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Experience with OS 6 on Legacy....
Does anyone have any thoughts, tips, caveats to running OS6 on legacy hardware? I see lots of complaints, problems, etc. I'd like to hear from anyone that's got it running and using it on a day ...
I'm very happy with OS6 6.2.2 on a PRO6 (with upgraded processor and 8GB memory). I'm running ssh, plex, subsonic, sickbeard/couchpotato/headphones, utorrent, openvpn, logitech media server, and of course file sharing (photos, backups, videos). The newer linux distro in OS6 made using open source much easier so many of these I installed and configured myself.
steve
steve
Hello,
New here, if I have a ReadyNAS Pro 6 RNDP6000-200, which OS6 file should I use, since it will not show up on my support page? Which other NAS should we look at to download the OS6 file?
Thanks,
David
See e.g. the third post in this thread: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/OS6-now-works-on-x86-Legacy-WARNING-NO-NTGR-SUPPORT/td-p/897021
You need a special image to do the upgrade and don't forget to backup your data first.
After upgrading to OS6 subsequent firmware updates are done using the ordinary OS6 x86_64 image file which is used for the 300 series and up in desktop models.Hello,
My upgrade went without issue, very easy and worked 1st try. I used the 2 files from my other post, and I backed up everything so it worked out well. However, when I restored, only 1 of my backups came back. Luckily, the other 2 backups were not important, so it did not matter.
Very happy, all is well. Thanks for your reply.
David
When I upgraded my PRO 6 to OS6 a few months ago, it immediately went to version 6.3.5.
I like to keep a copy of this version as a backup on my PC. Is there a place where I can dowload the OS 6.3.5 firmware for the PRO 6?
It doesn't appear here: http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/RNDP6000-200NAS%20(ReadyNAS%20Pro%206)
Thanks.
Hi Supertramp11,
You can download firmware v6.3.5 on this link for purposes of having a copy of it.
For me, you cannot use firmware v6.3.5 on your Pro 6 even if your Pro 6 has been updated to OS 6.x firmware. Its because firmware v6.3.5 was released exclusively for the ReadyNAS RN200 series only. Furthermore, the RN200 series are Arm-based NAS unlike the Pro 6 which is an Intel-based NAS.
Regards,
DaneA
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