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I use this page for dd reference:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/learn-the-dd-command-362506/

FIXED! :D\\:D/:guitar:

but not sure quite what did it


Installed mdadm from Jonas Pedersen PPA
Rebooted got repair console ("Enter root password or Control-D to continue")
ran mdadm -As...

Is there a way to change the prefered minor number?

I have noticed that one disk will assemble onto md0 and the other will assemble onto md127 they switch depending what I set the md to be in mdadm.conf


# mdadm.conf
#
# Please refer to...

root@griffie:/home/david# mdadm -D /dev/md0
mdadm: md device /dev/md0 does not appear to be active.

Yes before I upgraded to jaunty these two hard disks where at sda & sdb

I have 4 hdds currenly sda/b are on the standard IDE controller and sdc/d are on my raid controller (pseudo raid I ditched...

Can't even force it


root@griffie:/home/nutchy# mdadm -Af /dev/md0
mdadm: SET_ARRAY_INFO failed for /dev/md0: Device or resource busy

root@griffie:/home/nutchy# mdadm --assemble --force...

Ok I made that change


root@griffie:/home/nutchy# cat /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
...
DEVICE partitions
...
ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid0 num-devices=2 UUID=616e78cd:fc386bed:b928cd6d:81a874bc

This is my mdadm.conf as it is atm


root@griffie:/home/david# cat /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
# mdadm.conf
#
# Please refer to mdadm.conf(5) for information about this file.
#

# by default, scan...

root@griffie:/home/nutchy# mdadm --examine --scan
ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid0 num-devices=2 UUID=616e78cd:fc386bed:b928cd6d:81a874bc
root@griffie:/home/nutchy# mdadm --examine --scan >>...

Ok so i've played around some it looks a bit more promising but still no cigar


root@griffie:/home/nutchy# mdadm -Asv
mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md0
mdadm: /dev/sdc is identified as a...

I did the Jaunty yesterday and after reboot my mdadm raid won't work

I had one raid 0 at /dev/md0 made up from /dev/sda and /dev/sdb since the upgrade those disks are now /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd
...

Oddness gone.

I did a windows fix, wiped and reinstalled




(reinstalled ubuntu)

Turns out to be a hardware issue (non usb 2 compliant cable - cheap 2.5" hdd enclosure)

bump and some more info.

I can plug a USB1.1 thumbdrive into my USB2 and it'll automount no problem.

Tried booting with drive attached to usb2.0 it seemed to work booted into gnome with EXTERNAL on the desktop double clicked....


"EXTERNAL" couldn't be found. Perhaps it has recently been...

Little extra info

Plugging in other devices work however such as a mouse works fine

pluggin in an external card reader doesn't work (this is a internal USB card-reader uses a double internal...

Hi all, little usb problem...

I can plug my usb drive into my USB1.1 port and it automounts no problem but it won't automount on USB 2.0 and I can't mount it manually. I have a card reader...

Reinstalled nautilus. rebooted

still can't read /home/david

more clues

Logged into KDE dolphin has no issues reading /home/david
Back into gnome gksu dolphin can read /home/david

nautilus still can't read /home/david/ neither can open file dialogs

Nothing appears in nautilus or any other gui application (such as open file dialogs)

here's what terminal output shows it doesn't change if I navigate away and back to /home/david

...

Thanks outputs....

fsck:


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fsck /dev/hda3 -V
fsck 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008)
[/sbin/fsck.ext3 (1) -- /dev/hda3] fsck.ext3 /dev/hda3
e2fsck 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008)
/dev/hda3:...

This is a frustrating and bizarre little problem which I'll list the symptoms of.

My home folder (/home/david) contents cannot be read by root in nautilus or any open file dialogs (either...

I have the same problem with openoffice on Hardy xubuntu.

I can print the test page, pages from firefox and from my windows machine via samba fine.

I also had the same problem with abiword....

Non-geeks don't know what they want!

However most expect to see Windows on a computer, because it's the only OS they know of. Others think with a new computer they'll have to learn it all over...