Jake Lowe Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Hello unraid community. I can not get my unraid machine to boot. I only get a flashing white line in the top left. (See Picture) I can boot other OS's and everything in the computer seems to be working fine. Any help is very much welcome. Thankyou! Image Quote Link to comment
Squid Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Is the boot order correct? Quote Link to comment
Jake Lowe Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 I select my boot device using f11. Is that what you mean? Sorry, I am not that experienced. Quote Link to comment
Jake Lowe Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Squid said: Is the boot order correct? I think so Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Try to get another computer to boot from the Unraid flash. If that works you know that you need to work on getting your server to boot from that same flash. And / Or Try to get something other than Unraid to boot from a flash drive on your Unraid server. This will help you decide what you need to work on, getting the server configured so it will boot to a flash drive, or getting the Unraid flash drive prepared so it will boot from the server. Be sure to boot from a USB2 port. 1 Quote Link to comment
Jake Lowe Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, trurl said: Try to get another computer to boot from the Unraid flash. If that works you know that you need to work on getting your server to boot from that same flash. And / Or Try to get something other than Unraid to boot from a flash drive on your Unraid server. This will help you decide what you need to work on, getting the server configured so it will boot to a flash drive, or getting the Unraid flash drive prepared so it will boot from the server. Be sure to boot from a USB2 port. I tried another computer and it works. I am booting from that flash drive and it does the same thing. I can boot to a windows install USB disk and it is in a usb2 port. What else can I try. This is a very odd issue Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 27 minutes ago, Jake Lowe said: I tried another computer and it works. Do you mean the Unraid flash drive you have prepared will boot in another computer? Quote Link to comment
Jake Lowe Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just now, trurl said: Do you mean the Unraid flash drive you have prepared will boot in another computer? Yes It works fine in other PC. I can boot to usb windows installer on server but not unraid Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 UEFI or legacy boot? 1 Quote Link to comment
Jake Lowe Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just now, trurl said: UEFI or legacy boot? I have tried both I think. which one should I use? Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 UEFI if it works, legacy if UEFI doesn't work. You would also have to make sure your BIOS is using whichever your flash is using. Quote Link to comment
Jake Lowe Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just now, trurl said: UEFI if it works, legacy if UEFI doesn't work. You would also have to make sure your BIOS is using whichever your flash is using. I tried both. Not working, I got it to work on another MOBO. Transferring data and then giving freenas a shot. Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment
jonp Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Hi there, Have you gone into the BIOS itself and toggle the boot order? Immediately after pressing power, you should be able to spam the F10 or Del key and enter the BIOS. From there you need to find where you can toggle your boot devices. In addition, you may want to try re-imaging your flash drive, clicking the Customize button, and selecting UEFI Boot. Give that a try. Quote Link to comment
Jake Lowe Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/16/2020 at 12:04 PM, jonp said: Hi there, Have you gone into the BIOS itself and toggle the boot order? Immediately after pressing power, you should be able to spam the F10 or Del key and enter the BIOS. From there you need to find where you can toggle your boot devices. In addition, you may want to try re-imaging your flash drive, clicking the Customize button, and selecting UEFI Boot. Give that a try. Yes. There is two items listed - the UEFI usb drive for just the usb drive. I have tried both. I have sleected in boot mode. How do I reimage without loosing my data Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 The config folder on flash is all you need to keep your configuration. Just back it up, prepare flash, restore config folder from the backup. Quote Link to comment
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