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Aspirant

Dec 01, 2020

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Pro Pioneer Booting stuck at 96% after OS6 upload

Hello - I started with a conversion from Raidiator 4.2.31 to OS6 on an Pro Pioneer and may have misstepped. BTW, everything is backed up twice and I'm planning on the ensuing data wipe. I wa...

mdgm
Dec 01, 2020
If you didn't install the Prep add-on before installing the firmware upgrade then it won't automatically do the factory reset. Installing OS6 over the top of RAIDiator-x86 4.2.x will leave the system in a state where it can't complete a normal boot.

Power off and do the manual factory reset using the boot menu. That will wipe the disks and do a clean install of OS6.

mdgm

Virtuoso

Dec 01, 2020

If you didn't install the Prep add-on before installing the firmware upgrade then it won't automatically do the factory reset. Installing OS6 over the top of RAIDiator-x86 4.2.x will leave the system in a state where it can't complete a normal boot.

Power off and do the manual factory reset using the boot menu. That will wipe the disks and do a clean install of OS6.

reburns
Aspirant
Dec 02, 2020
Aha! Kisses. Kudos. Joy. The power-off and factory reset root with paper clip did the job and rebuilt the Pro Pioneer 6x4TB (WD40EFRX) array to OS 6.9.5. It is running a cool 35C with fans quiet at 1750 and 1050 rpm.

My goal is to next expand capacity by building in 14TB Red Pro WD141KFGX drives (I already have two in a RN316). Worth trying? So far no data has been recopied back to the Pro Pioneer.

Question: What is the most stable version of the OS for the 14TB drive? The update check is offering 6.10.3.

Many thanks! Ralph
- StephenB
  Guru - Experienced User
  Dec 03, 2020
  reburns wrote:
  
  Question: What is the most stable version of the OS for the 14TB drive? The update check is offering 6.10.3.
  
  6.10.3 is the current "stable release", 6.9.5 is the current "long-term support release". Both should work fine with 14 TB drives.
  
  Personally I am running 6.10.3 on my Pro-6, but others here are on 6.9.5.
  - reburns
    Aspirant
    Dec 03, 2020
    The first 14TB WD141KFGX built into the Pro6 fine, Power Cycle = 1 and Load Cycle = 2 overnight. Unless OS 6.10.3 is better for the HDD's I'll stick with 6.9.3 for now. Thank you forum!