On 10/23/2015 12:20 PM, Marek wrote: > Not sure if it's destrip or destripe but it's basically like puzzle > you take a block from each drive according to the layout you are using > e.g. Left symmetric and then write it down in that order computing > missing blocks from parity blocks - this way you would write an image > which you can mount without using mdadm. Data restoration companies > are using this technique. No special tool required. Obtain a new drive big enough to hold your entire array and 'dd' from /dev/mdX to your new drive. { BTW: convention on kernel.org is to reply-to-all, trim unnecessary context, and either bottom post or interleave your reply. } Phil -- 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