> -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Kline [mailto:klinej at msoe.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:15 AM > To: Joseph Key > Cc: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Read errors on RAID 5 array > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Umm you can't have different sized drives in the same raid 5 array. > Think about it, how would stripping and parity and everything work. My > guess is the 250GB id causing you problems, remove that drive from the > array and rebuild the array if needed, and all should be well. If you > really want to use the 250GB drive, make a 200GB partition on it, and > then add the 200GB partition to the array and you are free to use the > remaining 50GB for whatever, maybe LVM. > > ~J > I'm only using 200G of the 250G drive the rest is being used for the operating system. The actual partition used is hda4 which is 200G. Joseph Key