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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) ...
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.
My end goal will be like this...
This will only work with OSes that will fit in the internal 128MB flash space, and are compatible with this hardware. Synology DSM is one planned, but needs work to add NIC drivers first. ESXi won't fit in the boot flash, it would need an external 4GB+ USB to load it on; then a boot strap on the internal flash (or people with serial access can change the BIOS boot order).
The Ultra 6/Pro(6) have AMI BIOS that can change the boot order. The Ultra/Pro2/4 have a BIOS that won't let you change boot order, it is fixed to boot the internal flash. Either need to find a more generic BIOS image for those, or boot strap the internal flash.
Side note, the Pro(6) I've been using for testing, had BIOS v1.6 on it, my older BIOS add-on will put it to v2.0. Until I flashed this one, it wouldn't see my USB CD-ROM on boot up.
My conversion script will be for the true troopers. I don't plan on adding a flash restore to stock option, though others could add that in later.
# wget myscript.sh; chmod +x myscript.sh; ./myscript.sh
# Pick an image from below:
1. blah
2. bleh
3. blih
# 1
# Updating boot flash with 'blah'.
# Update finished, reboot to start up in 'blah'.
This will only work with OSes that will fit in the internal 128MB flash space, and are compatible with this hardware. Synology DSM is one planned, but needs work to add NIC drivers first. ESXi won't fit in the boot flash, it would need an external 4GB+ USB to load it on; then a boot strap on the internal flash (or people with serial access can change the BIOS boot order).
The Ultra 6/Pro(6) have AMI BIOS that can change the boot order. The Ultra/Pro2/4 have a BIOS that won't let you change boot order, it is fixed to boot the internal flash. Either need to find a more generic BIOS image for those, or boot strap the internal flash.
Side note, the Pro(6) I've been using for testing, had BIOS v1.6 on it, my older BIOS add-on will put it to v2.0. Until I flashed this one, it wouldn't see my USB CD-ROM on boot up.
My conversion script will be for the true troopers. I don't plan on adding a flash restore to stock option, though others could add that in later.
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