I have also noticed this bug on an Ubuntu 12.04 server. The workaround I've come up with is: * install the backported Quantal kernel (3.5.x) by installing the linux-generic-lts-quantal package * add the following patch to /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/mdadm-functions: --- /tmp/a/mdadm-functions 2013-07-01 12:28:46.896519157 -0500 +++ /tmp/b/mdadm-functions 2013-07-01 12:28:55.136677837 -0500 @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
degraded_arrays() { + udevadm settle + echo "Waiting for RAID arrays to be ready..." + sleep 20 mdadm --misc --scan --detail --test >/dev/null 2>&1 return $((! $?)) } Note that just adding "udevadm settle" was not enough in my case - the sleep was also required. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990913 Title: RAID goes into degrade mode on every boot 12.04 LTS server To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mdadm/+bug/990913/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs