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Readynas 6 Pro - Stuck on "Readynas"
Hi guys,
Hope you can help - Firstly a bit of history - I wanted to install the latest version of Plex on my Nas only to realise that I needed OS 6
(I had resisted OS 6 but now I needed to upgrade)
So I did the prep4to6 and r4to6 upgrade (thank you btw whoever does these!)
Everything was working great (synced over my backups from my ultra) and installed the new plex - started to sync the library - and the Readynas stopped responding to ping (left it on for 6 hrs before doing a forced shutdown)
Booted back up and stuck on logo -( I suspect it would have done it at the first reboot anyway)
Things Ive tried:
1) using the reset switch to get to the boot menu - fail
2) removing all drives to get raidar to say "no drives" - fail (not seen by raidar)
3) USB recovery - using the 4.2 recovery with a os6.10 bin file - fail
(tried multiple thumb drives - and have tested it is bootable by using a laptop - it does boot)
4) USB recovery using vanilla 4.2 recovery - fail
one of the usbs has an activity led and other than the initial boot it doesnt light up
Trying reset switch for 30 secs, backup switch for 30 seconds - ive heard of an offical guide to usb recovery - to get it to us usb boot menu
but cant find it.
I would just like it wiped and start again - help me ob wan youre my only hope :)
(to any jedis out there ;))
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It's possible that you have a failed PSU (perhaps stressed by the power load of the RAID sync). The LCD panel will show ReadyNAS if the supply is providing only 5 volts (and not the others).
Do you have a way to test the PSU?
roggy1234 wrote:3) USB recovery - using the 4.2 recovery with a os6.10 bin file - fail
4) USB recovery using vanilla 4.2 recovery - fail
Also try vanilla OS 6 recovery.
Since testing the power supply unloaded is not a very good test, and you may not have an easy way to test it under load, you may want to go a different route. The power supply connections are identical to a standard PC ATX supply, You can temporarily connect an ATX supply (from an old PC) or even the one from the Ultra6.
- Thanks for replying guys -
USB os 6 recovery failed
Wasn't aware the pro 6 was an atx power supply - I'll give it a go
Weird as it was working up until the reboot
But I guess that's my only option unless there are any other suggestions?
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