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Help Please Disk3 Unformatted.

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1. I removed Disk3 to use in a windows machine 4 weeks ago, I continued to read access on Disk3 on the tower but no writes were performed.

2. I removed the same 1TB drive from the windows machine and re-installed as disk3 again.

3. When I started unraid it immediately started checking parity which I cancelled.

4. As disk 3 was formatted as a windows disk I pressed the format button to install the new file system.

5. I then pressed start and left it overnight checking parity.

6. Disk 3 now has the green ball but shows as Unformatted.

7. Parity is valid.

 

I do not know what to do next any help would be much appreciated, syslog is attached.

 

Thanks.

syslog.zip

1. I removed Disk3 to use in a windows machine 4 weeks ago, I continued to read access on Disk3 on the tower but no writes were performed.

You could have written to the "missing" drive.  But that is not important now.

2. I removed the same 1TB drive from the windows machine and re-installed as disk3 again.

It should have started the process of re-constructing disk3 from parity and the other disks.  It would look very similar other than it would be disk3 that would be "red" until the re-construction was completed.

3. When I started unraid it immediately started checking parity which I cancelled.

I think it was the re-construction you cancelled.

4. As disk 3 was formatted as a windows disk I pressed the format button to install the new file system.

This was a mistake.  It did not matter what the disk was formatted as, since it was going to be re-constructed.  Since you canceled the re-construction the disk could not be mounted, therefore it showed as un-formatted.

5. I then pressed start and left it overnight checking parity.

6. Disk 3 now has the green ball but shows as Unformatted.

7. Parity is valid.

 

I do not know what to do next any help would be much appreciated, syslog is attached.

 

Thanks.

I fear you may have formatted the copy of your data that was being "simulated" by parity in combination with the other data drives.

In other words... pressing the button was a mistake.  For the array to have given you that choice I would have thought you pressed the button labeled as "restore" to force a new disk configuration.    That action effectively erased the ability to re-construct the missing drive with data, now when you re-construct the replacement drive it will be re-constructed as a freshly formatted drive.

 

Looking at the syslog I see some clues it might not have worked as I am guessing.

 

First, the flash drive seems to have some file-system corruption and was mounted as read-only to prevent more damage

Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     File system has been set read-only
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: FAT: Filesystem error (dev sda)
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel:     fat_get_cluster: invalid cluster chain (i_pos 2973327)

 

As a result, when you then started the array it could not write the config/super.dat file on the flash drive.

Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: md: recovery thread checking parity...
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: write_file: error 30 opening /boot/config/super.dat
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: md: could not write superblock from /boot/config/super.dat
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: md: using 1152k window, over a total of 976762552 blocks.

 

As you indicated, it could not mount the drive formatted as an NTFS drive, so its attempt to mount it as disk3 failed.

Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS kernel: REISERFS (device md3): using ordered data mode
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS emhttp: _shcmd: shcmd (10): exit status: 32
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS emhttp: disk3 mount error: 32
Oct 11 16:48:33 NAS emhttp: shcmd (11): rmdir /mnt/disk3

 

Then I see you canceling the re-construction that had started.  Unnfortunately, the flash drive was un-writable, so the super.dat file could not be updated.

Oct 11 17:01:43 NAS kernel: mdcmd (20): nocheck 
Oct 11 17:01:43 NAS kernel: md: md_do_sync: got signal, exit...
Oct 11 17:01:43 NAS kernel: write_file: error 30 opening /boot/config/super.dat
Oct 11 17:01:43 NAS kernel: md: could not write superblock from /boot/config/super.dat

The process to re-construct drive 3 was not completed.

Oct 11 17:01:43 NAS kernel: md: recovery thread sync completion status: -4

You pressed the format button. 

Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS emhttp: shcmd (58): mkreiserfs -q /dev/md3 >/dev/null 2>&1

But apparently, both reads and writes to the disk3 device failed AND its expected size changed?

Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953524992, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: md: disk3 read error
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: handle_stripe read error: 1953524984/3, count: 1
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=1, want=1953524992, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953524984/3, count: 1
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: md: recovery thread woken up ...
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: write_file: error 30 opening /boot/config/super.dat
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: md: could not write superblock from /boot/config/super.dat
Oct 11 17:01:52 NAS kernel: md: recovery thread has nothing to resync
Oct 11 17:03:00 NAS emhttp: shcmd (59): mkdir /mnt/disk3

 

Then, it starts complaining about the disk size.

Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS emhttp: _shcmd: shcmd (221): exit status: 32
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS emhttp: disk3 mount error: 32
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS emhttp: shcmd (222): rmdir /mnt/disk3
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS kernel: REISERFS (device md2): journal params: device md2, size 8192, journal first block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max trans age 30
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS kernel: REISERFS warning (device md3): sh-462 check_advise_trans_params: bad transaction max size (3722033764). FSCK?
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS kernel: REISERFS (device md1): journal params: device md1, size 8192, journal first block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max trans age 30
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS kernel: REISERFS (device md1): checking transaction log (md1)
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS kernel: REISERFS warning (device md3): sh-2022 reiserfs_fill_super: unable to initialize journal space
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS kernel: REISERFS (device md2): checking transaction log (md2)
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS kernel: REISERFS (device md2): Using r5 hash to sort names
Oct 11 17:40:00 NAS kernel: REISERFS (device md1): Using r5 hash to sort names
Oct 11 17:40:01 NAS emhttp: shcmd (225): rm /etc/samba/smb-shares.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
Oct 11 17:40:01 NAS emhttp: shcmd (226): cp /etc/exports- /etc/exports
Oct 11 17:40:01 NAS emhttp: shcmd (227): mkdir /mnt/user
Oct 11 17:40:01 NAS emhttp: shcmd (228): /usr/local/sbin/shfs /mnt/user  -o noatime,big_writes,allow_other,default_permissions
Oct 11 17:40:02 NAS emhttp: get_config_idx: fopen /boot/config/shares/Negatives.cfg: No such file or directory - assigning defaults
Oct 11 17:40:02 NAS emhttp: shcmd (229): killall -HUP smbd
Oct 11 17:40:02 NAS emhttp: shcmd (230): /etc/rc.d/rc.nfsd restart | logger
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520008, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520016, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520024, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520032, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520040, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520048, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520056, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520064, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520072, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520080, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520088, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520096, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520104, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520112, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520120, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520128, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520136, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520144, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520152, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520160, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520168, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520176, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520184, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520192, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520200, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520208, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1953520216, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device

Writes to it failed too.

Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 read error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe read error: 1953520368/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: sdb1: rw=1, want=1953520376, limit=1953520002
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520000/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520008/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520016/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520024/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520032/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520040/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520048/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520056/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520064/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520072/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520080/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: handle_stripe write error: 1953520088/3, count: 1
Oct 11 22:52:25 NAS kernel: md: disk3 write error

 

You have multiple problems.

1. The flash drive file-system is corrupted and needs repair.

2. Your hard disk size seems to have changed.  (Was an HPA added by your windows machine? or by your current motherboard?  Is either a Gigabyte brand motherboard?)

3. You re-formatted your "simulated" disk3.  (basically, ending its ability to re-construct its old data onto a physical disk. Now it will re-construct a formatted disk)

 

You might be able to recover some of the files of the newly "formatted" disk by leaving disk3 un-assigned and then performing the steps described here in the wiki for recovering files from a mistakenly formatted drive.

 

http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#How_can_I_undelete_files_from_an_unRAID_disk.3F

 

Before you do anything you need to move the flash drive to a window's PC and run scandisk/checkdisk on it to repair its file-system damage.

 

Joe L.

Has anybody tried this for reiserfs recovery?  Is is any good?

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