From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Cry Regarder Subject: Re: =?utf-8?b?cGF0YV92aWE=?= with software raid1: "attempt to access beyond end of device" Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:01:52 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids D=C3=A2niel Fraga gmail.com> writes: > I have 2 PATA HDs and they always worked perfectly with > software (kernel) raid1 using the old IDE kernel drivers. Now I use > the new libata drivers (VIA), and it keep giving those erros messages= : >=20 > attempt to access beyond end of device > md1: rw=3D0, want=3D155284112, limit=3D155284096 Isn't this the standard problem that some hard drives have reserved areas that the operating system isn't supposed to use? The old IDE drivers didn't honor the drive's request not to use. libata, however, now behaves correctly and honors it. libata.ignore_hpa=3D1 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2007-May/msg01695.htm= l and http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/F7Common Now if someone can explain to me if it is safe to write the partition t= able saying I only have one partition when I built a raid-5 on /dev/sd? inst= ead of /dev/sd?1 Thanks! Cry - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html