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ReadyNAS OS 6.10.10 released
Link to download: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/readynas_os_6#download Release Note: https://kb.netgear.com/000065999/ReadyNAS-OS-6-Software-Version-6-10-10 Cleaned up a b...
i attempted to put my RNDP6000-200 under "associated products" but it said "could not find product.." so..?
Has anyone tried installing the latest debian kernel?
it would be fantastic if a pro were to install just the basic, debian kernel, no gui or any of the crap.. then install "the cockpit" (from the cockpit project" as the web ui..
Is it possible to install it in the onboard dom or will it have to go on the drives? sorry, i'm a novice and not completely sure how the whole thing works.
i know you can install the zfs module.. would be great to install basic, stripped down debian, the cockpit, and then from there create a raidz2 array across the drives and be able to move on..
rndp6000-200
xeon cpu (from back in the day when intel had one that could replace the 2 core that the original nas came with, I don't remember which one),
8Gigs ram.
On a legacy ReadyNAS, the flash is not a DOM. Except on some rack-mount units (where it's a standard USB flash), it's a soldered-in chip. It may still use a USB-like interface (I simply don't know), but you can't expand it. If it is USB-like, then it would also be USB2. It may also not be rated for the number of writes you'd normally do with a standard Linux install. So putting a full OS on it is a really bad idea, if it would even work.
The Pro6 has an internal VGA header. With the right adapter, you can connect a monitor and you can use a USB keyboard, so you can basically install anything you want on the drives, even Windows. It basically behaves like a 6-bay generic Intel PC of it's generation.
yes, i have the vga header installed. i've updated/upgraded my readynas as far as it'll go, as far as i know. its currently running readynas OS 6.10.8. it doesn't see the later versions when i do an 'update'.
also, i was hoping to get away from btrfs.. it sucks. the perpetually unfinished filesystem. i've had a few too many files disappear on me only to find out there's a known flaw in it.
i read some article about some guy who loaded freenas on a USB and was able to install it fully on his readynas, but i'd prefer to have a proper os drive to install on.
thought it would be a nice way to keep the little guy going.. for simple file storage it would be fine as a backup.
Which model do you have? The procedure to run another system differs depending on ReadyNAS model.
I've done some experimenting with OpenMediaVault in this thread:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/-/-/m-p/2307892
i have a modded RNDP6000-200 business pro.
i've updated it with 8Gigs ram, a 4 core xeon cpu, vga header (not that it contributes to performance, but its a nice add-on..), new power supply and fans.
i flashed the bios up to the latest one so that i could run the new(er) cpu and update the OS to readynas 6.10.xx.
it would be fine if btrfs didn't suck in raid5.. it would be nicer all around if i could just install a basic linux or truenas setup on it. I know it can be done, i just don't know how the installation compares to the install of readynas OS.
what i mean by that is; (i believe, but correct me if i'm wrong), readynas has it's default installer on the dom, and i guess when it's initially configured, the new config stays resident on the dom?? so the drives are all used for storage.
the only way i see a setup occurring in it's current state with linux or truenas would be if i dedicated either A) one of the drives to hold the os and therefore had use of 5 other drives however i wanted, or 2) do a regular install across all the drives in a raid1 or 5 setup, i guess..
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