XPENOLOGY DSM 4.2.3202--------------------OS: SYNOLOGY, DSM 4.2.3202VIRTUAL MODEL: DS3612xsAre you worried that the new ReadyNAS 100,300, and 500 series means EOL for you current x86 ReadyNAS?Are you worried that features of ReadyNAS OS6 will never make it into your current x86 ReadyNAS?Is your system running fine, so you don't really have the need or desire to spend hundreds of dollars to upgrade?Then, thanks to VBox, give your older ReadyNAS product the same capabilities (if not more) as the new ReadyNAS line.Netgear and QNAP have better hardware, but Synology has many times more free apps and a better graphical web browser interface.Synology User Manual: http://www.synology.com/support/download.php?lang=enu&b=12%20bays&m=DS3612xsModified Firmware Image: http://kuai.xunlei.com/d/heVkBwKQPAA.cFJR954http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=352918&uk=1193824219You must have an operational VBox Host Server installed onto your ReadyNAS for this to work.*** Setup a Synology VBox Guest running on your ReadyNAS VBox Server1. Create Guest VM: A. General[Basic]: Synology, Linux, Linux 2.6 (64 bit), 512MB B. [Do not add a virtual hard drive] at this time: <Create> C. System[Motherboard]:Base Memory[512MB], [x]Hard Drive, [x]CD/DVD-RPM, [x]Floppy, Chipset[PIIX3] D. System[Processor]: [x]Enable PAE/NX E. Display[Remote Display]: [x]Enable Server, 12MB Video Memory F. Storage: Controller [IDE], Type [PIIX3] 1. Attach Primary/Master: Flash Image ~ DS3612xs_3202-Repack.vdi \-> create DS3612xs_3202-Repack.vdi using VBOX: $ VBoxManage convertfromraw --format VDI DS3612xs_3202-Repack.img DS3612xs_3202-Repack.vdi 2. Attach Secondary/Master: VBoxGuestAdditions.iso G. Storage: Controller [SATA], Type [AHCI], Port Count [6] Create and Attach 6 Virtual Disks: SynologyVirtualDisk1 .. 6 These Virtual Disks will hold your Synology operating system. Synology can also link to remote shares. This means you can remote link to your ReadyNAS Shares. H. Network: Adapter 1/2 -> [x],[Bridged], [x] eth 0/1, [Deny] Advanced: [Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop] MAC: Set MAC to match the mac address of the DS3612xs_3202-Repack.vdi image [00113208D62A/B] I. Optional: You can also tie a VBox VM to a Physcal HD. The VBox VM will take control and reformat as if it were directly connected to a PC running the installed OS. 1. Example in Windows: Open DOS Window as Administrator \-> C:\ VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename "C:\Users\Downloads\NAS\Synology\DS3612xs\synoHD.vmdk" -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive1 -register OPTIONAL: (The '-register' option should have done this part) VBoxManage storageattach Synology --storagectl "SATA" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium "C:\Users\Downloads\NAS\Synology\DS3612xs\synoHD.vmdk" 2. Example in Linux: Must provide the actual /dev/sdx. In this example sda was used \-> $ VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename ~/.VirtualBox/Machines/Ubuntu.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sda -register2. <Start> Synology VM3. Download and install the Synology Assistant (Windows PC App)4. Run the Synology Assistant. It will scan and display the IP of any Synology NAS devices running on your network.5. <Click> on the displayed Device then <Click> on the above [Connect] Icon to go to a web portal.6. Load the "DS3612xs_3202-Repack.pat" file from your PC when asked. This is a modified version designed to work with VBox.

I tried putting DSM directly on the NAS, not inside VirtualBox. But it looks like they don't have NIC drivers for the on-board Marvell :(

You should try again with the above modified DSM. Others have added more kernel drivers to support VBox and many other motherboards. Chances are, the Marvell driver is included in these modified, but not in the stock Synology images.When you flash the SMI, are you saving a copy of the vpd file or are you rebuilding it from scratch? If you can share, I'd like to know how to rebuild it from scratch.Thanks,Matt.

Thanks for the alternative link, I tried to get DS3216-3203 off XPe previously but the Google Docs page its hosted on wants auth granted to get it. Besides that, tried the older 3161 with no luck, as well as the Qnology 3203 based on DS2411+.I'll give this image a spin tonight. viewtopic.php?p=389470#p389470I'm overwriting the SMI, I don't need to save the VPD, I can rebuild that myself if needed later on; easy enough to back it up first if needed.

Thanks for the link, didn't know that OS6 was already being discussed. Funny, I just saw NetGear's announcement this morning and had the exact same thoughts. As a matter of fact, I've already written scripts to modify the ReadyNAS boot menu and roll a new initrd for flashing the SMI on my ReadyNAS Ultra. My original intent was to add boot menu options; create a new md0, backup md0, restore a backed copy of md0 or create a chroot - all using the menu buttons. I had success with the backup, restore and chroot, but could not figure out how to erase md0 and create a new one as if factory default was selected without disrupting the /c/ share or loosing data. I estimate I had about 80% but couldn't figure out the last 20% so this project has been on the back burner.Changing topics. If the modified DSM loads, how do you plan to access the ReadyNAS OLED and buttons? As far as I can tell, the NV6 GPIO code is missing from GPL. According to the Warwick site:The front panel display and the 'Backup' buttons are accessible by means of a kernel module. They will build with make -C /usr/src/linux M=`pwd` modules but won't insert into any recent distribution kernels as they use sys_open and sys_write symbols which are not (and should not be!) exported.

The LCD is easy enough, its just a serial device. http://nexentastor.org/boards/9/topics/ ... ssage-8241The button will need some GPIO sniffing to find the interrupt.

MattyShack

Tutor

Mar 26, 2013

HowTo: Install VBox Synology DSM 4.2.3202 onto x86 ReadyNAS

XPENOLOGY DSM 4.2.3202
--------------------
OS: SYNOLOGY, DSM 4.2.3202
VIRTUAL MODEL: DS3612xs

Are you worried that the new ReadyNAS 100,300, and 500 series means EOL for you current x86 ReadyNAS?
Are you worried that features of ReadyNAS OS6 will never make it into your current x86 ReadyNAS?
Is your system running fine, so you don't really have the need or desire to spend hundreds of dollars to upgrade?

Then, thanks to VBox, give your older ReadyNAS product the same capabilities (if not more) as the new ReadyNAS line.
Netgear and QNAP have better hardware, but Synology has many times more free apps and a better graphical web browser interface.

Synology User Manual: http://www.synology.com/support/download.php?lang=enu&b=12%20bays&m=DS3612xs
Modified Firmware Image:

You must have an operational VBox Host Server installed onto your ReadyNAS for this to work.

*** Setup a Synology VBox Guest running on your ReadyNAS VBox Server
1. Create Guest VM:

2. <Start> Synology VM
3. Download and install the Synology Assistant (Windows PC App)
4. Run the Synology Assistant. It will scan and display the IP of any Synology NAS devices running on your network.
5. <Click> on the displayed Device then <Click> on the above [Connect] Icon to go to a web portal.
6. Load the "DS3612xs_3202-Repack.pat" file from your PC when asked. This is a modified version designed to work with VBox.

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chirpa
Luminary
Mar 27, 2013
Okay I tried 3202, still can't detect it with the Assistant tool.
MattyShack
Tutor
Mar 27, 2013
Thanks for the feedback. I may give it a shot once I finish transferring files, but may take a few days.
interested
Tutor
May 28, 2013
Chirpa .... did you manage to detect Synology ???

I did try it out, but only on my Desktop Computer.
chirpa
Luminary
May 28, 2013
I gave up on it. Getting rid of any ReadyNAS units I have.
interested
Tutor
May 30, 2013
chirpa wrote:
I gave up on it. Getting rid of any ReadyNAS units I have.

Chirpa, You dont mean so, probably was not the right time...

I also think in this direction, but the hardware is fine, user support is great, everything else is unfortunately ... not worth mentioning

So I have a proposal to adjust the DSM 4.2.3202 that will run on x86 devices, of course for a certain amount of money.

Like I always say - Nothing is for free in this days.

Dont you think, that we all lose too much if we sell the hardware, it would be cheaper to invest in the second system.

This would be great.

What do you think ????
dildano
Aspirant
Jul 17, 2013
I'm coming to this thread really late, but I'm hoping that someone can help with a couple of questions:
- What do you get from running DSM in a VBox VM?
- Did anyone get DSM running properly (natively) on an x86 ReadyNAS?

I've got an upgraded Pro Business (CPU, RAM, VGA header), and I'm coming to the realization that no one is developing new add-ons for my unit anymore, and even the outlook for OS6 appears to be bleak. Synology appears to have a wealth of add-ons, so I'd love to get DSM up and running on this thing.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 17, 2013
What add-ons would you like to see made for 4.2.x which are not currently available?
dildano
Aspirant
Jul 17, 2013
OpenVPN Client. Updated versions of other add-ons like nzbget. It seems like most development has shifted over to OS6.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 17, 2013
Well it looks like the nzbget add-on hasn't been updated for years, years before ReadyNAS OS was released. So One could hardly put that not being updated to the release of the new OS.
dildano
Aspirant
Jul 17, 2013
Fair enough, but my point still stands: development for older devices has slowed down dramatically.

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