yes. You could also use df to check this. On 2/1/06, Marc Leveille <marc.leveille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > O got it working by replacing the last line in fstab from 1 2 to 0 0. I > guess it had to due with privileges? > > When I log in I now see my /home/apps directory. I will copy stuff > into /home/apps, then unmount it. if my data is not there, I will > re-mount it. if my data is there I guess my mounting worked. Would this > be a valid test? > > thanks > Marc > > > On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 17:20 -0200, Cleber P. de Souza wrote: > > Hi Marc. > > > > I think you forgot somethings. > > After you fdisk a disk, you must restart the system so the new changes > > have efect. > > So I suggest you follow this steps: > > > > 1) fdisk sdb setting fd to the partition, as you did; > > 2) restart the system; > > 3) execute sfdisk -d /dev/sdb | sfdisk /dev/sdc (copy partition > > structure from sdb to sdc); > > 4) restart again; > > 5) run the command to make the raid devices (mdadm ...), as you did; > > 6) mkfs.ext3 /dev/md0 > > 7) e2fsck -f /dev/md0 > > 8) add lin in fstab. > > > > Ready. > > > > > > > > On 2/1/06, Marc Leveille <marc.leveille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I have tried this all morning without success. I also tried making the > > > raid device using sdb1 and sdc1 as oppesed to sdb and sdc. Here is what > > > I am doing in exact steps because sometimes one little thing can mess > > > things up. > > > > > > 1- Fdisk sdb and create a primary partition with full size of drive and > > > set type to FD (Linux Raid). write and exit > > > 2- same as step 1 but for sdc. > > > 3- run the command to make raid device. "mdadm --create /dev/md0 > > > --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 > > > 4- mkfs.ext3 /dev/md0 (completes with noe errors) > > > 5- e2fsck -f /dev/md0 (works with no errors) > > > 6- add line in fstab > > > /dev/md0 /home/apps ext3 defaults 1 2 > > > > > > reboot and get > > > FSCK.ext3 /dev/mdo the superblock could not be read or does not > > > describe a correct EXT2 Filesystem.......bla bla and asks to run E2FSCK > > > -B 8193 > > > > > > e2fsck: invalid arguement whilt trying to open /dev/md0 > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > Marc > > > > > > On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 13:40 -0200, Cleber P. de Souza wrote: > > > > OK. > > > > Put your success of failure here later. > > > > I had this problem one time making raid from a existing Red Hat system > > > > and solve in this way. > > > > > > > > On 2/1/06, Marc Leveille <marc.leveille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Hi, I never ran e2fsck -f /dev/md0 after making fs on /dev/md0. > > > > > > > > > > I will try this this morning. > > > > > > > > > > Marc > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 10:15 -0200, Cleber P. de Souza wrote: > > > > > > Hi Marc. > > > > > > > > > > > > After run mdadm --create you must also run mkfs.ext3 /dev/md0 and > > > > > > e2fsck -f /dev/md0. > > > > > > So you will get OK. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/26/06, Marc Leveille <marc.leveille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, I'm trying to setup a Raid1 mirror between 2 hard drives. I have the > > > > > > > following. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1- SDA 36gig System disk > > > > > > > 2- SDB 36gig blank > > > > > > > 3- SDC 36gig blank > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to Mirror SDB to SDC by doing the following. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1- By using FDisk I created SDB1 and SDC1 on each drive. > > > > > > > 2- I then makefs ext3 for each partition. > > > > > > > 3- Then I used mkadm --create /dev/md0 --level=1 > > > > > > > --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I ran watch cat /proc/mdstat until the process was completed. > > > > > > > 4- when it was complete I tested the mount using mount -t > > > > > > > ext3 /dev/md0 /home/apps and it mounted and I was able to open it. > > > > > > > 5- I then edited fstab with /dev/md0 /home/apps ext3 defaults 1 2 and > > > > > > > rebooted. > > > > > > > 6- I now get the following error at boot. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > FSCK.ext3 /dev/mdo the superblock could not be read or does not describe > > > > > > > a correct EXT2 Filesystem.......bla bla and asks to run E2FSCK -B 8193 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 7- I used Vi and comented out the mount in fstab and re-booted. I tried > > > > > > > to manually mount the drive the same way as (Item #4) and it now fails > > > > > > > Mount: Wrong FS Type. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas as to what I need to do. Sould I use ext3 ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Marc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Cleber P. de Souza > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Cleber P. de Souza > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cleber P. de Souza > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- Cleber P. de Souza -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
