Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:09 Post subject: NAS USB Drive Drops on Reboot
Running de-wrt:
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Router Model Asus RT-N66U
Firmware Version DD-WRT v24-sp2 (02/04/15) big - build 26138M
Kernel Version Linux 3.10.67 #6281 Wed Feb 4 06:42:30 CET 2015 mips
Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (02/04/15) big
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My QUESTION:
I have a 16 GB USB formatted with fat32:
--- /dev/sda1
Block device, size 14.41 GiB (15471493632 bytes)
Windows NTLDR boot loader
FAT32 file system (hints score 4 of 5)
Volume size 14.40 GiB (15463923712 bytes, 943843 clusters of 16 KiB)
Volume name "KINGSTON"
/dev/sda1 mounted to /tmp/mnt/sda1
After the router is powered up and running, I insert the USB into one of two slots. In either one, I can access the drive from either Mac or PC on my network.
BUT, after the router reboots (I have it set to reboot overnight to keep settings refreshed as others have recommended), I can no longer access the drive. The error message I get is 'there was a problem connecting to this drive.' To gain access again I have to either delete the share user (Services->NAS->FileSharing->Users), apply settings, and then re-add it OR unplug the USB drive physically from the router and plug it in again.
I've tried to read all relevant posts to this topic. Nothing quite seems to fit my question/needed answer. Thanks in advance for any inputs!
~Genki
My settings below:
Services->NAS settings:
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FTP Server
Shares
Path
/mnt/sda1
Subdir
Name
<mysharename>
Public
<checked>
Access
<Read and Write>
Users
User Name
<myusername>
Password
<mypassword>
Access Shares
<mysharename> -- <check>
samba
<check>
ftp
Services->USB settings:
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Core USB Support Enable
USB Printer Support Disable
USB Storage Support Enable
Automatic Drive Mount Enable
Run-on-mount Script Name
Mount this Partition to /jffs UUID
Mount this Partition to /opt UUID
Use SES Button to remove drives Disable
Disk Info
Diskspace /tmp/mnt/sda1
21%3.1G / 11.3G
I don't get why you need to reboot every single night. One of the features that distinguish a good firmware is that it should be rock solid for months, so shouldn't be doing that. _________________ R6400v2 (boardID:30) - Kong 36480 running since 03/09/18 - (AP - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R7800 - BS 31924 running since 05/26/17 - (AP - OpenVPN Client - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R7000 - BS 30771 running since 12/16/16 - (AP - NAS - FTP - SMB - OpenVPN Server - Transmission - DDNS - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R6250 - BS 29193 running since 03/20/16 - (AP - NAS - FTP - SMB - DNSMasq - AdBlocking)
egc and Xeon2k8 -- thanks for quick replies and (someone) for moving my post to the proper location. I just read the point about what belongs in 'General Questions.' Sorry! javascript:emoticon('')
egc — I looked for the latest firmware for my router and looks like I have it (v24 sp2)? Is there a newer version?
Xeon2k8 — Thank you. I agree it seems like overkill. My brother-in-law who's an expert with IT in general set this up for me. Just trusting him really. I had the same thought though -- and my workaround is to have the router reboot once per week, hopefully allowing the drive to remain mounted all week. So I only have to tweak it once a week. My kids won't be hounding me every day.
I'll consider updating (weighing time for me to do so vs. benefits -- I have a temporary workaround on the USB drive issue).
Going forward, how would I decide when and to what build I should update (what is best practice for a relative noob)? Under the wiki you reference, my build # is listed as the recommended build. How do I decide when to update and to what build?
I'll consider updating (weighing time for me to do so vs. benefits -- I have a temporary workaround on the USB drive issue).
Going forward, how would I decide when and to what build I should update (what is best practice for a relative noob)? Under the wiki you reference, my build # is listed as the recommended build. How do I decide when to update and to what build?
Thanks.
When to update well... If you haven't got any problems on the build you are then there is really no need to, probably after a year you could consider updating, unless you are a bit paranoid about security. To what build I would say search on your router thread and build threads for feedback from people with the same router, the LATEST is not always the most stable. _________________ R6400v2 (boardID:30) - Kong 36480 running since 03/09/18 - (AP - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R7800 - BS 31924 running since 05/26/17 - (AP - OpenVPN Client - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R7000 - BS 30771 running since 12/16/16 - (AP - NAS - FTP - SMB - OpenVPN Server - Transmission - DDNS - DNSMasq - AdBlocking - QoS) R6250 - BS 29193 running since 03/20/16 - (AP - NAS - FTP - SMB - DNSMasq - AdBlocking)
I have same problem with accessing NAS (Samba) afer reboot. When I disable/enable Samba and Apply settings, I can connect to USB drive (it is 1TB NTFS formated SSD).
I have same router as genki, Asus RT-AC66U B1 and now using latest DD-WRT v3.0-r32700M kongac (07/15/17), but same problems was on previous firmwares and DD-WRT standard too.