On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:07 AM, Sven Hartge <s...@svenhartge.de> wrote: > Hendrik Boom <hend...@topoi.pooq.com> wrote: > >> But it is not recognized at boot. The dmesg output tells me all about >> finding the old RAID, but it doesn't even notice the new one, not even to >> complain about it. > >> It seems the significant differences bwtween the two RAIDS are: > >> One is new, and the other os old. >> One is on a GPT-partitioned disk and the other uses the MBR partion table. >> One is huge and the other is just large. > >> Any ideas where to look? Or how to work around the problem? > > What type are those partitions for your RAID inside the GPT? They should > look like this (output from gdisk -l): > > Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name > 1 2048 5860533134 2.7 TiB FD00 primary > > Note the Code "FD00" which stands for "Linux RAID". > > I guess (using my magic crystal ball) that your type/code is 8300 and > thus the initrd/kernel won't assemble the RAID.
"FD00" only matters when using v0.9 metadata. Squeeze defaults to v1.x (1.2 IIRC), which isn't auto-assembled by the kernel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=Sx4xK0L3f=eh-55wchyj_jg0fen5kiat0g5sf+rs7w...@mail.gmail.com
