# Farmer starting error

**URL:** <https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/farmer-starting-error/1434>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 23, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/farmer-starting-error/1434 "2023-04-23T01:05:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![feng\_jiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/feng_jiang/32/61_2.png) [@feng\_jiang](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/feng_jiang)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/farmer-starting-error/1434/1 "2023-04-23T01:05:41Z")

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## Issue Report

Farmer starting error

### Environment

subspace-farmer-ubuntu-x86\_64-v3-gemini-3d-2023-apr-21

- **Operating System:**  
ubuntu-22.04.1
- **CPU Architecture:**  
AMD 5950X
- **RAM:**  
128G
- **Storage:**  
2000G
- **Plot Size:**  
500G
- **Subspace Deployment Method:**

### Problem

#### Steps to reproduce

./subspace-farmer-ubuntu-x86\_64-v3-gemini-3d-2023-apr-21 farm   
–disable-private-ips   
–reward-address st7ioSJe5pKHVUgUtvCvcDtsvbZaCZccTFeiUn7Uj5KC6F1wX   
–plot-size 500G

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````auto
[Paste error here]
```ece_index=1540467
2023-04-23T01:03:53.939401Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=1717648
2023-04-23T01:03:53.939686Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=1563926
2023-04-23T01:03:53.941534Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=2043902
2023-04-23T01:03:53.942143Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=1401393
2023-04-23T01:03:53.944436Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=990856
2023-04-23T01:03:53.946294Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=2089830
2023-04-23T01:03:53.952062Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=993820
2023-04-23T01:03:53.960207Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=30854
2023-04-23T01:03:53.969671Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=1922148
2023-04-23T01:03:53.969752Z ERROR single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::segment_reconstruction: Recovering missing piece failed. missing_piece_index=59430
2023-04-23T01:03:53.981998Z WARN single_disk_plot{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer_components::plotting: Sector plotting attempt failed, will retry later error=Failed to retrieve piece 59430: Not enough pieces to reconstruct a segment
````

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**Author:** ![ALPHANOMICON](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/alphanomicon/32/68_2.png) [@ALPHANOMICON](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/ALPHANOMICON)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/farmer-starting-error/1434/2 "2023-04-24T15:40:31Z")

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Are you using an HDD drive or SDD drive?