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Yes, for purpose of implementing a write-cache.

You could test parity build with 2 drives: parity and disk1. Interesting note: if you only have parity & disk1 (2-drive array), then after parity sync completes, the parity drive is actually an exact copy of disk1 (because we use "even" parity). This is really a "raid-1", though unraid driver is not optimized for it. There are a number of interesting features we can implement using this in the future.

That's fine, you don't need to run with parity for testing purposes. Not an issue. 'Format' is like the M$ meaning of the term 'format': it just creates a file system on each disk, in this case reiserfs, which is pretty fast. nb: If I press enter I get my 'Login:' prompt back. That's ok. You're just seeing a 'debugging' message being output when the file system is being created. You see two of them because you formatted two drives. These messages will be removed in next release.

Sorry about that - try beta9.

Download. Main change in this release is an overhaul of the disk discovery code. unRAID Server 4.0-beta9 Release Notes Upgrade Instructions -------------------- If you are currently running unRAID Server 4.0-beta1 or higher, it is only necessary to copy the files: bzimage bzroot from the new release to the root of your Flash device. This can be done either by plugging the Flash into your PC or, but copying the files to the 'flash' share on your running server. The server must then be rebooted. If you are currently running unRAID Server 3.0-beta1 or higher, please follow these steps to upgrade: 1. Referring to the System Management Utility 'Main' page, make a note of each disks's model/serial number; you will need this information later. 2. Shut down your server, remove the Flash and plug it into your PC. 3. Right-click your Flash device listed under My Computer and select Properties. Make sure the volume label is set to "UNRAID" (without the quotes) and click OK. You do NOT need to format the Flash. 4. Copy the files: bzimage bzroot syslinux.cfg from the new release to the root of your Flash device. 5. Right-click your Flash device listed under My Computer and select Eject. Remove the Flash, install in your server and power-up. 6. After your server has booted up, the System Management Utility 'Main' page will probably show no devices; this is OK, navigate to the 'Devices' page. Using the model/serial number information gathered in step 1, assign each of your hard drives to the correct disk slot. 7. Go back to the 'Main' page and your devices should appear correctly. You may now Start the array. If you are installing this release to a new Flash, please refer to instructions on our website at: http://www.lime-technology.com/wordpress/?page_id=19 Changes from 4.0-beta8 to 4.0-beta9 ----------------------------------- Bug fix: restored some network drivers which didn't get built into -beta8. Changes from 4.0-beta7 to 4.0-beta8 ----------------------------------- Bug fix: fixed device discovery problems. Bug fix: fixed condition where: a disabled disk that was marked 'enabled' again, but parity-sync (rebuild) was interrupted/cancelled, disk could not be marked 'disabled' again if it was removed. Also cleaned up text describing actions system takes when starting array. Bug fix: removed extraneous debug messages introduced in 4.0-beta5. Changes from 4.0-beta6 to 4.0-beta7 ----------------------------------- Bug fix: remove "native" r8169 Realtek driver which conflicts with manufacturer's r1000 driver added in -beta6. Bug fix: correct problem where formatted disks may appear 'unformatted' when array is started. Changes from 4.0-beta5 to 4.0-beta6 ----------------------------------- Improvement: added Realtek RTL8111B/RTL8168B/RTL8111/RTL8168/RTL8111C driver version 1.05. Changes from 4.0-beta4 to 4.0-beta5 ----------------------------------- Improvement: installed the 'at' command and associated 'atd' daemon (execute commands at a specified time and date). Bug fix: added patch to eliminate "atkbd.c: spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0..." messages. Bug fix: restored 'find' command inadvertantly removed in -beta3. Bug fix: added 'stop' command present in pre-4.0 releases. Changes from 4.0-beta3 to 4.0-beta4 ----------------------------------- Added Attansic L1 GigE driver version 2.0.7. Changes from 4.0-beta2 to 4.0-beta3 ----------------------------------- Improvement: upgrade Samba to 3.0.24. This release of Samba includes better support for Vista. Improvement: upgrade Intel Pro/1000 driver to latest release (7.4.27). Improvement: replace "stock" Marvell driver with newer skge/sky2 drivers. Changes from 4.0-beta1 to 4.0-beta2 ----------------------------------- Improvement: added more network drivers: D-Link DL2000-based GigE adaptors (eg, DGE-550T) National Semiconductor DP83820 series (eg, D-Link DGE-500T) SIS 190/191 VIA "Velocity" Improvement: added floppy support. Bug fix: the GUID formation for some Flash models is not generated correctly. Bug fix: array would not start if disabled disk was not physically present. Changes from 3.1-beta2 to 4.0-beta1 ----------------------------------- Improvement: move to linux 2.6.20 kernel. The linux 2.6 kernel offers several advantages over linux 2.4 kernel used in previous unRAID Server releases: - better hardware compatibility, especially with newer hardware - many enhancements and bug fixes in the disk i/o code - more opportunities for performance tuning Improvement: permit custom timezone. You can select the appropriate timezone file from our website and then download to the 'config' directory on your Flash. The main purpose of this feature is to implement proper Daylight Savings Time adjustments. Improvement: support up to 14 hard drives.

Yes, any 4.x unRAID release, which is built on linux 2.6.20, should support ICH8. Now you know why new feature development has paused while we've been moving to 2.6.

The 82566DC is supported by the normal linux Intel Pro/1000 driver. I think this might be a winner!

Download. unRAID Server 4.0-beta7 Release Notes Upgrade Instructions -------------------- If you are currently running unRAID Server 4.0-beta1 or higher, it is only necessary to copy the files: bzimage bzroot from the new release to the root of your Flash device. This can be done either by plugging the Flash into your PC or, but copying the files to the 'flash' share on your running server. The server must then be rebooted. If you are currently running unRAID Server 3.0-beta1 or higher, please follow these steps to upgrade: 1. Referring to the System Management Utility 'Main' page, make a note of each disks's model/serial number; you will need this information later. 2. Shut down your server, remove the Flash and plug it into your PC. 3. Right-click your Flash device listed under My Computer and select Properties. Make sure the volume label is set to "UNRAID" (without the quotes) and click OK. You do NOT need to format the Flash. 4. Copy the files: bzimage bzroot syslinux.cfg from the new release to the root of your Flash device. 5. Right-click your Flash device listed under My Computer and select Eject. Remove the Flash, install in your server and power-up. 6. After your server has booted up, the System Management Utility 'Main' page will probably show no devices; this is OK, navigate to the 'Devices' page. Using the model/serial number information gathered in step 1, assign each of your hard drives to the correct disk slot. 7. Go back to the 'Main' page and your devices should appear correctly. You may now Start the array. If you are installing this release to a new Flash, please refer to instructions on our website at: http://www.lime-technology.com/wordpress/?page_id=19 Changes from 4.0-beta6 to 4.0-beta7 ----------------------------------- Bug fix: remove "native" r8169 Realtek driver which conflicts with manufacturer's r1000 driver added in -beta6. Bug fix: correct problem where formatted disks may appear 'unformatted' when array is started. Changes from 4.0-beta5 to 4.0-beta6 ----------------------------------- Improvement: added Realtek RTL8111B/RTL8168B/RTL8111/RTL8168/RTL8111C driver version 1.05. Changes from 4.0-beta4 to 4.0-beta5 ----------------------------------- Improvement: installed the 'at' command and associated 'atd' daemon (execute commands at a specified time and date). Bug fix: added patch to eliminate "atkbd.c: spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0..." messages. Bug fix: restored 'find' command inadvertantly removed in -beta3. Bug fix: added 'stop' command present in pre-4.0 releases. Changes from 4.0-beta3 to 4.0-beta4 ----------------------------------- Added Attansic L1 GigE driver version 2.0.7. Changes from 4.0-beta2 to 4.0-beta3 ----------------------------------- Improvement: upgrade Samba to 3.0.24. This release of Samba includes better support for Vista. Improvement: upgrade Intel Pro/1000 driver to latest release (7.4.27). Improvement: replace "stock" Marvell driver with newer skge/sky2 drivers. Changes from 4.0-beta1 to 4.0-beta2 ----------------------------------- Improvement: added more network drivers: D-Link DL2000-based GigE adaptors (eg, DGE-550T) National Semiconductor DP83820 series (eg, D-Link DGE-500T) SIS 190/191 VIA "Velocity" Improvement: added floppy support. Bug fix: the GUID formation for some Flash models is not generated correctly. Bug fix: array would not start if disabled disk was not physically present. Changes from 3.1-beta2 to 4.0-beta1 ----------------------------------- Improvement: move to linux 2.6.20 kernel. The linux 2.6 kernel offers several advantages over linux 2.4 kernel used in previous unRAID Server releases: - better hardware compatibility, especially with newer hardware - many enhancements and bug fixes in the disk i/o code - more opportunities for performance tuning Improvement: permit custom timezone. You can select the appropriate timezone file from our website and then download to the 'config' directory on your Flash. The main purpose of this feature is to implement proper Daylight Savings Time adjustments. Improvement: support up to 14 hard drives.

Yes, but don't click 'Format', and don't click 'Start' if you assign one of the hard drives to parity.

The linux 2.6 kernel change log indicates that the normal Promise driver (sata_promise) does support the TX4310. You want to make sure the card bios is set up for 'jbod' mode. Use latest unRAID OS 4.0-beta and please report back your results.

Download. unRAID Server 4.0-beta5 Release Notes Upgrade Instructions -------------------- If you are currently running unRAID Server 4.0-beta1 or higher, it is only necessary to copy the files: bzimage bzroot from the new release to the root of your Flash device. This can be done either by plugging the Flash into your PC or, but copying the files to the 'flash' share on your running server. The server must then be rebooted. If you are currently running unRAID Server 3.0-beta1 or higher, please follow these steps to upgrade: 1. Referring to the System Management Utility 'Main' page, make a note of each disks's model/serial number; you will need this information later. 2. Shut down your server, remove the Flash and plug it into your PC. 3. Right-click your Flash device listed under My Computer and select Properties. Make sure the volume label is set to "UNRAID" (without the quotes) and click OK. You do NOT need to format the Flash. 4. Copy the files: bzimage bzroot syslinux.cfg from the new release to the root of your Flash device. 5. Right-click your Flash device listed under My Computer and select Eject. Remove the Flash, install in your server and power-up. 6. After your server has booted up, the System Management Utility 'Main' page will probably show no devices; this is OK, navigate to the 'Devices' page. Using the model/serial number information gathered in step 1, assign each of your hard drives to the correct disk slot. 7. Go back to the 'Main' page and your devices should appear correctly. You may now Start the array. If you are installing this release to a new Flash, please refer to instructions on our website at: http://www.lime-technology.com/wordpress/?page_id=19 Changes from 4.0-beta4 to 4.0-beta5 ----------------------------------- Improvement: installed the 'at' command and associated 'atd' daemon (execute commands at a specified time and date). Bug fix: added patch to eliminate "atkbd.c: spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0..." messages. Bug fix: restored 'find' command inadvertantly removed in -beta3. Bug fix: added 'stop' command present in pre-4.0 releases. Changes from 4.0-beta3 to 4.0-beta4 ----------------------------------- Added Attansic L1 GigE driver version 2.0.7. Changes from 4.0-beta2 to 4.0-beta3 ----------------------------------- Improvement: upgrade Samba to 3.0.24. This release of Samba includes better support for Vista. Improvement: upgrade Intel Pro/1000 driver to latest release (7.4.27). Improvement: replace "stock" Marvell driver with newer skge/sky2 drivers. Changes from 4.0-beta1 to 4.0-beta2 ----------------------------------- Improvement: added more network drivers: D-Link DL2000-based GigE adaptors (eg, DGE-550T) National Semiconductor DP83820 series (eg, D-Link DGE-500T) SIS 190/191 VIA "Velocity" Improvement: added floppy support. Bug fix: the GUID formation for some Flash models is not generated correctly. Bug fix: array would not start if disabled disk was not physically present. Changes from 3.1-beta2 to 4.0-beta1 ----------------------------------- Improvement: move to linux 2.6.20 kernel. The linux 2.6 kernel offers several advantages over linux 2.4 kernel used in previous unRAID Server releases: - better hardware compatibility, especially with newer hardware - many enhancements and bug fixes in the disk i/o code - more opportunities for performance tuning Improvement: permit custom timezone. You can select the appropriate timezone file from our website and then download to the 'config' directory on your Flash. The main purpose of this feature is to implement proper Daylight Savings Time adjustments. Improvement: support up to 14 hard drives.

Yes, the registration would be an issue. Two alternatives: 1. Use a really small USB Flash device such as the Sony Micro Vault. I know there's another one out there even smaller (hard to believe), but offhand can't remember who makes. it. 2. You can get an adapter cable like this and mount the USB Flash device inside your case using tie-wraps. This could be even more secure than the IDE plug-in.

Good work Koolkiwi!

Thanks Joe, very much appreciated (as are your contributions to this board)!

Plug your Flash back into your PC. When it shows up in My Computer, right-click and select Properties. Make sure the volume label is set to "UNRAID" (without the quotes). Right click again, select Eject, plug back into server and reboot. The way the Flash is distinguished from other storage devices is by volume label being set to UNRAID.

Yes, but that's one of the things we need feedback on. Here's what I'd recommend: 1. If you are building a new server from scratch, use latest 4.0 beta. 2. If you are comfortable rolling back from 4.0 to whatever you're using now, go ahead and try latest 4.0 beta. 3. If your server is in critical "production" use, wait for 4.0-final. 4. If you don't want to mess with syslogs, telnet commands, etc., wait for 4.0-final.

I think we released 2 betas in the same day! Following the change log, there's only been a couple unRAID-specific bug fixes, everything else is mainly driver additions which only get loaded at run-time for that specific h/w. The core transfer code has been running several weeks on our own in-house servers. Doesn't hurt to wait until 'final' version though.

Thanks for doing the legwork to find the driver for this. I downloaded & built that driver - now in 4.0-beta4. Please post back if it works.

unRAID Server OS version 4.0-beta4 is now available for download. - Added Atansic L1 GigE driver Please follow the upgrade instructions carefully (see below). Here are the contents of the release "readme.txt" file: unRAID Server 4.0-beta4 Release Notes Upgrade Instructions -------------------- If you are currently running unRAID Server 4.0-beta1 or higher, it is only necessary to copy the files: bzimage bzroot from the new release to the root of your Flash device. This can be done either by plugging the Flash into your PC or, but copying the files to the 'flash' share on your running server. The server must then be rebooted. If you are currently running unRAID Server 3.0-beta1 or higher, please follow these steps to upgrade: 1. Referring to the System Management Utility 'Main' page, make a note of each disks's model/serial number; you will need this information later. 2. Shut down your server, remove the Flash and plug it into your PC. 3. Right-click your Flash device listed under My Computer and select Properties. Make sure the volume label is set to "UNRAID" (without the quotes) and click OK. You do NOT need to format the Flash. 4. Copy the files: bzimage bzroot syslinux.cfg from the new release to the root of your Flash device. 5. Right-click your Flash device listed under My Computer and select Eject. Remove the Flash, install in your server and power-up. 6. After your server has booted up, the System Management Utility 'Main' page will probably show no devices; this is OK, navigate to the 'Devices' page. Using the model/serial number information gathered in step 1, assign each of your hard drives to the correct disk slot. 7. Go back to the 'Main' page and your devices should appear correctly. You may now Start the array. If you are installing this release to a new Flash, please refer to instructions on our website at: http://www.lime-technology.com/wordpress/?page_id=19 Changes from 4.0-beta3 to 4.0-beta4 ----------------------------------- Added Attansic L1 GigE driver version 2.0.7. Changes from 4.0-beta2 to 4.0-beta3 ----------------------------------- Improvement: upgrade Samba to 3.0.24. This release of Samba includes better support for Vista. Improvement: upgrade Intel Pro/1000 driver to latest release (7.4.27). Improvement: replace "stock" Marvell driver with newer skge/sky2 drivers. Changes from 4.0-beta1 to 4.0-beta2 ----------------------------------- Improvement: added more network drivers: D-Link DL2000-based GigE adaptors (eg, DGE-550T) National Semiconductor DP83820 series (eg, D-Link DGE-500T) SIS 190/191 VIA "Velocity" Improvement: added floppy support. Bug fix: the GUID formation for some Flash models is not generated correctly. Bug fix: array would not start if disabled disk was not physically present. Changes from 3.1-beta2 to 4.0-beta1 ----------------------------------- Improvement: move to linux 2.6.20 kernel. The linux 2.6 kernel offers several advantages over linux 2.4 kernel used in previous unRAID Server releases: - better hardware compatibility, especially with newer hardware - many enhancements and bug fixes in the disk i/o code - more opportunities for performance tuning Improvement: permit custom timezone. You can select the appropriate timezone file from our website and then download to the 'config' directory on your Flash. The main purpose of this feature is to implement proper Daylight Savings Time adjustments. Improvement: support up to 14 hard drives.

Yes. On Devices page just don't assign it any device.

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Future. See http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=266.0

Release 4.0-beta3 now includes Samba 3.0.24. Please let me know if this helps with Vista issues.

Release 4.0-beta3 now includes Samba 3.0.24. Please let me know if this helps with Vista issues.

The security update will include the ability to tag directories with their owner & owner could decide not to grant read privilege to anyone except themselves. But this will not prevent password guessing! You could get them a folder encryption program, but then even you wouldn't be able to snoop