Hi, originally I posted this to linux-raid@vger.kernel.org, but I guess there are chances that someone in here might comment on it as well. TIA. * Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au> [2003-03-20 10:58]: > On Thursday March 20, lists@schlich.org wrote: > > > > And when I try to mount the array: > > --8<-- > > EXT3-fs error (device md(9,1)): ext3_check_descriptors: Block bitmap for group 509 not in group (block 4294967295)! > > EXT3-fs: group descriptors corrupted ! > > --8<-- > > > > What should I do now? Raidhotadd the 4th device? Run e2fsck prior to > > that or afterwards? > > I would > fsck -n /dev/md1 > to non-distructively see how much damage there is. > > If that shows an uncomfortable large amount of damage, you could > assembling the array from a different triple of devices. > It is currently assemble from > /dev/hd[gki]1 I've put up the logfile of fsck at http://wolfram.schlich.org/tmp/fsck.log.1 I have no idea whether this is an "uncomfortable large amount of damage", so would you mind having a look at it? :-) TIA! > If you want to try g, k and e for example, use > mdadm -Af /dev/md1 /dev/hd[gke]1 > > and then try "fsck -n" on that. > > I wouldn't hot-add the fourth drive until you have decided you will > live with whatever you have. Ok. Well, hde was the first drive that was kicked out, hdg came afterwards, so hd[gik] should probably be the best combination?! -- Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Yours sincerely Wolfram Schlich; Friedhofstr. 8, D-88069 Tettnang; +49-(0)178-SCHLICH _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users
