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Old 01-15-2013, 11:18 AM   #1
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mount partition type 'fd' fails with " unknown filesystem type 'linux_raid_member'"


Hi,

I had an old NAS - single drive so no RAID that I configured.

Built the disk into a system I installed ubunto onto in the hopes of getting my data back. The disk is giving a SMART error, so it cannot/will not boot anymore - but seems to be okay as 'just a disk'.

(I am aware of the posts http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-drive-925485/ and http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...1-disk-723225/ However, I have not understood them well enough to move forward - additional software (raid management) and different partition type (83 I believe).

Thanks for your assistence!

After powering up:

# fdisk -> p output:
Code:
Disk /dev/sdb: 750.2 GB, 750156374016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465149168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00007c00

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1           48195     5927984     2939895   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2         5927985     6136829      104422+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb3         6136830     8112824      987997+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb4         8112825  1465144064   728515620   fd  Linux raid autodetect
mount fails...
Code:
root@ubuntu:~# mount -r /dev/sdb4 /data/x002
mount: unknown filesystem type 'linux_raid_member'
fdisk -> l command (for reference)
Code:
Command (m for help): l            

 0  Empty           24  NEC DOS         81  Minix / old Lin bf  Solaris        
 1  FAT12           27  Hidden NTFS Win 82  Linux swap / So c1  DRDOS/sec (FAT-
 2  XENIX root      39  Plan 9          83  Linux           c4  DRDOS/sec (FAT-
 3  XENIX usr       3c  PartitionMagic  84  OS/2 hidden C:  c6  DRDOS/sec (FAT-
 4  FAT16 <32M      40  Venix 80286     85  Linux extended  c7  Syrinx         
 5  Extended        41  PPC PReP Boot   86  NTFS volume set da  Non-FS data    
 6  FAT16           42  SFS             87  NTFS volume set db  CP/M / CTOS / .
 7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT 4d  QNX4.x          88  Linux plaintext de  Dell Utility   
 8  AIX             4e  QNX4.x 2nd part 8e  Linux LVM       df  BootIt         
 9  AIX bootable    4f  QNX4.x 3rd part 93  Amoeba          e1  DOS access     
 a  OS/2 Boot Manag 50  OnTrack DM      94  Amoeba BBT      e3  DOS R/O        
 b  W95 FAT32       51  OnTrack DM6 Aux 9f  BSD/OS          e4  SpeedStor      
 c  W95 FAT32 (LBA) 52  CP/M            a0  IBM Thinkpad hi eb  BeOS fs        
 e  W95 FAT16 (LBA) 53  OnTrack DM6 Aux a5  FreeBSD         ee  GPT            
 f  W95 Ext'd (LBA) 54  OnTrackDM6      a6  OpenBSD         ef  EFI (FAT-12/16/
10  OPUS            55  EZ-Drive        a7  NeXTSTEP        f0  Linux/PA-RISC b
11  Hidden FAT12    56  Golden Bow      a8  Darwin UFS      f1  SpeedStor      
12  Compaq diagnost 5c  Priam Edisk     a9  NetBSD          f4  SpeedStor      
14  Hidden FAT16 <3 61  SpeedStor       ab  Darwin boot     f2  DOS secondary  
16  Hidden FAT16    63  GNU HURD or Sys af  HFS / HFS+      fb  VMware VMFS    
17  Hidden HPFS/NTF 64  Novell Netware  b7  BSDI fs         fc  VMware VMKCORE 
18  AST SmartSleep  65  Novell Netware  b8  BSDI swap       fd  Linux raid auto
1b  Hidden W95 FAT3 70  DiskSecure Mult bb  Boot Wizard hid fe  LANstep        
1c  Hidden W95 FAT3 75  PC/IX           be  Solaris boot    ff  BBT            
1e  Hidden W95 FAT1 80  Old Minix
 
Old 01-15-2013, 12:31 PM   #2
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Without copying/pasting check out the thread on hardforums. This is caused by a software layer raid that was implemented on the drive. Probably automatically by your NAS. You will need to mount it with mdadm and try to rebuild it to access your data.

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1453689
 
Old 01-15-2013, 03:51 PM   #3
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Hopefully this is a linear - those partitions being different sizes. But don't go messing with anything (particularly partition type) till you know what you're dealing with.
The second thread you posted probably has all the doco you need. Let's see the output of
Code:
cat /proc/mdadm
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Old 01-15-2013, 04:00 PM   #4
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Yes the /proc/mdadm file is going to be a great place to look. Depending upon the output and what info is actually missing an mdadm with a scan argument may fill in the missing info and get you there.

You could also try explicitly specifying the file system type on the mount command and see if that works, its kind of hit or miss in this situation. Try adding a "-t ext3" to your mount command and see if it takes.
 
Old 01-16-2013, 06:43 AM   #5
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Guess I have some prep work to do...

Code:
michael@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/mdadm
cat: /proc/mdadm: No such file or directory
 
Old 01-16-2013, 06:54 AM   #6
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OK. I installed mdadm, still no /proc/mdadm

Mounting with -t ext3 took longer for a reply, but still no success.
Code:
root@ubuntu:~# mount -r -t ext3 /dev/sdb4 /data/x052
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb4,
       missing codepage or helper program, or other error
       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail  or so
Not accustomed on AIX to rebooting after installing, I suspect this is not a solution for Linux either, but will try a reboot before proceeding.

Before I try a mdadm command going to read the help and hop to understand that (a bit of explanation is missing in your 3-year post, but :smiley" when I saw type 'fd'!

A "Thank you" will be coming soon - perhaps two!
 
Old 01-16-2013, 06:59 AM   #7
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no reboot - yet. No help on -R option (rebuild?), so unsure about using it. Do not want to destroy data.

Code:
root@ubuntu:~# mdadm --help-options | grep R
root@ubuntu:~# mdadm --help-options | grep build
  --build       -B   : Build an array without metadata
 
Old 01-16-2013, 07:26 AM   #8
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After a reboot - had to reattach a keyboard and monitor to see I needed to press F1.

reboot was needed because system no longer saw disk (after the -t ext3 mount command I expect)

System (on console) said something about degraded state - I said yes, and mdadm starting doing "stuff"

Code:
root@ubuntu:~# mdadm -Q /dev/sdb4
/dev/sdb4: is not an md array
/dev/sdb4: device 0 in 2 device active raid1 /dev/md4.  Use mdadm --examine for more detail.
I am guessing that the mdX devices are virtualizations of the sdbX devices.
Code:
root@ubuntu:~# ls -l /dev/md?
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 1 Jan 16 14:13 /dev/md1
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 2 Jan 16 14:13 /dev/md2
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 3 Jan 16 14:13 /dev/md3
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 4 Jan 16 14:13 /dev/md4
root@ubuntu:~# ls -l /dev/sdb?
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 17 Jan 16 14:13 /dev/sdb1
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 18 Jan 16 14:13 /dev/sdb2
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 19 Jan 16 14:13 /dev/sdb3
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 20 Jan 16 14:13 /dev/sdb4
Still no /proc/mdadm info
Code:
root@ubuntu:~# cat /proc/mdadm
cat: /proc/mdadm: No such file or directory
So, back to mdadm's suggestion to examine...
Code:
root@ubuntu:~# mdadm --help-options | grep examine
or, for --examine-bitmap, a file name.
  --examine     -E   : Examine superblock on an array component
  --examine-bitmap -X: Display the detail of a bitmap file
Hmm, was the NAT being tricky entering the device twice? Or does this mean something else.
Will wait for assistance now ... (note: I will probably not be able to look at this tomorrow, so my responses will be delayed).

Code:
root@ubuntu:~# mdadm -E /dev/md4
mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/md4.
root@ubuntu:~# mdadm -E /dev/sdb4
/dev/sdb4:
          Magic : a92b4efc
        Version : 0.90.00
           UUID : a6ebb52b:a91421c4:a20483f2:e535f949
  Creation Time : Thu Jan 24 10:51:54 2002
     Raid Level : raid1
  Used Dev Size : 728515520 (694.77 GiB 746.00 GB)
     Array Size : 728515520 (694.77 GiB 746.00 GB)
   Raid Devices : 2
  Total Devices : 1
Preferred Minor : 4

    Update Time : Wed Jan 16 15:13:10 2013
          State : clean
 Active Devices : 1
Working Devices : 1
 Failed Devices : 1
  Spare Devices : 0
       Checksum : 39576ddd - correct
         Events : 2063303


      Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State
this     0       8       20        0      active sync   /dev/sdb4

   0     0       8       20        0      active sync   /dev/sdb4
   1     1       0        0        1      faulty removed
root@ubuntu:~#
Still where I started...

Code:
root@ubuntu:~# mount -r /dev/sdb4 /data/x052
mount: unknown filesystem type 'linux_raid_member'
 
Old 01-16-2013, 11:03 AM   #9
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-R is "force run" it basically says to mdadm, mount this even if you don't want to.

Here is a good man page for it.
http://linux.die.net/man/8/mdadm

The error indicates that the superblock has this drive set to be one of the members of a two drive RAID1 software raid setup. This was more than likely implemented by the NAS automatically without your knowledge. Good news, its a RAID1 and you should be able to get your data back without much trouble.


So you should be able to do the mdadm assemble with the run option to get it mounted. It will just be in a "degraded" state forever unless you get a second drive rebuilt into the array.
 
Old 01-16-2013, 02:08 PM   #10
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This is the second time I run these steps, first time was on a console so I could not cut/paste the output.

stderr had many errors, so I suspect the disk is, for all effective purposes - dead.

What I could see this time:
Code:
root@ubuntu:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdb

Disk /dev/sdb: 750.2 GB, 750156374016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465149168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00007c00

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1           48195     5927984     2939895   fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2         5927985     6136829      104422+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb3         6136830     8112824      987997+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb4         8112825  1465144064   728515620   fd  Linux raid autodetect
root@ubuntu:~# mdadm -A -R /dev/md4 /dev/sdb4
mdadm: /dev/sdb4 is busy - skipping
root@ubuntu:~# mount /dev/sdb4 /data/x053
mount: unknown filesystem type 'linux_raid_member'
root@ubuntu:~# mount /dev/md4 /data/x053
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/md4,
       missing codepage or helper program, or other error
       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail  or so

root@ubuntu:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdb
Note: this was a single disk NAS (WD "blue ring" something book), so yes, it made it RAID without me ever knowing

=== update ===
found messages - presented courtesy of dmesg
just the end, there are many many more.

Quote:
[ 181.156518] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 1276627665
[ 181.156859] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Unhandled error code
[ 181.156862] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
[ 181.156865] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 50 c3 ca b9 00 00 18 00
[ 181.156874] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 1355008697
[ 181.157216] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Unhandled error code
[ 181.157219] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
[ 181.157222] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 51 8b ca b9 00 00 18 00
[ 181.157231] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 1368115897
[ 181.157576] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Unhandled error code
[ 181.157579] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
[ 181.157582] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 57 4f ca c9 00 00 08 00
[ 181.157591] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 1464847049
[ 181.161432] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Truncating mode parameter data from 11824 to 512 bytes
[ 181.161538] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Got wrong page
[ 181.161675] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 181.161803] sdb: detected capacity change from 750156374016 to 0
[ 181.161941] JBD: recovery failed
[ 181.161945] EXT3-fs (md4): error loading journal
[ 181.364067] md: super_written gets error=-5, uptodate=0

Last edited by Michael AM; 01-16-2013 at 02:13 PM. Reason: errors on console
 
Old 01-16-2013, 02:43 PM   #11
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This indeed looks like a hardware error, I would recommend to test the disk with the manufacturer's diagnosis tool.
 
Old 01-16-2013, 04:30 PM   #12
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No time for 24 hours, will let you know what the results are - IF i can find the right program.

Would you happen to have a link to a linux program for Western Digital disks - SATA?
 
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Western Digital seems to be Windows only nowadays, but you can use SeaTools for this job. Here a link to a bootable ISO: http://origin-www.seagate.com/suppor...ls-dos-master/
 
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Hi Michael, have you finally solved the issue? I'm in a similar situation and have difficulties to mount the disks onto another computer.
 
Old 06-18-2013, 04:49 PM   #15
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No. I tried several times, but it seems the disk is too far damaged for any recovery using simple hardware.

Good luck!

I do want to add that the suggestions provided (which I have now forgotten) seemed very promising and worth the effort. But sometimes a disk is just "gone".

Now I have a real RAID6 NAS, and have a spare in the closet.

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