On Thursday 20 May 2010 10:11:35 Gary Stainburn wrote: > Number Major Minor RaidDevice State > 0 0 0 0 removed > 1 0 0 1 removed > 2 0 0 2 removed > 3 8 34 3 active sync /dev/sdc2 > 4 8 50 4 active sync /dev/sdd2 > root@sysresccd /root % I'm trying to assemble the array as much as possible, but I can't because it complains about missing super blocks. Anyone got suggestions (/dev/sdb2 is on the dead drive) root@sysresccd /root % mdadm --assemble /dev/md2 /dev/sda2 /dev/sdb2 /dev/sdc2 /dev/sdd2 /dev/sde2 mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdb2 mdadm: /dev/sdb2 has no superblock - assembly aborted root@sysresccd /root % mdadm --assemble /dev/md2 /dev/sda2 /dev/sdc2 /dev/sdd2 /dev/sde2 mdadm: cannot open device /dev/sde2: No such file or directory mdadm: /dev/sde2 has no superblock - assembly aborted root@sysresccd /root % mdadm --assemble /dev/md2 /dev/sda2 /dev/sdc2 /dev/sdd2 mdadm: /dev/md2 assembled from 2 drives - not enough to start the array. root@sysresccd /root % mdadm --manage --run /dev/md2 mdadm: failed to run array /dev/md2: Input/output error root@sysresccd /root % mdadm --detail /dev/md2 /dev/md2: Version : 0.90 Creation Time : Fri Aug 29 12:29:18 2008 Raid Level : raid5 Used Dev Size : 483492096 (461.09 GiB 495.10 GB) Raid Devices : 5 Total Devices : 2 Preferred Minor : 2 Persistence : Superblock is persistent Update Time : Thu May 13 20:27:51 2010 State : active, degraded, Not Started Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 0 Spare Devices : 0 Layout : left-symmetric Chunk Size : 256K UUID : 549f851d:f698831d:8e1f38fa:6d8d3a6f Events : 0.553056 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 0 0 0 removed 1 0 0 1 removed 2 0 0 2 removed 3 8 34 3 active sync /dev/sdc2 4 8 50 4 active sync /dev/sdd2 root@sysresccd /root % mdadm --manage --stop /dev/md2 mdadm: stopped /dev/md2 root@sysresccd /root % mdadm --assemble /dev/md2 /dev/sda2 mdadm: /dev/md2 assembled from 1 drive - not enough to start the array. root@sysresccd /root % mdadm --manage --run /dev/md2 mdadm: failed to run array /dev/md2: Input/output error root@sysresccd /root % mdadm --detail /dev/md2 /dev/md2: Version : 0.90 Creation Time : Fri Aug 29 12:29:18 2008 Raid Level : raid5 Used Dev Size : 483492096 (461.09 GiB 495.10 GB) Raid Devices : 5 Total Devices : 1 Preferred Minor : 2 Persistence : Superblock is persistent Update Time : Thu May 13 20:22:11 2010 State : active, degraded, Not Started Active Devices : 1 Working Devices : 1 Failed Devices : 0 Spare Devices : 0 Layout : left-symmetric Chunk Size : 256K UUID : 549f851d:f698831d:8e1f38fa:6d8d3a6f Events : 0.553049 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 8 2 0 active sync /dev/sda2 1 0 0 1 removed 2 0 0 2 removed 3 0 0 3 removed 4 0 0 4 removed root@sysresccd /root % -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines