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Firmware update, stuck at "Booting... Update FW"
I got a update reminder that 6.7.1 was available so i updated from 6.6.1. and the NAS restarted, but it´s been stuck at "Booting... Updating FW" for over 12 hours now, i have tried OS reinstall from ...
The NAS works perfect now.
Sounds like maybe the file is corrupt - it might be worth downloading fresh to a USB stick and booting the NAS off that - not sure exactly how but you should be able to find the instructions somewhere on this site...
Jambutty wrote:
Sounds like maybe the file is corrupt - it might be worth downloading fresh to a USB stick and booting the NAS off that - not sure exactly how but you should be able to find the instructions somewhere on this site...I think the confusion is that people think the USB Boot Recovery is the same as booting a PC from an Ubuntu live stick. It really isn't.
USB Boot Recovery is to overwrite the content of the Flash card in the NAS.
When performing a Factory Default, a ReadyNAS extract the content of the Flash on the disks.
When booting, a ReadyNAS access the system and the settings that are stored on the disks.
So if your ReadyNAS is stuck in Booting, the issue is on the system stored on the drives, not the content of the Flash...
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