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 It's easier not to support outdated versions of AFP.I don't know if newer versions of Netatalk are compatible with Mac OS X Lion or not.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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jonathanmellon
Aspirant
Jul 20, 2011
Well Lion has now been released, so does anyone know if the new RAIDiator which yoo-dah says should fix the issue has been released yet?

WiteWulf

Aspirant

Jul 20, 2011

mdgm wrote:
yoh-dah has posted an ETA for x86 on Twitter!: http://twitter.com/#!/yohdah/status/93576735983009792
yoh-dah wrote:

@stannenb We'll have a release for x86 Wed. Sparc release will follow at a later date as we're working out some issues there.

Great news, can't wait to get this going, hopefully it won't take too long to iron out the SPARC issues (which I'm sure are down to them running such an archaic Debian release).

mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 20, 2011
Yes lots of backporting would probably be needed for Sparc. Could be some other issues as well.

The new RAIDiator has not been released yet. yoh-dah's based at NetGear HQ so he's possibly just waking up to a new day.

Just to be clear x86 ReadyNAS are those with Intel CPUs (i.e. NVX, Ultra, Pro, 1500, 2100, 3200, 3100, 4200). Sparc ReadyNAS (have Infrant Sparc CPU) are e.g. Duo, NV+, 1100, Infrant ReadyNAS, old OEM rebrands.

yoh-dah said x86 firmware (As he didn't say I don't know if this will be a public beta or production release, but I'd expect it'd probably be a beta) is due today.
eBiBy
Aspirant
Jul 20, 2011
Hi @ all!

I have a very strange behaviour on this...

I have 2 Duos with both the same RAIDiator (4.1.7) and the same protocols enabled (AFP and FTP ).

After upgrading today to Mac OS 10.7 (LION) I am getting the following:

NAS 1: I can connect over AFP and all is fine.
NAS 2; The error of an outdated protocol is displayed...

(sorry for the German error message)

Anyone else have this?

BR
Sven
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 20, 2011
Getting an error is to be expected. I haven't installed Lion yet (I've just purchased and downloaded it), but this thread has indicated several times that there will need to be a firmware update to add Lion compatibility.
eBiBy
Aspirant
Jul 20, 2011
The strange thing is as described above...

2 x ReadyNas DUO with RADiator 4.1.7

One works, the other not...
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 20, 2011
eBiBy Are you using guest access with one? Or using CIFS rather than AFP on one?
eBiBy
Aspirant
Jul 20, 2011
Both are used only with authentication.
Both are using AFP only (as you can see above)
eBiBy
Aspirant
Jul 20, 2011
I have to correct myself...
The one working had Guest enabled... And this was the working one...
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 20, 2011
When logging in as guest you may not need to authenticate, so the authentication requirements of Lion may not apply. This would explain why it worked.

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