Folks, I'm stuck, frustrated, and need guidance. I'm surrounded by information overload.  I've attached today's diagnostic log as I know that is often the starting point for next steps.

 

Here's my problem: My UNRAID server has progressively become less functional.

- I can no longer access my server GUI either locally or remotely.  I can't even access my music or the drives it serves to other devices in my network.

 

My server problems progressed as follows below, but essentially started with the GUI:

- For well over a year my UNRAID server worked fine. I accessed the GUI remotely via my desktop and the server remained headless. I enjoyed using UNRAID.  

- Then one day the remote GUI would no longer work/respond.  So I purchased a monitor and accessed the GUI locally from my server.  I thought I could figure this out and restore the remote GUI. No such luck.

- Months later, the remote GUI issue still unsolved, the local GUI stopped working also.  My server data and apps remained accessible. I spent time learning how to figure out the problem but there is only so much time and ran into dead ends.  Learning the hard way.

- Months after that, all the above, then only server data was accessible. No music.  I'm not even able to enjoy my music.

- Now, all I can do is boot to the UNRAID command line and run diagnostics. I could use some pointers.

 

 

I appreciate your guidance.

 

bigdaddy-diagnostics-20231012-1750.zip

Edited October 12, 20232 yr by stolat01
clarity

Try booting is safe mode, if still no local GUI post new diags.

Attached is another diagnostic after repeating a Safe GUI boot, shutdown, Safe boot.  I look forward to additional input on how I can get this server back up an running.

 

 

bigdaddy-diagnostics-20231016-1503.zip

Looks normal to me, youi are using custom ports, can you access the GUI using:

http://192.168.1.143:3443

or

https://192.168.1.143:25447

 

I was able to access the GUI through these ports.   Thank you.  I don't recall the ports were always required. The login previously popped up using :

http://192.168.1.143/login  

Haven't yet confirmed a local GUI.

12 hours ago, stolat01 said:

I don't recall the ports were always required.

They are not if you use the default ones, they are with custom ports like you have.

Now I'm down to getting the local display to be responsive again.  I know it works but the OS is not displaying a local GUI at this time.  While I am able to remotely access my server, I continue to just end up with the local display as a non-responsive blank screen with a blinking curser in the upper left. The only command that generates activity on the local display is the shutdown command (CTRL-ALT-DEL). Meanwhile, I can remotely access the OS GUI no problem (thank you, again).

 

On boot the display works. I can still modify BIOS using my keyboard and mouse or l observe that the system continues into Unraid boot selection menu where it is set to UNRAID OS GUI MODE. From there it runs through a bunch of command lines and then the array is up and running. The local display, however, goes blank except for a cursor and then does not respond further to the keyboard.  At this point I can remotely access the server but not directly access the server  with the local keyboard and mouse.  Not as troubling as before I had remote access but I would like to have local access in the event it is needed. 

 

I don't see what is preventing the OS from showing the GUI on the local display as it did before.  What should I look at for this?

 

 

Edited October 31, 20232 yr by stolat01
typo

Try installing the Nvidia driver, or remove the Nvidia so that the Intel iGPU is used.

Software states I need Legacy NVIDIA Kernel 340 and states it will ignore the GPU.  My board doesn't have an internal GPU.     Looks like 470 is the earliest version in the package.

 

12 hours ago, stolat01 said:

My board doesn't have an internal GPU.

The GPU is included with the CPU, but I see the board don't have a VGA out.

VGA output is via a PCI -E 2.0 card, an ASUS EN8400GS.    

I was referring to the iGPU, the one included with the CPU, there's no monitor out for that with that board.

According to the diags your CPU is an i5 2500K, which includes a GPU.

Correct, the board is a P8P67 and depends on a PCI-e card for VGA output. That is not unusual.