Please update mdadm to version 3.1.2

[Rune K. Svendsen]

Binary package hint: mdadm

The version of mdadm in the repositories is quite old:

    rune@runescomp:~$ mdadm --version
    mdadm - v2.6.7.1 - 15th October 2008

    rune@runescomp:~$ apt-cache policy mdadm
    mdadm:
      Installed: 2.6.7.1-1ubuntu15
      Candidate: 2.6.7.1-1ubuntu15
      Version table:
     *** 2.6.7.1-1ubuntu15 0
            500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
            100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

about 20 months to be exact: http://neil.brown.name/git/mdadm

Could we get an update of this package in the Ubuntu repositories?
It would - at least - fix the bug which brought me here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8548193, but probably a lot has been added in these 17 months between version 2.6.7.1 and 3.1.2.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mdadm 2.6.7.1-1ubuntu15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 4.993963] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
 [ 5.751027] hda-intel: IRQ timing workaround is activated for card #2. Suggest a bigger bdl_pos_adj.
 [ 14.172030] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
 [ 555.014664] EXT4-fs (md1): Magic mismatch, very weird!
Date: Thu Jul 8 13:37:18 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100405)
MDadmExamine.dev.sda: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sda: Permission denied
MDadmExamine.dev.sda1: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda1'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sda1: Permission denied
MDadmExamine.dev.sda2: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda2'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sda2: Permission denied
MDadmExamine.dev.sda3: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda3'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sda3: Permission denied
MDadmExamine.dev.sdb: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdb'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdb: Permission denied
MDadmExamine.dev.sdb1: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdb1'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdb1: Permission denied
MDadmExamine.dev.sdb2: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdb2'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdb2: Permission denied
MDadmExamine.dev.sdc: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdc'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdc: Permission denied
MDadmExamine.dev.sdc1: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdc1'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdc1: Permission denied
MachineType: . .
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=63549b46-3e47-42ae-b5cf-a910879c041e ro quiet splash video=1600x1200@85
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_DK.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcMDstat:
 Personalities : [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10]
 md1 : active raid1 sdc[1] sdb1[0]
       976759936 blocks [2/2] [UU]

 unused devices: <none>
SourcePackage: mdadm
dmi.bios.date: 05/26/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: IP35 Pro XE(Intel P35-ICH9R)
dmi.board.vendor: http://www.abit.com.tw/
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: System Enclosure Manufacter
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd05/26/2008:svn.:pn.:pvrSystemVersion:rvnhttp//www.abit.com.tw/:rnIP35ProXE(IntelP35-ICH9R):rvr1.0:cvnSystemEnclosureManufacter:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: .
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: .
etc.blkid.tab: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/blkid.tab'

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.