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Ready NAS Ultra 4 with OS6 firmware
I have just started my old Ultra 4 NAS after some time and it was not starting correct unfortanly. So i was thinking of factory reset, but just when i was going for that i was thinking if i can upgra...
kotten33 wrote:
1. I know that this is not supported and thats okey for me, but one thing that i am worried about. Is it safe to run a striped raidset on this device with this unsupported OS, i mean is it stable with this special firmware?
It is stable on my Pro-6 (currently running XRAID).
One caveat: OS-6 x86 NAS all have at least 2 GB of RAM. Legacy x86 NAS have 1 GB. There have been some folks who've run into out-of-memory conditions in their converted NAS. So I do recommend upgrading the RAM to 2 GB.
kotten33 wrote:
2. The version i have now is 6.9.5 hotfix 1 but the system want me to upgrade now to version 6.10.5, will that software/firmware work fine also on the Ultra 4? I was worried if the files i was downloaded from the above url was special written for Ultra 4. I am concerned if i accept this new updated firmware that my NAS is suggesting, that i wont start again after update.
You are running unmodified OS-6 firmware - there was just a small tweek to trick the boot loader into installing it. Normal OS-6 updates will work fine.
Note there is a bug in 6.10.5 that resulted in some folks getting into a login loop when they tried to log into their NAS web ui. Netgear has pushed a hotfix (which you will also get), but you should make sure that your system is configured to automatically download/install hotfixes before you upgrade to 6.10.5. Or wait until 6.10.6 before you upgrade, and skip 6.10.5 all together.
Thanks so much for this reply, it was very good answers.
I assume if the RAM become full, i just need to reboot the device. But since i dont use any apps, i think 1 GB will be good enough.
I cant see anywhere how much memory it consume at the moment.
I have now downloaded the latest longrelease firmware 6.9.6
kotten33 wrote:Thanks so much for this reply, it was very good answers.
I assume if the RAM become full, i just need to reboot the device. But since i dont use any apps, i think 1 GB will be good enough.
I cant see anywhere how much memory it consume at the moment.
I have now downloaded the latest longrelease firmware 6.9.6
Bad assumption. Running out of RAM can cause a lot of other problems, including a corrupt volume.
You really should upgrade to 2GB of RAM before you move to OS6.10.x. If you want to stick with 1GB (which I really don't understand, it'll cost under $10 to upgrade, and you'll also see a performance bump up), stick with the 6.9.6. We only started seeing reports of issues with only 1GB with the release of 6.10.x.
ok, i will not upgrade to 6.10 until i have upgrade RAM
This is only a backup NAS, my other one that i use is a Synology so it is not so important.
Where can i see how much RAM i have free?
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