I have a ReadyNAS NV+ with RAIDiator 4.1.7 [1.00a043] installed. Using the developer preview of OS X Lion, I get this message when trying to connect. "The version of the server you are trying to connect to is not supported. Please contact your system administrator to resolve the problem."Is there some way to upgrade AFP?

The ReadyNAS uses the open source project Netatalk to provide AFP. See http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/Currently in 4.1.7, Netatalk 2.1.3 is used. Hopefully the Netatalk developers will test the developer preview of OS X Lion and update the Netatalk project to use a version of afp compatible with Mac OS X Lion.Then it'd be up to NetGear to decide whether to do the necessary backporting to support it on the Sparc platform and include it in a future firmware update.Please bear in mind that NetGear only supports stable OSes, not beta/developer preview versions so tech support won't be able to help you with problems you encounter using it.If AFP can't be updated to a version supported by Mac OS X Lion then I guess you'd need to use CIFS or NFS instead.

Thanks for the reply. I totally understand the not supporting unreleased OS's. It could technically be that when it is released it will support old versions of AFP. But I figured it was good to share some initial findings.I think I have had my ReadyNAS for 2 maybe 3 years. To bad, it is looking that it may be unusable for me since I rely on the AFP. Technically I can access files via SMB, but AFP was serving a purpose. Oh well, may I'll just sell it and put some drives in the Mac Pro :/

I think Apple would be encouraging the move to using the newer versions of AFP. It's easier not to support outdated versions of AFP.I don't know if newer versions of Netatalk are compatible with Mac OS X Lion or not. I'm not part of the Apple developer program so I can't test Mac OS X Lion.Sparc ReadyNAS (e.g. Duo, NV, NV+) use firmware that has evolved from the original Sparc firmware that shipped on the first Sparc units released over 6 years ago. It has become necessary to backport things such as Netatalk. There is also the CPU to consider, Sparc ReadyNAS use a slow CPU, so the CPU needs of a new version of Netatalk would also need to be considered (I don't know if they've increased or not, but NetGear would find out when they do testing). Newer ReadyNAS (e.g. NVX, Ultra, Pro) use Intel processors and different firmware. These have much faster CPUs and are on the x86 platform. These would be far less likely to have issues with a Netatalk backport and could see a newer version of Netatalk earlier.If experiences with Snow Leopard are anything to go by, it's best not to be an early adopter of a new Mac OS X major update as it may break functionality on the ReadyNAS. A firmware update with a newer version of Netatalk should help resolve issues and restore broken functionality. Minor OS updates from Apple can also help.

The issue is with authentication as outlined here: http://trick77.com/2011/02/25/afp-broken-linux-based-nas-mac-os-x-lion-10-7/. Netgear has to update to the latest version of netatalk.

Just had a look at the GPL source code (http://www.readynas.com/gpl) for 4.2.15 for x86 ReadyNAS and it includes the necessary dhx2 user authentication module as does the GPL source code for 4.1.7 for Sparc. So I guess the modules are available, it could simply be a matter of NetGear installing them and configuring them properly if they haven't already.So sounds like the situation may not be as bad as I thought it could be and hopefully it's a relatively easy thing to fix.

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kteare

Aspirant

Feb 28, 2011

You're right. I do get AFP. But Time Machines complains about AFP not having the required support for backups. A pain for me as all my backups are on my ReadyNas.

WhoCares? wrote:
kteare wrote:
Any chance of getting this to work on an x86 ReadyNas Ultra 4? I tried to upload and got invalid image message before realizing this is for a Sparc based box.

I could but it wouldn't make much sense for the Ultra should already have everything in place. Well, mine did, 'cause that's where I copied the working settings from ;)

-Stefan

mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Feb 28, 2011
kteare that was also be the version of Netatalk. NetGear is highly unlikely to include Netatalk 2.2 in firmware whilst it's still in beta. Lion won't be out for months so NetGear would see no urgent need for a Netatalk update as they only support stable OSes not those in beta.

I guesss again your best hope would be for an add-on (e.g. by WhoCares?) to try in the meantime
WhoCares_
Mentor
Feb 28, 2011
You did read my comment above, did you? ;)

-Stefan
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Feb 28, 2011
Oops I should have not just skimmed it.

As for Netatalk 2.2 supporting server reply cache I'm not sure from reading the Release Notes whether it's in the current beta but according to netafp.com it will be in 2.2 and is due out soon: http://www.netafp.com/tn002-time-machin ... 9/#more-79
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Mar 09, 2011
Just noticed that another beta of Netatalk 2.2 was released on Friday (http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/2.2/ReleaseNotes2.2beta2.html). It includes AFP 3.3 which I believe is the latest version of AFP! This is great news! Looks like the Netatalk team are making great progress with their project. Hopefully we'll see a stable version of Netatalk 2.2 released by them well before Lion.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Mar 25, 2011
For those interested you can take a look at the GIT log for Netatalk: http://netatalk.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=netatalk/netatalk;a=log

There's going to be a beta4, so it's still a little while off from a stable release.
schalliol
Aspirant
Apr 10, 2011
I'd be interested in this for x86. I'd be happy to test.
WhoCares_
Mentor
Apr 10, 2011
Well I was under the impression the new version would be included in 4.2.16. Alas, it isn't so it seems I really have to build that add-on for all those Mac beta users out there ;)

-Stefan
schalliol
Aspirant
Apr 10, 2011
+1!!
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Apr 11, 2011
Well Netatalk 2.2 beta has dragged on for longer than expected (at least that's my impression from reading the GIT log). I would've been very surprised if NetGear put an unstable Netatalk version in the firmware especially considering Lion's still probably months away from release.

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