> > WAIT!!
> >
> > I thought there was a procedure that would convert the OLD raid
> > partitions for prior tool sets to the NEW ones with a persistant
> > superblock.
> >
> > Did I not understand correctly??
>
> But from what I understood from the previous message, this is an
> array created with the latest tools.
The autostart function is defined by the partition type FD, and has
nothing to do with the partition contents. The superblock is written
at the end of the partition so if the partition is not full then it
should work. I don't know this, I'm asking??
> If not, how could he
> successfully start the array with mkraid? I don't think the "mkraid
> --upgrade" option can cover this situation, can it?
Well---- raid guru's ???
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