Comments on: FreeNAS Tutorial for Windows Users – Part Three – Upgrading http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/ "A true friend stabs you in the front" - Oscar Wilde Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:20:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ONEXTW http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-42803 ONEXTW Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:32:34 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-42803 @benjamin Had this problem last night. Not sure if this will help but i tried installing the latest revision of freenas, i think its 0.7 or something, Didnt work came up with manual root file system specification. Gave up, Read a few forums found that people were overcomming this issue with bios updates, Couldnt update mine cause i did what everyone does and used an OLD pc and i couldnt find the update easily. So i tried installing 0.69 (Download availible from) http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=05174 Worked great, the screenshots above are different layout but still very helpfull. ONEXTW @benjamin

Had this problem last night.

Not sure if this will help but i tried installing the latest revision of freenas, i think its 0.7 or something, Didnt work came up with manual root file system specification.

Gave up, Read a few forums found that people were overcomming this issue with bios updates, Couldnt update mine cause i did what everyone does and used an OLD pc and i couldnt find the update easily.

So i tried installing 0.69 (Download availible from)

http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=05174

Worked great, the screenshots above are different layout but still very helpfull.

ONEXTW

]]> By: benjamin http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-42785 benjamin Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:03:41 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-42785 when i put in the new cd it boots fine at first, but then says "manual root filesystem specification" I get stuck here. Please help, thanks when i put in the new cd it boots fine at first, but then says “manual root filesystem specification”
I get stuck here.

Please help,
thanks

]]> By: Mike Morrow http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-42406 Mike Morrow Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:51:57 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-42406 Never mind. The step I forgot was to make a Mount Point. I vaguely remember the name and finally tried that and then the devices (both) appeared in the Shares "..." box. That's the trouble with not knowing the language. You can't even ask a proper question! So, I am there. Now I have to learn how to setup all of the users and their access. The non-RAID disk I added was already formatted NTFS and the data survived and is accessable. How very nice! All of the other NAS boxes use some goofy formatting that I cannot work with outside the NAS box. This way, I have a backup if the box dies. I still have access to the data. That's very important in a business environment. Now, the fun begins... Mike Never mind. The step I forgot was to make a Mount Point. I vaguely remember the name and finally tried that and then the devices (both) appeared in the Shares “…” box. That’s the trouble with not knowing the language. You can’t even ask a proper question!

So, I am there. Now I have to learn how to setup all of the users and their access.

The non-RAID disk I added was already formatted NTFS and the data survived and is accessable. How very nice! All of the other NAS boxes use some goofy formatting that I cannot work with outside the NAS box. This way, I have a backup if the box dies. I still have access to the data. That’s very important in a business environment.

Now, the fun begins…

Mike

]]> By: Mike Morrow http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-42405 Mike Morrow Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:35:49 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-42405 Configuring FreeNAS. I have gotten a lot done (considering I have never run any PC environment except for Windows) in a few hours. I got everything running, installed from CD on a CF card. I have three HDs in the box. One IDE, two SATA. I can get to them all. I made the two SATAs into a RAID config with "Software RAID". I am initializing the IDE one now. Trouble is with Shares. When I click the three dots, all I get is the root folders on the CF card. When I share one, I can see it just fine on the Windows machine so I am very close but there is some little bit missing about how to get the RAID SATAs and the IDE drive to be available in that "..." windows. What do I need to click now, please to connect them up to the "..." windows in Shares? I am so new at this, I don't even know what the question is except that it does not work and I don't know how to make it all better. Thanks for any pointers for this newby. Probably a 1 minute fix. Mike Configuring FreeNAS. I have gotten a lot done (considering I have never run any PC environment except for Windows) in a few hours. I got everything running, installed from CD on a CF card. I have three HDs in the box. One IDE, two SATA. I can get to them all. I made the two SATAs into a RAID config with “Software RAID”. I am initializing the IDE one now.

Trouble is with Shares. When I click the three dots, all I get is the root folders on the CF card. When I share one, I can see it just fine on the Windows machine so I am very close but there is some little bit missing about how to get the RAID SATAs and the IDE drive to be available in that “…” windows.

What do I need to click now, please to connect them up to the “…” windows in Shares? I am so new at this, I don’t even know what the question is except that it does not work and I don’t know how to make it all better.

Thanks for any pointers for this newby. Probably a 1 minute fix.

Mike

]]> By: Prakka http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-41883 Prakka Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:41:02 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-41883 Thanks for fixing Thanks for fixing

]]> By: rob http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-41877 rob Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:36:56 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-41877 I repaired the images. Thanks. I repaired the images. Thanks.

]]> By: Prakka http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-41876 Prakka Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:07:36 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-41876 The images are not working =( The images are not working =(

]]> By: Eric Marcus http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-41836 Eric Marcus Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:50:47 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-41836 Hi, I'm on FreeNAS 0.686.4 (3374) and I have it installed on one hard disk and then have my data in a software raid 5 array, works great. I want to upgrade to the current stable, do I need to do anything to safeguard my raid config? I have 2 TB of data I can't easily back up! Thanks, Eric Hi, I’m on FreeNAS 0.686.4 (3374) and I have it installed on one hard disk and then have my data in a software raid 5 array, works great.

I want to upgrade to the current stable, do I need to do anything to safeguard my raid config? I have 2 TB of data I can’t easily back up!

Thanks,
Eric

]]> By: rob http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-40758 rob Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:46:22 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-40758 @Gary - I replied in 6 minutes - you were busy reading my About and FAQ pages :) Sorry for the delay (hee). Full version is what you want - it is meant for Hard Drives. Embedded is meant for installing on USB drives, etc. Live is just something you boot from (live CD boot) I think you are safe to select an "Upgrade to Full" from the current boot CD (I am testing the 0.79 beta and it looks fine to me). I still recommend the separate physical drive for the OS though just because it makes it easy to play with the OS without worrying about nuking your data. Of course, I still can't get the uPnP working for my XBOX on anything past 0.86 - but if that isn't a concern, go with the latest 0.79. Rob @Gary – I replied in 6 minutes – you were busy reading my About and FAQ pages :) Sorry for the delay (hee).

Full version is what you want – it is meant for Hard Drives. Embedded is meant for installing on USB drives, etc. Live is just something you boot from (live CD boot)

I think you are safe to select an “Upgrade to Full” from the current boot CD (I am testing the 0.79 beta and it looks fine to me).

I still recommend the separate physical drive for the OS though just because it makes it easy to play with the OS without worrying about nuking your data.

Of course, I still can’t get the uPnP working for my XBOX on anything past 0.86 – but if that isn’t a concern, go with the latest 0.79.

Rob

]]> By: Gary http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-40755 Gary Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:00:25 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-40755 Gee Rob, it took 11 minutes for you to reply... What took ya so long!! :-) When I set it up, I chose to let FreeNas create a small partition on the drive for it's system files. I was wondering about the various options (USB, Floppy, CD etc) for config files and just went with the HD. Once I give it a shot with the new system, I think I'll go with the separation you speak of. Any great hints on explaining the different versions (Full, Embedded, Live etc) Thanks Gee Rob, it took 11 minutes for you to reply… What took ya so long!! :-)

When I set it up, I chose to let FreeNas create a small partition on the drive for it’s system files. I was wondering about the various options (USB, Floppy, CD etc) for config files and just went with the HD.

Once I give it a shot with the new system, I think I’ll go with the separation you speak of. Any great hints on explaining the different versions (Full, Embedded, Live etc)

Thanks

]]> By: rob http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-40754 rob Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:51:28 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-40754 @Gary - is your FreeNAS install on the same drive as the data? (If it is, I don't recommend it - not because I have had any issues with this configuration, but because it is better (easier) to keep the OS separate from the data. If it is on different drives, you have no worries - FreeNAS is easily downgraded if an update cause a problem (as long as you back up the previous config first). But assuming you have just one drive - if you select UPGRADE from the install CD and do not reformat any drives you will be fine - I've done this myself with good results. And no - never used the email feature. I'll try and play with it and see if I can figure out any "gotchya's" - but no promises. Rob @Gary – is your FreeNAS install on the same drive as the data? (If it is, I don’t recommend it – not because I have had any issues with this configuration, but because it is better (easier) to keep the OS separate from the data.

If it is on different drives, you have no worries – FreeNAS is easily downgraded if an update cause a problem (as long as you back up the previous config first).

But assuming you have just one drive – if you select UPGRADE from the install CD and do not reformat any drives you will be fine – I’ve done this myself with good results.

And no – never used the email feature. I’ll try and play with it and see if I can figure out any “gotchya’s” – but no promises.

Rob

]]> By: Gary http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-40753 Gary Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:38:59 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-40753 Have been playing around with Freenas a little while and am looking at upgrading. Forgive my ihgnorance, but what precautions should I take for all the data that is on the FreeNas machine at this time? Give or take 100 Gb of files I really would be unhappy to lose. I will probably move them to another drive to be sure but am curious. As an aside, have you made use of the email reports function at all? Can't get it to connect. Thanks G Have been playing around with Freenas a little while and am looking at upgrading. Forgive my ihgnorance, but what precautions should I take for all the data that is on the FreeNas machine at this time? Give or take 100 Gb of files I really would be unhappy to lose. I will probably move them to another drive to be sure but am curious.

As an aside, have you made use of the email reports function at all? Can’t get it to connect.

Thanks

G

]]> By: FreeNAS Tutorial: Upgrading FreeNAS | FreeBSD - the unknown Giant http://www.lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/comment-page-1/#comment-34715 FreeNAS Tutorial: Upgrading FreeNAS | FreeBSD - the unknown Giant Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:36:00 +0000 http://lagesse.org/freenas-tutorial-for-windows-users-part-three-upgrading/#comment-34715 [...] Rob Lagesse has published the 3rd follow up in his “FreeNAS Tutorials for Windows Users” series: upgrading FreeNAS [...] [...] Rob Lagesse has published the 3rd follow up in his “FreeNAS Tutorials for Windows Users” series: upgrading FreeNAS [...]

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