Re: Corrupted RAID 50 (aparently?) array. Help needed.

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

Nicolas Mella wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> wrote:
>   
>> nmella@kepler.cl wrote:
>>  > Hi list,
>>  >
>>  > Hope someone can give me the right direction on how to resolve this.
>>
>>  Were you under the impression that this list is a professional service
>>  where people are paid to give you good response? You sent the first copy
>>  of your question at 10:42, got impatient and resent at 11:04, then 11:15
>>  and 11:22. Sorry we don't respond fast enough for you, perhaps you
>>  should take your business elsewhere.
>>
>>  --
>>  Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
>>   "Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still
>>   be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark
>>     
>
>
> Sorry list. I know my mistake  and I am totally embarrassed.....
>
> I just read everywhere that majordomo filter almost everything....so I
> thought my emails where been filtered.... (list emails are dispatch
> with a very long delay).
>
> Sorry.
>
> For sure I don't think this is a professional service. I just wanted
> help on my problem which this list seem to be the right solution.
>
> Well, anyway I could re-assemble the RAID myself.
>
>   
Did you try just specifying "partitions" to mdadm and letting the 
software determine the members and assembly order? While this is not as 
exciting a challenge as assembling with data from examined partitions, 
it is a lot more convenient. ;-)

> If is it useful for someone here goes the solution:
>
> Using Winhex software, I assemble  both RAID5 groups considering the
> sequence that was detail by the "mdadm --examine option". (RAID5 type
> AMI backward dynamic)
>
> Having both 1,0 TB disks the Testdisk program said they had LVM partion.
>
> So I activated them using "vgscan" and "vgchange -a y" and then I just
> mount the partion. ufffff
>
>   
Good job, glad you got it going again.

> Sorry for all the trouble.
>
> Have a nice day.
>
> Nicolas
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-- 
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
  "Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still
  be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark