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dubbfredda
Feb 24, 2017Aspirant
ReadyNas ultra 2 Firmware version
Hi, What version of firmware should I use for my ReadyNas ultra 2? I'm about to reinstall my Nas but I don't understand what version of firmware I should choose. I found following versions on t...
mdgm-ntgr
Feb 24, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
RAIDiator-x86 4.2.30 is the latest firmware for your NAS.
However if you want to run a current version of Plex Media Server (Intel 6.x) then you'd need to put OS6 onto your NAS. Doing so is not supported by NETGEAR but it can be done. The process does require a factory default (wipes all data, settings, everything) so you would need to backup your data first.
- dubbfreddaFeb 27, 2017Aspirant
Can I use any of the other versions of Plex Media Server if I not will update to OS6 ?
- ARM 6.x
- ARM 6.x RN2xx
- mdgm-ntgrFeb 27, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
You can use the Intel 4.x Plex Media Server app which hasn't received any updates for quite some time. Over time more and more Plex features in client apps would fail to work with that.
- StephenBFeb 27, 2017Guru - Experienced User
dubbfredda wrote:
Can I use any of the other versions of Plex Media Server if I not will update to OS6 ?
- ARM 6.x
- ARM 6.x RN2xx
ARM is the processor type, and you have an x86 (Intel) processor. So you can't use the ARM builds.
Plex chose to drop legacy ReadyNAS (OS 4.2 and OS 5) last year, so you can only get current builds if you switch to OS 6. As mdgm says, you can use the outdated versions for the legacy NAS. Or convert to OS 6, or run plex on a PC (keeping the media itself on the NAS).
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