ReadyNAS 600 Boot Loop

[djcrimmins]

I have an old ReadyNAS 600B (RNX7B2000) that is stuck in a reboot loop. I get the fast-flash power LED for about 15 seconds, followed by a slow flash for 3-5 seconds. Then all disk lights flash briefly, and it starts over again.

I have moved the 4 disks over to an NV+ and it booted successfully. Raidiator 4.1.16 is installed. The data is all backed up, so I'm not worried about that. A RAM test runs successfully.

Any suggestions about how to diagnose and correct the problem? Thanks.

[djcrimmins]

Small correction -- this is a top-load 600B. Thanks.

[mdgm-ntgr]

Do you see any of these LED patterns?

[djcrimmins]

I see three stages in the loop.

First stage: power LED fast blink, 10-15 seconds

Second stage: power LED slow blink, 5-10 seconds

Third stage: all LED lit for a fraction of a second

Repeat

I'm wondering if it's possible that backup job logs have filled the root partition. Would that prevent the box from booting?

Thanks for your help!

[mdgm-ntgr]

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@djcrimmins wrote:

I'm wondering if it's possible that backup job logs have filled the root partition. Would that prevent the box from booting?

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If that was the problem then it would have remained moving the disks across to the NV+.

Have you tried running the memory test boot menu option?

[djcrimmins]

Yes, I ran a memory test and it completed successfully.

[djcrimmins]

Are there any further tests I can run to diagnose the problem, or perhaps another way to try booting up? Would tftpboot be useful to try, or a USB boot image? Thanks.

[mdgm-ntgr]

You could try boot recovery I guess.

[djcrimmins]

I've done a search, and I can't seem to find a link to a 4.1.16 USB Recovery Boot Image (or any older version, either). Is there one available for download? Thanks.

[mdgm-ntgr]

I believe this is the latest USB Boot Recovery image: http://www.readynas.com/download/support/ReadyNAS_USB_Flash_Recovery-4.1.14.img