Did you patch you kernel? I'm not an expert at this, but it seems
that you are using conflicting user-space and kernel-space versions of
the Raid code. Those 'md:x : inactive' seem to be a trait of some old
kernel raid code...
Patch, configure, and install the kernel, then build and install the
user-space apps (again!), then try again. You may also want to patch
in the lm_sensors stuff, too, while you are at it (www.lm-sensors.nu)
A pain? yes. But, worth it, I assure you, expecially if you are
going for a highly reliable/monitored machine.
Phil
On Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 09:11:47AM +1000, Keith Gray wrote:
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> I have run up a 6 X 4.1Gb RAID5 box with raidtools 0.9 on a SYMBIOS 53C860
> controller.
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> Looking at the mdstat and resyncing all works fine. Moved some data onto Raid.
>
> Then I moved the box to another SMP Server running the same controller.
> It claimed that md0 was/had an Invalid argument.
>
> I cannot raidstart (see below) or even force a mkraid...
>
> "raidstart"
>
> /dev/md0: Invalid argument
>
>
> "mkraid"
>
> DESTROYING the contents of /dev/md0 in 5 seconds, Ctrl-C if unsure!
> handling MD device /dev/md0
> analyzing super-block
> disk 0: /dev/sda1, 4186085kB, raid superblock at 4185984kB
> disk 1: /dev/sdb1, 4186085kB, raid superblock at 4185984kB
> disk 2: /dev/sdc1, 4186085kB, raid superblock at 4185984kB
> disk 3: /dev/sdd1, 4186085kB, raid superblock at 4185984kB
> disk 4: /dev/sde1, 4186085kB, raid superblock at 4185984kB
> disk 5: /dev/sdf1, 4186085kB, raid superblock at 4185984kB
> mkraid: aborted, see the syslog and /proc/mdstat for potential clues.
>
> "mdstat"
>
> Personalities : [4 raid5]
> read_ahead not set
> md0 : inactive
> md1 : inactive
> md2 : inactive
> md3 : inactive
>
>
>
> I can see the /dev/sda ... /dev/sdf and even run fdisk or mke2fs on them.
>
> When I try to mkraid it aborts!
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> please... HELP!
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>
> Keith
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