BRiT

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  1. Kaygee, did you try the fix for Intel chipsets on your Dell 5i? (http://www.overclock.net/raid-controllers-software/359025-perc-5-i-raid-card-tips.html)
  2. I haven't delved into iSCSI yet, but I'd start out with a Google search. Off the get-go I found a couple promising search results immediately. It does look like you will need to do a custom kernel compilation. http://open-iscsi.org/ http://www.howtoforge.com/iscsi_on_linux http://iscsitarget.sourceforge.net/
  3. I think the problem is that the syslinux.exe file won't run in MacOS. Perhaps you can run the same command contained within that file in Mac's terminal, I don't know. Syslinux.exe won't run under Linux either. What's install as part of the Linux scope is a *nix-compiled executable. I was fairly certain all the *nix distros/flavors had a binary-compatible interface layer installed so they could run binaries from other platforms.
  4. Good point. I should have said 'you can't do it on MacOS'. Isn't there a way on the MacOS to drop into a console window and issue the same commands as the Linux means? I thought MacOS had a BSD-flavor provider underneath all the UI items.
  5. One issue is, if you Format the drives outside of unRAID, when you add them to the array you will have to recalculate parity over the entire array. You could possibly downgrade to unRAID 4.5.1 to add the drives and format them. Once added, you could then upgrade back to unRAID 4.5.3.
  6. Might I suggest adding some of this goodness to the unOfficial unRAID Manual? Perhaps in a how your data is protected by unRAID section.
  7. It's not that the store is expensive for those items. It's the fact that those are typical RAID cards. Typical RAID cards always cost more than SATA cards. For unRAID, all that is needed are SATA ports. As for price comparison, $185 for the first card vs $80-$100 for the Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8.
  8. Wow, those cards are unbelievably expensive for how unRAID will use them. Your best bet is to use the store credit for something else and buy a SuperMicro 8-drive 4 lane PCI-Express from elsewhere.
  9. I am saying all newer chipsets should support any PCI Express compliant card in the full 16-lane PCI Express slot. Hence, you shouldn't need to worry about the 16-lane PCI Express slot NOT supporting a SAS/SATA/Non-Graphics card.
  10. That motherboard will NOT support the built in Video on the newer i3/i5, so you NEED a video card.
  11. Newer motherboards should include all Socket 1156 (P55/H55), so it should handle any sort of device in the slots.
  12. Stop/Cancel the parity check. Stop the array. Start the array. What happens then?
  13. If you want to use the Photo plugin feature of pyTivo, you will need another dependency, the Python Imaging Library (PIL). I believe other addons for unRAID make use of 2 of the 3 things you need. 1) Python is used by the SABNzbd addon. 2) ffmpeg is used by the PS3Media Server addon. If that is the case, installing those above dependencies is as simple as placing a couple of lines in your 'go' script; something not completely unlike the following: installpkg python-package.txz installpkg ffmpeg-package.txz Or making use of unMenu with it's auto-install capabilities for addons. Getting vmWare running under unRAID will be more complex than simply getting the 3rd addon 'pyTivo' running. If I read things correctly, installing pyTivo is simple once you get the dependencies handled. It's a mere matter of doing the following ( http://pytivo.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Linux_Install ) :
  14. No need to run vmWare on unRAID to run Linux for what you're doing. IIRC, you can get python running on unRAID. I have no idea what's required for pyTivo.
  15. To answer your questions: No. Formatting a drive is no different than writing data to a drive. When you write data to a drive, the Parity drive is updated. During your format of the data drive the system synced Parity which means the Parity drive reflects the changes (the format) of your data drive. If you can, stop the array and keep it offline. Do not write anything to it. There are some steps you can take to attempt to restore your data. There's a reiserfs check rescan option that may be useful in your situation. I don't know the exact details, but the more senior members do. Hopefully Joe L will reply with the steps needed.
  16. One of the difference between the i3 and i5, is the i5 has "turbo boost". The i5 seems to be limited to a 266Mhz 'turbo-boost'. If you do opt for an i5, do pay attention as not all of them have the integrated graphics. Here's some more info from Anandtech : http://www.anandtech.com/show/2901 From Wikipedia: Intel Turbo Boost is a technology implemented by Intel in certain of their Nehalem-based CPUs, including Core i5 and Core i7. Turbo Boost allows CPU clock speed to be dynamically increased on demand. It is activated when the operating system requests the highest performance state of the processor. When the processor is operating below its thermal and electrical limits and the user's workload demands additional performance, the processor clock frequency will dynamically increase in increments of 133 MHz on short and regular intervals until a thermal or power limit is reached or the maximum speed for the number of active cores is reached. Conversely, when any of the limits are reached or exceeded, the processor frequency will automatically decrease in increments of 133 MHz until the processor is again operating within its limits.
  17. What do you or anyone else have that suggest there is no paid support available to paid customers available 365 days via email?
  18. Question 1) Amps * Volts = Watts 1.43 Amps @ 110 Volts = 157.3 Watts 1.43 Amps @ 120 Volts = 171.6 Watts Question 2) No.
  19. I'm not sure if a nested/absolute path is needed or if the double-quotes are messing it up in your GO script. The double-quotes may need to be escaped or removed completely.
  20. From what I recall, the past month looked to be quite busy for Tom -- nearly 2 weeks to complete hardware orders, one week was a US Holiday, and the week after he's out of town. A week or two before that, we've had unRAID 4.5.3 release with massive support for Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 controller and an updated Linux udev system and Kernel. No. I would not say Lime-Technology is shutdown. This "lull" of time is less than the previous durations during the 4.5 series development.
  21. "Y" means compiled into the kernel. "M" means compiled as a loadable module. "# _ is not set" means it's not enabled.
  22. All that screenshot shows to me is: [red]Array must be stopped to make changes[/red]
  23. It's in /usr/src/linux/.config for certain. Depending on the kernel options used, it may also be in: /proc/config.gz EDIT: It looks like unRAID 4.5.3 does not enable the reading of the .config file via /proc/config.gz [kernel option = CONFIG_IKCONFIG]
  24. Dont mention raid at all. How unRAID uses the drives is more like typical desktop use. Mention that you ran a SMART test which indicated it had failing sectors. You might also want to run a long smart test too and see how bad the issue is.