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RNDP 6000/WD20EARS installation issues-support id 16176940
Hi, i'm trying to reconfig my unit and am having all kinds of issues. when i put all 6 HDD's in, RAIDar give me a corrupt root error and won't do anything. when i put a single hdd in, and try to se...
ok, here is what i had to do in order to fix this.
1. hard reset
http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how ... _boot_menu
Factory default. Initiates a short disk test that takes approximately 5 minutes, then begins a 10-minute time-out period waiting for RAIDar. During the 10-minute time-out period, the system can be powered off safely without causing any data loss. After 10 minutes, or if you select the factory default option with RAIDar during the time-out period, the factory default process begins. WARNING! The factory default reboot process resets the unit to factory settings, erases all data, resets all defaults, and reformats the disk to X-RAID2.
2. do NOT try to connect to toaster using RAIDar during this time
3. let it sit for 1+ hours
4. system resets itself and created a new volume with all defaults
5. then go back in and delete x-raid volume, create what i wanted and made all other changes as required
apparently what i was doing wrong was trying to connect to the system during the reset process which stops the process altogether
weird...
1. hard reset
http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how ... _boot_menu
Factory default. Initiates a short disk test that takes approximately 5 minutes, then begins a 10-minute time-out period waiting for RAIDar. During the 10-minute time-out period, the system can be powered off safely without causing any data loss. After 10 minutes, or if you select the factory default option with RAIDar during the time-out period, the factory default process begins. WARNING! The factory default reboot process resets the unit to factory settings, erases all data, resets all defaults, and reformats the disk to X-RAID2.
2. do NOT try to connect to toaster using RAIDar during this time
3. let it sit for 1+ hours
4. system resets itself and created a new volume with all defaults
5. then go back in and delete x-raid volume, create what i wanted and made all other changes as required
apparently what i was doing wrong was trying to connect to the system during the reset process which stops the process altogether
weird...
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