Re: mdadm on an MvixBox running OpenWRT

Re: mdadm on an MvixBox running OpenWRT

[NeilBrown]

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On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:35:12 +1000 "Hotmail (John Fleuren)"
<john_fleuren@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Everyone, (Neil Brown if he is looking),  
> 
> Thanks to the OpenGemini project I have OpenWRT running on an MvixBOX (a small 2 bay and rather cheap NAS box).
> Just recently someone on the NAS2000 forum asked about configuring a RAID 1 on the MvixBOX running this OpenWRT firmware.
> He was looking for the mdamn module, but it had not been compiled and therefore not included as an IPK.
> 
> The mdamn source code has some patches for Linux Kernels but not noticed anything for v3.04 (as is used by this version of OpenWRT).
> 
> So my question is simple: will mdamd still work with linux kernel 3.04? 
> 
> I was able to cross compile the mdamn source for the storlink soc for this person and hoped he would provide some feedback on setting up the RAID 1.
> Never heard from him again but now I am intrigued if it is possible.
> I've never configured a RAID 1 system myself, but want to try if mdadm does indeed work with the later Linux Kernel. 

Sure - any mdadm should work with any kernel.  Just try it...

NeilBrown

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Re: mdadm on an MvixBox running OpenWRT

[Hotmail (John Fleuren)]

Hi Neil,

Thanks for the reply re mdadm running on the 3.04 kernel.
I will try out your program now I know that it is compatible with this 
kernel.

For what its worth: The email address "linux-raid@vger.kernel.org" generated 
a Delivery Status Notification.

Cheerio,

John Fleuren
(also living in the sunny country!)
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Subject: Re: mdadm on an MvixBox running OpenWRT