#262 with "DRBL+Clonezilla", the restored system failed to startup since it can't enter the bootloader

[yanhongpu]

1. Problem Description: I'm using DRBL+Clonezilla to install a new client, after the image was successfully saved (mode: Now in server), I can restore the image without any error, but when I startup the new restored system, I failed to enter the bootloader.
2. Test Environment:
   VM1: CentOS7.2.1511+drbl-2.20.11-drbl2.noarch.rpm
   VM2: CentOS7.2.1511: save the image
   VM3: to be restore image
3. Test Steps:
   Step1: on VM1
   execute command "dcs" to save the image
   All Select all the clients->clonezilla-start->Beginner Beginner mode:Accept the default options->save-disk->Now in server->2016-08-18-img->sda->skip checking/repairing source file system->yes, check the saved image->-p reboot->1000000

step2: on VM2
boot the system with network
Clonezilla: save disk, succeed

step3: on VM1
execute command "dcs" to restore the image
All Select all the clients->Clonezilla-start->Beginner mode->restore-disk->yes, check the image before restoring->-p reboot->2016-08-18-10-img->sda->multicast->clients+times-to wait->5 clients to restore->300->

step4: on VM3
boot the system via network
Clonezilla Multicast resotre image, no error reported

after the image was restored ,reboot the machine from the hardware, but it report the error like this "grub rescue" , it seemed that it can't find the bootloader.

I add the hardware for VM3 to another new system,

[root@localhost-eth0 ~]# mount -t xfs /dev/centos/root /mnt/sysroot/
[root@localhost-eth0 ~]# cd /mnt/sysroot/
[root@localhost-eth0 sysroot]# ll
total 24
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 7 Jul 30 00:06 bin -> usr/bin
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 6 Jul 30 00:06 boot
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 6 Jul 30 00:06 dev
drwxr-xr-x. 74 root root 8192 Aug 17 00:39 etc
drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 17 Jul 30 00:12 home
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 7 Jul 30 00:06 lib -> usr/lib
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Jul 30 00:06 lib64 -> usr/lib64
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 6 Aug 12 2015 media
drwxr-xr-x. 4 root root 26 Aug 1 19:05 mnt
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 6 Aug 12 2015 opt
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 6 Jul 30 00:06 proc
dr-xr-x---. 3 root root 4096 Aug 1 19:02 root
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 6 Jul 30 00:06 run
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 8 Jul 30 00:06 sbin -> usr/sbin
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 6 Aug 12 2015 srv
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 6 Jul 30 00:06 sys
drwxrwxrwt. 7 root root 88 Aug 17 00:39 tmp
drwxr-xr-x. 13 root root 4096 Jul 30 00:06 usr
drwxr-xr-x. 19 root root 4096 Aug 17 00:39 var
[root@localhost-eth0 sysroot]# mount -t xfs /dev/sdb1 /mnt/root/
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so

Would you please help us to take a look what's wrong with it? thank you.

[Steven Shiau]

Like what I mentioned in #261:
https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/bugs/261/
Please use Clonezilla live in your Clonezilla SE mode. It will be easier. The full mode of Clonezilla SE uses all the tools from CentOS. However, it might not work in some cases. Like its fdisk/sfdisk does not work with GPT.

Steven