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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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Govnah wrote: Just curious if this is possible, currently have a RN Pro upgraded to Core 2 Duo and 4GB running 6 2TB drives. I have 5 1.5 GB drives that I replaced recently, could I remove the current 2TB drives that have my data and install the 1.5GB drives and OS 6 and when I am done with OS 6, remove the 1.5GB drives, replace the 2TB drives and flash back to 4.2.22 with out losing my data on the 2TB drives?
I would like to test drive OS 6 with other hard drives and when done just flash back to 4.2.22 and replace with my current 2TB drives...
Thanks
All I can say is that it worked for me. It just checked the file system when I reverted to RAIDiator.
Your milage may vary, make sure you have a backup.- Royan, does this change enable you to use norwegian letters in the file structure?
bajorgensen wrote: Royan, does this change enable you to use norwegian letters in the file structure?
yep :-)
but if you use putty, remember to set window->translation to utf-8, otherwise putty screws it upbajorgensen wrote: Govnah wrote: Just curious if this is possible, currently have a RN Pro upgraded to Core 2 Duo and 4GB running 6 2TB drives. I have 5 1.5 GB drives that I replaced recently, could I remove the current 2TB drives that have my data and install the 1.5GB drives and OS 6 and when I am done with OS 6, remove the 1.5GB drives, replace the 2TB drives and flash back to 4.2.22 with out losing my data on the 2TB drives?
I would like to test drive OS 6 with other hard drives and when done just flash back to 4.2.22 and replace with my current 2TB drives...
Thanks
All I can say is that it worked for me. It just checked the file system when I reverted to RAIDiator.
Your milage may vary, make sure you have a backup.
Unfortunately I had issues but I have my data backed up thank god, reverted back to 4.2.22 and reinserted my data drives and now I have no /dev/c/c :(- That's very odd. When you downgraded to 4.2.22 did you check that the downgrade was successful before inserting your old disks?
Are you sure you just had your 4.2.22 drives installed? Did you install the drives in the same order as before (not essential but preferable)? - Yes, I labeled the drives accordingly and yes verified the downgrade was successful. However I downgraded to 4.2.21 instead of 4.2.22 and I think that is where I made the mistake. Am I toast? I have opened a service ticket with NTGR support.
- Hangover Sunday, so I am poking around a bit, breaking stuff and reinstalling a few times.
I've found out that the disk structure is btrfs over standard md RAID.
The code drop for btrfs RAID5/6 was in february and btrfs-tools and thus probably btrfs itself is from january.
So the on disk raid structure is essentially unchanged.
OS6 ships with btrfs-convert, I wonder if it is possible to do a conversion and a simple OS reinstall instead of a factory reset?
Will OS6 accept the converted disks?
Does anyone know how to access the internal flash, or extract the contents to a bootable USB drive?
If succesful does anyone know how to package the changes back into the bin file? - Govnah, I think there is a 4.2.22 recovery image somewhere.
If not, just take your spare disk, factory reset and upgrade to 4.2.22
then reinstall original disks again.
What were your issues with OS6? bajorgensen wrote: Govnah, I think there is a 4.2.22 recovery image somewhere.
If not, just take your spare disk, factory reset and upgrade to 4.2.22
then reinstall original disks again.
What were your issues with OS6?
Thanks for the reply and I will try what you suggested. My issues were the fans and the LCD display. I know a little Linux but not enough to install the packages mentioned previously to address those issues. If I could address the fan and LCD issues I would prefer OS6.- A conversion might be possible but it is not without its risks. It's likely that NetGear has not tested such a conversion. Also simply doing an OS Re-install would likely not be enough as the OS is so different. You would likely need to wipe the OS partition before installing the new OS onto it. It would be more trouble than what it's worth for a user to attempt such a conversion.
The ReadyNAS uses md RAID not the RAID feature built into BTRFS.
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