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Apprentice

Mar 20, 2013

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OS6 now works on x86 Legacy WARNING: NO NTGR SUPPORT!

Update: It is now unofficially possible using NTGR images to update legacy hardware to os6.X See Post #3, for directions to install 6.2.1 on x86 Ultra and Pro Models. (ARM NOT SUPPORTED by this OS) ...

ReadyNAS OS 6 on Legacy models

StephenB
Jan 21, 2016
mdgm and I have decided that its time to lock this thread. So please do post any new OS6 on Legacy issues on their own threads.

Spike1000

Aspirant

Jan 09, 2016

I've done some experimentation with a 4.x to 6.x upgrade but came across an wierd issue.

Looking at the 6.x bin files here:

readynas dot com/contributed/mdgm/r4tor6/

R4toR6 Files
16 objects in this folder, 899.9 MB total.

Sort: Name, Type, Size, Date

R4toR6_6.1.4.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.1.8.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.1.9.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.2.0.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.2.1.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.2.2.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.2.3.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.2.4.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.3.5.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.4.0.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_6.4.1.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_latest-beta.bin   60.8 MB   Nov-30-15
R4toR6_latest.bin       60.8 MB   Nov-30-15

I've downloaded a few to test but they all appear to be the same 6.4.1 image despite the different filenames.

They have the same internal header eg:
R4toR6_6.2.4.bin
info::name=RAIDiator-x86,version=4.2-6.4.1,time=1448489595,size=63780864,md5sum=c3b5d436a13d2edf7e30ece5219eebb8,arch=x86,descr=ReadyNASOS
R4toR6_6.3.5.bin
info::name=RAIDiator-x86,version=4.2-6.4.1,time=1448489595,size=63780864,md5sum=c3b5d436a13d2edf7e30ece5219eebb8,arch=x86,descr=ReadyNASOS

Even the MD5 hashes are the same:
01813b9cc7fd95500d6083fbab3f9d10 *R4toR6_6.2.4.bin
01813b9cc7fd95500d6083fbab3f9d10 *R4toR6_6.3.5.bin

When I tested an upgrade (R4toR6_6.3.5.bin) it installed 6.4.1. . . .

Has something gone wrong with the repostitory or is 6.4.1 the only version to upgrade to now?

Spike

mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jan 09, 2016
I symlinked the older filenames to the 6.4.1 image.

I still have some old R4toR6 upgrade images archived, but generally it's best to go straight to the latest R6 firmware.
- Spike1000
  Aspirant
  Jan 09, 2016
  mdgm wrote:
  I symlinked the older filenames to the 6.4.1 image.
  
  I still have some old R4toR6 upgrade images archived, but generally it's best to go straight to the latest R6 firmware.
  
  Ah, ha. That'll explain it. Looks like 6.4.1 is the version to use then. Wading through the 1200+ posts on this topic and reading about the 'challenges' on the way it wasn't clear all was good with the latest version. Many thanks for your speedy reply and your time spent creating the images and helping the community.
  
  Cheers
  
  Spike