thanks for replying
dmraid version: 1.0.0.rc15 (2008-09-17) shared
dmraid library version: 1.0.0.rc15 (2008.09.17)
device-mapper version: 4.15.0
ubuntu 9.10
kernel: 2.6.31-16-generic
output of fdisk -l
root@jacek-desktop:~# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xab15f7eb
Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x2850f24c
Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/sdc: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x2e181549
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 1 59321 476495901 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 59322 60801 11888100 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 59322 60801 11888068+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdd: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb41a3d87
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 1 243197 1953478878+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
output of dmraid -ay
root@jacek-desktop:~# dmraid -ay
RAID set "nvidia_afeahbbe" already active
RAID set "nvidia_jbcaafci" already active
ERROR: dos: partition address past end of RAID device
RAID set "nvidia_jbcaafci1" already active
RAID set "nvidia_jbcaafci5" already active
and dmraid -r
root@jacek-desktop:~# dmraid -r
/dev/sdd: nvidia, "nvidia_afeahbbe", linear, ok, 1953525166 sectors, data@ 0
/dev/sdc: nvidia, "nvidia_jbcaafci", linear, ok, 976773166 sectors, data@ 0
/dev/sdb: nvidia, "nvidia_afeahbbe", linear, ok, 976773166 sectors, data@ 0
/dev/sda: nvidia, "nvidia_afeahbbe", linear, ok, 976773166 sectors, data@ 0
I did come across the update for dmraid you mentioned... perhaps I should update to the latest dmraid