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System Upgrade / Drive Format
We just upgraded one of our edting systems from 10.3.9 to 10.5.1. We have an array running with that system and now the drives are not functioning properly and the system crashes. During boot-up we get an error message “disk was not repairable by this computer, must reformat…” The array is formatted as “Mac OS extended”. What is the best way to reformat the drives for the new OS? Thanks in advance.
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4 Replies
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Tom,
Mac extended is correct. Do you have the latest drivers for your hard drive controller?
What type of array do you have and what type of controller?
Also, do you need to save the files on the array or are you able to wipe it clean?
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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The array is an external serial ATA, striped Apple Raid Version 1.0. I can wipe it clean if fact that would be the preference. I am doing a backup as it stands right now so I can restore the info. Thanks
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Drag the drives into the Raid window and set as “Striped Raid set” — Mac OS Extended and turn off journaling.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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As David suggests for striping. You may want to do a little research on the “turn off Jornaling” though. There are 2 camps on this, one says do it on media drives, one says don’t. For instance, David, Walter Biscardi, and others say don’t, Ciprico (formerly Huge Systems) says leave Journaling on for their RAID systems, as does Apple:
https://kb.ciprico.com/lore/article.php?id=220
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2355?viewlocale=en_US
(There was an older Apple doc that said turn off Journaling for FCP media drives. This Apple doc, above, was modified just last week)
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/986462#986615
https://forums.creativecow.net/archivethread/146/570712#570712I think the basic argument against is that Journaling slows drive performance, the basic argument for is that it helps find indexed files, with only a negligable hit on performance.
You decide,
Ed[David Roth Weiss] “Drag the drives into the Raid window and set as “Striped Raid set” — Mac OS Extended and turn off journaling. “
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