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traxinv
May 18, 2013Aspirant
ReadyNAS 516 Addon Chaos
Hi I am looking for someone to help me understand this new genie marketplace thing? When i look in the compatible apps there are about 6 which are all useless. But when I SSH into the NAS and c...
m1sterd
Jun 04, 2013Tutor
Ok so I decided to install the OS 6.0.7 manually from the Netgear support site, now the NAS (well the Genie App store part) appears to have even more issues.
The only improvements that I have seen are:
1. The Apps -> Installed is now the default screen (rather than Apps -> Available)
2. Clicking on the "On" button to start the already running Plex server gives a message of "Plex media server failed to turn on" after only 10 seconds (rather than the infinite spinning wheel from 6.0.6)
The issues that seem to have been introduced (NOTE: I have not installed any Genie apps before or after the 6.0.7 update):
1. On the System -> Overview page under the Apps section I think it is displaying icons for every possible OS 6 app (note that as mentioned above, I have not actually installed any apps)
2. On the Apps -> Installed page it is listing every possible (I think) OS 6 app (apps such as VPN Server, subversion, joomla) as being installed, with all being set to off (I hove not tried turning any of them on in case it tries installing them like it did with the Plex server)
3. On the Apps -> Available page it only lists the apps that were originally displayed (i.e. ones compatible with the RN516) and not the ones listed in 2 above that are displayed on the Apps -> Installed page
4. Logging into genie.netgear.com and looking at the apps lists the same apps as displayed in 3 above and the installed apps shows none installed
5. If I ssh to the box and look in the /apps folder it does indeed list all the apps, on going into any of the directories it appears that the applications arent actually installed, just various config files)
I find this all very confusing and frustrating, is anyone else seeing this type of behavior on OS 6.0.7 devices or is this specific to the RN516?.
One other question, this doesnt seem ot be the correct place to post this sort of specific item, but I couldnt see an obvious OS 6 type forum section for Genie apps?
The only improvements that I have seen are:
1. The Apps -> Installed is now the default screen (rather than Apps -> Available)
2. Clicking on the "On" button to start the already running Plex server gives a message of "Plex media server failed to turn on" after only 10 seconds (rather than the infinite spinning wheel from 6.0.6)
The issues that seem to have been introduced (NOTE: I have not installed any Genie apps before or after the 6.0.7 update):
1. On the System -> Overview page under the Apps section I think it is displaying icons for every possible OS 6 app (note that as mentioned above, I have not actually installed any apps)
2. On the Apps -> Installed page it is listing every possible (I think) OS 6 app (apps such as VPN Server, subversion, joomla) as being installed, with all being set to off (I hove not tried turning any of them on in case it tries installing them like it did with the Plex server)
3. On the Apps -> Available page it only lists the apps that were originally displayed (i.e. ones compatible with the RN516) and not the ones listed in 2 above that are displayed on the Apps -> Installed page
4. Logging into genie.netgear.com and looking at the apps lists the same apps as displayed in 3 above and the installed apps shows none installed
5. If I ssh to the box and look in the /apps folder it does indeed list all the apps, on going into any of the directories it appears that the applications arent actually installed, just various config files)
I find this all very confusing and frustrating, is anyone else seeing this type of behavior on OS 6.0.7 devices or is this specific to the RN516?.
One other question, this doesnt seem ot be the correct place to post this sort of specific item, but I couldnt see an obvious OS 6 type forum section for Genie apps?
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