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q3d's avatar
q3d
Aspirant
Jun 20, 2021

RN316 Corrupting files on write

I have a similar issue to RN316-Corrupt-Files (1855098#M39773) and want to avoid factory resetting the NAS. Random files written to the NAS seem to be getting corrupted when re-checking them after tr...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Jun 22, 2021

Current firmware is actually 6.10.5, but there are some issues with it - so I don't recommend upgrading to it.

 

q3d wrote:

 

1) Manually update the OS to 6.10.2, to stablise BTRFS - or does it make no difference on the RN316? (update listed models say "Improved BTRFS stability on ARM units (102/104/2120/202/204/212/214)" - but not 316?

 

If you use rsync "push" backups (remote destination), then avoid 6.10.4 and 6.10.5. 

 

There is a login loop in 6.10.5 that blocks admin access for some users.  That seems to be linked to using http to access the web ui (instead of https).  But that is new information, so I wouldn't risk upgrading to it just yet.  But you could safely update to 6.10.2 or 6.10.3.

 

I don't think it will resolve your problem, but it would do no harm to try.

 

The write errors appear to be slowly climbing.  Have you tried testing the disks (using the test on the volume settings wheel)?

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Sandshark
Sensei - Experienced User
Jun 23, 2021

If your unit is saying it's up to date on 6.9.6, then you've got it set for "Long Term Support" updates.  But if you want to update to something less than 6.10.5 (for reasons StephenB described), then leave it there and do a local upgrade.

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