On 2/21/2014 11:38, Chris Murphy wrote: > > On Feb 21, 2014, at 5:29 AM, Don Levey <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >>> No. Hardware raid will show up as a single /dev/sdX device. What >>> results do you get for lsblk? > > It's a nitpick, but for what it's worth it's always best to include > the command used. I understand the motivation to keep things tidy, > and concise, but in this case we're talking about one additional > line. >>> >>> >> NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda >> 8:0 0 149G 0 disk └─sda3 8:3 0 99.8G >> 0 part ├─vg_dauphin-lv_root 253:0 0 94.9G 0 lvm >> / └─vg_dauphin-lv_swap 253:1 0 5G 0 lvm >> [SWAP] sdb 8:16 1 7.6G 0 disk >> └─sdb1 8:17 1 7.6G 0 part sdc >> 8:32 0 149G 0 disk ├─sdc1 8:33 0 49G >> 0 part ├─sdc2 8:34 0 200M 0 part >> └─sdc3 8:35 0 99.8G 0 part > [snipped all loop and live devices] > > Are you certain this is hardware raid and not > firmware/BIOS/motherboard raid? What is the make/model of hardware > raid card? Did you choose one disk or two disks, in the Fedora > installer? > It is likely motherboard RAID; in my ignorance I thought they were the same thing. When installing, I chose 1 disk, if I recall correctly (it was a while ago). > It looks to me like sda and sdc have the same partitions and sizes, > and suggests they should be in a raid1 configuration. I think sdb is > probably USB flash media of the Fedora installer. > > What it looks like to me is that this is actually IMSM RAID, which is > a firmware initiated RAID but then is software raid after that. And > for whatever reason it's not being properly initiated. The fact the > first partition starts at LBA 63 suggests Windows XP at least > originally. > It has been dual boot, with XP and Fedora. The XP partition seems to still work without issue. > What do you get for: > > mdadm -E /dev/sda mdadm -E /dev/sdc > > (this time, with commands, because I can learn. :-) ) [root@localhost don]# mdadm -E /dev/sda /dev/sda: MBR Magic : aa55 Partition[0] : 102760449 sectors at 63 (type 07) Partition[1] : 409600 sectors at 102760512 (type 83) Partition[2] : 209326268 sectors at 103170112 (type 8e) [root@localhost don]# mdadm -E /dev/sdc /dev/sdc: MBR Magic : aa55 Partition[0] : 102760449 sectors at 63 (type 07) Partition[1] : 409600 sectors at 102760512 (type 83) Partition[2] : 209326268 sectors at 103170112 (type 8e) So yes, they seem to be relating the same thing. -Don -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
