> > > > > > > > > > > > What do I have to do to free this device? > > > > > > Doesn't > > > > > > mdadm --stop /dev/md_d0 > > > > > > release sdg1 ?? > > > > > > NeilBrown > > > > No, it doesn't. > > > > $ mdadm --stop /dev/md_d0 > > mdadm: error opening /dev/md_d0: No such file or directory > > > > In fact, that's sort of odd: > > > > $ ls -l /dev/md* > > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 0 2011-10-20 17:18 /dev/md0 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2011-10-20 17:05 /dev/md_d0p1 -> md/d0p1 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2011-10-20 17:05 /dev/md_d0p2 -> md/d0p2 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2011-10-20 17:05 /dev/md_d0p3 -> md/d0p3 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2011-10-20 17:05 /dev/md_d0p4 -> md/d0p4 > > > > /dev/md: > > total 0 > > brw------- 1 root root 254, 0 2011-10-20 17:05 d0 > > brw------- 1 root root 254, 1 2011-10-20 17:05 d0p1 > > brw------- 1 root root 254, 2 2011-10-20 17:05 d0p2 > > brw------- 1 root root 254, 3 2011-10-20 17:05 d0p3 > > brw------- 1 root root 254, 4 2011-10-20 17:05 d0p4 > > > > [no record of /dev/md_d0] ...? > > > > hjm > > > > md_d0 is another name for md/d0. The former probably only gets created when > the array becomes active. > So use > mdadm --stop /dev/md/d0 Perfect! That did it. The other RAID is now initializing. That goes in the personal HowTos.. Many thanks! hjm -- 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
