Installing

[Rapidh20]

I am having big issues in trying to install Unraid onto my windows pc.

 

Previously I was getting a black screen after command line had installed from usb upon startup. Was unable to do anything with this apart from rebooting, with same results.

 

Now, I am using a SanDisk 32gb usb 2 for the boot device prepared from your Unraid Usb creator Win32 2.1 trial and am now getting Unable to find boot device,

 

Many thanks in advance

[JorgeB]

Are you booting UEFI or legacy? Also make sure with try the manual install method.

 

https://docs.unraid.net/unraid-os/manual/getting-started/manual-install-method

[JorgeB]

Try blacklisting the GPU you have:

https://docs.unraid.net/unraid-os/release-notes/6.10.0#linux-kernel

 

[JorgeB]

Which GPU/iGPU do you have?

[JorgeB]

No driver is loaded for that GPU, do you also have an iGPU?

[JorgeB]

Which CPU do you have?

[JorgeB]

Connect the monitor to the iGPU, using the board's video out, possibly Unraid is using the iGPU after boot, since it does have a driver for that one.

[JorgeB]

You should now be able to access the server from another computer using a browser, point to the server IP or name.

[JorgeB]

You can see the assigned IP on the monitor:

 

[JorgeB]

That means the server is not getting an IP from your router, you can get and post the diagnostics so we can check the NC link.

[JorgeB]

Post the complete zip please.

[JorgeB]

Next time please post the zip, not the unzipped contents.

 

The NIC is not detecting a link:

 

Link detected: no

 

Try a different cable/switch/port

[itimpi]

Unraid does not include support for WiFi if that is what you are trying to use as it includes no WiFi drivers.   It expects its Ethernet link to be wired.

[itimpi]

Just now, Rapidh20 said:

Ah, that will be the cause then. So I need an ether net cable run to my router for Unraid to work?

Yes

[itimpi]

15 minutes ago, Rapidh20 said:

That's not going to work, plan B... Powerline adapters, will that work?

Yes - as long as there is a wire between the Unraid server and the power line adapter.

 

a word of caution though - in my experience the data throughput of powerline adapters is well below their advertised speed - in my experience something like 25–30%  of the advertised speed.

[Rapidh20]

I think I am just gonna knock the whole idea on the head. Thanks anyway. All the best.