Re: Problem recovering a failed RIAD5 array with 4-drives. --RESOLVED

[James <LinuxKernel@jamesplace.net>]

> > 
> > I don't know the original order of the array before all the problems 
started. 
> > 
> > Is there a way to determine the original order? 
> 
> No, unless you have some old kernel logs of the last time it assembled
> the array properly.
> The one thing that "--create" does destroy is the information about
> any previous array that the drives were a part of.
> 
> > 
> > The order that --detail is showing now is the order that appeared after 
> > issuing the command is it is in the email. (ie: a b c d)
> 
> Odd.  I cannot reproduce it.
> I suggest you try different arrangements (of the 3 good drives and the
> word 'missing') until you find one that 'fsck -n' likes.
> 
> NeilBrown
> 
> 

I don't understand how the order of --detail was different than the command 
line on my system, however....

YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!!!

After going through 21 combinations, beginning to lose all hope and plummeting 
into eternal despair, combo 22 worked. The array is up and working. All the 
data (1.3Tb) is there and I'm probably the happiest character on the mail 
list today. 

Thanks a bunch for your help.