Using Balena Etcher for flashing and following the guide, double checked it cuz this isn’t making sense! I’ve formatted the usb and flashed the OS again, it installed and is at the initializing screen. I’m using the portable HD that was in use when the server crashed after a restart. Would it be worth using the external HD that was attached to the pi to transfer data from the current portable HD to the one I used with the pi?
I’m not totally sure what you mean re: the partitions. PopOS was able to install and is running smoothly. I think the OS deletes all data from the HD, does this not include partitions if there are any?
yes, I take out the usb on the prompt remove usb and reboot screen. I’ve taken it out and then hit reboot and tried hitting reboot then removing it. The OS comes on after rebooting and prompts me to do a fresh install or recover. The recover from existing drive has yet to complete, it stays on the initializing StartOS/Setting up your server screen for hours then reverts back to the fresh install/recover screen.
Failed again, freshly formatted usb and flashed OS, ran for 7 hours and reverted to the fresh install/recover screen. I decided to do a transfer from the portable HD that was just in use to the old external drive used by the pi. It’s on calculating size and this error has shown up. Thoughts? Ideas?
I’ve been running StartOS for 2.5 years, I’ve got many ppl using my Vaultwarden and Nexcloud services along with BTC Core, Electrs and Monero so I’d rather not start fresh unless necessary.
What’s your guys best guess as to what is going on? My pi crashed 3 mos ago and I was able to transfer my data from it to a thinkcentre setup with new components. On the thinkcentre, the OS flashes and seems to work but the existing HD option doesn’t stick, is it likely a problem with the portable HD? Should I buy a new one?
Looking for guidance on the next step or ideas on what’s going on.
If the HD was bad would the OS throw an error or would it revert to the initializing screen or is this an unknown?
New HD and transfer data from 1 of the HD’s (pi or thinkcentre)?
Recover from backup?
I’m a little lost with these external drives. While to you it’s clear what drives you had, what’s on them and what you’re doing with them, I’m not quite getting it, I don’t think.
I assume you’re starting over, wiping what was the Pi disk and then trying to go through the transfer flow from the prior external disk?
From your screenshot, the disk with the data on it is completely destroyed. I don’t think you’ll be able to read from it.
I have a Samsung 2TB drive that was in service from early Jan until Mar 3rd when my server crashed after restarting it. I’ve been trying to get the server running again by using existing drive (i.e. the Samsung). If it’s corrupted or destroyed would the OS throw an error?
I have a Crucial 2TB drive that was in service from Sept 2022 until late Dec when my pi crashed. I used this drive to transfer data to the Samsung.
The error that you referenced was when I tried to transfer data from the Samsung onto the Crucial. I was really trying to see if it’d work though don’t think it was a great idea, the drive has not been formatted and may still contain my old data from the pi.
I’m really not sure why restarting my server has caused all of this mess and am just trying to get it up and running again.
I’ve tried to restore from existing drive and it initializes/syncs then goes back to the first startup screen (new install/recover). Why is this happening? Is the HD bad? Does the OS show an error in this case?
I also tried to transfer from the Samsung to the Crucial and encountered that LUKS error, like I said it was not formatted so maybe that was the cause of the error.
Just wondering what you guys think would be the next step in troubleshooting?
Restarting didn’t cause anything, it was just the point that the issue surfaced.
The “OS error” in that recent screenshot is not the OS failing for an arbitrary reason, it’s literally telling you that it can’t read the disk. The physical disk is probably fine, and probably just needs to be wiped, but I’d pick up another just so you have more options. And I’d place it internally rather that via USB.
What to do with that new disk depends on what you have available to recover from. The data on the Samsung 2TB appears to be unrecoverable. If you have backups, you’d use that instead.
That error only showed up when I tried to transfer from the Samsung to the Crucial. Every other time I’ve tried to recover from existing aka the Samsung the OS initializes/sets up server for 7-24 hours and then goes back to the new/restore page, no error or notice, why is this?
Considering no such function to restart the server automatically at this point exists, I’m not sure. H0mer’s question above was a lead-in to trying to work out if you were confusing these two screens…
I’d like to see you try to transfer from the Samsung onto a new drive first. If that doesn’t work, the restoring from backup is the only remaining option.
My new HD arrived yesterday. I turned the server on and it did 2 beps followed by server ready chime but never started or at least not that I could tell since it never showed up on the monitor, i.e. blank screen. Turned it off a few times to try to get it to start eventually the chimes stopped. Reflashed OS and tried to load it but nothing ever happened, blank screen. Tried to install PopOS and same thing so I’m guessing a corrupted HD.
It’s under warranty so if I send it back and StartOS is still on it is any of my info/data at risk? I’m guessing no since the transfers didn’t take but want to make sure.
Nothing showing up on the screen is more of a sign of a problem with the choice of monitor or graphics card rather than anything to do with the disk. If you’re hearing beeps then there should be something on the screen.
I assume nothing ever showed up on the screen and you always accessed the server headlessly?
In any case, to answer your question… in theory, anyone with that disk could retrieve all or bits of the information that is or was on there. What might be on there… I don’t know… we’ve only discussed Monero.
I’ve always been able to see, setup and access the server from the screen. I heard beeps, now no beeps and can’t install any OS.
I have BTC Core, electrs, Vaultwarden, Nextcloud on the external. My data is on an external drive, just the OS is on the internal drive, would it be safe to send the comp back?
