Just ran into the same problem on Ubuntu 9.04 x64 Server. I had to adapt the workaround a little so that it worked for me
kaefert@Blechserver:~$ uname -a Linux Blechserver 2.6.28-11-server #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 02:45:36 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
kaefert@Blechserver:~$ sudo losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/sdc1 kaefert@Blechserver:~$ sudo losetup /dev/loop1 /dev/sdd1 kaefert@Blechserver:~$ sudo losetup /dev/loop2 /dev/sde1 kaefert@Blechserver:~$ sudo losetup /dev/loop3 /dev/sdf1 kaefert@Blechserver:~$ sudo mdadm --assemble /dev/md1 /dev/loop0 /dev/loop1 /dev/loop2 /dev/loop3 mdadm: /dev/md1 has been started with 4 drives.
Just ran into the same problem on Ubuntu 9.04 x64 Server. I had to adapt the workaround a little so that it worked for me
kaefert@ Blechserver: ~$ uname -a
Linux Blechserver 2.6.28-11-server #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 02:45:36 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
kaefert@ Blechserver: ~$ sudo losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/sdc1 Blechserver: ~$ sudo losetup /dev/loop1 /dev/sdd1 Blechserver: ~$ sudo losetup /dev/loop2 /dev/sde1 Blechserver: ~$ sudo losetup /dev/loop3 /dev/sdf1 Blechserver: ~$ sudo mdadm --assemble /dev/md1 /dev/loop0 /dev/loop1 /dev/loop2 /dev/loop3
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mdadm: /dev/md1 has been started with 4 drives.