[Solved] Failing Flash Drive (I Think)

[okhomer]

I believe that my flash drive is failing.  It started when I went to the dashboard and I had the title bar but the rest of the screen was blank.  I tried to reboot the server and got the no boot disk detected error.  After a couple of times restarting I got it to come up.  After it loaded the server was not pulling an IP address.  Tried different ethernet ports with no success.  Rebooted a couple of time again and from time to time get the "no boot device".

 

So I am thinking I might have to replace the drive.  My concern is that if I replace the drive what would that do to my drives.  Would I create a new flash drive like I would starting new and then just copy the config file over to the new drive?  Or could I just copy all the content from one drive to the other?  I am trying to minimize as much loss as possible.

 

P.S.  How do you run a diag?

Edited September 30, 2020 by okhomer

[trurl]

Tools - Diagnostics attach ZIP to NEXT post.

[okhomer]

I am trying to get Diagnostics through the terminal because I can't get to the dash board.  It is not working very well.  I have tried cp /var/log/syslog /boot but it is not saving to the flash drive.  I have also just tried to type diagnostics in the terminal and this did not work.  Bad command or something like that.  Any other ideas?

Edited September 29, 2020 by okhomer

[okhomer]

This was using the tail -f --lines=100 /var/log/syslog command.

Edited September 29, 2020 by okhomer
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[Frank1940]

Make sure that the flash (boot) drive is plugged into a USB2 socket.  (For some reason, certain BIOS/MB seem to lose the Unraid boot drive when plugged into a USB3 socket.)

[okhomer]

Thanks.  I will try that.  My concern is I have had this server up for about a 1 1/2 years and never had a problem before.

[okhomer]

I was able to get it to load with an IP address plugging it into a USB2 port.  I managed to get the log file to save to the flash drive.  Still was not able to pull up the dash board..

 

syslog-2020-9-29.txt

Edited September 29, 2020 by okhomer

[trurl]

Do you have an attached keyboard and monitor? Can you boot in GUI mode?

[trurl]

Also, do you have a current backup of flash drive?

[okhomer]

I can and I have.  I now do have a back up of the flash drive.

Edited September 30, 2020 by okhomer

[okhomer]

Thanks guys.  I am not sure what changed but I am able to move it to a USB 2 port and it is working.  Now I guess I need to find a USB 2 PCI card because my only usb 2 port is on the front of my PC.

[Frank1940]

50 minutes ago, okhomer said:

Thanks guys.  I am not sure what changed but I am able to move it to a USB 2 port and it is working.  Now I guess I need to find a USB 2 PCI card because my only usb 2 port is on the front of my PC.

Look on the Motherboard and see if there is a USB2 header there.  If there is (and I would suspect that there is), you can get a bracket with USB sockets wired to a header plug.  These are a couple of examples:

 

    https://www.amazon.com/CRJ-9-Pin-Dupont-Header-Single/dp/B07Q4QZW57/

and

    https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Port-Female-Plate-Adapter/dp/B00015Y0FK/