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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)
Be forewarned, this requires a SYSTEM WIPE and likely voids any warranty support from NTGR
Supported so far: pro 2/4/6, ultra 2/4/6, old pro / Pioneer Pro, 2100v2
Not Supported: NVX and 2100v1
Thanks go out to "HomeBrew Anonymous" for making this possible.
Update 2: A firmware image to downgrade back to 4.2.26 is now available. See this thread. While this downgrade should get you a working system again on the supported firmware, be forewarned this requires a SYSTEM WIPE and NetGear also does not provide support for this downgrade. If you have issues seek help on these forums.
Original Post/Gripes
I have been reading these forums since Monday's announcement and there has been a resounding "ooof" regarding the fact the Ultras and Pros are unsupported for future OS improvements.
To clear the air: it would appear Netgear will never support os6 on past hardware. I have almost come to grips with this, and at least they have been open and honest with their forward direction and aren't stringing us along. viewtopic.php?f=138&t=70131
The upside is our devices still work and are mostly stable and eventually we can upgrade to a new shell that has os6 support, but in the meantime our $500-1000 investment is unable to take advantage of modern features we all desire.
I don't think I can add a poll here at RN forums, but I would like to garner support for a 100% unsupported home brew of the os6 on Pro6 units.
If we get enough support perhaps a talented member(s) here would help release a homebrew of sorts.
The 3 main caveats are:
1. Netgear will never be held responsible/your warranty is void
2. A format is required (new FS and OS)
3. Data loss is highly possible
If you are still interested please post a reply to this thread.
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.
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- IF (and that's a very big if) The new OS is ever 'officially released' for the older devices then these serial numbers could be added to the list opening up users of older devices to purchase from the app store and providing a currently unavailable revenue stream for Netgear which hopefully will outweight the cost of supporting the older (now legacy) ReadyNAS devices
- OS6 v6.0.4 running great on first gen Pro BE. As noted fan control is funky, I think the AUX and SYSTEM temps are the same sensor? Performance graphing history is lost on a reboot (not sure if this is true for 'real' OS6 models). Volume rebuild / expansion functions though it took forever to do so if I was writing to a share. UPS connectivity is there but I find the same issues I've experienced with 4.2 OS (SNMP works until reboot then fails prompting a remove and add of the UPS).
Is it safe to update from the 'Check for Updates' button in Frontview?
Any chance NTGR will ban us all for talking about this? Any chance they'll write some code into 6.0.5 to hose anyone running OS6 on an unsupported device?
I hope not, while not a perfect solution (allowing this discussion does not imply approval or even tolerance of this thread) I'm certainly happy to run newer code with a filesystem less prone to silent, undetectable data loss. - Does anybody have a Transmission addon for this OS ???
- 'Check for Update' will work fine, unless NTGR goes out of their way to block us.
- if I press on Check for updates (Readynas PRO6, ver. 6.0.4) > I get this > Your system is currently running the latest firmware. Your system does not need a firmware update
- Feels very interesting :)
But i'm torn, my ultra4 is at the bottom of the x64 CPU and i'm just wondering if the upgrade won't slow down my nas too much. Seeing as i use several community addons, i don't know if i'll be able with the v6. chirpa wrote: The App Store uses a defined serial list (new models going forward) as its base line, instead of accepting any NTGR serial number. So older units aren't "on the guest list" to join in.
Thanks for the information.
Maybe this serial can be spoofed somehow?
It would of course be better if NTGR removed the list and let us old customer buy add-ons from them and community developers....- If you spoofed it, it would likely conflict with the true system down the road. Don't know how their back end is setup, you may bork stuff doing that.
- Maybe something else than OS6 (who say freenas ?) could be installed following the same Technic, with a different pre-installed image i mean of course
Who really want to stay in netgear ecosystem, especially with neutered functionality ?
can't wait for that and can't wait to understand the strategy beyond choice of OS6? - I started looking into that, you can see earlier in this thread some of the progress. I'll try to look into it more by next week. Going to another OS on it, there will be no easy way back, critical files for RAIDiator 4.2 would be removed in the process.
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