Here's what I have done so farI have a readynas NVIt has 4x1TB (xraid) 4.1.61) I bought 4 new 2TB drives2) Replaced each drive one at a time3) Rebuilt successfully after each drive replacement4) RAID begun expansion after 4th drive was put in.5) Never properly expanded6) Found out I had the wrong block size so, I would need to do a factory reset (a very old device)7) Backed up ALL data to external hard drives8) Factory reset9) Rebuilt okay10) Restored old config11) Became unresponsive12) Factory reset again -- unresponsive -- says root corrupted13) USB reset -- looks like it works.14) reboot, I get two LEDs blink, then four LEDs, then two, etc...15) check dimm -- seated okay15) try tFTP reset -- loads up okay16) upon reboot, it never comes back up.17) reboot, I get two LEDs blink, then four LEDs, then two, etc...18) USB reset -- looks like it works.19) reboot, I get two LEDs blink, then four LEDs, then two, etc...Please help. These are new drives, and work fine outside of the NAS with no problems. I'm at ends wit!Thanks,Eric

According to this document it means "Corrupted, do not mix used disks and cold boot up. In most cases, problem may be solved by OS reinstall with optional NAND recovery. Contact tech support before taking actions."http://www.readynas.com/download/docume ... AS-LED.pdfWhen you backed up the config, which version of firmware were you running? If the configuration settings are from an older version of firmware, this may be related to the problem.My advice would be this:1. Check each disk using vendor tools to confirm that they are okay:faq.php#How_can_I_verify_that_my_disk_is_bad%3F2. While installed in PC, delete any/all partitions that may be on the disks.3. Install one disk only in the NAS and perform a factory default (use USB/TFTP boot recovery, if required).4. If the config settings are for the same version of firmware, restore the settings. Otherwise, you may want to manually recreate the desired settings.5. Reboot and verify that all is working as expected. If so, proceed to hot-add each remaining disk (one-at-a-time) and wait for the process to complete before adding the next drive.6. Upon successful addition of all disks, reboot again, verify expected functionality and restore data.-Dave

I've gotten to step 3, and performed the factory default (TFTP), however I'm still gettting corrupt root -- and I've tried this with a couple of disks. What next?

OK. This time the factory reset seems to have worked -- really I tried the exact same thing a number of times.I did it with just one drive, and it came up quickly. I've added a second drive, and that's currently resynching. Once this is done, then I'll do the third and fourth. I hope it all works this time.

elinenbe wrote:OK. This time the factory reset seems to have workedGlad to hear it. 8) elinenbe wrote:I hope it all works this time.Me too. Keep us posted.-Dave

It's currently expanding to the third disk...Configuration: X-RAID (Expandable RAID), 2 disks Status: Initializing 7% complete, Time to finish 8 hr 59 minSo far, so good, but I've been here before. I've got my fingers crossed!-Eric

NV 4x1TB -> 4x2TB nightmare! (#10777660)

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dbott67
Guide
Dec 10, 2009
I don't really have any advice other than to download the logs regularly (it may contain some insight as to what's happening). Keep us posted.
elinenbe
Aspirant
Dec 10, 2009
I'll do that now, then after this third disk is done initializing, and then after a reboot. This initializing should be done in ~6 hours.
elinenbe
Aspirant
Dec 10, 2009
OK. I was going to attempt to grab the logs after the expansion of the data volume after the third disk initialized.

However, I'm now in some sort of repetitive loop where every couple of seconds the ReadyNAS web interface comes up with a box that says "Data volume has been successfully expanded to 3707GB" I click the box, and it does it's thing for a minute, then pops the box back up. RAIDar shows the icon under disk 2 blinking and the info says "Expanding". When I hover over in RAIDar it says resynch 0% complete, time to finish -99 minutes. I'm viewing it remotely so I can't pull the power. I also can't reboot via the web interface or pull the logs -- the interface isn't really responding since that text box keeps coming up.

I'm getting incredibly frustrated.

-Eric
elinenbe
Aspirant
Dec 10, 2009
I've come home from work, and it's currently impossible to access the unit via the web GUI. The box keeps popping up, and RAIDar reports -99 minutes to go. It's been doing this for hours, so I'm rebooting...

Rebooted...

"corrupt root". Again.

Now I'm trying something different. I just put all 4 drives into the unit, and am doing a factory reset -- will try just standard RAID5.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 10, 2009
This is concerning. It shouldn't be doing this.

Just a long shot, but could you try a memory test: faq.php#Is_there_a_way_I_can_verify_if_my_memory_is_good%3F
elinenbe
Aspirant
Dec 13, 2009
OK. I tried RAID5, and I am STILL at "CORRUPT ROOT" I've sent two sets of logs off to Netgear (one from during the rebuild, and one from after the rebuild, but during the sync) It seemed to work this time, so I created a couple of shares, and begun to start copying data to the NAS. However after just a couple of minutes the shares became inaccessible vis SMB/CIFS, though I could still access the device through the web interface. Well, at least I thought I could. No matter what I clicked or changed, didn't affect anything, and I couldn't reboot via the GUI.

It finally stopped responding, so I rebooted the device using the power button.

It came back up as "corrupt root" again.

Ug...

I can no longer pull logs from the device.

-Eric
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 13, 2009
Have you tried the memory test? Do you have the stock memory module installed?
elinenbe
Aspirant
Dec 13, 2009
Not sure. I think it is fine -- well I ran the memory test, and I'm not sure if it ran all the way through or not, but then the readyNAS rebooted itself, and then began blinking the first two green LEDs, then all four, then the first two, then all four...

This is a 1GB memory upgrade from the original memory, but I've been running with this for nearly 4 years.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 13, 2009
Do you remember which memory you are using? i.e. make and model.

If you still have the stock 256MB RAM module could you try putting that in the ReadyNas and seeing if you still get the corrupt root error?
elinenbe
Aspirant
Dec 15, 2009
OK. So I did a factory reset again from USB (held down the back reset button for 20+ seconds on reboot), and let it go from there. I started with all four drives in, and set it up as an XRAID. The unit seemed to go through the paces, and everything SEEMED to be working. I changed the IP from dynamic and the hostname, and enabled jumbo frames. Then I rebooted the device. Upon reboot, it's no longer acessible in the web, and now RAIDar shows the firmware as 4.01c1-p6 -- no clue how this happened. The USB stick I have, has the most recent firmware, and the drives were wiped clean with all partitions removed before this latest attempt.

Also, the Netgear support hasn't gotten back to me in almost 4 days, so I'm pretty much left hanging with $800 in drives, and a unit that seems not to accept them no matter what I do.

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