On 2012-01-09, NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > --assemble --force certainly should start dirty/degraded array. > There was a bug a while back where it didn't. Maybe you should try a newer > mdadm. I'll try this next time (if there is one). > Alternately: >=20 > echo 1 > /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/start_dirty_degraded=20 > > > and try again. That is an easy way to set the module parameter after the > module is loaded. Worked great, the array is rebuilding now. xfs_repair has found a small number of errors, but otherwise the filesystem seems fine (at least for now; haven't mounted it yet). --keith -- kkeller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- 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