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  1. At least after two of the four (working on the fifth) times the drive was cleared, I formatted it. At that point it became part of the array. The next time the key went missing, upon reboot it found a "new" disc. My boot USB stick is healthy and SMART reports the "new" drive is healthy. Thanks, Jeff
  2. Thanks, I will try that. Problem is, it won't stay "cleared." Other problems I am having is that I can't change the allocation method. Nor can I change from not using the cache to using the cache for the share. With only the first drive I was able to use the cache. I make the changes, hit apply and settings revert. Will try IE right now for that issue. edit: no joy with IE either. Will wait to see what happens after the current clearing is complete. Frustrating. Jeff
  3. I used a utility to check the USB flash and there were no memory errors. Should I wipe it and recreate the unRAID boot drive? Should I pull the drive ... BTW, I just moved the cage to another slot; it is clearing again ... hook it to my PC and run diagnostics? I am running out of wits ...
  4. I have had to power down a few times when the GUI locked up. Also, I noticed yesterday that the reads/writes to the boot USB were in the xx,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 area. Yes, I ran out of prefixes to verbally express the qty. I will yank the front panel USB/card reader and then do some diags on the USB boot. Perhaps it has been written to so much it has failed? Can't imagine why that would be though. When I just came to the rig I noticed the clearing had completed but the drive was unmountable. I thought I'd reboot and use the webGUI on my PC so I could capture the boot read/write status, but it reset when it was rebooted. It is clearing again. Jeff
  5. The "flash" drive ... my USB boot drive? Any suggestions how to get the zipped diagnostics file from the unRAID box to my PC for posting? Sorry if that is a dumb question. edit: disregard dumb question! Diags attached. Jeff deerhilltower-diagnostics-20161222-1225.zip
  6. At the initial login to my unRAID 6 I assigned an IP address ... let's call it "50." After setting up the boot, cache and a single data disk, and working with it, I began to have problems with is being inaccessible via webGUI. Looking at the Linux boot screen (on the unRAID box) I saw that it had a different IP than the one assigned; it had somehow reverted to the initial address that was dynamically assigned ... call that "117." Occasionally, I would see the 50 IP address top right on the webGUI but Fing reporting it at 117. Strangely, Fing would note that "this node has two IP addresses" ... how is that even possible? Alternately, or in addition to, stopping the array would sometimes result in the "Invalid, missing or expired registration key" notice. Rebooting usually fixed that, though as I type this I suspect the dueling IP addresses interfered with unRAID accessing the 'net and verifying license status. I finally gave up and removed the assigned IP address. The other problem began when I added a second data disk. It cleared and was added, but the next time unRAID reported "Invalid, missing or expired registration key", it was seen as new upon rebooting. I have cleared the drive three or four times with at least two of those times successfully adding it to the array as reported by the dashboard and main screens. Any ideas? Jeff
  7. Does that rig play Blu-ray, DVD-A and SACD ISOs?
  8. It's just easier? Or you want all of the extras and menus? What player? Jeff
  9. Lots of good stuff in you post, but I'd like to drill down on this. Certainly ripping to ISO is simple, but isn't space a consideration? I know storage is inexpensive these days, but extracting the video and the lossless audio for each BD is something a lot of people do. Just asking/just learning. Jeff
  10. Googling now! Where does PCH fall down compared to D1/Zappiti? Jeff
  11. I'd like to learn more about how an XMBC-based player compares to PCH/Dune. In operation and performance. Somebody earlier in this thread (or one of the others I have going on various fora) commented on a redo of part of XMBC that will improve streaming lossless ... suggesting it is not now optimum. My usage will primarily be streaming Blu-rays at 24p and DVDs, Dolby and DTS including the lossless varieties, as well as MLP (DVD-A) and DSD (SACD). My pre/pro will handle all decoding. Thanks! Jeff
  12. Thanks, I have six PC around the house and wanted to avoid having another. I'm doing a round of rebuilds moving to SSD and low power CPUs for units that are on 24/7. After I complete those, the UNRaid media server is next. Jeff
  13. Thank you ... THANK YOU! This is news I can use. How would it be if I installed XMBC on the rig I was going to use to rip my collection and then use the C-200 in the theater for playing? Or did I misunderstand? Either way, my follow-up would be if I could load XMBC onto the ripping computer and on the playing computer? Jeff
  14. Excellent point! And mine doesn't get booted for months at a time (Only if I'm fiddling with it). Just goes to sleep when 'turned off', and wakes up before the rest of the system is even ready. I use a Harmony remote to do it all at once, and never need to wait for XBMC. Very high WAF factor . To be fair, I suppose that I should enquire about what $$$ I would get into throwing together an XMBC/Openelec box? Just googled Acer Revo and see what you mean.... very attractive. Jeff
  15. From my quite peruse of the XMBC site, it appears that like PCH there are skins that can give it different looks/GUis ... displays art, info, etc. From that aspect, it seems that XMBC on a computer is a competitor to PCH and Dune. Right?
  16. ? You think ? I am building a computer right now on the table next to my laptop. Would there be people reading this post that might be tempted to picture me stuffing components on a mobo and wave soldering them in place? Coming in here, my options seemed to be buying a PCH or Dune, or building another computer. Got that covered, just thought I'd ask on a forum that is dedicated to the subject of servers/media servers. Jeff
  17. Ahhh, that explains it. Let me back up a bit and qualify my previous post. I did not intend to caste negative aspersions on anyone who uses this software - or an X-Box for that matter - it's just that I already have seven PCs in the house, don't use an HTPC and didn't care to use one. For me, it's not a solution that I find appealing. Jeff
  18. Well, this has all caused me to actually google "xbmc" as I had previously thought it meant X-Box Media Center, something which I wouldn't expect to be in my future. Now that I know what it is, I prefer a player solution that does not involve yet another PC in my house. So I guess that points to Dune or Popcorn Hour. Thanks all! Jeff
  19. It does help, and it has made me re-think what a digital media player is doing. For some reason I was thinking it converted digital to analog, but my use will be strictly Dolby and DTS lossless, MLP (DVD-A) and DSD (SACD) and those are passed in digital domain to my pre/pro for decoding. I think I was imagining a problem where one does not exist. Jeff
  20. I can hear the difference between decent DACs and really good DACs and I'd bet that you could as well. Jeff
  21. I pretty much have my media server parts list pulled together and am starting to research Dune and Popcorn Hour networked players. And then I began to wonder if a DIY solution might be a better way to go. Video is streamed directly to the display in the digital domain and only becomes analog in the display, so a high-end video card doesn't seem necessary. But what about audio? There are DACs in the chain and that, I thought, might be where a high end AUDIO card could noticeably outperform the chips that off-the-shelf players use. Any thoughts on this? Thanks, Jeff