Re: ext3 filesystem not working with raid5

From: J.O. Aho (user_at_example.net)
Date: 12/29/03 

Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 20:14:36 +0100

Mario Thomas wrote:
> I have a computer with a RAID5 array running of an adaptec 2400A IDE
> raid controller. There are four disks each of 250Gb and made by
> Maxtor.
>
> After installing the card and disks and creating an array I then
> proceeded to partition and create an ext3 filesystem.

When fixing an ext3 system from more serious problems, I think you need to
treat it as a normal ext2 system (ext3 = ext2+journal).

I personally doubt it's ext3's fault, I would look more at the raid cards
driver or one or more of the matrox harddrives.

  //Aho

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