Please Help me with my 5Big Network 2

[fvdw]

Suggestion:
Before inserting a new disk delete the partition table and before inserting the next check if partition table is ok of last installed disk.

Deleting the partition tables can be done by using standalone kernel of the fvdw-sl console. Delete it on sdb-sde and after shutdown remove the disk an follow jocko proposal

[macdalor]

ok, it doesn't work...Only the addition of SDB results as it should (2x1TB=2TB total).

I actually started before seeing your suggestion FVDW and added SDb,SDC & SDD but anyway the partition created on new disks are as follow:

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root@fvdw-sta-kirkwood:/ # fdisk -l

Disk /dev/mtdblock0: 0 MB, 512000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 0 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Disk /dev/mtdblock0 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mtdblock1: 0 MB, 4096 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 0 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Disk /dev/mtdblock1 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/sdc1               1      121602   976762583+ ee EFI GPT

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/sdb1               1      121602   976762583+ ee EFI GPT

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
256 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121126 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16128 * 512 = 8257536 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/sda1               1      121127   976762583+ ee EFI GPT

Disk /dev/sdd: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/sdd1               1      121602   976762583+ ee EFI GPT
root@fvdw-sta-kirkwood:/ #


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root@fvdw-sta-kirkwood:/ # gdisk -l /dev/sdb
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.5

Partition table scan:
  MBR: protective
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sdb: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): E52208E7-89EE-4744-866C-BB415B7987BF
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 1953525101 sectors (931.5 GiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
root@fvdw-sta-kirkwood:/ #


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root@fvdw-sta-kirkwood:/ # gdisk -l /dev/sdc
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.5

Partition table scan:
  MBR: protective
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sdc: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 9F8BC48C-3264-43E4-86AC-0FF7E760D087
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 1953525101 sectors (931.5 GiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
root@fvdw-sta-kirkwood:/ #


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root@fvdw-sta-kirkwood:/ # gdisk -l /dev/sdd
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.5

Partition table scan:
  MBR: protective
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sdd: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 8FC49B67-875E-4FB6-96D1-E913FBA9FFCD
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 1953525101 sectors (931.5 GiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
root@fvdw-sta-kirkwood:/ #


[fvdw]

Also delete the protective partition tables on sdb-e using fdisk command

[macdalor]

Also delete the protective partition tables on sdb-e using fdisk command

You'll have to guide me for this please FVDW :-D

I am using d followed by the partition number .

How do I delete the protective partition? (what ever that is... :shock: )

Edit: managed to delete these protective partition tables and tried again as suggested but without results...Lacie is still not adding disks space correctly... :dontknow

[Jocko]

Hi macdalor,

instead of using gdisk, use fdisk and delete the single partition (option d) and save your change (w)

[macdalor]

Hi macdalor,

instead of using gdisk, use fdisk and delete the single partition (option d) and save your change (w)

It still not adding disk space from the 2nd drive on... :hammerhead

[fvdw]

Then the only option I see is create the partition table manually using the fvdw-sl console (just like you did for sda). So leave sda in the device, put sdb in and load the standalone kernel and create the partition table on sdb. After doing that reboot and see if the lacie firmware likes it

[macdalor]

Then the only option I see is create the partition table manually using the fvdw-sl console (just like you did for sda). So leave sda in the device, put sdb in and load the standalone kernel and create the partition table on sdb. After doing that reboot and see if the lacie firmware likes it

so weird...Tried this but still not having it as you can see in the attached screens.
The RAID creation is showing 2x 1TB hence 2TB final, until here all good, however at the end it only shows 929.3GB even though it is clear both disks are taken into account...
I really don't get it...

[fvdw]

You need press the finish button.... :whistle :pound
Than it will format the second disk and add the space to the raid

[macdalor]

You need press the finish button.... :whistle :pound
Than it will format the second disk and add the space to the raid

:lmao erm erm...thank you FVDW, you made me laugh today!! :applause

The pictures are back to front, the last one you see is actually the first in the process, so the first one you see is the result...I surely don't have your level of technical knowledge but I'm not that dumb :evilwink