Comments for James' Weblog http://jdoublea.wordpress.com A little of this and a whole lot of that Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:53:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on My Drobo Experience by Warren Long http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/my-drobo-experience/#comment-279 Warren Long Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:53:46 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-279 Nothing but good so far. A year ago, I bought 2 of the Drobo 1's, one for my Dad, and one for me. So far, they have both been working perfectly. Mine has gone through 2 or 3 hard drive swaps, as I have increased my capacity. Ditto for my Dad's. My Dad did cause the Drobo some problems recently. After being powered off and transported, he plugged the drive in and all the drive lights came up as red. He didn't realize that the drive had entered "repair mode", and had started fixing everything up. So, while it was trying to repair the file system, he went and meticulously reseated each and every drive. At this point, it stayed red, and he shutdown and brought it to me. The solution was simple: Just wait and give it time. I plugged it in to my system, and about 8 hours later, it had recovered everything. All is good. Whew! Nothing but good so far. A year ago, I bought 2 of the Drobo 1’s, one for my Dad, and one for me. So far, they have both been working perfectly. Mine has gone through 2 or 3 hard drive swaps, as I have increased my capacity. Ditto for my Dad’s.

My Dad did cause the Drobo some problems recently. After being powered off and transported, he plugged the drive in and all the drive lights came up as red. He didn’t realize that the drive had entered “repair mode”, and had started fixing everything up. So, while it was trying to repair the file system, he went and meticulously reseated each and every drive. At this point, it stayed red, and he shutdown and brought it to me. The solution was simple: Just wait and give it time. I plugged it in to my system, and about 8 hours later, it had recovered everything. All is good. Whew!

]]> Comment on My Drobo Experience by Joakim http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/my-drobo-experience/#comment-278 Joakim Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:14:17 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-278 I bought a Drobo 4 weeks ago. I wish I had read this page before I made the purchase. I also have the problems described above :-( I bought a Drobo 4 weeks ago. I wish I had read this page before I made the purchase. I also have the problems described above :-(

]]> Comment on My Drobo Experience by Henry Blair http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/my-drobo-experience/#comment-277 Henry Blair Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:58:36 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-277 First off, I should tell you that I have an original Drobo, i.e., not Drobo 2. I made the mistake of listening to Apple and purchasing an Airport Extreme. They told me all would be well if I plugged the Drobo into the AEX and used it as an afp: mount. Well, I have had nothing but heartache with this combination. The AEX "disappears" when I make it busy (reads and writes simultaneously). Only power cycling the AEX will get it back. This, of course means that I am running the risk of corrupting the Drobo filesystem (if not already corrupted when the AEX "walks away"). Over time, the number of filesystem errors mounts up and I have to DiskWarrior it. I once lost several music/video files I'd paid for and had to recover them at additional cost. The last time it happened, I lost my iTunes "database," forcing me to recover everything other than the media files. You can imagine how long that takes with over 30,000 pieces of media! I am so sick to death of both the AEX (which may be the main or only problem) and the Drobo. At the least, do NOT set it up this way for it will let you down. Last comment: how retarded is it to have the Drobo sit on an IP address that only a magician could remember? How about 192.168.[01]., idiots! One has to plug the Drobo into a computer and access it via the (never can find it) Drobo Dashboard software. All in all, I am so unhappy with this, I realize I've not fully explained all the ins and outs, but I can't stand explaining it once more. First off, I should tell you that I have an original Drobo, i.e., not Drobo 2. I made the mistake of listening to Apple and purchasing an Airport Extreme. They told me all would be well if I plugged the Drobo into the AEX and used it as an afp: mount. Well, I have had nothing but heartache with this combination. The AEX “disappears” when I make it busy (reads and writes simultaneously). Only power cycling the AEX will get it back. This, of course means that I am running the risk of corrupting the Drobo filesystem (if not already corrupted when the AEX “walks away”). Over time, the number of filesystem errors mounts up and I have to DiskWarrior it. I once lost several music/video files I’d paid for and had to recover them at additional cost. The last time it happened, I lost my iTunes “database,” forcing me to recover everything other than the media files. You can imagine how long that takes with over 30,000 pieces of media!

I am so sick to death of both the AEX (which may be the main or only problem) and the Drobo. At the least, do NOT set it up this way for it will let you down. Last comment: how retarded is it to have the Drobo sit on an IP address that only a magician could remember? How about 192.168.[01]., idiots! One has to plug the Drobo into a computer and access it via the (never can find it) Drobo Dashboard software.

All in all, I am so unhappy with this, I realize I’ve not fully explained all the ins and outs, but I can’t stand explaining it once more.

]]> Comment on My Drobo Experience by Brian Dusablon http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/my-drobo-experience/#comment-276 Brian Dusablon Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:54:28 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-276 Just FYI, I had my power supply and Drobo replaced (through support). It was a bit of a hassle, but they fully replaced my system and, while slow, were decent about it. Been loving it ever since, simply because I don't know it's there. Nice. Just FYI, I had my power supply and Drobo replaced (through support). It was a bit of a hassle, but they fully replaced my system and, while slow, were decent about it. Been loving it ever since, simply because I don’t know it’s there. Nice.

]]> Comment on My Drobo Experience by jdoublea http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/my-drobo-experience/#comment-275 jdoublea Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:40:59 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-275 I still have these Drobo, and two Drobo Pro's that have been perfect so far, and it has been working fine for quite awhile now. The difference is I am no longer using the Drobo Share and have it connected directly to a Mac Pro. My feeling is the Drobo Share wasn't all that great. I still have these Drobo, and two Drobo Pro’s that have been perfect so far, and it has been working fine for quite awhile now. The difference is I am no longer using the Drobo Share and have it connected directly to a Mac Pro. My feeling is the Drobo Share wasn’t all that great.

]]> Comment on My Drobo Experience by Joakim http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/my-drobo-experience/#comment-274 Joakim Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:57:21 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-274 Yes! I have exactly the same problem as you describe. I will try to get a better power supply. I have decided that I will not purchase no more product from Drobo. There product really sucks. Yes!
I have exactly the same problem as you describe. I will try to get a better power supply. I have decided that I will not purchase no more product from Drobo. There product really sucks.

]]> Comment on My Drobo Experience by Bill Kerr http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/my-drobo-experience/#comment-270 Bill Kerr Thu, 07 May 2009 06:06:20 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-270 My experience with Drobo is as follows: Worked OK for a while. I went with 2 partitions... one for Time Machine and one for iTunes. Then after about 6 months of use, POOF! My drives would no longer mount due to software error. I used discwarrior, and nothing could be recovered (would not have been the case with RAID). I lost 10 years worth of music, tv, and movies which were meticulously cataloged and organized. I have learned my lesson. I will only use drobo as a Time Machine backup from now on. It cannot be trusted. My experience with Drobo is as follows:

Worked OK for a while. I went with 2 partitions… one for Time Machine and one for iTunes.

Then after about 6 months of use, POOF! My drives would no longer mount due to software error. I used discwarrior, and nothing could be recovered (would not have been the case with RAID). I lost 10 years worth of music, tv, and movies which were meticulously cataloged and organized.

I have learned my lesson. I will only use drobo as a Time Machine backup from now on. It cannot be trusted.

]]> Comment on Getting RSS Feeds From MacMail into NetNewsWire by jdoublea http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/getting-rss-feeds-from-macmail-into-netnewswire/#comment-261 jdoublea Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:49:37 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/getting-rss-feeds-from-macmail-into-netnewswire/#comment-261 Thanks for sharing this Mike, I am sure others will find it useful! -James Thanks for sharing this Mike, I am sure others will find it useful!

-James

]]> Comment on Getting RSS Feeds From MacMail into NetNewsWire by Mike Cargal http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/getting-rss-feeds-from-macmail-into-netnewswire/#comment-260 Mike Cargal Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:45:38 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/getting-rss-feeds-from-macmail-into-netnewswire/#comment-260 I found myself in need of this capability as well, and, having some time on my hands, put a solution together that I've posted to my blog: http://blog.mikecargal.com/?p=180 I know it's too late for you, since you've already handled it, but maybe it'll help someone else. I found myself in need of this capability as well, and, having some time on my hands, put a solution together that I’ve posted to my blog: http://blog.mikecargal.com/?p=180

I know it’s too late for you, since you’ve already handled it, but maybe it’ll help someone else.

]]> Comment on My Drobo Experience by Brian Dusablon http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/my-drobo-experience/#comment-256 Brian Dusablon Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:34:44 +0000 http://jdoublea.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-256 Thanks for updating. I wonder why they went to market with such a crappy power supply, especially given this is the Drobo 2! Thanks for updating. I wonder why they went to market with such a crappy power supply, especially given this is the Drobo 2!

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