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ReadyDATA OS 1.3.0 | VirtualBox Image #notsupported
Back in March, NETGEAR uploaded ReadyDATAOS 1.2.1 to their FTP site. The usual ZIP file release just has the changelog and .IMG file. But this time, the ZIP file also included an .ODM file, meant for ...
Of interest, if you fake the DMI values to emulate a real RD5200, the system will have errors finding boot flash and such. Leaving it as VirtualBox platform, there are already functions in the firmware to handle that. Same goes for ReadyNAS 312/516/etc systems, kernel panic on boot.
Example on how to override DMI values in the virtual BIOS, in a VM's .vbox file...
Example on how to override DMI values in the virtual BIOS, in a VM's .vbox file...
<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSReleaseDate" value="11/02/2012"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSVendor" value="NETGEAR"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSVersion" value="ReadyNAS-312 V1.0"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct" value="ReadyNAS 312"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemSerial" value="3C212B0H00000"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemVendor" value="NETGEAR"/>
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