> True. > > Ok, being sure that the array is stopped first, try the "-Af" command again, > but an a -v. > Then post the results together with any kernel messages (dmesg | tail -50 > maybe) > > NeilBrown > # mdadm -Af -v /dev/md1 /dev/sde1 /dev/sdf1 /dev/sdg1 /dev/sdk1 /dev/sdl1 /dev/sdm1 /dev/sdq1 /dev/sdr1 /dev/sds1 /dev/sdt1mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md1 mdadm: /dev/sde1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 9. mdadm: /dev/sdf1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 6. mdadm: /dev/sdg1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 7. mdadm: /dev/sdk1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 5. mdadm: /dev/sdl1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 8. mdadm: /dev/sdm1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 0. mdadm: /dev/sdq1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 4. mdadm: /dev/sdr1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 2. mdadm: /dev/sds1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 3. mdadm: /dev/sdt1 is identified as a member of /dev/md1, slot 1. mdadm: added /dev/sdm1 to /dev/md1 as 0 mdadm: added /dev/sdr1 to /dev/md1 as 2 mdadm: added /dev/sds1 to /dev/md1 as 3 mdadm: added /dev/sdq1 to /dev/md1 as 4 mdadm: added /dev/sdk1 to /dev/md1 as 5 mdadm: added /dev/sdf1 to /dev/md1 as 6 mdadm: added /dev/sdg1 to /dev/md1 as 7 mdadm: added /dev/sdl1 to /dev/md1 as 8 mdadm: added /dev/sde1 to /dev/md1 as 9 mdadm: added /dev/sdt1 to /dev/md1 as 1 mdadm: failed to RUN_ARRAY /dev/md1: Input/output error [68107.441660] md/raid:md1: not clean -- starting background reconstruction [68107.441669] md/raid:md1: device sdt1 operational as raid disk 1 [68107.441671] md/raid:md1: device sde1 operational as raid disk 9 [68107.441673] md/raid:md1: device sdl1 operational as raid disk 8 [68107.441674] md/raid:md1: device sdg1 operational as raid disk 7 [68107.441676] md/raid:md1: device sdf1 operational as raid disk 6 [68107.441678] md/raid:md1: device sdk1 operational as raid disk 5 [68107.441679] md/raid:md1: device sdq1 operational as raid disk 4 [68107.441681] md/raid:md1: device sdr1 operational as raid disk 2 [68107.442368] md/raid:md1: allocated 10572kB [68107.442388] md/raid:md1: cannot start dirty degraded array. [68107.442394] RAID conf printout: [68107.442396] --- level:6 rd:10 wd:8 [68107.442397] disk 1, o:1, dev:sdt1 [68107.442399] disk 2, o:1, dev:sdr1 [68107.442400] disk 4, o:1, dev:sdq1 [68107.442402] disk 5, o:1, dev:sdk1 [68107.442403] disk 6, o:1, dev:sdf1 [68107.442404] disk 7, o:1, dev:sdg1 [68107.442406] disk 8, o:1, dev:sdl1 [68107.442407] disk 9, o:1, dev:sde1 [68107.442692] md/raid:md1: failed to run raid set. [68107.442693] md: pers->run() failed ... -- 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