March 15, 201016 yr Hello Where can I find a tutorial to install and configure Unraid server? I found pretty good tutorials for FreeNAS, but nothing for Unraid Server.... I want to build a NAS for my digital contents (photos, videos) for backup and also stream to different devices (on PS3 and WD TV live) Thanks
March 15, 201016 yr Author I did try yesterday to format and install Unraid Server 4.5.3 and boot from the usb flash drive Everything went fine (I think) but now it's asking for a login and password!!!! I don't know what they are? And I don't knwo much about the Linux word.......Sorry
March 15, 201016 yr I did try yesterday to format and install Unraid Server 4.5.3 and boot from the usb flash drive Everything went fine (I think) but now it's asking for a login and password!!!! I don't know what they are? And I don't knwo much about the Linux word.......Sorry The login is "root" Press enter at the password prompt, initially there is none. If you do not know linux, there will be very little there for you to do. You can type ifconfig eth0 and see the IP address assigned. You can type ps -ef to see all the running processes. You can type ls -l /dev/disk/by-id to see the disks and disk partitions recognized. You can type ethtool eth0 to see some details of your network connection You can type exit to log off. The management and configuration of the unRAID server is almost entirely done from the web browser. For most people, browse to http://tower in your web-browser. If on a MAC, browse to the IP address (Usually 192.168.X.X or 10.X.X.X) Joe L.
March 15, 201016 yr Author Thanks, I'll try that and let you know... Is Unraid server 4.5.3 a good choice for what I want to do ? (store all my movies - divX and DVD rip as iso) and stream from my PS3 and my WD TV Live?
March 15, 201016 yr In short, yes. Many other uses run stream media from their unRAID servers to both PS3s and WDTVs. PS3 Media Server WDTV Live You may also want to check out this section of the wiki: Is unRAID for me?
March 16, 201016 yr Author Well, it works (no parity disk though) However, I did a copy/paste from my other NAS 9DNS 323) to Unraid Server of a DivX (750Mb) and it was quite long: ~15 minutes..!!! What should I check?
March 16, 201016 yr Type ethtool eth0 and you can see what speed unRAID is using your network card at. I had a bad cable and mine was getting choked until I saw that.
March 16, 201016 yr Well, it works (no parity disk though) However, I did a copy/paste from my other NAS 9DNS 323) to Unraid Server of a DivX (750Mb) and it was quite long: ~15 minutes..!!! What should I check? You were copying from the NAS to your PC to the unRAID server. It is not the most efficient, but it gets the job done. You can post a syslog. It has the most clues as to what is happening. You might be connected to your router at 100Mb/s (10 MB/s) We won't know until you type a few commands to give us the output. What do you see when you type ethtool eth0 What is the output of ifconfig eth0
March 16, 201016 yr Author Good morning What should I have done to transfert the file from my current NAS (DNS 323) to the Unraid Server other than using a copy/paste? I'll take a look tongiht at the ethtool eth0 and ifconfig eth0 functions and I'll let you know One last question: I tried to use my PS3 yesterday to see if the Unraid server was detected, but it wasn't...Is there anything specific to do to see it on the PS3?
March 16, 201016 yr Good morning What should I have done to transfert the file from my current NAS (DNS 323) to the Unraid Server other than using a copy/paste? I'll take a look tongiht at the ethtool eth0 and ifconfig eth0 functions and I'll let you know One last question: I tried to use my PS3 yesterday to see if the Unraid server was detected, but it wasn't...Is there anything specific to do to see it on the PS3? If you are dong the transfer from your PC, cut-and-paste is probably the easiest... Some have reported [urlhttp://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php]TeraCopy[/url] works much faster than Windows-Explorer. What are you using on your LAN to connect your PC, the existing NAS and the unRAID server? Which router? Are any of the connections wireless? (Are you using a wireless connection to your PC?) It appears as if your NAS is capable of Gigabit speed, and probably the unRAID server, but what about your PC, and what about the router? All you need is any one of them to be capable of only 100Mb/s and your transfer rate will drop by about a third. A bad Ethernet cable will do the same. Joe L.
March 16, 201016 yr Author Hello, My router is DLink DIR655 My Unraid Server station is equipped with a Gigabit adapter (mother board is ECS AMD 690G) My NAS (DLink DNS323) is wired to my router and has a gigabit port as well I only used my laptop (wifi G) to do the copy/paste with Windows explorer from the DNS 323 to the Unraid Server I didn't copy the file from the DNS323 to the laptop then from the laptop to the Unraid Server....but directly from the DNS 323 to the unraid Server For example, when I really copy a DivX (~700Mb) from my Laptop to my DNS 323 wirelessly (G mode) it only takes a couple of minutes All my cable are Cat6 And what about the PS3 that doesn't see the Unraid Server?
March 16, 201016 yr I only used my laptop (wifi G) to do the copy/paste with Windows explorer from the DNS 323 to the Unraid Server I didn't copy the file from the DNS323 to the laptop then from the laptop to the Unraid Server....but directly from the DNS 323 to the unraid Server You might not realize it, but when using copy-paste on your wireless laptop you DID transfer the entire file from the old NAS through your laptop and then to the unRAID server. That easily explains the slower speeds. And what about the PS3 that doesn't see the Unraid Server? Can't help you there... I don't own a PS3. No experience to guide you.
March 16, 201016 yr You can probably mount the old NAS on the new unRAID server, then issue a copy command there. Then the transfer will be over the wired LAN. The wiki has some help: http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=Transferring_Files_from_a_Network_Share_to_unRAID Joe L.
March 16, 201016 yr As for the PS3, there is a thread in the Applications section of the forum that is dedicated to the installation of PS3MediaServer. Check it out, read through it, and go about trying to install it. There is a step by step guide I believe that should get you started.
March 16, 201016 yr Author Could I also use an intermediate portale hard drive (lke a 2.5" external USB drive), and connect it to the Unraid server through USB? If it's feasible, what are the command to copy the files? Sorry for all my questions....I'm not a rookie with computer in general, but I have to say I know NOTHING about Linux...!!!
March 16, 201016 yr Could I also use an intermediate portale hard drive (lke a 2.5" external USB drive), and connect it to the Unraid server through USB? If it's feasible, what are the command to copy the files? Sorry for all my questions....I'm not a rookie with computer in general, but I have to say I know NOTHING about Linux...!!! Absolutely. Instructions are in the wiki. If you install the unMENU add-on, mounting the USB disk is all done on a web-interface. Newest version of unMENU is attached here: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=5568.0 You can read about it here: http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=UnRAID_Add_Ons#UnMENU here: http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=UnMENU_screen_shots and here http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2595.0 Specificsally look at this screen capture. I had plugged in an ntfs-formatted drive and mounted it by pressing a button. I only had to press one more button to share it on the LAN if desired. (or, you could use linux commands to copy the contents from one disk to the other without going over the lan. most beginners use "mc" a midnight-commander interface similar to the dos command of a like name.)
March 16, 201016 yr Author Wow...I'm impressed with your knowledge about Unraid and Linux in general Looks like I have a lot to do tonight I'll try to install unMenu tonight and I'll let you know 1 question: If I need more SATA ports, what kind of SATA controller should I buy (I want to keep it cheap though) I know I have 1 x PCI-e slot available on my mobo, and also 2 x PCI (But I've read that PCI-e is much better because faster) Can I use the 4 SATA ports on my mother board AND the additonal SATA ports from this controller card?
March 16, 201016 yr Wow...I'm impressed with your knowledge about Unraid and Linux in general JoeL has a lot of knowledge when it comes to Linux and unRAID. He is the one that wrote the unmenu application for unRAID. Can I use the 4 SATA ports on my mother board AND the additonal SATA ports from this controller card? Yes, you can do that no problem. I have 6 onboard ports and have 2 cards that also have 2 ports each. They run side by side no problem.
March 16, 201016 yr Wow...I'm impressed with your knowledge about Unraid and Linux in general JoeL has a lot of knowledge when it comes to Linux and unRAID. JoeL also has a lot of knowledge when it comes to dancing.
March 16, 201016 yr And what about the PS3 that doesn't see the Unraid Server? I don't believe a PS3 will see samba shares. It uses the upnp protocol for seeing network shares. But it has been a couple years since I've used one but that is what I recall.
March 16, 201016 yr Author Wow...I'm impressed with your knowledge about Unraid and Linux in general Looks like I have a lot to do tonight I'll try to install unMenu tonight and I'll let you know 1 question: If I need more SATA ports, what kind of SATA controller should I buy (I want to keep it cheap though) I know I have 1 x PCI-e slot available on my mobo, and also 2 x PCI (But I've read that PCI-e is much better because faster) Can I use the 4 SATA ports on my mother board AND the additonal SATA ports from this controller card? So I have to download the 2 files, unzip them and save them on my flash drive into /boot/unmenu from my Windos XP laptop, right? Then, on the Unraid server, after I logged in, I type the command: cd/boot/unmenu Is that correct?
March 16, 201016 yr So I have to download the 2 files, unzip them and save them on my flash drive into /boot/unmenu from my Windos XP laptop, right? When you mount the flash drive create the folder called unmenu and put every file EXCEPT the .conf ones in it. Then create a folder at the root of the flash drive called packages, put all the .conf files in there and you should be good to go. Then, on the Unraid server, after I logged in, I type the command: cd/boot/unmenu Is that correct? when you log in you will need to run the command /boot/unmenu/uu to start the unmenu application from there you can point your web browser to http://tower:8080
March 16, 201016 yr Wow...I'm impressed with your knowledge about Unraid and Linux in general Looks like I have a lot to do tonight I'll try to install unMenu tonight and I'll let you know 1 question: If I need more SATA ports, what kind of SATA controller should I buy (I want to keep it cheap though) I know I have 1 x PCI-e slot available on my mobo, and also 2 x PCI (But I've read that PCI-e is much better because faster) Can I use the 4 SATA ports on my mother board AND the additonal SATA ports from this controller card? So I have to download the 2 files, unzip them and save them on my flash drive into /boot/unmenu from my Windos XP laptop, right? Then, on the Unraid server, after I logged in, I type the command: cd/boot/unmenu Is that correct? From your laptop //tower/flash IS /boot. you meed make a unmenu directory, unzip the ONE TWO zip files there (as soon as I zip up everything into on zip file) (One zip file was too big to attach, I had to make it two zip files) Then, log in via telnet or on the system console type cd /boot/unmenu (note the space between the "d" and the "/" MS-DOS let you omit it, linux does not) then type ./uu OR... just give the full path to where you unzipped it and don't bother cd'ing there first by typing: /boot/unmenu/uu Then, in your browser, type the url //tower:8080 Prostuff1 is incorrect. You can unzip everything to the unmenu folder. When you first invoke the package-manager, it will move the package.conf files from /boot/unmenu to the /boot/packages folder for you. It will even create the folder /boot/packages if it does not exist. Now, to be kind, his method will almost work, but the extra step he mentioned is not needed. You don't need to create /boot/packages, and you do not need to manually move those package.conf files to that folder. The bigger problem with his instructions are that there are several .conf files that must stay in the /boot/unmenu folder. They are not for the package manager, but for the unmenu.awk application itself. He did not make it clear which files go where. As I said, put them ALL in the unmenu folder, let it put them in their correct locations for you.
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