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mounting NVX disks in linux
Anyone still have the instructions on how to mount ReadyNAS disks on a desktop? Since my case (20881428) with netgear tech support is at a dead end, and they're recommending I reinitialize my array. I figure why not try to do one last ditch attempt, at fscking my volume on my linux install before reinitializing the array? The one forum post i found points to the old infrant domain name so it's a dead link. I get the idea, I need LVM and I might need to do a custom kernel build which I'm ok with but would prefer not to do this blindly. I understand I do this under my own risk, I may void warranty blah blah, who ever provides info will not be held responsible, but since the next official step is to factory reset, there's no harm at this point.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ricky
Any help would be appreciated.
Ricky
2 Replies
- The instructions for x86 systems are a bit different and simpler than the instructions for the vintage Infrant systems. The standard 4k block size is used for your volume.
This wouldn't void your warranty at all. You would just possibly lose any support from NetGear for recovering data from your array (which it looks like you're not going to get anyway). A factory default (wipes all data, settings, everything) with the disks in place would restore full software support.
With a Linux machine the steps would be something like
# apt-get update
# apt-get install mdadm lvm2
# mdadm --assemble --scan
You should see at least three md devices are started (/dev/md0, /dev/md1, /dev/md2). There may be more if vertical expansion has taken place or if you were using Flex-RAID with multiple volumes.
# vgscan
# vgchange -ay
You should then be able to "mount /dev/c/c/ /mnt" if everything is working correctly and have a look at your system.
Note you would need to run most/all of these commands as the root user which could mean doing something like
# sudo apt-get ...
etc.
or
sudo su -
then entering commands without needing to type sudo at the start of each command. - Thank you very much!
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