just updated, now cant access transmission

ok now really pissed. I uninistalled/reinstalled the addon - it no longer will install. tried multiple tiems. Now the thing will do no torrenting. Refund time i think

Do you get an error when you try to re-install the add-on?

There is a known bug that led to some add-ons failing to remove properly meaning that when you went to re-install them the NAS thought they were already installed and thus failed to let you.

This can easily be resolved. Do you have SSH access?

yeah, every time! Sometimes it doesnt install, but mostly it does (done a few reinstalls). I have full SSH accesss setup too.

If add-on is uninstalled check to make sure that there are no entries for Transmission in /etc/default/services

uninstalled and checked services. all clear. Been sent an email from netgear support saying i should put on rtorrent instead. Dont want to have to pay for something that this box should (and did) have as standard.

Unfortunately the v1 is EOL and development is on maintaining existing features.

The Bittorrent add-on was maintained by a 3rd party developer. As there have been no updates to it in a long time NetGear had no choice but to discontinue supporting it.

As for Transmission the community developer has recently had his Sparc NAS die and had to get a replacement. He is keen to still produce updates for this add-on.

Shame, but I think it might be worth returning my unit back to netgear. If I do - what would be a suitable replacement do you think?

The ReadyNAS Ultra/Ultra Plus/Pro would be what I would go with. Do note that as the RAID format is different so you would need to backup the data off your NV+. If you wish to reuse the disks from the NV+ they would need to be wiped (delete the partitions off the disks using a PC, then put the disks in the new NAS and they will be formatted).

When did you purchase your NV+? Would you still be within the return period offered by the reseller you purchased from?

bought it about 6-7 weeks ago!

Perhaps try this suggestion: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=360891#p360891