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Hi,

I just updated my B3 HDD to 1Tb to a new 1Tb HDD (WD green caviar, as previous one).

Installation sound complete using USB key, if i follow properly lamp indication, but front led still on purple... There is no access by local network.

If i use another 500Gb HDD, after install B3 boot fine until front led is blue. I can access through local network. Same with a SSD 64Gb...

If i plug my new 1Tb HDD to a Linux computer, i can see 3 partition created properly (root, data LVM, and swap)

Install config from on usb key is not changed.

What can i do to investigate over this problem ?

Thanks in advance

Gilles Caulier

Hi

I read your post 4 times and I'm still not sure what you mean. Can you please re-specify, using short sentences that do not contain ambiguous references to other sentences? Also please specify if the USB disk you use is new or if you used that exact disk to install the OS sucessfully before

thanks

Gilles, so it works with the two disks but not with the third? Are you sure that disk is OK?

My B3, is 2 years old. I replace original hard disk (1Tb Western Digital Caviar Green) by a new one, of same capacity, same model...

Using install method published in your wiki, using your install image, doesn't work... With the new 1Tb disk. It work with a simple SSD 64Gb or another disk of 500Gb (Hitachi)

With 1Tb disk, i can see the installation activity through lamp, as explained in tutorial. Formatting of partition is right, but when all is done, booting B3 doesn't work (front lamp still purple instead green - few minutes).

If i plugin this 1Tb disk to my lead Linux computer, i can see than 3 partitions are created properly with right data in sda1. I compared with 500Gb disk... See below the report of parted and cfdisk info about 1Tb and 500Gb disks :

// -- 1 Tb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[root@localhost log]# parted /dev/sdd
GNU Parted 3.0
Utilisation de /dev/sdd
Bievenue sur GNU Parted ! Tapez 'help' pour voir la liste des commandes.
(parted) print
Modèle: ATA WDC WD10EARS-00M (scsi)
Disque /dev/sdd : 1000GB
Taille des secteurs (logiques/physiques): 512B/512B
Table de partitions : gpt
Disk Flags:

Numéro Début Fin Taille Système de fichiers Nom Fanions
1 17,4kB 10,7GB 10,7GB ext3 root
2 10,7GB 999GB 988GB home lvm (gestionnaire de volumes logiques)
3 999GB 1000GB 1073MB linux-swap(v1) swap

(parted)

Attention. Identifiant GPT (GUID) de table de partitions non pris en charge détecté. Utilisez GNU Parted.

cfdisk (util-linux 2.21.1)

Unité disque : /dev/sdd
Taille : 1000204886016 octets, 1000.2 Go
Têtes : 255 Secteurs par piste : 63 Cylindres : 121601

Nom Ind. Partition S. Fic. [Étiq.] Taille (Mo)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sdd1 NC Primaire GPT 1000204,89 *



//-- 500 Gb --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[root@localhost gilles]# parted /dev/sdd
GNU Parted 3.0
Utilisation de /dev/sdd
Bievenue sur GNU Parted ! Tapez 'help' pour voir la liste des commandes.
(parted) print
Modèle: ATA Hitachi HDS72105 (scsi)
Disque /dev/sdd : 500GB
Taille des secteurs (logiques/physiques): 512B/512B
Table de partitions : gpt
Disk Flags:

Numéro Début Fin Taille Système de fichiers Nom Fanions
1 17,4kB 10,7GB 10,7GB ext3 root
2 10,7GB 499GB 488GB home lvm (gestionnaire de volumes logiques)
3 499GB 500GB 1074MB linux-swap(v1) swap

(parted)

Attention. Identifiant GPT (GUID) de table de partitions non pris en charge détecté. Utilisez GNU Parted.

cfdisk (util-linux 2.21.1)

Unité disque : /dev/sdd
Taille : 500107862016 octets, 500.1 Go
Têtes : 255 Secteurs par piste : 63 Cylindres : 60801

Nom Ind. Partition S. Fic. [Étiq.] Taille (Mo)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sdd1 NC Primaire GPT 500107,87 *

I of course check 1Tb disk on my lead Linux computer. There is nothing wrong here...

Next Tuesday, i will receive a new 3Tb Western Digital hard disk, to test again with another device, to be sure... But it look really strange...

Gilles Caulier

Yes, I can think of two problems, 1) disk error on that disk (try scandisk if you did not already), or 2) problem with the USB installer. Also try running the installation again, perhaps it could be some temporary problem during installation.

I already checked the 1Tb WD hard drive. I formatted more than one time and cleaned all partition before to try to re-install B3 into.

I also run smarttools to see if something is wrong in this device. Nothing.

The installer on USB is fine. It's a pure copy of decompressed tarball from Excito wiki. I don't changed anything in configuration. I used it too try install on 500Gb harddrive and 64Gb SSD. All is fine...

When i will recieve the new 3Tb WD hard drive next week, i will try again a fresh install to see if problem is reproducible again...

Gilles Caulier

Hi all,

I receive 2 new Western Digital 3Tb Green Caviar hard-drives.

I tested with one : install is completed, but boot fail with all led blinking.

But the solution is to update internal BIOS :

wiki.excito.org/wiki/index.php/Updating_your_B3_to_support_3TB_disks

After that, 1Tb and 3Tb hard drives boot properly...

Gilles Caulier