From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 28 10:49:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEC64106566B for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:49:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanefbsd@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.159]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 354498FC0C for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:49:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanefbsd@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so512333fgb.35 for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:49:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=OpGVhGfPlU9IgW0KVzBQCqtxAgNvIXZMleV57OyCKN8=; b=Xilsn2iZhYqSH2ZEEC6aD0gdWUOhweU7mCPJr6dipq4Ko+CsQQOyboUAg3OoMzDb43 Jhufc6Ep050TvUKnVlOqScnv2AKB4Yk2bSORNBQCwvCGC1G/SCGigsjLtaLdSn/boxRS XMPHBEjjA1chMsA7WQMEUJzP0vw3ooaQ5kxEE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=uCr36Yoqjb5kjql3skSXb+iN0+cQY/igGVVfKwaJCEvmQSGaquPUXnn3h55MvkLF1k 5xJc4C4zdZN5G+DjYDNpEIe1ToE372BM+hXUW6bN0aa2EyQdYK5QD2kCbtJDXB4MKzFq np/RC8r0/Lo7pp5MlZOoGHhQvsVv3zIfaskRc= Received: by 10.86.1.1 with SMTP id 1mr3346066fga.61.1214650145139; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:49:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.86.51.1 with HTTP; Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:49:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <7d6fde3d0806280349j7eace513idb5cd81f9e2e4e0a@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:49:05 -0700 From: "Garrett Cooper" To: current@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <7d6fde3d0806280348r65875755pf7dc3917bba2bcb5@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <7d6fde3d0806260649t6619521bv92b65c472ddb7e1@mail.gmail.com> <1214492963.35536.22.camel@localhost> <4863B968.4040805@clearchain.com> <7d6fde3d0806262004u171bf9dx179564be5a76d9c7@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080627170323.02591528@mail.computinginnovations.com> <7d6fde3d0806272057p795277a2ie60ac7d7d10f0a6e@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0806280129i31874960ofbc7627598e1426f@mail.gmail.com> <735A937C-89A9-411A-AA3F-377F576E635E@freebsd.org> <7d6fde3d0806280348r65875755pf7dc3917bba2bcb5@mail.gmail.com> Cc: Subject: Re: URGENT: Need help rebuilding iir RAID5 array with failed drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:49:06 -0000 On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 2:02 AM, S=F8ren Schmidt wrote: > > Erm, this makes no sense at all. You state you use the "iir" driver for t= he > card, yet you expect to see the devices under ATA ? Those are two very > different animals, you can't use them together in away way or fashion on = the > same drives. > > That asks the question: which one is it ? > > If you use "iir" I have no idea how/if a rebuild is possible under FreeBS= D, > however it could be in the BIOS or with any other OS that supports it (he= re > the HW should have kept your parity data intact). > > If you use ATA you shouldn't have used RAID5 as the docs tell you, as the= re > will be no parity data to rebuild from no matter what BIOS/OS you use -> = you > will get garbage no matter what. Uhm... ok, I'll bite. What documentation states how to use RAID's under FreeBSD properly? The GEOM docs didn't seem to be what I was looking for back then. >> Thanks for the help and support. This definitely served as a lesson to >> backup my data more often... > > That by itself may be worth all the trouble :) No doubt. Thanks :), -Garrett