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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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- I'm just a man.
It's understandable the snapshots are set to be read-only to avoid making changes to them by mistake. mdgm wrote: I'm just a man.
Yeah, whatever you say. . . I am so pleased with your discovery / solution I could kiss you!
mdgm wrote: It's understandable the snapshots are set to be read-only to avoid making changes to them by mistake.
I agree. . . However one would think if you are logged in as ROOT, there should not be any action outside of its grasp. I guess BTRFS does not see it that way :nashammer:mdgm wrote: O.K. Just had a look into this.
Snapshots can't be deleted like ordinary directories/files. You need to use the btrfs command.
Here is an example:
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Whow! Thank you mdgm!
I was able to free up 'some' space: disk usage went from 1.75 TB (100%) to 971 GB (55%).
I'm very grateful for your help!- This morning, I woke to find my ReadyNAS shares are "missing" and none of my 6TB of data can be found. I'm running a ReadyNAS Ultra 6 with upgraded CPU and 4GB memory on OS 6.1.4 with 6x 3TB HD's [X-Raid]. Since dropping DirecTV about three months ago, I've used my ReadyNAS mostly for downloading and serving media files. I had multiple apps installed, but deactivated most to devote horsepower to SABnzbd, Sickbeard, and Plex. :(
It boots fine, but no volumes or shares are found. The following error is listed under [System][Volumes]: "Please remove the inactive volumes in order to use the disk. Disk #1,2,3,4,5,6."
I've tried OS Reinstall - no luck.
Any recommendations?
THx mangrove wrote: mangrove wrote: How do you solve the performance problem with your own encryption? Larger blocksize?
Well, I guess... they did in some way. Compressed performance is ten times better than TrueCrypt, still measly but 25MB/s (write) on an iSCSI container on an encrypted volume (sequential writes). On an unencrypted volume, it is closer to 70MB/s. This looks normal in comparison to competing devices for an Atom platform.
Soooo I reverted to OS4 and did the same test. Problem is, now performance is normal again; I get 64 MB/s writing to a Truecrypt volume on an iSCSI target on a RAID5. So clearly this is related to BTRFS.
To recap: Truecrypt on OS6 on a RAID5 = 2.5-4 MB/s. Netgears own full volume encryption = 25 MB/s.
Verdict: OS6 is completely unusable with small writes to an iSCSI target on a RAID5 volume, probably due to CoW not really being disabled. I wonder if this extends to small CIFS writes as well -- or database performance.
Edit: the bulk of the problem showed to be related to the "sync writes" setting for iSCSI containers, a setting finally exposed by 6.1.9 RC5. This has made 50 MB/sec possible, still not the best performance but clearly workable.mangrove wrote:
Verdict: OS6 is completely unusable with small writes to an iSCSI target on a RAID5 volume, probably due to CoW not really being disabled. I wonder if this extends to small CIFS writes as well -- or database performance.
There is definitely something strange going on with BTRFS, although I can't nail it down. For example - I have one computer that has Arconis Backup and Recovery installed on it. A typical backup routine will write one large monolithic file to the NAS that is approximately 60GB in size. This 60 GB file takes about 30 to 40 minutes to write up the NAS, which is what I would consider good or normal performance. The weird part is the backup verification process. I wound up having to disable that feature for the daily incremental backups and only enable it for the full backups that it does once every month or so. Get this. . . the verify process if left unattended would take three to four DAYS to complete (at a speed of less than 4 Mbits per second). The only way that I am able to make the verify process progress at an acceptable speed is to pause the verify task, disable Jumbo Frames and AntiVirus software on the PC, reboot the NAS, wait 5 minutes and resume the verify. Unfortunately I don't have a clue as to what exactly Arcronis is doing during the backup verification process, but one would assume it would primarily be a read and compare operation. It just boggles my mind that during the course of this process the upstream speeds are between 60 and 80 Mbps and the downstream speed is only 3 or 4 Mbps.
Anyone care to make sense of this phenomenon?- Ruh Roh, been running the OS6.X.X since it was tweaked to run on legacy boxes. I am currently on 6.1.4 on a 6 Pro
This morning I awoke to find frontview is dead/down. The box was running fine after 6.1.4 and a Plex upgrade. No changes were made yesterday. Reboot changes nothing.
I was able to SSH, and there seems to be some issues with Snapshottingroot@AMRNAS:~# /usr/sbin/readynasd -v 3 -t
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Backup/.snapshot/c_1364799644'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Documents/.snapshot/c_1364799650'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Music/.snapshot/c_1364799655'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Pictures/.snapshot/c_1364799663'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/readydrop/.snapshot/c_1364799666'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367035210'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367031604'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367028056'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367024449'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367020843'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367017237'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367013631'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367010025'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367006418'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1367002813'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366999207'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366995601'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366992055'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366988450'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366984845'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366981240'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366977635'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366974029'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366970424'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366966817'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366963212'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366956048'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366952437'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366948827'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366945220'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366941655'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366938048'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366934443'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366930839'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366927232'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366923626'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366920019'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366916413'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366912806'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366909200'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366905653'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366902047'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366898441'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366894834'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366891228'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366887622'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366884015'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366880409'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366876802'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1366869628'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1365739210'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1365735600'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1364799670'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/sabnzbd/.snapshot/c_1364713271'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367035213'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367031606'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367028060'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367024452'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367020845'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367017239'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367013633'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367010027'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367006421'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1367002815'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366999209'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366995603'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366992058'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366988452'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366984847'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366981241'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366977636'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366974031'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366970426'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366966821'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366963214'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366956052'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366952441'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366948831'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366945223'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366938050'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366934445'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366930840'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366927235'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366923628'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366920022'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366916415'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366912808'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366909202'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366905656'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366902049'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366898443'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366894837'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366891230'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366887624'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366884018'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366880411'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366876805'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1366869632'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365724836'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365721226'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365717616'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365714007'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365710458'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365706848'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365703240'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365699631'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365696022'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365692413'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365688805'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365685256'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365681647'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365678039'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365674431'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365670820'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365667263'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365660018'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365656408'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365652856'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365649238'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365645625'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365642017'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365638408'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365634858'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365631250'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365627643'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365624036'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365620430'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365616820'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365613209'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365609659'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365606049'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365602437'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365598828'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365595217'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365591608'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365588053'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365584439'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1365580824'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1364799674'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Transmission/.snapshot/c_1364713274'
ERROR: error accessing '/data/._share/Videos/.snapshot/c_1364799678'
Please help me access Frontview so I can disable snapshots or repair whatever is going haywire. - I tried to reboot your box after removing those snapshots.
- Hi everyone,
I just upgraded my ReadyNas Pro 6 to OS6 and loving it except one major thing. I'm finding that the system is constantly crashing. The only way that I can recover is reboot the machine until the next crash. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out what is the root cause yet. Do you any of you guys have any suggestion where I can look?
Thanks
S - Sigard what version are you on? I think 6.1.4 may be unstable on the pro 6. 6.1.1 was much more stable.
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