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Error making EXT3 filesystem on the USB device
Like every 6 monthes, I wanted to back up a share on an external drive and followed my usual procedure: plug a USB drive on my NVX, format the drive (EXT3) and launch the job. Surprisingly, the NVX...
Yes, I tried from the GUI and the only format that works is FAT32. I then went to the CLI so I could see what the actual error was. As a work around I hooked the disk up to an Ubuntu box and formatted it ext4 on that system. It formatted with no errors and when I moved it back to the ReadyNAS it worked fine. I'm going to try with some other USB drives just to see if the issue was with the chipset in the enclosure I was using, but the same drive worked without issue on my NV+ for years.
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