[ARMedslack] Problem with Linux 2.6.36.3 packages

[John O'Donnell]

On 01/21/2011 08:48 AM, Stuart Winter wrote:
>
>> shouldnt have to DD the whole disk as zero just the first few blocks.. errrr
>> what i  tried at least for a few other problems...
>
> I know - but mdadm was still taking /dev/sda even *without* partitions.
> I'm guessing somehow, somewhere, there was some residue from when the disc
> may have been in a raid configuration somewhere on another system from
> where the disc originated (I have a collection of old discs from a
> variety of places where I used to be a sysadmin).
>
> *shrug*
You should write to the mdadm writers as that is really weird .  I would hav 
zeroed and started from there.  There are asking for failure!

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