Ok, since the package in my ppa works, I'll now submit this for a stable release update. I have personally tested this on a recently obtained Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R board, with a JMicron controller, and can verify that this fix works.
This fix can only be tested if one has a JMicron SATA/AHCI/RAID controller, which uses Fake/BIOS RAID with DMRaid. These controllers are also known as Gigabyte SATA controllers, at least on Gigabyte boards. With the current package, users are not able to make use of any data stored on fake RAID arrays set up by JMicron/Gigabyte SATA controllers, typically a windows installation, or other user data. TEST CASE: 1. Ensure you have at least 2 SATA disks attached to the JMicron controller. 2. Create either a RAID0, or RAID1 array on these two disks. 3. Boot into Ubuntu and either install the dmraid package if its not already installed, or attempt to run dmraid like so, "sudo dmraid -ay" in a terminal. Dmraid should crash in a similar fashion shown at the top of this bug report. 4. Now install the dmraid package with the fix applied, either from my PPA linked to earlier in the bug report, or from ahrdy-proposed once available. Dmraid shoudl activate and allow the use of the array. Regression potential: Applying this patch is only likely to affect the code that names the device nodes used to access the array. If the array can't properly be brought up, then there is no data loss, however the user cannot access the data on this array. Course of action for intrepid: A new upload will be made with the patch used for this stable release update as soon as intrepid opens. The patch will also be sent upstream. ** Attachment added: "Debdiff with fix." http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13975284/dmraid.debdiff -- dmraid 1.0.0.rc14-0ubuntu3 crashes on install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221824 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
