Posts by jimandroidpc

Quote from ryecoaaron

Hmm. What is the output of: zgrep -iE "xts|aes" /proc/config.gz

was the ability to choose encryption ever pushed into the update? I am running OMV4 and 5 and neither has that ability. Manually changing the encryption type works. in container.inc

Quote from ryecoaaron

The switch to saltstack to do configuration management is slower but does more and is more accurate especially on slow boards like arm boards. Just make more changes before applying.

sounds good, thanks for all of your hard work

The web interface is about the same speed but the time it takes to Apply a Configuration Change is 5-10x as long. Running a Libre Renegade that used to be very snappy.

additionally I am still getting this error -->systemd logs a warning for a samba directory

https://github.com/openmediavault/openmediavault/pull/616

Otherwise seems to be running OK. R/W over network is solid.

I updated my Helios4 w/ OMV4.x overnight and then was getting this message

Quote

Invalid RPC response. Please check the syslog for more information.
Error #0: OMV\Rpc\Exception: Invalid RPC response. Please check the syslog for more information. in /usr/share/php/openmediavault/rpc/rpc.inc:186 Stack trace: #0 /usr/share/php/openmediavault/rpc/proxy/json.inc(97): OMV\Rpc\Rpc::call('LuksMgmt', 'openContainer', Array, Array, 3) #1 /var/www/openmediavault/rpc.php(45): OMV\Rpc\Proxy\Json->handle() #2 {main}

Found a few other threads with simiular but different errors - I ran

dpkg -l | grep openm

and received back..

xx@helios4:~# root@helios4:~# dpkg -l | grep openm
ii  openmediavault                  4.1.30-1                          all          openmediavault - The open network attached storage solution
ii  openmediavault-flashmemory      4.2.1                             all          folder2ram plugin for OpenMediaVault
ii  openmediavault-keyring          1.0                               all          GnuPG archive keys of the OpenMediaVault archive
ii  openmediavault-luksencryption   3.0.5                             all          OpenMediaVault LUKS encryption plugin
ii  openmediavault-lvm2             4.0.7-1                           all          OpenMediaVault Logical Volume Manager (LVM2) plugin
ii  openmediavault-netatalk         4.0.7-1                           all          OpenMediaVault netatalk (AppleTalk Protocol Suite) plugin
ii  openmediavault-nut              4.0.13-1                          all          OpenMediaVault Network UPS Tools (NUT) plugin
ii  openmediavault-omvextrasorg     4.1.16                            all          OMV-Extras.org Package Repositories for OpenMediaVault
ii  openmediavault-rsnapshot        4.2.1                             all          OpenMediaVault rsnapshot backup plugin.

Thanks!

Id be cautious about the software maturity of the board. Youre putting a lot of money into HDDs, extras, and effort into getting a board working from a company thats known to have poor software support. There is a big increase in cost going from 4 to more than 4 HDDs with SATA expansion boards typically and you do add an extra point of failure. If you can use 4 SATA ports you have a ton of options.

Helios4 for ARM w/ ECC RAM
If you dont necessarily need ECC ram --> https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-…Motherboard/dp/B079GHRQD9

Id be careful also about thinking you need RAID5. Most home use NAS would be better off making snapshots to a backup drive than spending money on RAID arrays.

Quote from tomoyo255

Hello,
I'm relatively new to building nano computers from PIs, besides purchasing one of the numerous basic cases and AC/DC adapters.

I'd like to build a lowcost SATA 6Gbps RAID 5 (soft) NAS (samba, nfs...) (with possible additional media purpose...), I forsaw that the following config might do the trick (here the max config with 10 disks, could be less):

• 1x (~EUR 150.-) Banana PI BPI W2 W2 Spec @BananaPi / W2 Spec @WikiBananaPi (has x2 SATA 6Gbps sockets, needs 12V DC input, seems to have IR (media...));
• 2x (~EUR 20.- (40.-)) JMB575 (SATA 6Gbps 1 -> 5 multiplier) JMB575 spec @JMicron (for more than 5 disks...);
• Options to hold 5-to-8 disks together? I was thinking of an Icy Dock, but it already has electronics, the JMB575 would not be needed anymore, I assume. Maybe an alternative option to consider, but an expensive one, as an Icy Dock x8 2"1/2 SSD/HDD is around EUR 200.-... well, it doesn't seem to match my intent of a lowcost NAS...
• 1x (Probably around EUR 20.- tops) 230V~/12V= AC/DC Power Adapter compatible with "12V @ 2A via DC power 5.0mmx2.0mm jack" as spec says Links?;
• One of the Linux distros Kernel image list @W2 Spec @WikiBananaPi.
• Feasibility: (I did not have the time fully to dig all the subjects around that matter, as I'm still in the early stages)
  
  
  • Does Linux have the required drivers for the JMB575? Hardware Compatibility
  • Does Linux support IR remote control and/or CEC remote control (does the W2 Banana Pi HDMI port support CEC altogether? no? "HDMI out works normally on kernel I have built myself (just no CEC from TV plugged there [...])")?
  • Would Soft RAID 5 work with that combination? Linux Raid Wiki
  • Media: can this be driven by IR remote and/or from your TV set remote over CEC (hmm...) (HDMI insert needed? Would it work? Does a Linux driver recognize that insert?)?
• Performance: What is the performance of the JMB575 with that many disks per multiplier?

(Approx. Total: EUR 190.- 210.- w/o case)

The issue I can't solve: how do you wrap that up nicely?

Indeed, as building such computers is necessarily custom, the casing needs to be as custom-friendly than your most wicked ideas, if you see what I mean. Of course, the market can't be expected to match each idea one can have, but maybe there's a modular casing approach that exists for example (building blocks, lego... an USB-hole-lego block would be funny... lego casing haha, that would be useful for all these PIs and crasy ideas!).

Open question: what could be a way to hold the disks and a Banana W2 together while still having access to the I/O (USB, HDMI...) and buttons (Power, Reset...)? Could you help here, as I'm a dead stuck?

Thanks in advance for any useful help.

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Helios4 issue - mine was running great with OMV4 installed and updated. I am doing rsnapshots from a 2tb to another 2tb backup drive on it. recently after an update I started getting errors in the log. I am unfamiliar with the issue and a cursory google search wasnt helpful. AFAIK there hasnt been any data loss. I posted over on armbian forum but was told it was likely an OMV issue. Thanks for any insight.

Hello, working on an addition to my OMV NAS. I bought an APC BE550G Battery backup and am trying to set it up. What are the "Driver Configuration Directives" for this device? Do I need to apt-get install anything for it to work? Thanks, Jim

has anyone bought a quieter fan for that mediasonic 4bay jbod? the one in mine is sorta loud. thanks, jim

Celeron n3150
Mediasonic 4bay JBOD, 4x2tb hitachi/hgst disks
Created software RAID5 array in OMV, no errors in the process
When I go to Mount and make the file system, the array is not seen.
I found a similar thread "Cant mount newly created RAID 5" on Jan 8th 2016 and used the

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/md0 bs=512 count=10000
mkfs.ext4 /dev/md0

and then

mount /dev/md0

Which worked fine and now am using the array.. Is this a known bug? I didnt get to get my cat /proc/mdstat

blkid

thanks, jim

I think I am having an issue wit hthe hostname error when trying to install packages, The bananaian resolv.conf file seems to re-write on reboot. Is there a way to fix that so I dont get a failure to fetch error ?

Failed to fetch http://packages.openmediavault…lt-owncloud_2.0.3_all.deb Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.openmediavault.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

Thanks, Jim

same issue, this worked, running banana pro raid and setting it up! will send updates.