... > 0 0 8 1 0 active sync /dev/sda1 > 1 1 8 17 1 active sync /dev/sdb1 > -------- > > the array will start with: > mdadm -A --update=super-minor /dev/md0 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 Q: So it starts just fine if you specify the devices... A: Yes the array starts fine when I put the parameters in. There is also an issue where the expected /dev/md0 shows up as md_d0, but I can live with that. > Anyone know what's going on? --update=super-minor is working fine; both devices have a preferred minor device number of zero, as they should for the array to be /dev/md0. Q: What happens if you mdadm --stop /dev/md0 mdadm --assemble --scan --verbose /dev/md0 ? A: The device isn't identified in the config file. I generally don't put anything in the config file and it's always seemed to work. Q: Where do you want to mount /dev/md0? A: /backup What messages do you get during boot-up (dmesg) about why md0 isn't being assembled? ============ [ 0.481723] ata1: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0x30a0 irq 14 [ 0.481730] ata2: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0x30a8 irq 15 [ 0.806077] md: linear personality registered for level -1 [ 0.824006] md: multipath personality registered for level -4 [ 0.965715] md: raid0 personality registered for level 0 [ 0.993103] md: raid1 personality registered for level 1 [ 1.518611] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.518618] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.518830] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.518835] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.519733] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.519738] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.522247] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.522254] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.523580] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.523587] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.524944] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.524949] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.525971] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 1.525978] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 2.080886] md: raid6 personality registered for level 6 [ 2.080892] md: raid5 personality registered for level 5 [ 2.080897] md: raid4 personality registered for level 4 [ 2.092484] md: raid10 personality registered for level 10 [ 16.430546] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.430551] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.440763] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.440769] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.441262] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.441267] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.442125] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.442130] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.442710] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.442715] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.442915] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.442919] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.443693] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.443709] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.458427] md: bind<sdc1> [ 16.458843] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.458848] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.465101] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.465107] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.465621] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.465627] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.466434] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.466439] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.467033] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.467037] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.468037] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.468043] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.468447] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.468463] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.474276] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.474282] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.475038] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.475043] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.476065] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.476070] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.476843] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.476848] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.478447] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.478453] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.478865] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 16.478869] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3885.067642] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3885.067648] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3885.068683] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3885.068687] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3885.088444] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3885.088450] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3886.446271] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3886.446277] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3886.470887] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3886.470893] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! [ 3886.473206] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition! ======================== Q: What's in your /etc/mdadm.conf? ============== # mdadm.conf # # Please refer to mdadm.conf(5) for information about this file. # # by default, scan all partitions (/proc/partitions) for MD superblocks. # alternatively, specify devices to scan, using wildcards if desired. DEVICE partitions # auto-create devices with Debian standard permissions CREATE owner=root group=disk mode=0660 auto=yes # automatically tag new arrays as belonging to the local system HOMEHOST <system> # instruct the monitoring daemon where to send mail alerts MAILADDR root # definitions of existing MD arrays # This file was auto-generated on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:40:26 -0700 # by mkconf $Id$ ================== If /etc/mdadm.conf says sda1 and sdb1, fix it and do whatever you need to do on Ubuntu to rebuild your initrd/initramfs (so that your edited mdadm.conf goes into it), then reboot. I'll look up mdadm.conf and figure out how to add the lines that aren't there. Hope something somewhere in amongst this lot helps... Cheers, John. -- 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
