Sorry, I forgot to add that I ran mkraid, as instructed in the HOWTO: [root@beethoven /root]# mkraid -f --only-superblock -c /etc/raidtab /dev/md0 mkraid is only relevant for RAID 1, 4, and 5 devices mkraid: aborted thornton Thornton Prime wrote: > > After running several ckdisk/raidrun cycles, I finally got it to > successfully run raidrun, but now mounting the disk reports: > > [root@beethoven /root]# mount /dev/md0 /home/stoli > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/md0, > or too many mounted file systems > > Any recommendations? > > thornton > > Thornton Prime wrote: > > > > I got a few helpful responses from some folks on the mailing list, but > > would like to throw things back out ... > > > > I can successfully run raidadd and ckraid, but raidrun always fails with > > the message: > > > > md: 09:00: raid array is not clean -- run ckraid > > > > ckraid always appears to complete without errors. I have run ckraid with > > --fix, --force-continue, --suggest-failed-disk-mask 0x01, > > --suggest-fix-parity, --force-check and a few combinations therein. > > > > Here is my /etc/raidtab > > > > raiddev /dev/md0 > > > > raid-level 5 > > nr-raid-disks 5 > > nr-spare-disks 0 > > chunk-size 16 > > parity-algorithm left-asymmetric > > > > device /dev/sdd1 > > raid-disk 0 > > device /dev/sde1 > > raid-disk 1 > > device /dev/sdf1 > > raid-disk 2 > > device /dev/sdg1 > > raid-disk 3 > > device /dev/sdh1 > > raid-disk 4 > > > > Here is /proc/mdstat after I run raidadd /dev/md0 > > > > Personalities : [4 raid5] > > read_ahead not set > > md0 : inactive sdd1 sde1 sdf1 sdg1 sdh1 44419200 blocks > > md1 : inactive > > md2 : inactive > > md3 : inactive > > > > The only message that shows up in the log is > > > > md: 09:00: raid array is not clean -- run ckraid > > > > Just a re-cap. I am running RedHat 5.2, unpatched kernel 2.2.3, md is > > compiled as kernel modules, but loads fine using insmod before I attempt > > raidadd or anything else. (I also tried a 2.2.6 kernel with the raid > > driver compiled in, and got the same results). > > > > Everything was all working grand before a power outage last night. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. As I mentioned before, if you need, I can > > pay someone for time if they want to call (phone number below). > > > > thornton > > > > Thornton Prime wrote: > > > > > > I installed software RAID on a RedHat 5.2 machine last week. I had > > > previously upgraded the kernel to 2.2.3. Everything went well. > > > > > > It is RAID5 on 5 Seagate SCSI drives on a BusLogic board, totalling > > > around 35G of available disk space. > > > > > > Last night we had a power outage. The system restarted without problems > > > except for the RAID. The was successfully recognized by the raidadd > > > command, but it failed to start with the raidrun command. I ran ckraid > > > with a number of different options, all ran successfully, but raidrun > > > still failed. > > > > > > I downloaded, compiled and installed the latest RAID tools from RedHat. > > > Supposedly all I need is raidstart, but this simply fails with an > > > 'invalid argument'. > > > > > > I need to mount this drive. Bummer. > > > > > > This is urgent, so if someone felt so inclined, to call me at (310) > > > 689-3170, call collect, ask for Thornton, and if you can fix the problem > > > over the phone we will pay a fair value for your time. > > > > > > Of course, I gladly invite any suggestions via this list also. > > > > > > thornton
