i did all the things reccommanded by the summary section of raidctl(8) (i even tried changing the 'a' partition to 'e', to be the same as in the man page, no luck), i also tried following http://unixsadm.blogspot.com/2007/10/openbsd-raidframe-mirror-software-raid.html no change either.
my GENERIC.RAID is different from GENERIC in only two lines: pseudo-device raid 4 option RAID_AUTOCONFIG my trouble is: # newfs /dev/rraid0a /dev/rraid0a: 3564.5MB in 7300000 sectors of 512 bytes 18 cylinder groups of 202.47MB, 12958 blocks, 25984 inodes each super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at: 32, 414688, 829344, 1244000, 1658656, 2073312, 2487968, 2902624, 3317280, 3731936, 4146592, 4561248, 4975904, 5390560, 5805216, 6219872, 6634528, 7049184, # mount /dev/rraid0a /mnt/ mount_ffs: /dev/rraid0a on /mnt: Block device required :( some (hopefully) relevant info: # disklabel wd1 # Inside MBR partition 3: type A6 start 63 size 8434062 # /dev/rwd1c: type: ESDI disk: ESDI/IDE disk label: Maxtor 90432D2 flags: bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 63 tracks/cylinder: 255 sectors/cylinder: 16065 cylinders: 525 total sectors: 8440992 rpm: 3600 interleave: 1 trackskew: 0 cylinderskew: 0 headswitch: 0 # microseconds track-to-track seek: 0 # microseconds drivedata: 0 16 partitions: # size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] a: 100000 63 4.2BSD 2048 16384 16 b: 1000000 100063 swap c: 8440992 0 unused 0 0 d: 7334062 1100063 RAID # disklabel wd2 # Inside MBR partition 3: type A6 start 63 size 8434062 # /dev/rwd2c: type: ESDI disk: ESDI/IDE disk label: Maxtor 90432D2 flags: bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 63 tracks/cylinder: 255 sectors/cylinder: 16065 cylinders: 525 total sectors: 8440992 rpm: 3600 interleave: 1 trackskew: 0 cylinderskew: 0 headswitch: 0 # microseconds track-to-track seek: 0 # microseconds drivedata: 0 16 partitions: # size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] a: 100000 63 4.2BSD 2048 16384 16 b: 1000000 100063 swap c: 8440992 0 unused 0 0 d: 7334062 1100063 RAID # fdisk wd1 Disk: wd1 geometry: 525/255/63 [8440992 Sectors] Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55 Starting Ending LBA Info: #: id C H S - C H S [ start: size ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused 1: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused 2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused *3: A6 0 1 1 - 524 254 63 [ 63: 8434062 ] OpenBSD # fdisk wd2 Disk: wd2 geometry: 525/255/63 [8440992 Sectors] Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55 Starting Ending LBA Info: #: id C H S - C H S [ start: size ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused 1: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused 2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused *3: A6 0 1 1 - 524 254 63 [ 63: 8434062 ] OpenBSD # cat /etc/raid0.conf START array 1 2 0 START disks /dev/wd1d /dev/wd2d START layout 128 1 1 1 START queue fifo 100 # disklabel raid0 # Inside MBR partition 3: type A6 start 128 size 7333760 # /dev/rraid0c: type: RAID disk: raid label: fictitious flags: bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 128 tracks/cylinder: 8 sectors/cylinder: 1024 cylinders: 7162 total sectors: 7333888 rpm: 3600 interleave: 1 trackskew: 0 cylinderskew: 0 headswitch: 0 # microseconds track-to-track seek: 0 # microseconds drivedata: 0 16 partitions: # size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] a: 7300000 128 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1 c: 7333888 0 unused 0 0 # fdisk raid0 Disk: raid0 geometry: 7162/8/128 [7333888 Sectors] Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55 Starting Ending LBA Info: #: id C H S - C H S [ start: size ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused 1: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused 2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused *3: A6 0 1 1 - 7161 7 128 [ 128: 7333760 ] OpenBSD # raidctl -sv raid0 raid0 Components: /dev/wd1d: optimal /dev/wd2d: optimal No spares. Component label for /dev/wd1d: Row: 0, Column: 0, Num Rows: 1, Num Columns: 2 Version: 2, Serial Number: 100, Mod Counter: 37486700 Clean: No, Status: 0 sectPerSU: 128, SUsPerPU: 1, SUsPerRU: 1 Queue size: 100, blocksize: 512, numBlocks: 7333888 RAID Level: 1 Autoconfig: No Root partition: No Last configured as: raid0 Component label for /dev/wd2d: Row: 0, Column: 1, Num Rows: 1, Num Columns: 2 Version: 2, Serial Number: 100, Mod Counter: 37486700 Clean: No, Status: 0 sectPerSU: 128, SUsPerPU: 1, SUsPerRU: 1 Queue size: 100, blocksize: 512, numBlocks: 7333888 RAID Level: 1 Autoconfig: No Root partition: No Last configured as: raid0 Parity status: clean Reconstruction is 100% complete. Parity Re-write is 100% complete. Copyback is 100% complete. dmesg is in the attachment. -- error: one bad user found in front of screen OpenBSD 4.2-stable (GENERIC.RAID) #0: Sun Mar 2 11:14:03 CET 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/mnt/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.RAID cpu0: Intel Pentium III ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 599 MHz cpu0: FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,SER,MMX,FXSR,SSE real mem = 536428544 (511MB) avail mem = 510631936 (486MB) mainbus0 at root bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 04/22/99, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfd7a0, SMBIOS rev. 2.1 @ 0xefc10 (42 entries) bios0: vendor Intel Corp. version "4S4EB2X0.86A.0017.P10" date 04/22/1999 bios0: Intel Corporation SE440BX-2 pcibios0 at bios0: rev 2.1 @ 0xfd7a0/0x860 pcibios0: PCI IRQ Routing Table rev 1.0 @ 0xfdf30/176 (9 entries) pcibios0: PCI Interrupt Router at 000:07:0 ("Intel 82371FB ISA" rev 0x00) pcibios0: PCI bus #1 is the last bus bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0x8000 0xc8000/0x800 0xc8800/0x800 0xc9000/0x1800 0xe0000/0x4000! 0xe4000/0xc000 acpi at mainbus0 not configured cpu0 at mainbus0 pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (no bios) pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82443BX AGP" rev 0x03 ppb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0 "Intel 82443BX AGP" rev 0x03 pci1 at ppb0 bus 1 vga1 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "ATI Rage Pro" rev 0x5c wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation) wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation) piixpcib0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0 "Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ISA" rev 0x02 pciide0 at pci0 dev 7 function 1 "Intel 82371AB IDE" rev 0x01: DMA, channel 0 wired to compatibility, channel 1 wired to compatibility wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <Maxtor 90432D2> wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA, 4121MB, 8440992 sectors wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 wd1 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0: <Maxtor 90432D2> wd1: 16-sector PIO, LBA, 4121MB, 8440992 sectors wd2 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 1: <Maxtor 90432D2> wd2: 16-sector PIO, LBA, 4121MB, 8440992 sectors wd1(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 wd2(pciide0:1:1): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 uhci0 at pci0 dev 7 function 2 "Intel 82371AB USB" rev 0x01: irq 9 piixpm0 at pci0 dev 7 function 3 "Intel 82371AB Power" rev 0x02: SMI iic0 at piixpm0 lmenv0 at iic0 addr 0x2d: adm9240 rev 2, starting scan xl0 at pci0 dev 13 function 0 "3Com 3c905C 100Base-TX" rev 0x78: irq 11, address 00:01:02:99:bb:c2 exphy0 at xl0 phy 24: 3Com internal media interface xl1 at pci0 dev 14 function 0 "3Com 3c905C 100Base-TX" rev 0x78: irq 7, address 00:01:02:99:bb:ce exphy1 at xl1 phy 24: 3Com internal media interface fxp0 at pci0 dev 15 function 0 "Intel 8255x" rev 0x0c, i82550: irq 10, address 00:02:b3:98:a5:0c inphy0 at fxp0 phy 1: i82555 10/100 PHY, rev. 4 fxp1 at pci0 dev 16 function 0 "Intel 8255x" rev 0x0c, i82550: irq 9, address 00:02:b3:5d:fd:6b inphy1 at fxp1 phy 1: i82555 10/100 PHY, rev. 4 isa0 at piixpcib0 isadma0 at isa0 pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot) pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0 pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61 midi0 at pcppi0: <PC speaker> spkr0 at pcppi0 npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16 pccom0 at isa0 port 0x3f8/8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo usb0 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0 at usb0: Intel UHCI root hub, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 biomask f36d netmask ffed ttymask ffef pctr: 686-class user-level performance counters enabled mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support Kernelized RAIDframe activated dkcsum: wd0 matches BIOS drive 0x80 dkcsum: wd1 matches BIOS drive 0x81 dkcsum: wd2 matches BIOS drive 0x82 root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b raid0: Component /dev/wd1d being configured at row: 0 col: 0 Row: 0 Column: 0 Num Rows: 1 Num Columns: 2 Version: 2 Serial Number: 100 Mod Counter: 37486667 Clean: Yes Status: 0 raid0: Component /dev/wd2d being configured at row: 0 col: 1 Row: 0 Column: 1 Num Rows: 1 Num Columns: 2 Version: 2 Serial Number: 100 Mod Counter: 37486667 Clean: Yes Status: 0 raid0 at root