Create new pool ends with error: Command '('gpart', 'create', '-s', 'gpt', '/dev/ada0')' returned non-zero exit status 1.

[urza]

I have fresh installation of FreeNAS-11.2-U5

Trying to create new pool:
5 disks, raid-z (this whole nas is backup co z1 is enough for me)
encrypted

after confirming that all disks will be erased, the procecure ends with following error:

Code:

File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tastypie/resources.py", line 219, in wrapper
    response = callback(request, *args, **kwargs)

  File "./freenasUI/api/resources.py", line 1448, in dispatch_list
    request, **kwargs

  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tastypie/resources.py", line 450, in dispatch_list
    return self.dispatch('list', request, **kwargs)

  File "./freenasUI/api/utils.py", line 251, in dispatch
    request_type, request, *args, **kwargs

  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tastypie/resources.py", line 482, in dispatch
    response = method(request, **kwargs)

  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tastypie/resources.py", line 1384, in post_list
    updated_bundle = self.obj_create(bundle, **self.remove_api_resource_names(kwargs))

  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tastypie/resources.py", line 2175, in obj_create
    return self.save(bundle)

  File "./freenasUI/api/utils.py", line 445, in save
    form.save()

  File "./freenasUI/storage/forms.py", line 316, in save
    raise e

  File "./freenasUI/storage/forms.py", line 310, in save
    c.call("alert.unblock_source", lock)

  File "./freenasUI/storage/forms.py", line 303, in save
    notifier().create_volume(volume, groups=grouped, init_rand=init_rand)

  File "./freenasUI/middleware/notifier.py", line 763, in create_volume
    vdevs = self.__prepare_zfs_vdev(vgrp['disks'], vdev_swapsize, encrypt, volume)

  File "./freenasUI/middleware/notifier.py", line 698, in __prepare_zfs_vdev
    sync=False)

  File "./freenasUI/middleware/notifier.py", line 341, in __gpt_labeldisk
    c.call('disk.wipe', devname, 'QUICK', False, job=True)

  File "./freenasUI/middleware/notifier.py", line 341, in __gpt_labeldisk
    c.call('disk.wipe', devname, 'QUICK', False, job=True)

  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/middlewared/client/client.py", line 477, in call
    raise ClientException(job['error'], trace=job['exception'])

middlewared.client.client.ClientException: Command '('gpart', 'create', '-s', 'gpt', '/dev/ada0')' returned non-zero exit status 1.

Some of those disks are recycled form old freebsd system (nas4free) with geli encryption, I dont know if it may play some role...

Please help.

 

[urza]

I am trying to "format" the disks.

The command: gpart destroy -F ada0
returns error: "gpart: arg0 'ada0': Invalid argument

command geom disk list shows the devices correctly.. ada0 to ada4 with correct size, serial numbers etc.

So how can I format these drives in FreeBSD? I expected this to be easy.

 

[Heracles]

Any reason why you don't do it from the GUI ???

And as for me, RaidZ1 and pool encryption are 2 big No-No...

 

[urza]

I did it from the GUI, that is where I got the initial error message.

Z1 is explained in my first post.

 

[urza]

If anyone has the same problem, I solved it with this command:

sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16

after which I was able to format the drives with

gpart create -s gpt /dev/ada0 etc for other disks..

I dont know what the line of code does, neither does the person who posted it on stackexchange: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/152551/363357

I must say, FreeNAS is a bit disappointing. I installed it just recently after years of using NAS4FREE without any single issue and this is like 3rd major pain/issue/bug/ that I encountered with FreeNAS..