Re:

[Michael Evans <mjevans1983@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 7:20 PM, Leslie Rhorer <lrhorer@satx.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-raid-
>> owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Michael Evans
>> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:22 PM
>> To: Leslie Rhorer
>> Cc: Neil Brown; linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
>> Subject: Re:
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Leslie Rhorer <lrhorer@satx.rr.com> wrote:
>> >        Thanks, Neil.  I guess I'll just tear it down and rebuild.
>>  Debian
>> > "Squeeze" is definitely not ready for prime time, and I don't think even
>> it
>> > supplies kernel 2.6.32 or mdadm 3.1.1.  Oh, well.
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Neil Brown [mailto:neilb@suse.de]
>> >> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 7:53 PM
>> >> To: Leslie Rhorer
>> >> Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
>> >> Subject: Re:
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 19:37:15 -0600
>> >> "Leslie Rhorer" <lrhorer@satx.rr.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I am running mdadm 2.6.7.2-1, and 2.6.7.2-3 is available under my
>> >> distro.
>> >> > Do either of these versions support reshaping an array from RAID5 to
>> >> RAID6?
>> >>
>> >> No
>> >>
>> >> > Does any later version?
>> >>
>> >> Yes.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You need mdadm-3.1.1 plus linux 2.6.32.
>> >>
>> >> NeilBrown
>> >>
>> >> >
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>>
>> What are you talking about?
>
>        Referring to what, specifically?
>
>> Have you not synced to the online
>> repository?  I grabbed this out of the Package.bz2 file.
>
>        Of course.  I'm running "Lenny" for an AMD-64.  The output below is
> definitely not for AMD-64, and it looks to me like it might be "Squeeze" or
> "Sid", not "Lenny".
>
> From the "Lenny" AMD-64 Package.bz2 file:
>
> Package: mdadm
> Priority: optional
> Section: admin
> Installed-Size: 776
> Maintainer: Debian mdadm maintainers
> <pkg-mdadm-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
> Architecture: amd64
> Version: 2.6.7.2-3
> Replaces: mdctl
> Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7-1), udev | makedev, debconf (>= 1.4.72), lsb-base (>=
> 3.1-6)
> Recommends: exim4 | mail-transport-agent, module-init-tools
> Conflicts: initramfs-tools (<< 0.65), mdctl (<< 0.7.2), raidtools2 (<<
> 1.00.3-12.1)
> Filename: pool/main/m/mdadm/mdadm_2.6.7.2-3_amd64.deb
> Size: 273876
> MD5sum: a3755364dcc80be5d940a3d423eb55a9
> SHA1: a0ee5083f213f70bbb96cb8fd5b2f89a5cb8ddd3
> SHA256: 10add842a74034592b8647c8e70a69502e3d915413a7da640c0172d02ef9ee7d
> Description: tool to administer Linux MD arrays (software RAID)
>  The mdadm utility can be used to create, manage, and monitor MD
>  (multi-disk) arrays for software RAID or multipath I/O.
>  .
>  This package automatically configures mdadm to assemble arrays during the
>  system startup process. If not needed, this functionality can be disabled.
> Homepage: http://neil.brown.name/blog/mdadm
> Tag: admin::boot, admin::configuring, hardware::storage, implemented-in::c,
> implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
> role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring, use::monitor
>
>
>        "Lenny" i386 lists the same thing.
>
>> (Yes, BTW, they should probably have a bug filed to get mdadm 3.1
>> included before the freeze...)
>>
>> Package: mdadm
>> Priority: optional
>> Section: admin
>> Installed-Size: 1064
>> Maintainer: Debian mdadm maintainers <pkg-mdadm-
>> devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
>> Architecture: i386
>> Version: 3.0.3-2
>> Replaces: mdctl
>> Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.3), udev | makedev, debconf (>= 1.4.72),
>> lsb-base (>= 3.1-6)
>> Recommends: default-mta | mail-transport-agent, module-init-tools
>> Conflicts: initramfs-tools (<< 0.65), mdctl (<< 0.7.2), raidtools2 (<<
>> 1.00.3-12.1)
>> Filename: pool/main/m/mdadm/mdadm_3.0.3-2_i386.deb
>> Size: 418426
>> MD5sum: ab27fb8bfde438bc76dcb42ce8717626
>> SHA1: a89f1b90ac08bcf29c6c49cc310db0823edf8562
>> SHA256: 5f9fae56cba6aa6dbb747ddf86402615319d32f3d692da64a818f0f1fab399af
>> Description: tool to administer Linux MD arrays (software RAID)
>>  The mdadm utility can be used to create, manage, and monitor MD
>>  (multi-disk) arrays for software RAID or multipath I/O.
>>  .
>>  This package automatically configures mdadm to assemble arrays during the
>>  system startup process. If not needed, this functionality can be
>> disabled.
>> Homepage: http://neil.brown.name/blog/mdadm
>> Tag: admin::boot, admin::configuring, hardware::storage,
>> implemented-in::c, implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline,
>> interface::daemon, role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring,
>> use::monitor
>>
>>
>> Package: linux-image-2.6.32-trunk-686
>> Priority: optional
>> Section: kernel
>> Installed-Size: 74220
>> Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>
>> Architecture: i386
>> Source: linux-2.6
>> Version: 2.6.32-5
>> Provides: linux-image, linux-image-2.6, linux-modules-2.6.32-trunk-686
>> Depends: module-init-tools, initramfs-tools (>= 0.55) | linux-initramfs-
>> tool
>> Pre-Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0
>> Recommends: firmware-linux-free (>= 2.6.32), libc6-i686
>> Suggests: linux-doc-2.6.32, grub | lilo
>> Conflicts: initramfs-tools (<< 0.55)
>> Filename: pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-image-2.6.32-trunk-686_2.6.32-
>> 5_i386.deb
>> Size: 26282748
>> MD5sum: 776c9e57322b9e154bcc0518a9224df3
>> SHA1: 210cc48a91120ebd36cb20d9516e6e34e4c52da4
>> SHA256: bf8e8936cacf902b09dde1950bf10dcf50b1cceeeb4d1c351250a5c13da42e83
>> Description: Linux 2.6.32 for modern PCs
>>  The Linux kernel 2.6.32 and modules for use on PCs with Intel Pentium
>>  Pro/II/III/4/4M/D/M, Xeon, Celeron, Core or Atom; AMD K6, Geode LX/NX,
>>  Athlon (K7), Duron, Opteron, Sempron, Turion or Phenom; Transmeta
>>  Efficeon; VIA C3 "Nehemiah" or C7 processors.
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Yes, it is for Squeeze, if you want the latest bugfixes and security
updates you should seriously consider running debian-testing instead
of stable.  Stable is reserved for 'mature' features.  Testing, as far
as I'm aware, will almost never (and should never if you are paying
attention) cause data-loss, but might occasionally get in to a
situation where something breaks; mostly just during upgrades (but
then that's true of any upgrade).
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