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Unable to write to Cache

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I am unable to write to the Cache drive.  I get a permissions error on Windows saying I do not have permission to write.  Attached is my syslog.  I have partitioned the Cache drive and was using the other partition for Sabnzbd and sickbeard.  It was working fine before I made the partition so now I'm thinking I screwed something up.  I've noticed in the syslog I have some ReiserFS errors.

Tower kernel: REISERFS (device sdb1): found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device sdb1): using ordered data mode

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower emhttp: shcmd (17): set -o pipefail ; mount -t reiserfs -o noacl,nouser_xattr,noatime,nodiratime /dev/md2 /mnt/disk2 2>&1 | logger

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: md: recovery thread has nothing to resync

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device sdb1): journal params: device sdb1, size 8192, journal first block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max trans age 30

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device sdb1): checking transaction log (sdb1)

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md3): found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md3): using ordered data mode

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md1): found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md1): using ordered data mode

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md3): journal params: device md3, size 8192, journal first block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max trans age 30

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md3): checking transaction log (md3)

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower 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 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md1): checking transaction log (md1)

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device sdb1): Using r5 hash to sort names

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: sdb1: rw=0, want=1331429392, limit=976759686

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS error (device sdb1): vs-2140 finish_unfinished: search_by_key returned -2

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device sdb1): Remounting filesystem read-only

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md4): found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md4): using ordered data mode

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md2): found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md2): using ordered data mode

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md4): journal params: device md4, size 8192, journal first block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max trans age 30

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md4): checking transaction log (md4)

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower 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 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md2): checking transaction log (md2)

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md3): Using r5 hash to sort names

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md1): Using r5 hash to sort names

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md4): Using r5 hash to sort names

Oct 28 22:20:51 Tower kernel: REISERFS (device md2): Using r5 hash to sort names

syslog-2010-10-28.txt

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ran reiserfsck and got this.

root@Tower:~# reiserfsck --check /dev/sdb1

reiserfsck 3.6.21 (2009 www.namesys.com)

 

*************************************************************

** If you are using the latest reiserfsprogs and  it fails **

** please  email bug reports to [email protected], **

** providing  as  much  information  as  possible --  your **

** hardware,  kernel,  patches,  settings,  all reiserfsck **

** messages  (including version),  the reiserfsck logfile, **

** check  the  syslog file  for  any  related information. **

** If you would like advice on using this program, support **

** is available  for $25 at  www.namesys.com/support.html. **

*************************************************************

 

Will read-only check consistency of the filesystem on /dev/sdb1

Will put log info to 'stdout'

 

Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you do):Yes

bread: Cannot read the block (244190637): (Invalid argument).

 

reiserfs_open: Your partition is not big enough to contain the

filesystem of (244190637) blocks as was specified in the found super block.

Failed to open the filesystem.

 

If the partition table has not been changed, and the partition is

valid  and  it really  contains  a reiserfs  partition,  then the

superblock  is corrupted and you need to run this utility with

--rebuild-sb.

ran reiserfsck and got this.

root@Tower:~# reiserfsck --check /dev/sdb1

reiserfsck 3.6.21 (2009 www.namesys.com)

 

*************************************************************

** If you are using the latest reiserfsprogs and  it fails **

** please  email bug reports to [email protected], **

** providing  as  much  information  as  possible --  your **

** hardware,  kernel,  patches,  settings,  all reiserfsck **

** messages  (including version),  the reiserfsck logfile, **

** check  the  syslog file  for  any  related information. **

** If you would like advice on using this program, support **

** is available  for $25 at  www.namesys.com/support.html. **

*************************************************************

 

Will read-only check consistency of the filesystem on /dev/sdb1

Will put log info to 'stdout'

 

Do you want to run this program?[N/Yes] (note need to type Yes if you do):Yes

bread: Cannot read the block (244190637): (Invalid argument).

 

reiserfs_open: Your partition is not big enough to contain the

filesystem of (244190637) blocks as was specified in the found super block.

Failed to open the filesystem.

 

If the partition table has not been changed, and the partition is

valid  and  it really  contains  a reiserfs  partition,  then the

superblock  is corrupted and you need to run this utility with

--rebuild-sb.

Do you have a gigabyte motherboard?  The last time I saw the error you are getting the drive had an HPA added by the BIOS after the file-system had been created.  As the reiserfsck command output said, before doing anything else need to verify the partitioning.

 

We need to see the output of

fdisk -l /dev/sdb

and

hdparm -N /dev/sdb

 

Joe L.

 

Joe L.

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Do you have a gigabyte motherboard?   The last time I saw the error you are getting the drive had an HPA added by the BIOS after the file-system had been created.  As the reiserfsck command output said, before doing anything else need to verify the partitioning.

 

We need to see the output of

fdisk -l /dev/sdb

and

hdparm -N /dev/sdb

 

Joe L.

 

Joe L.

I do have a Gigabyte board.  It is weird since the HPA is disabled by default. When I installed this drive and the other drives on my tower, I've made sure to check BIOS to verify that it is off.

root@Tower:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdb

 

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes

1 heads, 63 sectors/track, 31008336 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 63 * 512 = 32256 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x00000000

 

  Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

/dev/sdb1               2    15504123   488379843   83  Linux

/dev/sdb2        15504124    31008336   488382709+  83  Linux

 

 

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdb

 

/dev/sdb:

max sectors   = 1953525168/7368112, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~#

Looks like HPA is on the drive. Will deleting the partition and re doing it help to get rid of the HPA?  The first partition is the cache drive.  The other I was using to run SABnzbd and sickbeard.  So I do not have any other important data on it.  I can always install sab again.

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdb

/dev/sdb:

max sectors   = 1953525168/7368112, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~#

Looks like HPA is on the drive. Will deleting the partition and re doing it help to get rid of the HPA?  The first partition is the cache drive.  The other I was using to run SABnzbd and sickbeard.  So I do not have any other important data on it.  I can always install sab again.

No, deleting the partition will not do it.  The drive thinks it is now smaller.  A LOT smaller.  The HPA is using ALL but 3,772,473,344 bytes ( 3.77 Gig ) 

 

You'll need to first remove the HPA, then fix the partition table, then go from there.

 

You might be able to remove the HPA by typing:

hdparm -N p1953525168 /dev/sdb

 

Only one operation changing the HPA is allowed per power cycle, so it might not work if your BIOS already attempted it since power up.

 

Joe L.

 

 

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didn't work.   :(  and it seems that all my drives have HPA on them   >:(

Tower login: root

Linux 2.6.32.9-unRAID.

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N p1953525168 /dev/sdb

 

/dev/sdb:

setting max visible sectors to 1953525168 (permanent)

max sectors  = 1953525168/7368112, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdd

 

/dev/sdd:

max sectors  = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sde

 

/dev/sde:

max sectors  = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdf

 

/dev/sdf:

max sectors  = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdg

 

/dev/sdg:

max sectors  = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdc

 

/dev/sdc:

max sectors  = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~#

didn't work.   :(  and it seems that all my drives have HPA on them   >:(

Tower login: root

Linux 2.6.32.9-unRAID.

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N p1953525168 /dev/sdb

 

/dev/sdb:

setting max visible sectors to 1953525168 (permanent)

max sectors   = 1953525168/7368112, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdd

 

/dev/sdd:

max sectors   = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sde

 

/dev/sde:

max sectors   = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdf

 

/dev/sdf:

max sectors   = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdg

 

/dev/sdg:

max sectors   = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~# hdparm -N /dev/sdc

 

/dev/sdc:

max sectors   = 18446744073321613488/14715056, HPA setting seems invalid

root@Tower:~#

The others are just mis-reporting the size.  There is no way you have 18446744073321613488 sectors... you don't even have that many bytes...

 

18446744073321613488 bytes

18446744073321613 Kb

18446744073321 Meg

18446744073 Gig

18446744 TB

 

Unless you are from the future, there is no way you have a bunch of  18 Million Terrabyte drives in your server.

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The others are just mis-reporting the size.  There is no way you have 18446744073321613488 sectors... you don't even have that many bytes...

 

18446744073321613488 bytes

18446744073321613 Kb

18446744073321 Meg

18446744073 Gig

18446744 TB

 

Unless you are from the future, there is no way you have a bunch of  18 Million Terrabyte drives in your server.

:D

So definitely my cache has HPA?  I'll try using HDAT2 on it tomorrow.  I guess that supermicro board might come in handy after all.

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Just checked with HDAT2 and no HPA was detected on the Samsung, my cache drive.  ???

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Joe,

Do you think I need to RMA this drive?  I longer have permission to add stuff to the cache.  I currently have about 3.8G filled in it.

 

Joe,

Do you think I need to RMA this drive?  I longer have permission to add stuff to the cache.  I currently have about 3.8G filled in it.

 

No... you probably just need to fix the file system.  I'd copy the stuff off of it and then re-format it. It is far easier than rebuilding the reiserfs superblock for your level of experience)

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