Virtualbox on OS6 NAS

Thanks @mdgm

I'm on OS 6.1.4 now. That plugin looks like its for the 4.x series or will it also work?

You have to extract the contents of it, install flash-rom via apt-get and run the flashrom command manually. 4.2.x add-ons won't install on 6.x

Does it look like I'm running the correct command to flash since I am getting an error from the apt-get installed flashrom.

Looks like I can use W25X80 instead of w25x80

#/usr/sbin/flashrom -c W25x80 -w ./opt/biosflash/RN_NV6_072610.ROM > /tmp/bios.flash
Error: Unknown chip 'W25x80' specified.
Run flashrom -L to view the hardware supported in this flashrom version.

#/usr/sbin/flashrom -L | grep W25
Winbond       W25Q80                 PREW          1024  SPI       
Winbond       W25Q16                 PREW          2048  SPI       
Winbond       W25Q32                 PREW          4096  SPI       
Winbond       W25Q64                 PREW          8192  SPI       
Winbond       W25Q128                P            16384  SPI       
Winbond       W25X10                                128  SPI       
Winbond       W25X20                                256  SPI       
Winbond       W25X40                 PREW           512  SPI       
Winbond       W25X80                 PREW          1024  SPI       
Winbond       W25X16                 PREW          2048  SPI       
Winbond       W25X32                 P             4096  SPI       
Winbond       W25X64                 P             8192  SPI      

Either that or without specifying the chip. Your NAS might have a different chip to what the addon expects. The main thing is to make sure you flash the correct BIOS which you are doing.

Great. Just wanted to be really careful since I was updating BIOS :)

BIOS upgrade was a success but I am still unable to run a 64 bit guest. Getting same error as my first post ('VT-x' is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX)). Is there a way to enable that BIOS option without having a monitor set up, or do I need to get a cable for the VGA header in the ReadyNAS?

Here is the ouyput of bios_ver.log now:

bios_date=07/26/2010
bios_vendor=American Megatrends Inc.
bios_version=080014
board_asset_tag=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
board_name=To be filled by O.E.M.
board_serial=To be filled by O.E.M.
board_vendor=To be filled by O.E.M.
board_version=To be filled by O.E.M.
chassis_asset_tag=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
chassis_serial=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
chassis_type=3
chassis_vendor=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
chassis_version=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
modalias=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd07/26/2010:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvr07/26/2010FLAME6-MBV2.0:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
product_name=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
product_serial=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
product_sku=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
product_uuid=00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
product_version=07/26/2010 FLAME6-MB V2.0
sys_vendor=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
uevent=MODALIAS=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd07/26/2010:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvr07/26/2010FLAME6-MBV2.0:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:

What CPU is in your U6P? The stock E2160 doesn't support VT-x. That would be the issue not the BIOS.

Ahh, Yes I have the stock E2160.

model name	: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  E2160  @ 1.80GHz

Thanks so much for all you help @mdgm! Guess its time for an upgraded chip then (if I can find any in Canada) :)

Yes. There is a long thread on CPUs for the Pro/Ultra 6 Plus/Pro 6: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29284

The BIOS update is still a help as some CPUs would not be supported by the older BIOS. The new BIOS has other useful improvements as well.

I hope someone knows how to enable VT-X on the BIOS. :D

On the 4.2 systems (Ultra/Pro), it can be done with VGA header or serial port (search the forums).

The newer 3xx/5xx systems have more locked down BIOS, and appear to brick themselves when attempting to change these settings, causing the systems not to boot at all. Hopefully they will have VT-x on by default instead.