Boot Issue Help Please

[davidshinobi]

Hi All,
My knowledge is very limited and I was shocked I even got this thing to work but I will try and describe my issue as best as I can....

I built a home server 3 years ago and 2 years ago I had to relocate for a job which I would be returning home eventually.
Before leaving, I put my PC and Server in storage here at home.

All I did was shut it down, unplug all the cables and stored it in the box the case came in 2 years ago.
I took pictures of how I had it all set up... everything.

I am home now and had a chance to put it all back to the way it was.

Everything is working as it was except my server.

 

The photo attachment shows the error I am getting.
I tested all the drives on an external dock and they are all working.

I put the USB drive in the same slot on my server but I did check it on my PC, all the data is there.
There's a light that flashes but not when its in the server and I tried all the other slots but same result, on my PC it lights up fine.

 

I tried getting into the Bios to select the boot device but no matter what I do I cant access the Bios.

I checked and rechecked all the cables but as mentioned earlier, all I did before leaving was shut it down and stored it in a box.

Any help would be most appreciated.
 

 

 

[itimpi]

You are going to have to work out how to get into the BIOS on your motherboard.  From the message I would think that the correct boot device is not set at the BIOS level.   As it was in storage for a long time there is a good chance the CMOS for the BIOS had lost its settings so you have reverted to defaults.

[davidshinobi]

14 hours ago, itimpi said:

You are going to have to work out how to get into the BIOS on your motherboard.  From the message I would think that the correct boot device is not set at the BIOS level.   As it was in storage for a long time there is a good chance the CMOS for the BIOS had lost its settings so you have reverted to defaults.

Thanks for the response and I was able to make some progress.
Finally was able to access the Bios by unplugging everything and loading defaults.

 

Now another 'speed dump'....

I've looked everywhere but cant find where I wrote the login info on.

Is there any way to reset this?

Edited January 6, 2022 by davidshinobi

[Frank1940]

Shut the server down.  (A quick push of the power button is one way to do this.)  Pull the boot drive and plug it into your PC.

 

In the   config  folder, delete these three files:

 

    passwd

    shadow

    smbpasswd

 

This will remove all passwords and the default password for   root    is a <NULL>, so you can just hit the enter key when it is requested when starting the GUI. 

[trurl]

login user for webUI or command line is root, with no password unless you have set it. If you have set a password and forgot it

 

https://wiki.unraid.net/Manual/Troubleshooting#Lost_root_Password

[davidshinobi]

Thank you Frank1940 and trurl!
I was able to access the GUI from the server but still not from the web GUI.
Another question if you don't mind....

Before I had my router connected to a switch then out to my PC and server.
This time my PC is connected to the router (new one from my cable provider) via USB WiFi antenna then a cable from my PC and server to the same switch.

Does the server case need to have a cable leading back to the router to gain access?

I've tried multiple ways to set up a shortcut Network Connection from my PC but its not working.
I even tried making a new connection the same way I had it before but getting connection error.

 

[Frank1940]

18 minutes ago, davidshinobi said:

This time my PC is connected to the router (new one from my cable provider) via USB WiFi antenna then a cable from my PC and server to the same switch.

 

I am confused by your description.  You need a cat5 cable from your Unraid server to the switch.  Plus, you need a cat5 cable from the switch to the router (provided by your cable provider).    If you have assigned a static IP address to your Unraid server, you will have to check to see that the assigned address is within the expected range of the Cable Company router.  WiFi connections are fine for Unraid client computers but the connections are sometimes less reliable and often slower than a cable-connected client.

[davidshinobi]

51 minutes ago, Frank1940 said:

 

I am confused by your description.  You need a cat5 cable from your Unraid server to the switch.  Plus, you need a cat5 cable from the switch to the router (provided by your cable provider).    If you have assigned a static IP address to your Unraid server, you will have to check to see that the assigned address is within the expected range of the Cable Company router.  WiFi connections are fine for Unraid client computers but the connections are sometimes less reliable and often slower than a cable-connected client.

Yes, all cables are Cat5

The only wiring that has changed is from the router to the switch, there is none.
My PC is connected via Wifi to the router.

Then a Cat5 cable from the PC to the switch then a Cat5 cable from the switch to the server.

So basically the two towers are only connected through the switch.

In the photo the yellow is to my PC and the grey to the server.

Before there was a third Cat5 cable from the router to the switch then out to each tower, this is the only change.

Do I have to have it the way it was before everything was put in storage?

 

We had a bad storm here and the neighborhood was hit by lightning which fried the cable lines to some homes in the area and unfortunately my house was one of them.

They repaired the lines going to my house for free but to rewire the entire house would have cost additional so we just opted to have the one line repaired but the router is now on the other side of the house instead of my 'home office'.

Our router was upgraded so instead of running a Cat5 cable though the house I just use WiFi to connect on my PC

 

 

[Frank1940]

1 hour ago, davidshinobi said:

The only wiring that has changed is from the router to the switch, there is none.

You need one if you want IP addresses to assigned using DHCP.   Without a connection to the router from your switch, there is not way for a WiFi client computer to connect to your server!  If routing a CAT5 cable is a problem, have a look at the flat cat5/6 cables.  They can be run under carpet without causing a 'bump'.

[davidshinobi]

5 minutes ago, Frank1940 said:

You need one if you want IP addresses to assigned using DHCP.   Without a connection to the router from your switch, there is not way for a WiFi client computer to connect to your server!  If routing a CAT5 cable is a problem, have a look at the flat cat5/6 cables.  They can be run under carpet without causing a 'bump'.

I really appreciate you taking the time Frank1940 👍

 

I've run a loooong Cat5 cable to the router at the other end of the house and wired everything back to how it was 2 years ago just to get things running.
I'll figure out a more permanent cable solution later.

 

Trying to map a Windows connection like I did before and now I'm getting these two errors.

 

I don't understand why all this doesn't just work like it did, its now set up exactly how it was before being put into storage.

 

 

[Frank1940]

EDIT:  Reboot all computers at this point. Then check again.  If it isn't fixed do this next.

 

You are showing a GUI, so go to   Tools   >>>  Diagnostics   and it get the Diagnostics file (it will probably be in the logs folder of the flash/boot drive).   Upload that file in a new post.  (You can also get the Diagnostic File by typing

diagnostics

at the command line prompt.  That will definitely write the file to the   logs   folder. 

 

 

On the Window 10 computer with the issue, go to   Settings   >>>   Network & Internet  

 

Under the Network Status,  click on Properties   and get the IPv4 address:    Post that up also.

 

Edited January 6, 2022 by Frank1940