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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.
I have been a ReadyNAS user since 2005. I'm currently on ReadyNAS Pro Business (6-disk NAS released in 2008). Starting in June of 2012, I started experiencing issues with the NAS becoming unresponsive. Had a couple tickets open with Negtear. The first one was closed without resolution. The second one was open for months and ended up in having my ReadyNAS replaced under RMA. The replacement box has been doing the same exact thing as the original one - becoming unresponsive about every 3 weeks. Services running on the ReadNAS are no longer available. I cannot ping the NAS, and the front button on the NAS (next to the LED screen) stops responding to pushes. A hard reboot fixes the problem until it recurs about 3 weeks later.
I'm using this NAS not only as a file storage and Squeezebox server, but also for my VoIP ESXi lab. The ReadNAS is the iSCSI target for a bunch of VMs. When the NAS becomes unresponsive, iSCSI stops functioning as well. The ESXi reports that the iSCSI target latency becomes too high when this happens.
So, I've completely given up on the ReadyNAS support. By the way, my NAS is still under warranty for a few more months. I've been looking to buy another NAS. Right now, I can't decide between QNAP TS 469 Pro and Synology TS-412+. Both support VAAI for iSCSI, which ReadyNAS does not support (still).
Today, I accidentally ran into this thread and saw that it's possible to install OS6 on the ReadyNAS Pro Business. By the way, how do I know if mine is version 1 or version 2?
The main question is if iSCSI support is solid under OS6 and if it supports VAAI. Before I ditch my ReadyNAS Pro Business, I would want to give it another chance! Also, I really like the build quality and the hardware. It's just too bad that the Jedi have left and Netgear has killed the ReadyNAS line.
Also, has anyone tried to install Synology DSM 4.2 on a ReadyNAS (x86 versions)? It seems that if you guys are porting OS6 to the legacy ReadyNAS, wouldn't it make much more sense to install decent firmware such as Synology? I've read that the DSM has been installed on the QNAP, which supposedly has better hardware than the Synology NASes. I believe everyone still compliments ReadyNAS hardware quality.
I'm using this NAS not only as a file storage and Squeezebox server, but also for my VoIP ESXi lab. The ReadNAS is the iSCSI target for a bunch of VMs. When the NAS becomes unresponsive, iSCSI stops functioning as well. The ESXi reports that the iSCSI target latency becomes too high when this happens.
So, I've completely given up on the ReadyNAS support. By the way, my NAS is still under warranty for a few more months. I've been looking to buy another NAS. Right now, I can't decide between QNAP TS 469 Pro and Synology TS-412+. Both support VAAI for iSCSI, which ReadyNAS does not support (still).
Today, I accidentally ran into this thread and saw that it's possible to install OS6 on the ReadyNAS Pro Business. By the way, how do I know if mine is version 1 or version 2?
The main question is if iSCSI support is solid under OS6 and if it supports VAAI. Before I ditch my ReadyNAS Pro Business, I would want to give it another chance! Also, I really like the build quality and the hardware. It's just too bad that the Jedi have left and Netgear has killed the ReadyNAS line.
Also, has anyone tried to install Synology DSM 4.2 on a ReadyNAS (x86 versions)? It seems that if you guys are porting OS6 to the legacy ReadyNAS, wouldn't it make much more sense to install decent firmware such as Synology? I've read that the DSM has been installed on the QNAP, which supposedly has better hardware than the Synology NASes. I believe everyone still compliments ReadyNAS hardware quality.
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