On Thu, 5 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> both, the tools and the kernel-patch should be the same version!!!
>
> This was a known problem with this and future versions of the
> raid-kernel-code. it has already been fixed with the release from 24.7.1999. To use
>this
> patch upgrade to 2.0.37. U need the newest patch for the kernel otherwise
> the problem doesn't go away.
>
> Thomas
Thanks, it works now. (2.0.37 + raid patches)
Frank
>
> > I have just setup raid1 on my root partition. Once set up, the system
> > works fine, but if I boot with unconfigured or out of date partitions
> with
> > type 0xfd, it is impossible to add these partitions to a raid array.
> > If I try to do it, I get a kernel message saying:
> >
> > Aug 4 17:08:01 omega kernel: md: can not import sdb2, has active
> inodes!
> > Aug 4 17:08:01 omega kernel: md: error, md_import_device() returned -16
> >
> > It seems that the kernel is not releasing the devices properly when it
> > decides they are not valid raid partitions.
> >
> > The result is that if I want to readd a disk that was taken out to test
> > the system, I have to boot, change the partition type, reboot, change
> back
> > to 0xfd, and then add the disk to the array.
> >
> > I use :
> > kernel 2.0.36
> > raid0145-19990421-2.0.36
> > raidtools-19990724-0.90
> >
> >
> > Frank Gevaerts
> > Formal and Knowledge Systems
> > Luikersteenweg 65
> > B-3500 Hasselt
> > Belgium
> >
> > tel : (32)11/214911 fax : (32)11/220419
> > email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
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