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Upgrading a ReadyNAS 204 to firmware 6
I purchased a used ReadyNAS RN204 and it is still showing Firmware - RAIDiator 5.3.13. When I try to check for updates it says it is currently running the latest firmware. If I try to manually ins...
mgholland wrote:
That is what is weird. It came in the box as an RN204 and the serial number matches. in Dashboard it says RN204 but with the old firmware 5.3.13. I have no idea how he got that version on there. On the back of the NAS it shows FW:V6.3.2
That is weird. The memory also matches what's in the RN204 (2 GB).
You could try a USB recovery. Use the process for ARM that is described here:
mgholland wrote:
I purchased a used ReadyNAS RN204 and it is still showing Firmware - RAIDiator 5.3.13.
I think you must actually have a ReadyNAS NV+ v2. Those run 5.3.x firmware (with 5.3.13 being the final release). This cannot be upgraded to 6.x firmware (and the RN204 never ran 5.x, it was released with 6.x).
Does your NAS say "ReadyNAS NV+ v2" on the front panel? Note other labels are confusing.
That is what is weird. It came in the box as an RN204 and the serial number matches. in Dashboard it says RN204 but with the old firmware 5.3.13. I have no idea how he got that version on there. On the back ov the NAS it shows FW:V6.3.2 so somehow he must have downgraded it. not sure if there is a way to sideload firmware on it or login to root to maybe try to update it.
mgholland wrote:
That is what is weird. It came in the box as an RN204 and the serial number matches. in Dashboard it says RN204 but with the old firmware 5.3.13. I have no idea how he got that version on there. On the back of the NAS it shows FW:V6.3.2
That is weird. The memory also matches what's in the RN204 (2 GB).
You could try a USB recovery. Use the process for ARM that is described here:
Thanks! I was trying to find something like this. I will give that a try and report back.
I gave that a try and it booted from USB then shutdown, then powered back on booting up and gave an error about not able to finish opening the file. (Something like that, I wish I had taken a picture) now turning it on it says
Netgear storage Welcome
Loading
Booting...
and has been sitting there for several hours.
I did try to boot from the USB again, but it never comes up saying it is booting from USB like before.
i used 6.3.2 img file on the usb drive.
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