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MPF_SR
Aspirant
Jan 09, 2023

ReadyNAS NV+ Stuck on booting

Let me start by saying that I’ve done a poor job of backing up my system, I'm trying to get the system up so that I can at least get some of my files off of there.   After a power supply failure on...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 13, 2023
MPF_SR wrote:

Here's the log file, I know that i need to free up some space.

Should I truncate both the kern.log and syslog?

Yes, I recommend doing that - you need the OS partition space.

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MPF_SR
Aspirant
Jan 22, 2023

Thank you StephenB for your assistance.

 

After reading through a lot of the small issues in the community,  many of us can't figure out how to mount the USB to be able to copy.

To resolve my issue I cloned the drives and I did an OS reinstall.

I am backing up the data and working on a better DR plan.

 

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 22, 2023
    MPF_SR wrote:

     

    I am backing up the data and working on a better DR plan.

     

    Definitely a better path than dealing with recovery in tech support mode.

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    MPF_SR
    Aspirant
    Jan 22, 2023

    Thanks again, StephenB.

     

    Would the 4 to 6 upgrade work on the NV+?

     

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 22, 2023
    MPF_SR wrote:

    Would the 4 to 6 upgrade work on the NV+?

     

    No, it can only be done with Ultras and Pros running OS 4.2.  (Not NVX, even though they also run 4.2).

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