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So I have a successful windows 8 install without passthrough. I want to change that. Here is my current working XML that was created using Dmacias's plugin: <domain type='kvm' id='8'> <name>win8pro</name> <uuid>abd14b60-59d0-db2a-9f7a-5da4be5bd0b0</uuid> <memory unit='KiB'>8388608</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>8388608</currentMemory> <vcpu placement='static'>8</vcpu> <resource> <partition>/machine</partition> </resource> <os> <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-2.1'>hvm</type> <boot dev='cdrom'/> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> <acpi/> <apic/> <pae/> </features> <clock offset='localtime'> <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/> <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/> <timer name='hpet' present='yes'/> </clock> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> <on_crash>restart</on_crash> <devices> <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win8/win8.qcow2'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/> <alias name='virtio-disk0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win8/windows8pro(1).iso'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/> <readonly/> <alias name='ide0-1-0'/> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win7/virtio-win.iso'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='hdd' bus='ide'/> <readonly/> <alias name='ide0-1-1'/> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='1'/> </disk> <controller type='usb' index='0'> <alias name='usb0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'> <alias name='pci.0'/> </controller> <controller type='ide' index='0'> <alias name='ide0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/> </controller> <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:99:f5:fc'/> <source bridge='br0'/> <target dev='vnet0'/> <model type='virtio'/> <alias name='net0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/> </interface> <serial type='pty'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </serial> <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/0'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target type='serial' port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </console> <input type='tablet' bus='usb'> <alias name='input0'/> </input> <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='5900' autoport='yes' websocket='5700' listen='0.0.0.0'> <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/> </graphics> <video> <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/> <alias name='video0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> </video> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='no'> <source> <vendor id='0x046d'/> <product id='0xc52b'/> <address bus='1' device='3'/> </source> <alias name='hostdev0'/> </hostdev> <memballoon model='virtio'> <alias name='balloon0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/> </memballoon> </devices> </domain> I typed the following in command line vfio-bind 0000:01:00.0 0000:01:00.1 My go file currently looks like this: #!/bin/bash # Start the Management Utility /usr/local/sbin/emhttp & cd /boot/packages && find . -name '*.auto_install' -type f -print | sort | xargs -n1 sh -c /usr/local/sbin/vfio-bind 0000:01:00.0 0000:01:00.1 And this is my syslinux default /syslinux/menu.c32 menu title Lime Technology prompt 0 timeout 50 label unRAID OS menu default kernel /bzimage append pcie_acs_override=downstream initrd=/bzroot label unRAID OS Safe Mode (no plugins) kernel /bzimage append initrd=/bzroot unraidsafemode label Memtest86+ kernel /memtest label Xen/unRAID OS kernel /syslinux/mboot.c32 append /xen dom0_mem=2097152 --- /bzimage --- /bzroot label Xen/unRAID OS Safe Mode (no plugins) kernel /syslinux/mboot.c32 append /xen dom0_mem=2097152 --- /bzimage --- /bzroot unraidsafemode This is my GPU pci_0000_01_00_0 0x1002:0x9442 None AMD/ATI [Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.] RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] pci_0000_01_00_1 0x1002:0xaa30 None AMD/ATI [Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.] RV770 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4850/4870] This is the XML of the USB device I want to passthrough. Its a logitech keyboard/mouse combo <device> <name>usb_1_1_5</name> <path>/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.5</path> <parent>usb_1_1</parent> <driver> <name>usb</name> </driver> <capability type='usb_device'> <bus>1</bus> <device>3</device> <product id='0xc52b'>USB Receiver</product> <vendor id='0x046d'>Logitech</vendor> </capability> </device> I have edited my xml to being close to Jonp's as possible, as a base to wok off: <domain type='kvm' xmlns:qemu='http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'> <name>win81pro</name> <memory unit='KiB'>4194304</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>4194304</currentMemory> <memoryBacking> <nosharepages/> <locked/> </memoryBacking> <vcpu placement='static'>4</vcpu> <cputune> <vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='0'/> <vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='1'/> <vcpupin vcpu='2' cpuset='2'/> <vcpupin vcpu='3' cpuset='3'/> </cputune> <os> <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-2.1'>hvm</type> <boot dev='cdrom'/> <bootmenu enable='no'/> </os> <features> <acpi/> <apic/> </features> <cpu mode='host-passthrough'> <topology sockets='2' cores='2' threads='1'/> </cpu> <clock offset='localtime'/> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> <devices> <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2' cache='none' io='native'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win8/win8pass.qcow2'/> <target dev='vdc' bus='virtio'/> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win8/windows8pro(1).iso'/> <target dev='hda' bus='sata'/> <readonly/> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win7/virtio-win.iso'/> <target dev='hdd' bus='sata'/> <readonly/> </disk> <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:99:f5:fc'/> <source bridge='br0'/> <model type='virtio'/> </interface> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'> <alias name='usb0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x01' function='0x7'/> </controller> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'> <alias name='usb0'/> <master startport='0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x01' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/> </controller> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'> <alias name='usb0'/> <master startport='2'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/> </controller> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'> <alias name='usb0'/> <master startport='4'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/> </controller> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb'> <source> <vendor id='0x046d'/> <product id='0xc52b'/> </source> </hostdev> <memballoon model='virtio'> <alias name='balloon0'/> </memballoon> </devices> <seclabel type='none' model='none'/> <qemu:commandline> <qemu:arg value='-device'/> <qemu:arg value='ioh3420,bus=pcie.0,addr=1c.0,multifunction=on,port=1,chassis=1,id=root.1'/> <qemu:arg value='-device'/> <qemu:arg value='vfio-pci,host=01:00.0,bus=root.1,addr=00.0,multifunction=on,x-vga=on'/> <qemu:arg value='-device'/> <qemu:arg value='vfio-pci,host=01:00.1,bus=pcie.0'/>/> </qemu:commandline> </domain> I get the following errors when trying to start the VM: Error while starting domain: internal error: early end of file from monitor: possible problem: 2014-11-12T06:02:47.585829Z qemu-system-x86_64: -device vfio-pci,host=01:00.0,bus=root.1,addr=00.0,multifunction=on,x-vga=on: vfio: error no iommu_group for device 2014-11-12T06:02:47.585857Z qemu-system-x86_64: -device vfio-pci,host=01:00.0,bus=root.1,addr=00.0,multifunction=on,x-vga=on: Device initialization failed. 2014-11-12T06:02:47.585868Z qemu-system-x86_64: -device vfio-pci,host=01:00.0,bus=root.1,addr=00.0,multifunction=on,x-vga=on: Device 'vfio-pci' could not be initialized This is not my first attempt either. I must have tried about a dozen different ways of getting it to work but now its time to ask for help. This is my syslog for when I tried to start the VM. I dont know if its any use for this but here it is: Nov 12 06:02:46 Tower kernel: device vnet0 entered promiscuous mode Nov 12 06:02:46 Tower kernel: br0: topology change detected, sending tcn bpdu Nov 12 06:02:46 Tower kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered forwarding state Nov 12 06:02:46 Tower kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered forwarding state Nov 12 06:02:47 Tower avahi-daemon[5818]: Withdrawing workstation service for vnet0. Nov 12 06:02:47 Tower kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered disabled state Nov 12 06:02:47 Tower kernel: device vnet0 left promiscuous mode Nov 12 06:02:47 Tower kernel: br0: port 2(vnet0) entered disabled state If anyone can tell me where to begin it would be much appreciated or what further info I should post because at this stage I don't think I can work it out myself (even after reading the many pages in the KVM section)

Crap, that would be the problem alright. Bit of a kick in the teeth as my current build can only hold one more drive so its alot of money to drop on a Pro key to just add one drive. Single unRAID® Server Plus Registration key … $69 Single unRAID® Server Pro Registration key … $119 I would just end up with an unused Plus key aswell. Decisions decisions Thanks for that itimpi Edit: saw the Plus can Upgraded for $59

I'm having a bit of a problem adding an old parity as a data drive. I removed my 2tb WD and replaced it with a 6th WD Red for parity. I had pre-cleared it and when I added it to the array I did a parity check. All went well Now I'm having a problem with adding my old 2tb WD as a data drive. When I stop the array to add the drive the 2tb drive is greyed out and I cannot add it to a new slot (Disk 6). But I can deselect a drive I already have (Disk 5 for example) and I then have the option to put the old parity drive in its place. Can someone tell me where I'm messing up pls?

rm -rf /path/to/dir That will remove the directory and EVERYTHING inside what you have pointed it to. If you're trying to delete shares stop the array first

Try removing it and re installing it following this thread http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=33341.0 if you haven't tried it yet

All good now. Thanks guys. <domain type='kvm' id='20'> <name>win7</name> <uuid>15cc8ce1-761c-4ff5-8d71-d26a75bc4b0a</uuid> <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>2097152</currentMemory> <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu> <resource> <partition>/machine</partition> </resource> <os> <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-2.1'>hvm</type> <boot dev='cdrom'/> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> <acpi/> <apic/> </features> <clock offset='localtime'> <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/> <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/> <timer name='hpet' present='yes'/> </clock> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot> <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> <devices> <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win7/win7.img'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='hda' bus='virtio'/> <alias name='virtio-disk0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win7/win7ultimate.iso'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='sdc' bus='sata'/> <readonly/> <alias name='sata0-0-2'/> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='2'/> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win7/virtio-win.iso'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='sdd' bus='sata'/> <readonly/> <alias name='sata0-0-3'/> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='3'/> </disk> <controller type='usb' index='0'> <alias name='usb0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'> <alias name='pci.0'/> </controller> <controller type='sata' index='0'> <alias name='sata0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/> </controller> <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:de:56:b1'/> <source bridge='br0'/> <target dev='vnet0'/> <model type='virtio'/> <alias name='net0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/> </interface> <serial type='pty'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </serial> <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/0'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target type='serial' port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </console> <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='5900' autoport='yes' websocket='5700' listen='0.0.0.0'> <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/> </graphics> <video> <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/> <alias name='video0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> </video> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='no'> <source> <vendor id='0x046d'/> <product id='0xc52b'/> <address bus='1' device='3'/> </source> <alias name='hostdev0'/> </hostdev> <memballoon model='virtio'> <alias name='balloon0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/> </memballoon> </devices> </domain> Now to get passthrough working

Any chance you could post your XML Justin? Did you have to install network adapter drivers after you got it up and running? I'm going to do what you said and remove and re-add everything again....here we go agiin Thanks again to dmacias for this great tool. I'm sure the issues that I'm facing is something silly on my end. Any chance I could get a peek of your xml dmacias

Thanks for the update dmacias. I have tried your steps but the drive to install on still isn't showing. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. Using your steps my xml looks like this: <domain type='kvm' id='5'> <name>win7</name> <uuid>85ec12aa-d8c2-ecac-b662-5e04f6f477c8</uuid> <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>2097152</currentMemory> <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu> <resource> <partition>/machine</partition> </resource> <os> <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-2.1'>hvm</type> <boot dev='cdrom'/> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> <acpi/> <apic/> <pae/> </features> <clock offset='localtime'> <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/> <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/> <timer name='hpet' present='yes'/> </clock> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot> <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> <devices> <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win7/win7.qcow2'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='hda' bus='virtio'/> <alias name='virtio-disk0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win7/win7.iso'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='sdc' bus='sata'/> <readonly/> <alias name='sata0-0-2'/> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='2'/> </disk> <disk type='file' device='cdrom'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win7/virtio-win-0.1-81.iso'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='sdd' bus='sata'/> <readonly/> <alias name='sata0-0-3'/> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='3'/> </disk> <controller type='usb' index='0'> <alias name='usb0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'> <alias name='pci.0'/> </controller> <controller type='sata' index='0'> <alias name='sata0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/> </controller> <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough'> <source dir='/mnt/cache/images'/> <target dir=''/> <alias name='fs0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/> </filesystem> <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:ef:b8:4a'/> <source bridge='br0'/> <target dev='vnet0'/> <model type='virtio'/> <alias name='net0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/> </interface> <serial type='pty'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </serial> <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/0'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target type='serial' port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </console> <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='5900' autoport='yes' websocket='5700' listen='0.0.0.0'> <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/> </graphics> <video> <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/> <alias name='video0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> </video> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='no'> <source> <vendor id='0x046d'/> <product id='0xc52b'/> <address bus='1' device='3'/> </source> <alias name='hostdev0'/> </hostdev> <memballoon model='virtio'> <alias name='balloon0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0'/> </memballoon> </devices> </domain> When I went to the Create XML I left the "Mount Tag" empty. My unRAID share was /mnt/cache/images . Would that have something to do with it? Anything jump out that would cause it?

So I tried to make a VM again with the same settings that worked yesterday and today it wont find the hard drive to install again. Fun, fun, fun I'm sure If I had a grasp of xml I could get it....but I dont

I've managed to get Windows7 installed and can access it via VNC, I haven't tried passthrough yet. One step at a time My VM has no internet access though, I have no Virtual Network created and everytime I try to make a new one I get "The pool bridge name must not contain any special characters" message. How do I go about setting up a new network? Here is my xml if its any use <domain type='kvm' id='8'> <name>win7</name> <uuid>55888d70-8e14-4b0a-e720-aaa0d9484c75</uuid> <memory unit='KiB'>524288</memory> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>524288</currentMemory> <vcpu placement='static'>8</vcpu> <resource> <partition>/machine</partition> </resource> <os> <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-2.1'>hvm</type> <boot dev='hd'/> </os> <features> <acpi/> <apic/> <pae/> </features> <clock offset='localtime'> <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/> <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/> <timer name='hpet' present='yes'/> </clock> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot> <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> <devices> <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator> <disk type='file' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/> <source file='/mnt/cache/images/win7/win7qcow.img'/> <backingStore/> <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/> <alias name='ide0-0-0'/> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/> </disk> <controller type='usb' index='0'> <alias name='usb0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/> </controller> <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'> <alias name='pci.0'/> </controller> <controller type='ide' index='0'> <alias name='ide0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/> </controller> <interface type='bridge'> <mac address='52:54:00:e9:12:93'/> <source bridge='br0'/> <target dev='vnet0'/> <model type='virtio'/> <alias name='net0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/> </interface> <serial type='pty'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </serial> <console type='pty' tty='/dev/pts/0'> <source path='/dev/pts/0'/> <target type='serial' port='0'/> <alias name='serial0'/> </console> <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/> <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/> <graphics type='vnc' port='5900' autoport='yes' websocket='5700' listen='0.0.0.0'> <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/> </graphics> <video> <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/> <alias name='video0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/> </video> <memballoon model='virtio'> <alias name='balloon0'/> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/> </memballoon> </devices> </domain>

Great question! Initially the way the plugin is written, we only have it set so you can run a single instance, but that's just because it would further delay the release if we stopped to add multiple instance support. That said, we have tested this and not only does it work, you can point each instance to the same single image file so you don't need to have multiple copies of our image to run multiple instances. That is seriously cool. I don't think I would use it myself in that manner but the the idea made me grin. Can't wait to see what you have lined up for us

Ya, I'll get cracking on it tomorrow if work is quiet . TBH the screen shot method is fool proof. A picture is worth a thousand words and all that. I know people will have different shares and might not have a cache drive but with pics the changes of directories can be made easily.

SUCCESS!!! I followed your screenshots exactly and I have successfully send nzbs to sabnzdb, have had them download, renamed and moved to the appropriate folder. Its working perfectly. Thank you so much for your time Justin. You gave a perfect tutorial.Its much appreciated. I'm sure I'll bump into some other issues down the line when setting up other dockers but for now all is well. Can I suggest that your screenshots be either moved to a new thread or to the op in this one. They were spot on and in 10min I had accomplished what I could not do over a few hours. I know alot of people will scoff at that but I'm sure there's others out there that would find your screenies useful. Thanks again

Thanks Justin. For the screenshots that have parts missing I did not change the defaults, which were all blank. I removed UnMENU earlier to see if that helped but made no difference. I am going to set mine up like yours and see does it help. It looks like you have everything covered with the pics though. For the time being here is the output for ls -l for /mnt/user . I can already see permission differences so they are going to have be changed. root@Tower:~# cd /mnt/user root@Tower:/mnt/user# ls -l total 5242880 drwxr-xr-x 1 nobody users 48 Oct 20 23:14 Downloads/ drwxrwxrwx 1 nobody users 40 Oct 20 19:06 Media/ drwxrwxrwx 1 nobody users 30 Oct 23 20:25 appdata/ -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody users 5368709120 Oct 23 22:36 docker I don't have any manually entered remote path mappings either.

I was hoping a few days away from this would clear my head and help......it didn't. Here is my current config of SAB and Nzbdrone I am also unable to change the SAB host from 0.0.0.0 permanently. I set it to 192.168.2.186 but it fails to stick. I even changed it in the config file in my cache drive but it reverts back to host = 0.0.0.0 . Could that be part of the problem? Hopefully someone can tell me where I'm being a dunce

Thanks for that Justin. I get that error on nzbdrone after I add SABnzbd and press 'test' This time its just saying - Testing Failed. Im going to add SAB again from scratch

I cant get this right at all I know that it cant be complicated but this time I'm getting the error "Post Unauthorized /apidownloadclient/test" I have changes both applications to be configured like yours Justin but its still kicking my butt I have a cache only share called appdata. Inside appdata theres 2 folders - sabnzbd and Nzbdrone. They both look to have their relevant data, so again I think its down to my bad paths Here I was thinking I would have all my apps up and running in 30mins. lol

I am trying to configure NZBDrone to play with SABnzbd but when I test the settings I get - "Test was aborted due to an error: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: <. Path '', line 0, position 0." Any ideas? Here is my SAB settings - I'm sure I messed a path up. Any help is appreciated

Are you saying the speeds are relation to the ssd being added to the array like another "storage" drive or that it applies to a cache drive also? Sorry, I was not clear with what I said. I want to add the ssd as a cache only drive, probably just for dockers/vm's etc. I have never had a cache drive before and never had any issues with speed so I'll stick with writing to parity directly.

Good to know...thanks guys. So I set my WD Red 6tb to run 2 preclears. Is there a way to get it to safely quit after the first successful preclear? I want to add my ssd to the array and then run the second pre-clear

Thanks Jon. I'm really happy to hear I can run OpenELEC with my current card. I'm going to have to do some serious KVM reading now. I'll hold off buying any card until you guys are fairly confident that it will be ok for KVM. I'm in no rush getting setup for gaming. I'm sure after Xmas there will be cheaper cards again so i'll wait until then. My goal right now is just getting everything on docker and setting up OpenELEC. After looking at your pics I'm kinda jealous I didn’t go for water cooling. My cooler is massive. I'm sure I can clean it all up, but yours look so clean!!!. This being my first build from scratch kind of scared me away from the water. Live and learn I suppose. If you have anything that needs testing feel free to throw it my way For now its back to checking the progress of my 6TB WD Red preclear. Its like a combination of waiting for a pot to boil and watching paint dry.......but I keep checking

Thanks for that bj. I got the preclear bug it seems Just a shame I cant add it to the array now as I'm pre-clearing a 6TB Red. I wish I had thought it through

Hi guys, I want you to meet Obelix!!! No......Not him. This guy: Bigger view of the pics I know in the last pic the drives look completely wonky (they kinda are). Its due to the mounting of the drives on the LanBoy Air The drives are suspended mid air with the help of (pretty much) rubber tubing. Since room is tight the drives pull a bit this way and that due to cabling. They are fully secure though. Image quality is crap from my phone :'( Here's what's inside: CPU ----- Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler ----- Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler (Monster) Motherboard -----Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Storage ------Crucial MX100 256GB SSD x 1 , WD Green 2TB x 6 , WD Red 6TB x 1 Video Card ------- Asus Radeon Radeon HD 4850 (OLD card just using for viewing the bios) Case ------- Antec Lanboy air Blue ATX Mid Tower Case PSU -------Antec High Current Gamer 900W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply The case currently has 7 fans in it. Ive been preclearing my 6TB drive for about a day and none of my drives have went over 25c. I'm looking forward to a parity check I only built it yesterday so there’s alot of work to be done. There is not alot of room to hide your cables in this case. I need to get some tie wraps I think. I hope to replace the video card in the next month or 2, or when AMD lowers prices on the 290. Well, that's about it for now. Any thoughts, question or comments are welcome. Virtualisation here I come :D

Aah crap. Thanks for that info. Do you think its ok to add so even with the warning?

My sys log Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: 1 0 0 Not_testing (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: 2 0 0 Not_testing (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: 3 0 0 Not_testing (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: 4 0 0 Not_testing (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: 5 0 0 Not_testing (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: Selective self-test flags (0x0): (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk. (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay. (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: == (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: ============================================================================ (Misc) Oct 18 09:34:38 Tower preclear_disk-diff[10383]: (Misc) smartctl smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sdi (--) smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [x86_64-linux-3.16.3-unRAID] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Device Model: Crucial_CT256MX100SSD1 Serial Number: 1232324324321 LU WWN Device Id: 5 00a075 10cf21d26 Firmware Version: MU01 User Capacity: 256,060,514,304 bytes [256 GB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Rotation Rate: Solid State Device Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] ATA Version is: ACS-2, ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 6 SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s) Local Time is: Sat Oct 18 09:59:02 2014 BST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x80) Offline data collection activity was never started. Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled. Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed without error or no self-test has ever been run. Total time to complete Offline data collection: ( 1190) seconds. Offline data collection capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate. Auto Offline data collection on/off support. Suspend Offline collection upon new command. Offline surface scan supported. Self-test supported. Conveyance Self-test supported. Selective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering power-saving mode. Supports SMART auto save timer. Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported. General Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 3) minutes. Conveyance self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 3) minutes. SCT capabilities: (0x0035) SCT Status supported. SCT Feature Control supported. SCT Data Table supported. SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 100 100 000 Pre-fail Always - 0 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 000 Pre-fail Always - 0 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 4 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 13 171 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 172 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 173 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 174 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 12 180 Unused_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Tot 0x0033 000 000 000 Pre-fail Always - 2159 183 Runtime_Bad_Block 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 2 184 End-to-End_Error 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 076 059 000 Old_age Always - 24 (Min/Max 21/41) 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 0 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 202 Unknown_SSD_Attribute 0x0031 100 100 000 Pre-fail Offline - 0 206 Unknown_SSD_Attribute 0x000e 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 210 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 246 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 500118240 247 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 15628699 248 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 222033 SMART Error Log Version: 1 No Errors Logged SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 No self-tests have been logged. [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t] SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1 SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS 1 0 0 Not_testing 2 0 0 Not_testing 3 0 0 Not_testing 4 0 0 Not_testing 5 0 0 Not_testing Selective self-test flags (0x0): After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk. If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay. Its a new drive. Does something look off with it?