> Jun 30 14:40:31 srv-ornago kernel: hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { > DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Jun 30 14:40:31 srv-ornago > kernel: hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, > LBAsect=15584452, sector=4194304 Jun 30 14:40:31 srv-ornago > kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:07 (hda), sector 4194304 This sequence usually indicates a bad block on the media. If you have enabled SMART on your disks, you can confirm this with smartctl -l error /dev/hda You'll see a bunch of UNC errors. > Jun 30 14:40:31 srv-ornago kernel: ide0(3,7):sh-2029: reiserfs > read_bitmaps: bitmap block (#524288) reading failed Jun 30 > 14:40:31 srv-ornago kernel: ide0(3,7):sh-2014: > reiserfs_read_super: unable to read bitmap Worse yet it appears that your bad block contains a part of the reiserfs superblock which would be why you can't mount the filesystem. At first blush it would appear that the bad block is preventing the resync from happening, but I'm no expert in the reading of mdadm -D. > srv-ornago:~# mdadm -D /dev/md3 > /dev/md3: > Version : 00.90.00 > Creation Time : Wed Dec 8 12:28:15 2004 > Raid Level : raid1 > Array Size : 74340672 (70.90 GiB 76.12 GB) > Device Size : 74340672 (70.90 GiB 76.12 GB) > Raid Devices : 2 > Total Devices : 2 > Preferred Minor : 3 > Persistence : Superblock is persistent > > Update Time : Thu Jun 30 12:53:14 2005 > State : dirty, degraded, recovering > Active Devices : 1 > Working Devices : 2 > Failed Devices : 0 > Spare Devices : 1 > > Rebuild Status : 0% complete > > UUID : 1ea38e0e:050ac659:7e84e367:2d256edd > Events : 0.171 > > Number Major Minor RaidDevice State > 0 0 0 0 faulty removed > 1 22 7 1 active sync > /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part7 > > 2 3 7 2 spare rebuilding > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part7 I'm confused by this because your I/O error is on hda according to the kernel output, but hda should be the disk onto which the rebuild would be writing. > Jun 30 14:33:48 srv-ornago kernel: md: cannot remove active > disk ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part7 from md3 ... However, this error message seems to say that hda is, in fact, a part of the array. Someone with better mdadm -D kung-fu: what are your thoughts? --Gil - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html