automounting raid array drops to initramfs not boot drive

[Tom Sparks]

On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Tom Sparks <tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>I am attempting to make my raid array[1] automounting 
>but I get the initramfs prompt when I have the drives plugged-in 
>>this what I see on screen when I boot/reboot the system
>1. the bios screen 
>2. the grubs screen 
>3. the ubunut splash screen 
>4. the initramfs prompt >>if I unplug the drives and reboot I get "press s to skip mounting" message 
>I press s and plug-in the drives >I am able to mount the array in ubuntu >>/dev/fstab trimmed >" 
>/dev/md0p1 /media/disk defaults 0 1 >"
>>I've searched google and have not found any thing the look remotely the same 
>>PS: I am using ubuntu 12.04 LTS >>[1] two 2tb usb hard drives RAID level 1, multimedia data and related 
>databases 


>Why would you pause at the initramfs prompt since this array isn't
>your root device? 
the system is doing it

>Is md0p1 listed in "mdadm.conf"? 

no, but based on the blkid information md0p1 is being mounted

my mdadm.conf file
"
ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid1 num-devices=2 metadata=00.90 UUID=06cbbe4c:c3570d58:2fbacfcd:db6832dc
"

#sudo blkid (trimmed)
"
/dev/md0p1: UUID="8f26340a-c304-49ec-819b-af55e2ab3a95" TYPE="ext4" 
"
>Did you rebuild the initramfs after creating the array and 
>adding it to "mdadm.conf"?
I did upgrade from 10.0X LTS to 12.04 LTS only yesterday

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