I just built my first unRAID system. After having some trouble with drives, it now seems to be working, except for the fact that I can't copy anything to or delete anything from my unRAID server.

At the moment it has two 1.5TB drives in it, one of which is designated as parity. A parity check has been performed and unRAID claims that parity is valid. However, the only thing on the drives are a few empty folders, but unRAID claims I only have 61 GB free. Also, I can't delete these folders or add new ones from Windows file manager, it states: "You need permission to perform this action"

 

Is there a way to format the drives and start over, or should I use another approach?

 

TIA

I just built my first unRAID system. After having some trouble with drives, it now seems to be working, except for the fact that I can't copy anything to or delete anything from my unRAID server.

At the moment it has two 1.5TB drives in it, one of which is designated as parity. A parity check has been performed and unRAID claims that parity is valid. However, the only thing on the drives are a few empty folders, but unRAID claims I only have 61 GB free. Also, I can't delete these folders or add new ones from Windows file manager, it states: "You need permission to perform this action"

 

Is there a way to format the drives and start over, or should I use another approach?

 

TIA

Post a syslog.  Instructions in the wiki under troubleshoooting.  It sounds as if your file-systems are being mounted as read-only due to corruption.

 

If there is nothing on the disk you wish, you can re-format with

mkreiserfs /dev/mdX

where "X" = the disk number  (/dev/md1 = disk1, /dev/md2 = disk2, etc).  In your case, since you only have one data disk, it would be

mkreiserfs /dev/md1

Once you do that, type

initconfig

and answer "Yes"  (capital "Y" lower case "es")

 

Then refresh your web-browser on the management interface and you''l be able to start the array.

 

Do not create a file-system on the parity disk... It has only calculations not data in a file-system.

Ok, thanks for the suggestions.

I have attached my syslog, although it looks like garbage to me.

I have also tried your suggestion for formatting the drive, but receive the following message:

 

Stat of the device '/dev/md1' failed.

 

Would it maybe help if I just formatted my flash drive, reinstalled unRAID on it and started over, or is this a problem on the drive itself?

 

Danny

syslog.txt

Ok, thanks for the suggestions.

I have attached my syslog, although it looks like garbage to me.

I have also tried your suggestion for formatting the drive, but receive the following message:

 

Stat of the device '/dev/md1' failed.

 

Would it maybe help if I just formatted my flash drive, reinstalled unRAID on it and started over, or is this a problem on the drive itself?

 

Danny

You just need to perform the step with the array started.  /dev/md1 does not exist until you start the array.

 

formatting the flash drive will have about as much effect with your data disk issues as changing the spark-plug on your lawnmower.  It has nothing to do with the file-systems on the data disk.  (Other than you'll need to assign the disk back on the "devices" page once more.)

 

If it complains that the disk is mounted, type

/root/samba stop

umount /dev/md1

 

and then

mkreiserfs /dev/md1

 

Once a new file system is created you'll need to re-mount the drive.  Easiest is just to press "Stop" and then "Start" on the web-management page.

 

Joe L.

 

It has worked.

Thanks a lot for your help!

 

Danny