Am Mittwoch, 27. Februar 2013, 20:04:41 schrieb Stone: > > sorry :-) > the last night was very short... > > know i have tested case #2 > for x in /dev/sd[efh] ; do parted $x unit s print ; done > Model: ATA WDC WD20EARS-00M (scsi) > Disk /dev/sde: 3907029168s > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: gpt > > Number Start End Size File system Name Flags > 1 34s 3907029118s 3907029085s raid > > Model: ATA WDC WD20EARS-00M (scsi) > Disk /dev/sdf: 3907029168s > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: gpt > > Number Start End Size File system Name Flags > 1 2048s 3907029118s 3907027071s prmiary > > Model: ATA WDC WD20EARS-00M (scsi) > Disk /dev/sdh: 3907029168s > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: gpt > > Number Start End Size File system Name Flags > 1 34s 3907029118s 3907029085s raid Your whole partitioning looks garbled. /dev/sdf1 starts at 2048, while the others start at 34 (even 34 is a strange value), but all end on the same sector, sdf carries no raid flag, but primary (with a funny letter swap - my parted gets this word right, at least). I would compare the first sectors of these devices (especially around sector 34). Probably you managed to destroy your former partition table on sdf, e.g. try to adjust this one similar to the others. Cheers, Pete -- 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