[Bug 497186] Re: initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot)

2010-04-19 Thread ceg
Hi Dustin, I am not a developer and don't know how to create packages etc. Though, I have gathered information from using mdadm and bugreports to make it easier for a developer to bring ubuntu's mdadm setup in shape. -- initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to

[Bug 497186] Re: initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot)

2010-04-16 Thread Dustin Kirkland
@ceg- I read through https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReliableRaid, and it looks pretty good. Are you willing to implement this for Maverick? -- initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497186 You received this bug notification

[Bug 497186] Re: initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot)

2010-03-30 Thread ceg
** Description changed: After a timeout mdadm in initrams degrades all arrays instead of just those required for the rootfs. This is not good since non-rootfs arrays are likely to be available only incompletely (due to the early stage during boot) and are getting desynced by this.

[Bug 497186] Re: initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot)

2010-03-30 Thread ceg
Note that with the UUID-based raid assembly https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mdadm/+bug/158918/comments/33 the mdadm.conf file is not used to store ARRAY definitions any more. Thus the (UUID) list of raid devices required to mount the rootfs must be stored in a separate file within

[Bug 497186] Re: initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot)

2010-03-29 Thread ceg
** Summary changed: - initramfs' mdadm degrades all arrays (not just those required to boot) + initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot) -- initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot)

[Bug 497186] Re: initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot)

2010-03-29 Thread ceg
As long as the proper mdadm --incremental mode command (to start a single array) is not available (Bug #251646) a workaround needs to be used: mdadm --remove incomplete-md-device arbitrary-member-device-of- incomplete-array mdadm --incremental --run arbitrary-member-device-of-incomplete-array

[Bug 497186] Re: initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot)

2010-03-29 Thread ceg
** Changed in: mdadm (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- initramfs' init-premount degrades *all* arrays (not just those required to boot) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497186 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --