• b29 - stuck in endless loop of formatting cache drive

    shaunsund

    By shaunsund

      • Retest Minor

    I have been trying to add a single data drive and a single cache drive with encryption. After entering the password for the encryption, it would show both drives as needing formatting, But after formatting them both, it then says the cache drive needs to be formatted. Allowing it to format the cache drive a second time results in a non-encrypted cache drive.

     

    After going through this several times with different disk settings (xfs or Btrfs encryption) I did the format with encryption and then reverted to 6.8.3 without the second format. The cache tab shows it formatted with odd partitioning (can't recall the exact wording) and a correcting format results in a encrypted cache drive.

     

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    beta29-always formatting cache.zip

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    limetech

    Something of an odd state things are in...  Try this: click on 'Disk 1' from main and make sure 'File system type' is set to 'xfs - encrypted'.  Looks like it already is.  But then also click on 'Cache' and make sure 'File system type' is set to 'btrfs - encrypted'.  Looks like it's set to just 'btrfs'.

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    TobiRh

    I have been having the same issue. (Since Beta 25/24[?]. Started with that, so has never worked.) Neither 2-disk pool nor array finishes formatting when selecting encryption. 

     

    Attached log is after putting in a new disk into an empty array. Given up on BTRF encrypted this was with encrypted XFS.

    Basically it asks for a new key, then format. Then Format is done and wants format again. This then gets stuck. No HDD activity. 

    Pulled log below and triggered restart.

    After the restart, entered Key. Drive is showing as unlocked, but FS seems to be damaged. (See screenshot.) GUI wants to format again.

     

    I have this week off and this is basically a new server (Been running a few month doing BOING. Bunch of plugins not much else.). So I am all game if you need me to try or test anything.

     

    Errors in console when starting array after reboot after diagnostics-20201012-1503.jpg

    redoctober-diagnostics-20201012-1503.zip

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    TobiRh

    Updated today to Beta 35. Issue remains the same.

     

    Update: I removed pretty much any Plugin and rebooted to SafeMode - still stuck at formating when selecting a encrypted format. New Password is accepted and in the GUI the drive shows as unlocked but invalid filesystem asking to format.

    Edited by TobiRh
    Confirmed by retesting without addins.
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