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BIOS Update with OS 6?
I just recently acquired a Ultra 6 Plus and looking around I noticed certain revisions have had BIOS updates and I'm wondering if my unit needs one. Looking at the log it reports...
Further looking suggested that BIOS updates are now handled by Firmware upgrades? I jumped right from the firmware that was installed to 6.1.9 and the 6.2 Beta 2. Its version of 4 was rather old I believe. So I'm wondering if I need any, if so how would I go about getting them, etc. If it helps my CPU details are..
- product_version=07/26/2010 FLAME6-MB V2.0
Further looking suggested that BIOS updates are now handled by Firmware upgrades? I jumped right from the firmware that was installed to 6.1.9 and the 6.2 Beta 2. Its version of 4 was rather old I believe. So I'm wondering if I need any, if so how would I go about getting them, etc. If it helps my CPU details are..
- Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz
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mdgm wrote: With SSH, you could install flashrom and dmidecode via apt-get and do it manually. I haven't done this for quite a while but it can be done.
Sounds like it may be better to downgrade then do BIOS and re-upgrade. With that file I just go through frontview to upgrade the BIOS correct?- Yes. The add-on is installed just like any other add-on. You can downgrade to 4.2.27 using the image I prepared: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=75198
- Great, thanks for the info.
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