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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.
So i have been testing this new OS on my ultra 2 for a week now, and its working great except a few caveats:
*First it is not possible point shares to directories on the NAS, so no shares within shares or root shares possible. So if you want to be able to move files quick between shares you are stuck with one share, destroying the entire concept.
*The snapshot feature seem great at a glance but since you are stuck with one share and there is no way to limit the amount of space snapshots are allowed to use constant moving, deleting and changing of files will eventually eat up all your available storage space. And if you are using/changing large files this will happen sooner than later.
*The antivirus feature are tempting, but a simple test moving large quantity of files locks up the NAS pretty bad, so the performance impact is reducing this feature to unusable.
*the plex server is offered from start but is severely outdated so it wont work with the remote players (plex for windows 8 for example)
*Hard drive maintenance is not possible to schedule anymore, you have to manually press a button.
*The feature to back up a share to Dropbox seems great, but it can not be scheduled making it less useful, and Dropbox offer very limited space for free, compared to for example Gdrive, Skydrive or Box. Edit: Also can only be applied to a share, not a folder in a share. So if you only got one share that will most likely not fit.
*Backup jobs can be directed to specific folders within shares but the option is not presented to you easily, you will have to manually insert the path by editing the job after it has been created, the browsing option is not working (take care to sett it properly before making a sync job, deleted an entire 2tb disk by accident because of this).
*External usb discs sets root folder privileges every time they are connected, so if the device starts or you disconnect them you will have to change the folder privileges manually through ssh. If you for instance want a app to be able to write to them. Changes trough admin pages does not work.
*And lastly there is still no auto block list feature with connection log, something that has never been there and been sorely missed. So i guess the password boots have a good time with my NAS, and got all time they need to spam every possible password combination to get in to it.
If any of these complains is wrong or have solutions feel free to respond, i am not possessing great skills in the linux/nas department so it is possible some of these are user errors, but then again if that is true then the OS can be said to be lacking in usability.
*First it is not possible point shares to directories on the NAS, so no shares within shares or root shares possible. So if you want to be able to move files quick between shares you are stuck with one share, destroying the entire concept.
*The snapshot feature seem great at a glance but since you are stuck with one share and there is no way to limit the amount of space snapshots are allowed to use constant moving, deleting and changing of files will eventually eat up all your available storage space. And if you are using/changing large files this will happen sooner than later.
*The antivirus feature are tempting, but a simple test moving large quantity of files locks up the NAS pretty bad, so the performance impact is reducing this feature to unusable.
*the plex server is offered from start but is severely outdated so it wont work with the remote players (plex for windows 8 for example)
*Hard drive maintenance is not possible to schedule anymore, you have to manually press a button.
*The feature to back up a share to Dropbox seems great, but it can not be scheduled making it less useful, and Dropbox offer very limited space for free, compared to for example Gdrive, Skydrive or Box. Edit: Also can only be applied to a share, not a folder in a share. So if you only got one share that will most likely not fit.
*Backup jobs can be directed to specific folders within shares but the option is not presented to you easily, you will have to manually insert the path by editing the job after it has been created, the browsing option is not working (take care to sett it properly before making a sync job, deleted an entire 2tb disk by accident because of this).
*External usb discs sets root folder privileges every time they are connected, so if the device starts or you disconnect them you will have to change the folder privileges manually through ssh. If you for instance want a app to be able to write to them. Changes trough admin pages does not work.
*And lastly there is still no auto block list feature with connection log, something that has never been there and been sorely missed. So i guess the password boots have a good time with my NAS, and got all time they need to spam every possible password combination to get in to it.
If any of these complains is wrong or have solutions feel free to respond, i am not possessing great skills in the linux/nas department so it is possible some of these are user errors, but then again if that is true then the OS can be said to be lacking in usability.
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