need help on FreeNAS

[SweetAndLow]

You are doing something wrong. Can you delete all those partitions on that usb? Then try again, I think it should only have 1 or 2 partitions.

 

[danb35]

Can you delete all those partitions on that usb?

No doubt he can, but I don't think he should. Remember, FN8 used the partitioned USB stick with two 1-GB partitions for current and previous version, and I don't recall the others, but that partitioning looks right.

 

[danb35]

now i have a bunch of information to share about my build

Yes, this is much better. Thanks.

then i follow on screen instruction and i still end up at this prompt

That's when you're trying to boot from the newly-created USB stick?

That's an issue I've seen pop up from time to time in the pre-9.3 days, though I don't think I've seen a clear cause. But there are a number of threads here discussing how it might be addressed. Here are a few:
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/going-crazy-with-mount-root-from-error.894/
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/freenas-8-3-0-root-mount-error.10270/

They make it sound like the issue is one of the partitioning of your USB stick. If you have another stick you can try, that might help.

 

[nastomato]

Hi all, my deepest apologies waking this month long thread up. Actually past few months I gave up trying to revive this FreeNAS drive because I am busy on personal side.

Right now, I am back trying to revive FreeNAS drive and get my precious data out.

I already build a new system consist of parts scrap from my cilents rigs

1. Intel core i5 1st generation processor
2. BIOSSTAR TH55HD
3. 2 GB Crucial ram
4. Toshiba USB boot drive.
5. Seagate Surveillance Drive (my main data drive)

I already build a FreeNAS 11 enviroment and attempting to mount back my 1tb drive to the FreeNAS but I still don't have any options to mount them back.
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I tried to install ubuntu and use UFS mount method found online. but error message report I might have a bad partition.

ubuntu messages

ufs_fill_super() bad magic number

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda2,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so
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I am already exhausted on ideas how to get my data back.

i hope to hear from anybody who have crucial and valuable advice for me. i welcome any advice. thanks in advance