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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...
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.
b1jzcbx wrote: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.
You are wrong. First, on the majority of ReadyNAS (including your Pro6), it's not a DOM, it's a soldered-in chip. Second, it contains two images: a main image that is used to install the full OS to the drives, and a very small one that is used to install that image, hand off operation to that image, or in debugger options. There is absolutely no configuration data stored in the flash except the unit type and serial number, which never change. When you update to a new OS version, that main image is updated. The smaller image has not been updated for many years, and even stays the same when you upgrade to OS6 ( which is why the reset button menu and USB recovery on upgraded legacy systems are different from native OS6 ones).
here are the files on the on the internal boot disk. fairly small, <100mb all together. the two image files are about 4mb each.
I dont know about your model, My 628, you can force it boot from any drive, USB or SATA. you can virtually install anything. I don't see why I can not put a truenas/unraid on a USB. I did not do it because I still like the ReadyNAS Interface simplicity.
I DO like the readynas OS simplicity, however BTRFS is a very poor filesystem, at least it is when it's raided. it's a known issue that there's a write hole. i learned about that when on occasion files that i had would vanish. it's known and from all i've researched there's no fix in sight because btrfs has essentially been abandoned.
so, if i were to fire up my readynas without any drives and configure the OS, where is the newly installed and cofigured os stored?
my model is an RNDP6000-100 or 200.. they're essentially the same.
originally it was a core2 duo at 1.8ghz with 2GB ram and running readynas os 4 or whatever it was.. i ran the unofficial flash update that brought the OS up to readynas os 6.10.x ( debian jessie) and then added ram, upgraded the cpu to a 4 core xeon and added a vga port. so yes, i can install any os, i just don't understand where the os would be installed to. it would be bad practice to install 6 drives and install the os across all 6.
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