ch@snaggle:~$ sudo mdadm --assemble --verbose --force /dev/md0 /dev/sd[defg]1 mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md0 mdadm: /dev/sdd1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 4. mdadm: /dev/sde1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 1. mdadm: /dev/sdf1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 2. mdadm: /dev/sdg1 is identified as a member of /dev/md0, slot 5. mdadm: ignoring /dev/sde1 as it reports /dev/sdd1 as failed mdadm: ignoring /dev/sdf1 as it reports /dev/sdd1 as failed mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 0 of /dev/md0 mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 1 of /dev/md0 mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 2 of /dev/md0 mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 3 of /dev/md0 mdadm: added /dev/sdg1 to /dev/md0 as 5 mdadm: added /dev/sdd1 to /dev/md0 as 4 mdadm: /dev/md0 assembled from 0 drives and 2 spares - not enough to start the array. ch@snaggle:~$ On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 5:02 PM, NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 8 Dec 2013 16:32:22 -0800 Christopher Hoover <ch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> yes, thanks, typo there. that was done hastily for the e-mail. >> >> i had tried the right thing previously and here it is again. still no luck: >> >> >> ch@snaggle:~$ sudo mdadm -E /dev/sd[defg]1 | egrep 'Events|^/dev/sd' >> /dev/sdd1: >> Events : 286024 >> /dev/sde1: >> Events : 286011 >> /dev/sdf1: >> Events : 286024 >> /dev/sdg1: >> Events : 286024 >> ch@snaggle:~$ sudo mdadm --assemble --force /dev/md0 /dev/sd[dfg]1 >> mdadm: ignoring /dev/sdf1 as it reports /dev/sdd1 as failed >> mdadm: /dev/md0 assembled from 0 drives and 2 spares - not enough to >> start the array. >> ch@snaggle:~$ > > Please try listing *all* of the devices, and add "-v" for extra output. > > NeilBrown -- 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