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HadesCA
Sep 12, 2022Aspirant
Recovering X-Raid2 files using Linux/Ubuntu
I have two ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer 6-bay NAS boxes. I thought buying two would add safety so if one failed the other could be used to recover files. Wrong. Both failed at the exact same time. First ...
HadesCA
Sep 20, 2022Aspirant
StephenB OK, I'm REALLY confused now. I followed your advice and tried it without mdadm. I started from a fresh install of Ubunto 22.04 and installed only LVM2.
I ran "vgscan -v" and all that would come back is:
No volume groups found.
Same for commands "vgdisplay -v" and "lvdisplay -v"
So I tried again and installed mdadm and ran the command "mdadm --assemble --scan" and low and behold:
root@utilitybr:~# mdadm --assemble --scan
mdadm: /dev/md/0 has been started with 5 drives (out of 6).
mdadm: /dev/md/1 has been started with 5 drives (out of 6).
mdadm: /dev/md/2 has been started with 5 drives (out of 6).
Then I went to File Manager and found again, like in my picture attachment, a new 4.3GB volume that when I browse it I see at the bottom the names of all my ReadyNAS shares. It can obviously find and read them.
This seems to tell me that it does in fact use mdadm. Am I wrong. LVM2 showed me nothing, mdadm showed me files and broken shortcuts to what I want to access.
root@UbuntuOS:~# mdadm --assemble --scan --verbose --verbose
mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md/0
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop13 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 89924e23)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop13
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop12 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got a6c8346c)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop12
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop11 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got e525eb2a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop11
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop10 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 1a090af0)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop10
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop9 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 3e22646e)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop9
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop8 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 6042ae44)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop8
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf3 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000409)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf3
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf2 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf2
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf1 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got f4d143af)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf1
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf
mdadm: /dev/sdd3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sdd2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdd (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdd
mdadm: /dev/sdc3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sdc2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdc (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdc
mdadm: /dev/sde3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sde2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sde (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sde
mdadm: /dev/sdb3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sdb2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdb (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdb
mdadm: /dev/sda3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sda2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sda (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sda
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop7 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got d5ab4258)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop7
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop6 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 1bd7e597)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop6
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop5 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 6405001a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop5
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop4 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got c4b43b1a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop4
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop3 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got c4b43b1a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop3
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop2 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 3a23b8f9)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop2
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop1 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 3a23b8f9)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop1
mdadm: /dev/loop0 is too small for md: size is 8 sectors.
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop0
mdadm: /dev/sdd1 is identified as a member of /dev/md/0, slot 5.
mdadm: /dev/sdc1 is identified as a member of /dev/md/0, slot 0.
mdadm: /dev/sde1 is identified as a member of /dev/md/0, slot 4.
mdadm: /dev/sdb1 is identified as a member of /dev/md/0, slot 1.
mdadm: /dev/sda1 is identified as a member of /dev/md/0, slot 3.
mdadm: added /dev/sdb1 to /dev/md/0 as 1
mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 2 of /dev/md/0
mdadm: added /dev/sda1 to /dev/md/0 as 3
mdadm: added /dev/sde1 to /dev/md/0 as 4
mdadm: added /dev/sdd1 to /dev/md/0 as 5
mdadm: added /dev/sdc1 to /dev/md/0 as 0
mdadm: /dev/md/0 has been started with 5 drives (out of 6).
mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md/1
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/md/0 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000101)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/0
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop13 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 89924e23)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop13
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop12 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got a6c8346c)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop12
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop11 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got e525eb2a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop11
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop10 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 1a090af0)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop10
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop9 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 3e22646e)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop9
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop8 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 6042ae44)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop8
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf3 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000409)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf3
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf2 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf2
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf1 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got f4d143af)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf1
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf
mdadm: /dev/sdd3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sdd1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdd (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdd
mdadm: /dev/sdc3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sdc1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdc (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdc
mdadm: /dev/sde3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sde1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sde (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sde
mdadm: /dev/sdb3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sdb1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdb (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdb
mdadm: /dev/sda3 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sda1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sda (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sda
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop7 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got d5ab4258)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop7
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop6 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 1bd7e597)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop6
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop5 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 6405001a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop5
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop4 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got c4b43b1a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop4
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop3 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got c4b43b1a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop3
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop2 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 3a23b8f9)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop2
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop1 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 3a23b8f9)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop1
mdadm: /dev/loop0 is too small for md: size is 8 sectors.
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop0
mdadm: /dev/sdd2 is identified as a member of /dev/md/1, slot 5.
mdadm: /dev/sdc2 is identified as a member of /dev/md/1, slot 0.
mdadm: /dev/sde2 is identified as a member of /dev/md/1, slot 4.
mdadm: /dev/sdb2 is identified as a member of /dev/md/1, slot 1.
mdadm: /dev/sda2 is identified as a member of /dev/md/1, slot 3.
mdadm: added /dev/sdb2 to /dev/md/1 as 1
mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 2 of /dev/md/1
mdadm: added /dev/sda2 to /dev/md/1 as 3
mdadm: added /dev/sde2 to /dev/md/1 as 4
mdadm: added /dev/sdd2 to /dev/md/1 as 5
mdadm: added /dev/sdc2 to /dev/md/1 as 0
mdadm: /dev/md/1 has been started with 5 drives (out of 6).
mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md/2
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/md/1 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/1
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/md/0 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000101)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/md/0
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop13 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 89924e23)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop13
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop12 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got a6c8346c)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop12
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop11 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got e525eb2a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop11
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop10 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 1a090af0)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop10
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop9 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 3e22646e)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop9
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop8 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 6042ae44)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop8
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf3 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000409)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf3
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf2 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf2
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf1 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got f4d143af)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf1
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdf (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdf
mdadm: /dev/sdd2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sdd1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdd (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdd
mdadm: /dev/sdc2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sdc1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdc (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdc
mdadm: /dev/sde2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sde1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sde (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sde
mdadm: /dev/sdb2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sdb1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sdb (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sdb
mdadm: /dev/sda2 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: /dev/sda1 has wrong uuid.
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/sda (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 00000000)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/sda
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop7 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got d5ab4258)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop7
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop6 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 1bd7e597)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop6
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop5 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 6405001a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop5
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop4 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got c4b43b1a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop4
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop3 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got c4b43b1a)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop3
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop2 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 3a23b8f9)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop2
mdadm: No super block found on /dev/loop1 (Expected magic a92b4efc, got 3a23b8f9)
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop1
mdadm: /dev/loop0 is too small for md: size is 8 sectors.
mdadm: no RAID superblock on /dev/loop0
mdadm: /dev/sdd3 is identified as a member of /dev/md/2, slot 5.
mdadm: /dev/sdc3 is identified as a member of /dev/md/2, slot 0.
mdadm: /dev/sde3 is identified as a member of /dev/md/2, slot 4.
mdadm: /dev/sdb3 is identified as a member of /dev/md/2, slot 1.
mdadm: /dev/sda3 is identified as a member of /dev/md/2, slot 3.
mdadm: added /dev/sdb3 to /dev/md/2 as 1
mdadm: no uptodate device for slot 2 of /dev/md/2
mdadm: added /dev/sda3 to /dev/md/2 as 3
mdadm: added /dev/sde3 to /dev/md/2 as 4
mdadm: added /dev/sdd3 to /dev/md/2 as 5
mdadm: added /dev/sdc3 to /dev/md/2 as 0
mdadm: /dev/md/2 has been started with 5 drives (out of 6).
Help from ANYONE savvy about this stuff would be greatly appreciated. I feel like it's just about a correct mount command maybe but again, I'm a windows guy - SO little linux experience.
But if I can see the broken links to the shares I created on the ReadyNAS, I have to be pretty close to being able to mount the X-RAID (RAID5) and access the data. Right?
StephenB
Sep 20, 2022Guru - Experienced User
HadesCA wrote:
I ran "vgscan -v" and all that would come back is:
This seems to tell me that it does in fact use mdadm. Am I wrong. LVM2 showed me nothing, mdadm showed me files and broken shortcuts to what I want to access.
mdgm corrected my post above. Your NAS uses both mdadm and lvm2, so you need to do the vgscan after you assemble with mdadm
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