--- mdadm.8-orig 2006-12-18 13:54:05.000000000 -0500 +++ mdadm.8 2006-12-18 13:54:34.000000000 -0500 @@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ to use the minor number of the md device that is being assembled. e.g. when assembling .BR /dev/md0 , -.M --super-minor=dev +.B --super-minor=dev will look for super blocks with a minor number of 0. .TP @@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ .B " echo 'DEVICE /dev/hd[a-z] /dev/sd*[a-z]' > mdadm.conf" .br .B " mdadm --examine --scan --config=mdadm.conf >> mdadm.conf" -.ber +.br This will find what arrays could be assembled from existing IDE and SCSI whole drives (not partitions) and store the information is the format of a config file.