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root@Storage:~# fdisk -l /dev/sde Disk /dev/sde: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Disk /dev/sde doesn't contain a valid partition table This looks bad to me? But what do I know?

root@Storage:~# fdisk -l /dev/sda Disk /dev/sda: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 1 heads, 63 sectors/track, 62016336 cylinders Units = cylinders of 63 * 512 = 32256 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 2 62016336 1953514552+ 83 Linux Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. root@Storage:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdb Disk /dev/sdb: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 1 heads, 63 sectors/track, 62016336 cylinders Units = cylinders of 63 * 512 = 32256 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 2 62016336 1953514552 83 Linux Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. root@Storage:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdc Disk /dev/sdc: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 1 heads, 63 sectors/track, 62016336 cylinders Units = cylinders of 63 * 512 = 32256 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 2 62016336 1953514552+ 83 Linux Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. root@Storage:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdd Disk /dev/sdd: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 1 heads, 63 sectors/track, 62016336 cylinders Units = cylinders of 63 * 512 = 32256 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdd1 2 62016336 1953514552+ 83 Linux Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. root@Storage:~# fdisk -l /dev/sde Disk /dev/sde: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Disk /dev/sde doesn't contain a valid partition table root@Storage:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdf Disk /dev/sdf: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdf1 1 243202 1953514552+ 0 Empty Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. root@Storage:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdg Disk /dev/sdg: 4022 MB, 4022337024 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 489 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdg1 * 1 488 3919841 b W95 FAT32 root@Storage:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdh Disk /dev/sdh: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 1 heads, 63 sectors/track, 62016336 cylinders Units = cylinders of 63 * 512 = 32256 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdh1 2 62016336 1953514552+ 83 Linux Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.

Fair enough. I'm on the run so that was all I could right now.

Can the mbr be fixed and retain data?

Ok things are a bit ugly. I used the config with the old drive. I do not want to start and rebuild So which file should I restore from my most recent backups so I have the write driv config? Thanks! Neil

Yes I am doing that. I copied the bzroot and bzimage and the go files from the clean install. The rest I got from my backup before all this mess. Let's see!

I removed everything from the GO file even the emhttp part. so I went in and tried to run it and I get a warning that says: can not make directory /boot/config/shares no such file or directory. Does this help? Also how can I shutdown cleanly from the command line? Thanks!

Ok no changes to the flash drive between the two machines and the original machine was a clean shutdown fyi. I have some stuff installed like SSH and some other packages if they matter? The share settings wouldn't be totally miserable. I do have a backup that I made but it might be pre 4.7 update. I did recently replace a drive that was suspect (so surprise now given what you said about the firmware). What should I do? You think it is unraid crapping the bed?

I don't know if the array has to be up and running to access the drives via SMB or whatever the sharing technology is but I only have flash when I map over to it from a windows server

I would lie if I said I copied the config. The way I assigned the drives was when I rebooted the server said drive missing and read it's serial. I believe that is ok because it was reading it from the config. Does that make sense?

Rebooted a couple times and still nothing. No one told me about that firmware issue. I would like to get everything up and running and then I guess I can deal with the firmware problemo?! Please help

This server is down. I rebooted without the drives and put the old drives in while off and powered up. None of them assigned themselves so then I selected those drives as they were assigned before. That was a-ok except I dropped off my cache drive and didn't move it. I put each drive in the same place if it matters. Still nothing?

Syslog syslog-2011-04-15.txt.zip

Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage kernel: mdcmd (27): start STOPPED (unRAID engine) Apr 15 13:42:30 Storage kernel: mdcmd (28): start STOPPED (unRAID engine) Is what I get in the logs everyime I attempt a start?

Please any idea why it won't start up?! Kids are getting home from school soon and the movies are on this machine Apr 15 13:31:25 Storage kernel: mdcmd (20): spindown 0 (Routine) Apr 15 13:31:25 Storage kernel: mdcmd (21): spindown 1 (Routine) Apr 15 13:31:26 Storage kernel: mdcmd (22): spindown 2 (Routine) Apr 15 13:31:26 Storage kernel: mdcmd (23): spindown 3 (Routine) Apr 15 13:31:27 Storage kernel: mdcmd (24): spindown 4 (Routine) Apr 15 13:31:27 Storage kernel: mdcmd (25): spindown 5 (Routine) Apr 15 13:31:28 Storage kernel: mdcmd (26): spindown 6 (Routine) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (30): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sda 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (31): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdc 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (32): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdb 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (33): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdd 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (34): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sde 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (35): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdf 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (36): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdh 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: mdcmd: write: No such device or address (Other emhttp) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage kernel: mdcmd (27): start STOPPED (unRAID engine) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage kernel: md: do_run: lock_rdev error: -6 (Errors) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (37): rm /etc/samba/smb-shares.conf >/dev/null 2>$stuff$1 (Other emhttp) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (38): cp /etc/exports- /etc/exports (Other emhttp) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (39): killall -HUP smbd (Minor Issues) Apr 15 13:31:31 Storage emhttp: shcmd (40): /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd restart | logger (Other emhttp)

From syslog: Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (1): set md_num_stripes 1280 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (2): set md_write_limit 768 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (3): set md_sync_window 288 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (4): set spinup_group 0 0 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (5): set spinup_group 1 0 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (6): set spinup_group 2 0 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (7): set spinup_group 3 0 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (: set spinup_group 4 0 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (9): set spinup_group 5 0 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:46 Storage kernel: mdcmd (10): set spinup_group 6 0 (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (28): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sda 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (29): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdc 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (30): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdb 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (31): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdd 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (32): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sde 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (33): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdg 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (34): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdh 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: mdcmd: write: No such device or address (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage kernel: mdcmd (11): start STOPPED (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage kernel: md: do_run: lock_rdev error: -6 (Errors) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (35): rm /etc/samba/smb-shares.conf >/dev/null 2>$stuff$1 (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (36): cp /etc/exports- /etc/exports (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (37): killall -HUP smbd (Minor Issues) Apr 15 09:52:56 Storage emhttp: shcmd (38): /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd restart | logger (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (39): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sda 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (40): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdc 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (41): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdb 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (42): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdd 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (43): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sde 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (44): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdg 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (45): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdh 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: mdcmd: write: No such device or address (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage kernel: mdcmd (12): start STOPPED (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage kernel: md: do_run: lock_rdev error: -6 (Errors) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (46): rm /etc/samba/smb-shares.conf >/dev/null 2>$stuff$1 (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (47): cp /etc/exports- /etc/exports (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (48): killall -HUP smbd (Minor Issues) Apr 15 09:53:13 Storage emhttp: shcmd (49): /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd restart | logger (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (50): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sda 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (51): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdc 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (52): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdb 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (53): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdd 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (54): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sde 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (55): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdg 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (56): /usr/local/sbin/set_ncq sdh 1 >/dev/null (Drive related) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: mdcmd: write: No such device or address (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage kernel: mdcmd (13): start STOPPED (unRAID engine) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage kernel: md: do_run: lock_rdev error: -6 (Errors) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (57): rm /etc/samba/smb-shares.conf >/dev/null 2>$stuff$1 (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (58): cp /etc/exports- /etc/exports (Other emhttp) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (59): killall -HUP smbd (Minor Issues) Apr 15 09:54:54 Storage emhttp: shcmd (60): /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd restart | logger (Other emhtt

None of the devices were assigned. I assigned all the devices and I have green balls next to each of them. Problem is now I can't get the array to start. I click start and it says starting. When I refresh is says configuration is valid and the start button is back?

Totally new system with different chassis. I moved the USB and next the drives. Testing now.

Any hints tips or tricks? Do I move everything at once or just the USB thumb drive first get it going and then move the drives (all together?). I am afraid if I move just the USB thumb drive and the drives on a subsequent reboot unraid is going to say WOAH I lost all my drives?! Thanks! Neil

This is a server board. Asus running a i5. Has 7 green drives and one SSD cache drive soon to be replaced with a non-green real platter disk. I will go do some research on PSU now but I have a honking server coming soon with triple power supplies..........

So it's a hunk of junk huh? Neil

This is the PSU used: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026 Thanks, Neil

The server is totally rebuilt with that one drive and everything looks great! Thanks for all the help! Neil

The power supply is 750 W. Certainly not too small by those standard. I mean 200 Watts for the drives leave plenty of excess! In terms of pulling the drives how does unraid know which drive is which or does it just not matter? I.e. if I moved SDG to SDC unraid doesn't care? Thanks! Neil

I agree at this point. The machine just turns off. I have to imagine that is the case. Could be a bad UPS? I don't know really unless I do some more homework. What size PSU's are people using for 10 drive machines? Also I am thinking of replacing this machine with one I have on the way. My question is how can I do so. Can I move my drives and just boot back up? I would imagine no? Thanks for all the help! Neil