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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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AMRivlin wrote: 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.
Thanks AMRivlin for the recommendation. Silly question, where can I get 6.1.1? I been searching for on Netgrea's download site and I only able to find 6.1.1 for the amd processor. Don't I need the x86 version?
Thanks
Shawn- No ReadyNAS units use AMD processors. The amd64 version is the one for x86_64 devices
mdgm wrote: No ReadyNAS units use AMD processors. The amd64 version is the one for x86_64 devices
Thanks!mdgm wrote: No ReadyNAS units use AMD processors. The amd64 version is the one for x86_64 devices
Silly question. Once, I have downloaded the armed version and unzip. How do you upload the img to the readynas? The pro only excepts bin files for a firmware upload. Is there way to img to a bin?- You download the x86_64 (amd64) version not the arm version for the Pro. It will accept the .img. The filename is not what it is important but rather what is in the header at the start of the file.
- You guys are doing a great job :-) I have done some reading here the last couple of hours. But I still have some questions sorry :P
I have bought myself a ultra 2 yesterday. Because I have a Readynas DUO but want to use sabnzb, sickbeard and couchpotato. The Sparc isn't powerfull enough.
Are these packages already working in the OS6 environment?
Also I see http://apps.readynas.com/pages/ and https://genie.netgear.com/UserProfile/ what is the difference and those aren't usable at the moment right?
Because it seems like i can download apps from apps.readynas.com..
Thx
Rob - sabnzb is available in the OS6 "app-store" sickbeard and couchpotato can either be bought from whocares? (http://rnxtras.com/) or installed using GIT (viewtopic.php?f=153&t=71803)
- Hi,
Well, I can believe that I'm the only one with this issue, but I didn't find a solution (neither in the forum, nor Google...)
I have a Ultra 2 running OS6 6.1.4 successfully.
But I can't activate alarms, because of the below alarm being triggered every 5 minutesV5_0 voltage in enclosure 'internal' is out of spec. (4,74V).
According to boot_info.log, the min value is 4,65 (90%)
labelvol1: V5_0
minvol1: 4.65
maxvol1: 5.35
So the current value is in the expected range.
Well, is their any solution to ignore this alarm ? Disable it ? Adjust the threshold ?
Any solution is welcome.
Thanks - I also have an Ultra 2 on 6.1.4 but I don't have any voltage warning. When I upgraded to 6.0.8 my readynas wasn't plugged on any UPS for about a month, but since then it's on my ACP 500W. Never had any voltage warning on any of these configurations.
I don't think having a UPS changes anything about internal voltage values because in between there is the 12V adapter then the internal regulation to deliver 5V). I can't help you more on this ! - no problems with voltage alerts on my Ultra 2, running 6.1.4
changing the subject slightly but just in case it helps anyone;
no fan mods installed, even when running old raidiator the CPU had a tendency to run close to 74-77c, same occurs on 6.1.4 but if it gets to 77-80c fans slowly increase and reduces to 68c.
Running crashplan perfectly, with 2gb ram, after amending the max size for java to 1.7gb
It's connected to a UPS.
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