It sounds like 2.3.29 forgot the raidtools patch to be included.
try patching it and enter N to any errors then try again.
At 09:19 PM 12/12/1999 +1100, Andre Pang wrote:
>Hi,
>
> I've been succesfully using raidtools-0.90 (from
>ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/daemons/raid/alpha) for the 2.2.x kernel range but
>I've been unable to get them to work with 2.3.29.
>
> Is there a more recent of the raidtools I should be using, and if so,
>where do I get them from? I've searched the linux-raid mailing list
>archives for the last month or two but haven't been able to find an answer.
>
> Extra info if needed: /dev/md* is a block file (9,x), using a vanilla
>2.3.29 kernel, tried building RAID stuff both as modules and non-modules,
>and the last few lines of an strace mkraid /dev/md0 are:
>
>open("/dev/md0", O_RDONLY) = 4
>ioctl(4, 0x40480923, 0x804ffe0) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument)
>write(2, 0xbfffd0e8, 70mkraid: aborted, see the syslog and /proc/mdstat
>for potential clues.
>) = 70
>
> If it makes any difference, I'm using hde to hdh for my RAID devices.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
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