Can't install RAID created with Windows (and raid controller) on laptop running Linux with no hardware controller
by rollim01 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4XPHE)
I have 4 hard drives that formed a RAID 10 array created on a Windows PC with an Intel raid controller. That old PC is long gone but I still have the drives from that array.
Now I have a laptop running Linux (no hardware RAID controller) and I'd like to find a way to read the data from those old drives. I've managed to assemble the array using
mdadm --assemble
but the array is listed as 'inactive' in /proc/mdstat
when I use
mdadm --examine
on the array it tells me:
mdmon: /dev/md0 is not attached to Intel(R) RAID controller
I'm pretty much a Linux noob. I'm trying to retrieve the data without having to buy a new desktop/hardware RAID controller. Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Thank you.
Now I have a laptop running Linux (no hardware RAID controller) and I'd like to find a way to read the data from those old drives. I've managed to assemble the array using
mdadm --assemble
but the array is listed as 'inactive' in /proc/mdstat
when I use
mdadm --examine
on the array it tells me:
mdmon: /dev/md0 is not attached to Intel(R) RAID controller
I'm pretty much a Linux noob. I'm trying to retrieve the data without having to buy a new desktop/hardware RAID controller. Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Thank you.