okay, this is what i have done: # umount /dev/hdc8 # mdadm /dev/md4 --fail /dev/hdc8 # mdadm /dev/md4 --remove /dev/hdc8 # mdadm /dev/md4 --add /dev/hdc8
cat-ed /proc/mdstat and see that it is resynching ... good news. now, part two of your suggestion ... unmounting /dev/hdaX partitions, editing fstab, and remounting. won't this cause my system to go belly up? <snip> > remout /dev/hdb8 on /mnt and see if it is there. > > If so: > > unmount both /dev/hdb8 and /dev/hda8 > edit /etc/fstab to point to the correct md array > remont /tmp > see if you have a functioning /tmp. > > If this works, then you have a strategy to attempt > from single-user > mode. If not, you'll have to think of something > else. At least these > are raid1 arrays. > > Good luck. > > Doug. > > Audubon Strings, LLC | Full Service Violin Shop 63 Audubon St. New Haven, CT 06510 203.772.4722 (ph/fax) http://www.audubonstrings.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]