alexw

So if a "stop" script included something like maybe that would solve the problem. I'll have to read more about stop scripts!

Thanks Biggy2872! RobJ, I'm actually pretty comfortable with Linux. Isn't what Biggy describes more a peculiarity of how unRAID boots from USB and sets up the ramdisk? Your FAQ seems to cover the basics nicely, though. Zeiva, that does sound serious. So is there no graceful way to shutdown MediaTomb? And if I basically "never" stop the array, do I avoid this problem?

This sounds awesome, thanks Zeiva! Just one question, if anyone could clarify: Wouldn't the mediatomb directory be at the root of the flashdrive? If so, wouldn't you write cd /mediatomb in step 3? Or, should step 2 be: copy "mediatomb" into the boot directory on the flashdrive? Other than that, everything else makes sense.

Late follow-up here, but I ended up getting a different Socket AM2 board, the Asus M2N-E, which has been just great. 6 SATA ports. This board was running fine on unRAID 4.2.1, but would not boot after I upgraded to 4.4.2 (by copying over bzimage and bzroot). Got a bit nervous! Then I saw this post http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3238.0 about using a newer syslinux to make the flash drive bootable. That did the trick! Did the trick in the end, that is. Even with all the pieces in place, I got repeated "boot disk errors"... disabled "quick boot" in BIOS... saw a message "press F8 for boot options"... had to explicitly re-select the USB flash drive I had been booting from all along. Now unRAID is back in effect!

Hi all-- Total newb here, but I'm psyched about unRAID, it sounds like just the right approach! For my new server, I was hoping to find a board with these features... * socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64 processor * 6 SATA ports * support for ECC RAM (seems like a good feature for a file server) This boils down to boards with the Nvidia nForce 570 SLI chip, reportedly Linux-friendly, so I got one, a Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4. But no joy booting unRAID! Everything works fine if I substitute an Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard (nForce 430 / GeForce 6150), but this contender only offers 4 SATA ports. I've been using an Nvidia 8600GT video card to set this up. Once I got it going, hoped to run with no video card at all. (This is a newer card that might not have great Linux support; not sure if that's an issue.) Just two Seagate 500GB "7200.10" SATA-II HDDs to start with. The Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 board... * boots from USB * boots Ubuntu Linux "Gutsy Gibbon" from CD * won't boot unRAID; hangs early, while bzimage/bzroot are outputting "..." * won't boot unRAID, even with the video card removed Thumbs up for the Asus M2NPV-VM board... * boots unRAID easily * finds LAN * formatted disk1 * completed initial parity sync with great throughput * shows array status "green" Does anyone know of a board that has the features above and works with unRAID? Any suggestions on troubleshooting the unRAID boot process to figure out why it's hanging? Thanks! --Alex