you can try upgrade or reinstall mdadm. Segfault is a app or memory error. See this topic: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=698132
On 23/12/2008, lrhorer <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tried Google. Most of the responses - not surprisingly - reference > older packages such as RAID-Tools. After scanning dozens of articles, > the only one I found which really addresses the issue uses the same > method I tried. I know from experience this method works, but in > order for it to work one must be able to write to /sys/block/md0/md/ > dev-sd*/slot, and the system won't let me do that. I'm assuming this > is because the array is not running - catch 22. I tried "mdadm -- > incremental --rebuild --run /dev/md0", but I get a segmentation fault. > > On Dec 23, 2:31 am, "Chris Miller" <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I suggest using Google. I would imagine that with so many IBM >> Deathstar drives in this world that someone would have run into your >> problem before. >> >> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:48 PM, [email protected] >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > In that case, your problem exceeds the level of my experience, My >> > apology. >> >> > Do please let us know your solution when you find it. >> >> > On Dec 22, 11:39 pm, lrhorer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> No, the drives are SATA, and it's a Silicon Image controller with port >> >> multipliers. As I already mentioned, the array is using mdadm for >> >> management. The controller is dumb as a post - no pun intended. >> >> >> On Dec 22, 10:21 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > Is this a SCSI array? If so what type of controller are you using? >> >> >> > My Compaq servers use a seperate "card specific" utility to set up >> >> > the >> >> > array before the OS ever gets a look at it. I wonder if the DRAM on >> >> > your controller card has lost its programming during the crash. >> >> >> > On Dec 21, 2:28 pm, lrhorer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > > I am in serious need of some help. I have a RAID 6 array running >> >> > > under Debian "Lenny" Linux using mdadm. I have a 10 disc array set >> >> > > up, and I suffered a system failure requiring a reboot. Now, the >> >> > > array won't start. When I attempt to run --assemble, it thinks 3 >> >> > > of >> >> > > the drives are spare, so it won't run the array. I tried manually >> >> > > assembling the array by writing to /sys/block/md0/md/dev-sd*/slot, >> >> > > but >> >> > > the system won't let me write to any of the directories, I assume >> >> > > because the array is not running. How can I force mdadm to >> >> > > assemble >> >> > > and run at least 8 of the drives? The issue which caused the >> >> > > drives >> >> > > to fail and then the system to halt has been resolved, but I can't >> >> > > figure out how to get the array back online without losing >> >> > > everything >> >> > > on the drives. To answer the obvious question, I do have a backup >> >> > > system, but it failed 3 days ago, and it's going to be a while >> >> > > before >> >> > > the backup system can be repaired. >> >> >> > > If it's relevant, the drives are all unpartitioned, and the array >> >> > > is >> >> > > also unpartitioned, formatted as one large ext2 file system. >> >> -- >> Registered Linux Addict #431495http://profile.xfire.com/mrstalinman| John >> 3:16!http://www.fsdev.net/|http://lordsauron.wordpress.com/ >> Parents, Take Responsibility For Your Kids!http://www.whattheyplay.com/ > > > -- Sent from my mobile device -> http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=417877 -> Linux User #378788 http://counter.li.org/cgi-bin/runscript/display-person.cgi?user=378788 | Debian User Want a mobile? http://lojadotelemovel.com/index.php?ref=33 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
