From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: rrk Subject: re mdadm raid1 creation problems Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 05:13:57 -0500 Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <40CAD765.7040307@prairie.lakes.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids sorry my reply's are not making it to the list the error msg i get is /dev/md1 file system size ( according to the superblock) is 2560351 the pyhical size of the device is 2560320 either the superblock or the partion table is corrupt /dev/md1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY i get this msg on the first boot with md1 as the primary boot partion i thought i was being pretty careful about rebooting after all partion changes the build order/process is build and test hda debian 2.4.26 with raid compiled in sfdisk to transfer partions sfdisk -d /dev/hda | sfdisk /dev/hdc set hdc partion type to fd reboot mk file system on hdc and copy hda to hdc reboot test hdc as primary boot reboot create md1 mdadm --create /dev/md1 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 missing /dev/hdc1 there are 3 md devices / home & var reboot mount md device for test change hda partion type to fd reboot edit fstab and grub on md devices shutdown boot from mepis rescue disk mdadm --add /dev/md1 /dev/hda1 wait for resync shutdown reboot from md1 thanks rob