On (24/08/05 18:14), Jukka Salmi wrote: > I added the "non-fresh" device to the failed md: > > $ mdadm /dev/md2 -a /dev/hdb3 > mdadm: hot added /dev/hdb3 > > and could see hda3 being rebuilt onto the new spare: > > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: md: trying to hot-add unknown-block(3,67) to > md2 ... > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: md: bind<hdb3> > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: RAID1 conf printout: > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: --- wd:1 rd:2 > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: disk 0, wo:0, o:1, dev:hda3 > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: disk 1, wo:1, o:1, dev:hdb3 > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: md: syncing RAID array md2 > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: md: minimum _guaranteed_ reconstruction speed: > 1000 KB/sec/disc. > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: md: using maximum available idle IO bandwith > (but not more than 200000 KB/sec) for reconstruction. > Aug 24 17:11:12 sv005 kernel: md: using 128k window, over a total of 39107264 > blocks. > > Excellent! Unfortunately, some minutes after the sync failed because > of errors on the "good" disk: > > Aug 24 17:16:06 sv005 kernel: hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady > SeekComplete Error } > Aug 24 17:16:06 sv005 kernel: hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError > }, LBAsect=80293024, sector=80293024 > Aug 24 17:16:06 sv005 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 80293024 > [...] > Aug 24 17:16:27 sv005 kernel: md: md2: sync done. > Aug 24 17:16:27 sv005 kernel: md: syncing RAID array md2 > [...] > Aug 24 17:17:01 sv005 kernel: hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady > SeekComplete Error } > Aug 24 17:17:01 sv005 kernel: hda: dma_intr: error=0x01 { AddrMarkNotFound }, > LBAsect=2078496, sector=2078496 > Aug 24 17:17:01 sv005 kernel: hda: DMA disabled > Aug 24 17:17:01 sv005 kernel: hdb: DMA disabled > Aug 24 17:17:01 sv005 kernel: ide0: reset: success > Aug 24 17:17:01 sv005 kernel: hda: task_in_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady > SeekComplete DataRequest Error } > Aug 24 17:17:01 sv005 kernel: hda: task_in_intr: error=0x01 { > AddrMarkNotFound }, LBAsect=2078496, sector=2078496 > [...] > > Seems I need to replace the disk or the controller. At least I know > now how to reconstruct a failed device.
;( > > Thank you for your help! No problem. If you have to boot from a live CD, I'd recommend looking at Debian From Scratch which has RAID support: http://people.debian.org/~jgoerzen/dfs/html/intro.html Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]