What the hell?

slim19198 · 05-17-2006, 03:25 PM

I acquired a snap 1000 (80GB version) and its not booting (blinking led's, no response)

So, easy peasy, i decided to reinstall the software on the server....... SHOCK, not available to the public!!!!

WTF?, how do i get it fixed? Do i pay for it to be reinstalled?

If i knew this before hand I would never have purchased the thing!!!

As it is now, im looking at salvaging the 80Gb hd out of it and dumping the rest as without the OS, its useless!!

Does anyone have any "loopholes" as to getting it going without paying to get it done?

P.S.: I am in Ireland and no way am I paying to ship it stateside for a reinstall!

William.

blue68f100 · 05-17-2006, 04:47 PM

Cool down histeria nevers gets anywhere.

Unless the MB failed, it can be saved.........

Can you access the web interface?

If not you have a v2 which requires the boot tracks to be loaded to the new drive.

The SnapOS is the same for all SnapOS Servers. So just copy the boot tracks from another unit.

slim19198 · 05-17-2006, 05:36 PM

There is no hysteria, I just cannot figure out why they dont have a reloader available!!

As for the boot tracks, I aint got another one that I can copy from!

re3dyb0y · 05-18-2006, 02:11 PM

We can help you out

(And if it really came to it, im UK based, and could help... But you could probably do it yourself)

slim19198 · 05-18-2006, 02:13 PM

Somebody here sorted it for me already, thanks!

But what the hell are they playing at with no re-installer?

Its like having to send your home pc's hd off to microsoft every time you want to reinstall windows!

It just dont make sense to me!

re3dyb0y · 05-18-2006, 02:15 PM

A lot of the things with these units don't make sense

But we plod along

If we could, we would have another OS on them

EDIT: Don't say it too loud, i could see them implementing it....

05-17-2006, 03:25 PM	#1
slim19198 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 3	What the hell? I acquired a snap 1000 (80GB version) and its not booting (blinking led's, no response) So, easy peasy, i decided to reinstall the software on the server....... SHOCK, not available to the public!!!! WTF?, how do i get it fixed? Do i pay for it to be reinstalled? If i knew this before hand I would never have purchased the thing!!! As it is now, im looking at salvaging the 80Gb hd out of it and dumping the rest as without the OS, its useless!! Does anyone have any "loopholes" as to getting it going without paying to get it done? P.S.: I am in Ireland and no way am I paying to ship it stateside for a reinstall! William.

05-17-2006, 04:47 PM	#2
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Re: What the hell? Cool down histeria nevers gets anywhere. Unless the MB failed, it can be saved......... Can you access the web interface? If not you have a v2 which requires the boot tracks to be loaded to the new drive. The SnapOS is the same for all SnapOS Servers. So just copy the boot tracks from another unit. __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820

05-17-2006, 05:36 PM	#3
slim19198 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 3	Re: What the hell? There is no hysteria, I just cannot figure out why they dont have a reloader available!! As for the boot tracks, I aint got another one that I can copy from!

05-18-2006, 02:11 PM	#4
re3dyb0y Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK Posts: 909	Re: What the hell? We can help you out (And if it really came to it, im UK based, and could help... But you could probably do it yourself) __________________ Snap Server Help Wiki - http://wiki.procooling.com/index.php/Snap_Server Snap Server 2200 v3.4.807 2x 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 w/ UNIDFC601512M Replacement Fan "Did you really think it would be that easy??" Other NAS's 1x NSLU2 w/ 512mb Corsair Flash Voyager Running Unslung 6.8b 1x NSLU2 w/ 8Gb LaCie Carte Orange Running Debian/NSLU2 Stable 4.0r0 250GB LaCie Ethernet Disk Running Windows XP Embedded

05-18-2006, 02:13 PM	#5
slim19198 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 3	Re: What the hell? Somebody here sorted it for me already, thanks! But what the hell are they playing at with no re-installer? Its like having to send your home pc's hd off to microsoft every time you want to reinstall windows! It just dont make sense to me!

05-18-2006, 02:15 PM	#6
re3dyb0y Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK Posts: 909	Re: What the hell? A lot of the things with these units don't make sense But we plod along If we could, we would have another OS on them EDIT: Don't say it too loud, i could see them implementing it.... __________________ Snap Server Help Wiki - http://wiki.procooling.com/index.php/Snap_Server Snap Server 2200 v3.4.807 2x 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 w/ UNIDFC601512M Replacement Fan "Did you really think it would be that easy??" Other NAS's 1x NSLU2 w/ 512mb Corsair Flash Voyager Running Unslung 6.8b 1x NSLU2 w/ 8Gb LaCie Carte Orange Running Debian/NSLU2 Stable 4.0r0 250GB LaCie Ethernet Disk Running Windows XP Embedded

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