diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*.rej' anaconda-10.1.1.37/fsset.py mezzanine_patched_anaconda-10.1.1.37/fsset.py
--- anaconda-10.1.1.37/fsset.py	2006-02-02 07:03:36.000000000 +1100
+++ mezzanine_patched_anaconda-10.1.1.37/fsset.py	2006-04-06 05:19:55.336561737 +1000
@@ -1339,6 +1339,7 @@
 
 	if bootDev.getName() == "RAIDDevice":
             ret['boot'] = (bootDev.device, N_("RAID Device"))
+            ret['mbr'] = (bl.drivelist[0], N_("Master Boot Record (MBR)"))
             return ret
 
         if iutil.getPPCMacGen() == "NewWorld":
@@ -2001,11 +2002,20 @@
                                                self.minor)
 
     def raidTab (self, devPrefix='/dev'):
+        if self.level == 1:
+            nDisks = max(2, self.numDisks)
+        elif self.level == 5:
+            nDisks = max(3, self.numDisks)
+        elif self.level == 6:
+            nDisks = max(4, self.numDisks)
+        else:
+            nDisks = self.numDisks
+
         entry = ""
         entry = entry + "raiddev		    %s/%s\n" % (devPrefix,
                                                                 self.device,)
         entry = entry + "raid-level		    %d\n" % (self.level,)
-        entry = entry + "nr-raid-disks		    %d\n" % (self.numDisks,)
+        entry = entry + "nr-raid-disks		    %d\n" % (nDisks,)
         entry = entry + "chunk-size		    %s\n" %(self.chunksize,)
         entry = entry + "persistent-superblock	    1\n"
         entry = entry + "nr-spare-disks		    %d\n" % (self.spares,)
@@ -2015,6 +2025,10 @@
                                                         device)
             entry = entry + "    raid-disk     %d\n" % (i,)
             i = i + 1
+        while i < nDisks:
+            entry = entry + "    device	    dev/null\n"
+            entry = entry + "    failed-disk    %d\n" % (i,)
+            i = i + 1
         i = 0
         for device in self.members[self.numDisks:]:
             entry = entry + "    device	    %s/%s\n" % (devPrefix,
@@ -2027,6 +2041,15 @@
         def devify(x):
             return "/dev/%s" %(x,)
         
+        if self.level == 1:
+            nDisks = max(2, self.numDisks)
+        elif self.level == 5:
+            nDisks = max(3, self.numDisks)
+        elif self.level == 6:
+            nDisks = max(4, self.numDisks)
+        else:
+            nDisks = self.numDisks
+
         node = "%s/%s" % (devPrefix, self.device)
         isys.makeDevInode(self.device, node)
 
@@ -2038,12 +2061,18 @@
             args = ["/usr/sbin/mdadm", "--create", "/dev/%s" %(self.device,),
                     "--run", "--chunk=%s" %(self.chunksize,),
                     "--level=%s" %(self.level,),
-                    "--raid-devices=%s" %(self.numDisks,)]
+                    "--raid-devices=%s" %(nDisks,)]
 
             if self.spares > 0:
                 args.append("--spare-devices=%s" %(self.spares,),)
             
             args.extend(map(devify, self.members))
+
+            i = 0
+            while self.numDisks + i < nDisks:
+                args.append("missing")
+                i = i + 1
+
             log("going to run: %s" %(args,))
             iutil.execWithRedirect (args[0], args,
                                     stderr="/dev/tty5", stdout="/dev/tty5")
diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*.rej' anaconda-10.1.1.37/raid.py mezzanine_patched_anaconda-10.1.1.37/raid.py
--- anaconda-10.1.1.37/raid.py	2005-07-09 07:17:54.000000000 +1000
+++ mezzanine_patched_anaconda-10.1.1.37/raid.py	2006-04-06 05:16:30.660228950 +1000
@@ -90,7 +90,17 @@
     raidList = []
     for key in raidSets.keys():
 	(level, totalDisks, mdMinor, devices) = raidSets[key]
-	if len(devices) < totalDisks:
+	if len(devices) == totalDisks - 1 and level in (1, 5, 6):
+            log("missing components of raid device md%d.  The "
+                "raid device needs %d drive(s) and only %d (was/were) found. "
+                "This raid device will be started in degraded mode.", mdMinor,
+                totalDisks, len(devices))
+	elif len(devices) == totalDisks - 2 and level == 6:
+            log("missing components of raid device md%d.  The "
+                "raid device needs %d drive(s) and only %d (was/were) found. "
+                "This raid device will be started in degraded mode.", mdMinor,
+                totalDisks, len(devices))
+        elif len(devices) < totalDisks:
             log("missing components of raid device md%d.  The "
                 "raid device needs %d drive(s) and only %d (was/were) found. "
                 "This raid device will not be started.", mdMinor,
@@ -160,11 +170,11 @@
     if isRaid0(raidlevel):
         return 2
     elif isRaid1(raidlevel):
-        return 2
+        return 1
     elif isRaid5(raidlevel):
-        return 3
+        return 2
     elif isRaid6(raidlevel):
-        return 4
+        return 2
     else:
         raise ValueError, "invalid raidlevel in get_raid_min_members"