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How to Reformat Disks in ReadyNAS Ultra 2
So here I am stuck again at the beginning. I've got the Ultra2 set up in RAID. But I realize that I don't need redundancy. I just need a large file server that can serve video files. Since RAID isn't ...
Glad it's working.
A few things:
1. If you aren't already running RAIDiator 4.2.26, upgrade by clicking System:Update. This is particularly important if you're running firmware earlier than 4.2.24.
2. After upgrading the firmware, make sure you have the latest BIOS. Download this addon:
http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin
and install it by clicking Add-ons:Add New. Click Browse and find the downloaded addon file, then click Upload And Verify Image. If your BIOS is already up-to-date, this will do no harm. Note that although the BIOS-upgrader installs like an addon, it isn't actually an interactive addon: It won't appear in the list of installed addons, and there's nothing to remove after you install it.
3. It might be a good idea to install the Enable Root SSH addon, just in case you need to get access to the NAS's Linux command line sometime. Download the addon from here: http://www.readynas.com/?p=4203 (choose "x86") and install it the same way you installed the BIOS addon. Like that one, this "addon" isn't really an add-on; it won't appear in the list of installed addons, and there's nothing to remove after it's installed. The warning on the download page about Netgear denying support probably isn't anything to worry about; all it really means is that since they can't possibly support all the crazy things people might do once they have complete access to the NAS's Linux internals, they won't necessarily help you fix anything that you break by using the command line. Simply installing the addon does not void your warranty.
4. It's true that many of the addons that have been created are no longer maintained, but many are still kept up to date, and even the old ones often work just fine. See https://rnxtras.com/addons/category/readynas-os4-x86 for the addons created and maintained by WhoCares. If you see other addons that interest you (even "official" addons from Netgear), ask here on the forum before installing them, just to make sure that you're not about to install one of the old addons that actually doesn't work very well. In particular, it's better to install the PHP addon from WhoCares than the much older, unmaintained PHP addon from Super-Poussin. Many of the other Super-Poussin addons work great -- I'm using a number of them -- but he's now concentrating on addons for OS6, so his OS4 addons are all unmaintained, as far as I can tell. Slobberbone also has a few useful addons, but his web page seems to be down at the moment. Maybe it'll be up again soon: http://www.slobberbone.net/dotclear/index.php?pages/ReadyNAS-Addon
A few things:
1. If you aren't already running RAIDiator 4.2.26, upgrade by clicking System:Update. This is particularly important if you're running firmware earlier than 4.2.24.
2. After upgrading the firmware, make sure you have the latest BIOS. Download this addon:
http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin
and install it by clicking Add-ons:Add New. Click Browse and find the downloaded addon file, then click Upload And Verify Image. If your BIOS is already up-to-date, this will do no harm. Note that although the BIOS-upgrader installs like an addon, it isn't actually an interactive addon: It won't appear in the list of installed addons, and there's nothing to remove after you install it.
3. It might be a good idea to install the Enable Root SSH addon, just in case you need to get access to the NAS's Linux command line sometime. Download the addon from here: http://www.readynas.com/?p=4203 (choose "x86") and install it the same way you installed the BIOS addon. Like that one, this "addon" isn't really an add-on; it won't appear in the list of installed addons, and there's nothing to remove after it's installed. The warning on the download page about Netgear denying support probably isn't anything to worry about; all it really means is that since they can't possibly support all the crazy things people might do once they have complete access to the NAS's Linux internals, they won't necessarily help you fix anything that you break by using the command line. Simply installing the addon does not void your warranty.
4. It's true that many of the addons that have been created are no longer maintained, but many are still kept up to date, and even the old ones often work just fine. See https://rnxtras.com/addons/category/readynas-os4-x86 for the addons created and maintained by WhoCares. If you see other addons that interest you (even "official" addons from Netgear), ask here on the forum before installing them, just to make sure that you're not about to install one of the old addons that actually doesn't work very well. In particular, it's better to install the PHP addon from WhoCares than the much older, unmaintained PHP addon from Super-Poussin. Many of the other Super-Poussin addons work great -- I'm using a number of them -- but he's now concentrating on addons for OS6, so his OS4 addons are all unmaintained, as far as I can tell. Slobberbone also has a few useful addons, but his web page seems to be down at the moment. Maybe it'll be up again soon: http://www.slobberbone.net/dotclear/index.php?pages/ReadyNAS-Addon
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