OS 6 problems need subforum

vandermerwe wrote:
Impossible to access the NAS using any method until I had activated a DHCP server on my LAN - the NAS did not use the default 192.168.168.168 IP for some reason.

Did you have this issue on 6.0.8 or on older firmware? Likewise for other issues you have mentioned.

vandermerwe wrote:

Hopeless config backup 1 - the backup failed to recognise that I had deleted the default shares and put them back. 2 - the protocols I had activated for each share where gone - just left with rsync, and I could not reactivate smb - the toggle switch would not stay on. I had to recreate all of the shares from scratch. 3 - as soon as I tried to include volume in the backup, it failed with an error saying the zip file would have been too big.

There is some work needed on config backups: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=70133&p=398368#p398368

vandermerwe wrote:
The GUI deleted 6 of my backup tasks in one foul swoop after I made changes to one backup task.

What changes? Also what web browser and version are you using? Were the backup jobs still not there after clearing your web browser cache (e.g. Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer), closing your web browser then reopening the Dashboard?

vandermerwe wrote:
Raidar does not show any information about disks, volume, temperature, fan

That's a known issue.

vandermerwe wrote:
I really dont want to open up support tickets for all of this - is there any way Netgear is gathering feedback for firmware improvements?

The developers read some of the threads on the forum. Support cases can be useful. Public betas (there haven't been any of these for ReadyNAS OS yet) are another good opportunity to give feedback.

Where possible you should provide detailed easily reproducible steps so issues you report can be easily verified.