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Hope is not a plan... #19636384 [CLOSED]
Hello,
I will try my best to remove all emotion from this post/question/plea for help :D Purchased a new ReadyNas NV+ mid-2007 and until mid-2012 it ran without an issue (save replacing one drive). Had a wicked thunderstorm while I was away in July. Nas had shut down (assuming because of the storm - perhaps a surge). I went through various attempts to boot the system up. Finally got it online and could see it through Frontview. July - Two bad discs, replaced them, then September - two more bad disks, replaced them too (not the previous replacements). Updated the firmware and had never been happy with the way I'd tagged my music files to begin with, so decided to start from scratch. Factory reset. The new setup was taking shape beautifully. I had ripped cd's A-M and was slowly transferring the files to the Nas, was able to stream the music. Everything was ticking along until yesterday around noon.... Was transferring music folders/files just ripped through Max to the Nas and lost connection, system hung up. On one reboot received a 'Kernel Panic' error. Performed a hard boot and ran two mem tests - both 'mem ok'. Disc two is now flashing, meaning bad disk. Will be off to pick up a new disc today.
Here's where I get emotional, I'm wasting an enormous amount of time on what was a fantastic system at one point. I'm in an endless cycle of reboot, resync, volume check, file scan, mem check, this is bizarre and quite frankly confounding me. SmartChecks on the individual discs (including disc two that the Nas' LED's suggest is bad) suggest everything is okay. Sometimes I can connect via Raidar and Frontview, sometimes I can't. There's no rhyme or reason to it. I've pulled disc two out and am running another mem test as I compile this post.
Has anyone had a similar experience? I'm almost at the 'throw it out the window' part of the cycle. I know I haven't lost the data I've written, because every so often I can get into the system via Frontview, but this endless cycle is bringing a true music lover down... I'm losing hope and patience.
For the record, I run a complete MAC environment:
Hardware: MacBook Pro 8,2
OS X 10.6.8
Timecapsule (although not using it for backup or for streaming iTunes (just as a router))
Cat5 hardwired from my Nas to my Sonos system (but running through Timecapsule to support multiple Sonos bridges/connects)
RAIDAr 4.3.4
ReadyNas Firmware 4.1.10
4 - 1TB Discs Western Digital Caviar Green
I will try my best to remove all emotion from this post/question/plea for help :D Purchased a new ReadyNas NV+ mid-2007 and until mid-2012 it ran without an issue (save replacing one drive). Had a wicked thunderstorm while I was away in July. Nas had shut down (assuming because of the storm - perhaps a surge). I went through various attempts to boot the system up. Finally got it online and could see it through Frontview. July - Two bad discs, replaced them, then September - two more bad disks, replaced them too (not the previous replacements). Updated the firmware and had never been happy with the way I'd tagged my music files to begin with, so decided to start from scratch. Factory reset. The new setup was taking shape beautifully. I had ripped cd's A-M and was slowly transferring the files to the Nas, was able to stream the music. Everything was ticking along until yesterday around noon.... Was transferring music folders/files just ripped through Max to the Nas and lost connection, system hung up. On one reboot received a 'Kernel Panic' error. Performed a hard boot and ran two mem tests - both 'mem ok'. Disc two is now flashing, meaning bad disk. Will be off to pick up a new disc today.
Here's where I get emotional, I'm wasting an enormous amount of time on what was a fantastic system at one point. I'm in an endless cycle of reboot, resync, volume check, file scan, mem check, this is bizarre and quite frankly confounding me. SmartChecks on the individual discs (including disc two that the Nas' LED's suggest is bad) suggest everything is okay. Sometimes I can connect via Raidar and Frontview, sometimes I can't. There's no rhyme or reason to it. I've pulled disc two out and am running another mem test as I compile this post.
Has anyone had a similar experience? I'm almost at the 'throw it out the window' part of the cycle. I know I haven't lost the data I've written, because every so often I can get into the system via Frontview, but this endless cycle is bringing a true music lover down... I'm losing hope and patience.
For the record, I run a complete MAC environment:
Hardware: MacBook Pro 8,2
OS X 10.6.8
Timecapsule (although not using it for backup or for streaming iTunes (just as a router))
Cat5 hardwired from my Nas to my Sonos system (but running through Timecapsule to support multiple Sonos bridges/connects)
RAIDAr 4.3.4
ReadyNas Firmware 4.1.10
4 - 1TB Discs Western Digital Caviar Green
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- Update - just finished third mem test "Memory OK" - putting a new 1 TB disc in slot 2, will update when resync complete.
- Got to 42% resync, 2 hrs 24 min left. Brand new 1 TB drive. Nas has disconnected itself from Frontview. Front of Readynas still shows Disc 2 LED blinking, but no ACT light at all. My next step is a hard shutdown and take the Nas apart for cleaning, then one more try before it goes out the window.
- Took the 4 discs out (left them in order), took off the side panels and cleaned unit with compressed air. Put the discs back in and rebooted the unit. Resync started on the 'new' 1 TB drive. 9 hrs (time diminishing) constantly - now only 6 hrs, 6 min to finish - will update when complete or hung up again...
- On another note, after the cleaning with compressed air, RAIDar now locates the discs by blinking the lights, it hasn't done that in over a week.
- It's not the Readynas that's the problem really is it?
Perhaps you should try a different disk make/model. I found seagate and WD to be awful, so I stick to Hitachi, as they have been very reliable.
I also always run a full vendor disk assessment when I receive it. Any problems it goes straight back.
I also have multiple backups in case I have really bad luck, like you! - vandermerwe - thanks for the heads up on the disc. I'll pop out and get a different brand of disc tomorrow and see if that helps. It's strange, I've never had this many issues with the Nas before. I'm now down to 3hrs 27 min until resync is complete. I hate to rely and on luck and hope but I'm crossing my fingers (adding superstition to the pot now). Have a great one!
musicfreak wrote: Had a wicked thunderstorm while I was away in July. Nas had shut down (assuming because of the storm - perhaps a surge).
This, as you may know, is Not Good.
I would run a memory test on the NV+ at least a couple/three times and make sure each passes with flying colors.- maxblack - yep, I know it wasn't good. I've run three memory tests and all pass 'Memory OK'. Thanks for the advice.
Just made it to 42% on resync for the 2nd time and the Nas has disconnected itself from Frontview once again. RAIDar can see the Nas, but I can't get in through Frontview...
Disc two is flashing and no ACT light again. I'll have to get another disc. This will be the third in slot 2 in 2 days. Craziness... - Hmmm
Maybe I'm wrong
It may be possible the readynas has been damaged.
Have you run vendor tools on the a"bad" disks - good evening vandermerwe - no I haven't run vendor tools, quite honestly I don't know what hardware/software is involved, I've never had to use it. I just got in from the store with a new disk - the staff at the store are starting to look at me strangely. I hot-swapped it and am now at 4% complete with 4 hrs 23 min to go on resync. If this one doesn't work, I'm going to start suspecting slot/bay/port 2 on the Nas is damaged. Will update when resync either hangs for a third time or miraculously completes. I'm now enacting faith rather than hope :)
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