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Using Unraid on a ReadyNAS Pro 6
For those who want to put some new life into their ReadyNAS Pro 6, here is what I did: Download a Unraid free trial from their website and install it using the USB Creator application on a USB key;...
I wonder if this would work on the ReadyNAS 628X as well.
I'd be interested to know if this would work without issue on the ReadyNAS 62x line as well. I was going to go TrueNAS because I thought it was the only legit ZFS option, but then I did some reading on Unraid (which added ZFS support in the 6.12 release) and it's looking far more attractive in terms of flexibility, usability and helpful community support.
A Reddit post suggested that the BIOS of more recent ReadyNAS models can't be modified to always boot from the USB drive. Is that accurate?
If we can gather some accounts of successful ReadyNAS --> Unraid conversions, we should probably create a sticky with step-by-steps. I suspect there are going to be a lot of ReadyNAS users who want to repurpose their hardware now that Netgear has abandoned things.
I can only speak for the ReadyNAS Pro 6 for which you can find the instructions attached.
... and yes, I'm still very pleased using Unraid on this nas.
I'm trying this and when I boot from the USB, all I see is a flashing underscore. I never see UnRAID booting. Any suggestions?
Please disregard. I found that the USB stick was in UEFI mode and I re-created without that and it booted.
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