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Mount and copy files from 3TB drive - RN102
Water got onto my nas from the floor above, not submerged, and it won't boot with the disks in it. So, I'm trying to learn how to mount one of the RAID1 drives from another machine and copy my data o...
gl01824 wrote:
I had tried using gdisk commands on the first of the two drives using the old SATA connector and I think I messed it up. Even with the new connector, is shows one large unallocated partition.
Yes, it looks like you accidentally repartitioned that.
gl01824 wrote:
I did install mdadm and btrfs, and have read a little on them, but didn't want to move forward without posting here first. I'm hoping I can mount /dev/sdb3 and copy everything off to another a 4TB USB drive,
Start by creating a mount point for the volume
cd // mkdir dataThen assemble the RAID group and mount it
mdadm --assemble /dev/md127 /dev/sdb3 mount /dev/md127 /data
gl01824 wrote:
buy/ build another NAS.
Netgear has clearly exited the business, so if you buy another one, you'll either need to get a used ReadyNAS or get something new from another vendor. Something new is probably the better path for you (or of course build something).
Yes, I tried both together in the nas, and each individually. I've tried connecting to each with the USB connection, and both output the same (I believe).
Thanks for responding!
gl01824 wrote:
Yes, I tried both together in the nas, and each individually. I've tried connecting to each with the USB connection, and both output the same (I believe).
Thanks for responding!
I am wondering if the SATA->USB adapter is old - some don't support disks > 2 TB.
Great question - it is very old, like 2005. I just ordered this which will be here tomorrow. I'll keep posting.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09D7QK3YD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thanks!
The new SATA to USB connection works to see the entire 2.73Gi, but recognize any partitions on it.
gl01824 wrote:
The new SATA to USB connection works to see the entire 2.73Gi, but recognize any partitions on it.
Are you saying it doesn't see the partitions? Or that it doesn't know what they hold?
You need to have both mdadm and btrfs installed, then assemble the RAID groups with mdadm, and finally mount the file system. (You need to assemble the RAID even though you only are using one disk).
How many partitions are you seeing? (There should be at least 3, but there could be more).
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