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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...
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..
b1jzcbx wrote:
(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.
There is a 4 GB OS partition mirrored on all disks (RAID-1) that holds the Linux OS, the ReadyNAS application and the configuration of the NAS.
There is also a small swap partition.
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