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iPhoto '11 TROUBLE
My problems started when I launched iPhoto '11 for the first time. I received the warning "The library could not be opened because the file system of the library's volume is unsupported." I ha...
iPhoto does not support working with a library over network protocols e.g. CIFS, AFP. This is as true for iPhoto '09 as it is for iPhoto '11. Apple probably added a check into iPhoto '11 due to receiving complaints from users who found iPhoto didn't work over network protocols.
It'd be simplest to store the iPhoto library on your Mac and back that up to the ReadyNAS using Time Machine: http://www.readynas.com/TimeMachine
If you insist on storing the library on the NAS, I'd suggest using iSCSI. iSCSI allows you to create a target on the NAS and mount it on your Mac like a local disk. So when you format it as HFS+ on the Mac, iPhoto will see the mounted target as a local disk and work fine with it.
A community add-on for iSCSI with setup instructions is available here: http://readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=34170
If those instructions are too complicated for you. It might be time to move to a x86 ReadyNAS e.g. NVX, Ultra, Pro. These have a nice GUI to create iSCSI targets simply and also have much better performance for iSCSI. Note that the community add-on for iSCSI on the Duo is not supported by NetGear.
I recommend the GlobalSAN initiator for Mac to mount the iSCSI target. It's best to use the legacy GlobalSAN initiator: http://www.snsftp.com/public/globalsan/Legacy/
Instructions for using it are found here: http://www.readynas.com/?page_id=815
Try copying your files across to the iSCSI target and then point iPhoto 11 to that and see if works.
Welcome to the forum!
It'd be simplest to store the iPhoto library on your Mac and back that up to the ReadyNAS using Time Machine: http://www.readynas.com/TimeMachine
If you insist on storing the library on the NAS, I'd suggest using iSCSI. iSCSI allows you to create a target on the NAS and mount it on your Mac like a local disk. So when you format it as HFS+ on the Mac, iPhoto will see the mounted target as a local disk and work fine with it.
A community add-on for iSCSI with setup instructions is available here: http://readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=34170
If those instructions are too complicated for you. It might be time to move to a x86 ReadyNAS e.g. NVX, Ultra, Pro. These have a nice GUI to create iSCSI targets simply and also have much better performance for iSCSI. Note that the community add-on for iSCSI on the Duo is not supported by NetGear.
I recommend the GlobalSAN initiator for Mac to mount the iSCSI target. It's best to use the legacy GlobalSAN initiator: http://www.snsftp.com/public/globalsan/Legacy/
Instructions for using it are found here: http://www.readynas.com/?page_id=815
Try copying your files across to the iSCSI target and then point iPhoto 11 to that and see if works.
Welcome to the forum!
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