602465727-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 137.00g pool00
vm-orwell4-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 117.23g pool00 vm-orwell4-private-1605439750-back
vm-orwell4-private-1605439750-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 117.23g pool00
vm-orwell4-private-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 117.23g pool00 vm-orwell4-private
vm-orwell4-root-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-debian10-coding-root
vm-orwell4-volatile qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-pcb-design-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-pcb-design-private-1598425853-back
vm-pcb-design-private-1598425853-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sd-flasher-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-sd-flasher-private-1596569587-back
vm-sd-flasher-private-1596569587-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-social2-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 21.00g pool00 vm-social2-private-1605439747-back
vm-social2-private-1605439747-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 21.00g pool00
vm-social2-private-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 21.00g pool00 vm-social2-private
vm-social2-root-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-debian-10-root
vm-social2-volatile qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-sys-firewall-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-sys-firewall-private-1588756764-back
vm-sys-firewall-private-1588756764-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-firewall-private-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-sys-firewall-private
vm-sys-firewall-root-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-fedora-29-root-1599172317-back
vm-sys-net-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-sys-net-private-1603850959-back
vm-sys-net-private-1603850959-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-usb-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-sys-usb-private-1605439744-back
vm-sys-usb-private-1605439744-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-usb-private-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-sys-usb-private
vm-sys-usb-root-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-fedora-29-root
vm-sys-usb-volatile qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-sys-whonix-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-sys-whonix-private-1598482831-back
vm-sys-whonix-private-1598482831-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private-1605439757-back
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private-1605439757-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root-1605439757-back
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root-1605439757-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root-snap qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-volatile qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-temp-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-temp-private-1595675857-back
vm-temp-private-1595675857-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-unsafe_code-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 78.00g pool00 vm-unsafe_code-private-1605379428-back
vm-unsafe_code-private-1605379428-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 78.00g pool00
vm-whonix-gw-14-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-whonix-gw-14-root qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-whonix-gw-14-root-1571185748-back
vm-whonix-gw-14-root-1571185748-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-whonix-ws-14-dvm-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-whonix-ws-14-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-whonix-ws-14-root qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00 vm-whonix-ws-14-root-1571185609-back
vm-whonix-ws-14-root-1571185609-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-win10_unsafe_coding-private-1602769589-back
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-private-1602769589-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-root qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 90.00g pool00 vm-win10_unsafe_coding-root-1602769589-back
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-root-1602769589-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 90.00g pool00
vm-zoom2-private qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00 vm-zoom2-private-1599067205-back
vm-zoom2-private-1599067205-back qubes_dom0 Vwi—tz-- 2.00g pool00

Something is wrong and I want to recover only the vm-orwell4-* containers. At least copy some files from it. I know nothing about lvm thinpool.

I tried

sudo lvchange -ay -v qubes_dom0/vm-orwell4-private
Activating logical volume qubes_dom0/vm-orwell4-private.
activation/volume_list configuration setting not defined: Checking only host tags for qubes_dom0/vm-orwell4-private.
Creating qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta
Loading table for qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta (253:2).
Resuming qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta (253:2).
Creating qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata
Loading table for qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata (253:3).
Resuming qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata (253:3).
Executing: /usr/sbin/thin_check -q --clear-needs-check-flag /dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta
/usr/sbin/thin_check failed: 1
Check of pool qubes_dom0/pool00 failed (status:1). Manual repair required!
Removing qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata (253:3)
Removing qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta (253:2)

Also tried

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo vgchange -ay
Check of pool qubes_dom0/pool00 failed (status:1). Manual repair required!
1 logical volume(s) in volume group “qubes_dom0” now active

mailinglist_bot · December 7, 2020, 8:24pm

Guerlan:

My Qubes worked great but after a day it suddenly wouldn't boot and I got
an error about qubes_dom0 root or something like that being not available. I

I mounted, on Ubuntu live CD, a LUKS partition that has these lvm
containers from Qubes OS:

     ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo lvs
       LV LSize Pool Origin Data%
Meta% Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
       pool00 <452.86g
         root <452.86g
pool00
         swap -wi-a-----
8.96g
         vm-anon-whonix-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-bitpay-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-bitpay-private-1604634684-back
         vm-bitpay-private-1604634684-back Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-debian-10-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-debian-10-root Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-debian-10-root-1604634337-back
         vm-debian-10-root-1604634337-back Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-debian-sys-net-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-debian-sys-net-private-1600569197-back
         vm-debian-sys-net-priva Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-debian-temp-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-debian10-coding-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-debian10-coding-root Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-debian10-coding-root-1604634103-back
         vm-debian10-coding-root Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-default-mgmt-dvm-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-fedora-29-dvm-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-fedora-29-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-fedora-29-root Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-fedora-29-root-1599172317-back
         vm-fedora-29-root-1599172317-back Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-hacking-private Vwi---tz-- 20.00g pool00
vm-hacking-private-1602069716-back
         vm-hacking-private-1602069716-back Vwi---tz-- 20.00g
pool00
         vm-multipurpose-private Vwi---tz-- 11.00g pool00
vm-multipurpose-private-1589207893-back
         vm-multipurpose-private Vwi---tz-- 11.00g
pool00
         vm-orwell3-private 137.00g pool00
vm-orwell3-private-1602465727-back
         vm-orwell3-private-1602465727-back 137.00g
pool00
         vm-orwell4-private 117.23g pool00
vm-orwell4-private-1605439750-back
         vm-orwell4-private-1605439750-back 117.23g
pool00
         vm-orwell4-private-snap 117.23g pool00
vm-orwell4-private
         vm-orwell4-root-snap Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-debian10-coding-root
         vm-orwell4-volatile Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-pcb-design-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-pcb-design-private-1598425853-back
         vm-pcb-design-private-1 Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-sd-flasher-private Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-sd-flasher-private-1596569587-back
         vm-sd-flasher-private-1 Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-social2-private Vwi---tz-- 21.00g pool00
vm-social2-private-1605439747-back
         vm-social2-private-1605439747-back Vwi---tz-- 21.00g
pool00
         vm-social2-private-snap Vwi---tz-- 21.00g pool00
vm-social2-private
         vm-social2-root-snap Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-debian-10-root
         vm-social2-volatile Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-sys-firewall-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-firewall-private-1588756764-back
         vm-sys-firewall-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-sys-firewall-private-snap Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-firewall-private
         vm-sys-firewall-root-snap Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-fedora-29-root-1599172317-back
         vm-sys-net-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-net-private-1603850959-back
         vm-sys-net-private-1603850959-back Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-sys-usb-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-usb-private-1605439744-back
         vm-sys-usb-private-1605439744-back Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-sys-usb-private-snap Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-usb-private
         vm-sys-usb-root-snap Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-fedora-29-root
         vm-sys-usb-volatile Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-sys-whonix-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sys-whonix-private-1598482831-back
         vm-sys-whonix-private-1 Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private-1605439757-back
         vm-sysnet-debian10_2-pr Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private-snap Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-private
         vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root-1605439757-back
         vm-sysnet-debian10_2-ro Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root-snap Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-sysnet-debian10_2-root
         vm-sysnet-debian10_2-volatile Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-temp-private Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-temp-private-1595675857-back
         vm-temp-private-1595675857-back Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-unsafe_code-private Vwi---tz-- 78.00g pool00
vm-unsafe_code-private-1605379428-back
         vm-unsafe_code-private- Vwi---tz-- 78.00g
pool00
         vm-whonix-gw-14-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-whonix-gw-14-root Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-whonix-gw-14-root-1571185748-back
         vm-whonix-gw-14-root-1571185748-back Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-whonix-ws-14-dvm-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-whonix-ws-14-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-whonix-ws-14-root Vwi---tz-- 10.00g pool00
vm-whonix-ws-14-root-1571185609-back
         vm-whonix-ws-14-root-1571185609-back Vwi---tz-- 10.00g
pool00
         vm-win10_unsafe_coding-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-private-1602769589-back
         vm-win10_unsafe_coding- Vwi---tz-- 2.00g
pool00
         vm-win10_unsafe_coding-root Vwi---tz-- 90.00g pool00
vm-win10_unsafe_coding-root-1602769589-back
         vm-win10_unsafe_coding- Vwi---tz-- 90.00g
pool00
         vm-zoom2-private Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00
vm-zoom2-private-1599067205-back
         vm-zoom2-private-1599067205-back Vwi---tz-- 2.00g pool00 VG Attr
qubes_dom0 twi---tz--
qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
te-1600569197-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
-1604634103-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
-1589207893-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
qubes_dom0 Vwi---tz--
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
598425853-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
596569587-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
-1588756764-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
598482831-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
ivate-1605439757-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
ot-1605439757-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
1605379428-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
private-1602769589-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
root-1602769589-back qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0
qubes_dom0

Something is wrong and I want to recover only the vm-orwell4-* containers.
At least copy some files from it. I know nothing about lvm thinpool.

I tried

     sudo lvchange -ay -v qubes_dom0/vm-orwell4-private
       Activating logical volume qubes_dom0/vm-orwell4-private.
       activation/volume_list configuration setting not defined: Checking
only host tags for qubes_dom0/vm-orwell4-private.
       Creating qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta
       Loading table for qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta (253:2).
       Resuming qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta (253:2).
       Creating qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata
       Loading table for qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata (253:3).
       Resuming qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata (253:3).
       Executing: /usr/sbin/thin_check -q --clear-needs-check-flag
/dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta
       /usr/sbin/thin_check failed: 1
       Check of pool qubes_dom0/pool00 failed (status:1). Manual repair
required!
       Removing qubes_dom0-pool00_tdata (253:3)
       Removing qubes_dom0-pool00_tmeta (253:2)

Also tried

     ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo vgchange -ay
       Check of pool qubes_dom0/pool00 failed (status:1). Manual repair
required!
       1 logical volume(s) in volume group "qubes_dom0" now active

Try Re: [qubes-users] fixing LVM corruption, question about LVM locking type in Qubes if you haven't already.