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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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- 1) Yes
2) You have to use standard OS6 images after you've done the upgrade to OS6 for future updates. The modified image fools 4.2.x into thinking the OS6 image is a 4.2.x image.
You would only need to install a modified image again if you wish to go back to 4.2.x (I have another thread on that now linked to in an early post in this thread) in which case you would be fooling OS6 into thinking a 4.2.x image is an OS6 one. - All,
I have followed this thread for a while and am glad to see that the legacy NAS boxes are getting some (unofficial) love. Many thanks for this. I feel like taking the plunge in to OS6 but I have a few questions.
Is extra RAM needed to run OS6 comfortably on a ReadyNas Pro Business?
If so how much and which RAM is compatible.
Dave - BTRFS issues, how "bad" are they on legacy hardware?
- Been running BTRFS now for some time on my Pro 6 and so far there are no "bad" issues that I am aware of. I have 7.4TB of data with 5GB+ transfers most days.
Xophile wrote: BTRFS issues, how "bad" are they on legacy hardware?
I've got two Pro 6's and one Ultra 4, all running OS6.
Pro 6 #1 averages roughly 50GB's per day (Role - Windows Server Backups)
Pro 6 #2 averages roughly 10GB's per day (Role - User Shares and Long term Data Archival)
Ultra 4 (Role - Video Surveillance NVR - daily throughput unknown) Receives six H.264 720p Video Streams 24/7/365 at 15 frames per second
I ran into some minor BTRFS issues on the Ultra 4 when it was running a very early OS6 build, but being the ReadyNAS Genius that he is, mdgm helped me overcome them with a few short scripts at the command line. These minor BTRFS issues could have likely been avoided had I disabled Snapshotting from day one. . .- There are still problems with small-block writes to large files, such as encrypted containers, VMs stored on iSCSI or the like.
- After reading every post in this thread is seems that my ultra 4 is ready for os6 with no real concerns.
I'm about to do a factory reset anyway...
Thanks again for you input! - I have a pro 2 that I use as just a backup to my Pro 6 and decided to give 6.1.6 a try on the Pro 2. The install appears to have gone fine so thanks to everyone's work on that and the easy to follow instructions. The issue I'm running into appears to be one a few people have seen.
Every 5 minutes I receive an alert stating:
"V5_0 voltage in enclosure 'internal' is out of spec. (4,74V)."
I did have a USB external drive attached and have unplugged that and done a power off/reboot, but I am seeing the same alert.
I have searched the board, but didn't find that anyone had come up with a resolution so far for that error. The other strange thing is that although the system overview shows Model: ReadyNAS Pro 2, when I click on the Volumes it shows a 4 slot RN314 instead of a 2 slot device. I'm not sure if that is related to the issue or not, but found it odd. The volume is currently empty so I'm willing to try a few things to get it working or if one of the guru's would like access I can try to set that up so someone can connect.
I did check the bootlog and it shows:
labelvol0: NC
minvol0: 0.00
maxvol0: 0.00
labelvol1: V5_0
minvol1: 4.65
maxvol1: 5.35
labelvol2: NC
minvol2: 0.00
maxvol2: 0.00
labelvol3: NC
minvol3: 0.00
maxvol3: 0.00
labelvol4: V3_3
minvol4: 3.07
maxvol4: 3.53
Thanks,
Jeff - I am receiving the following email alert every time I boot the has:
Sun Mar 30 2014 9:54:15
Volume: Volume 'data' usage exceeds 70 % of size (4.5 TB).
I have 3.2 TBs used and 1.4 TBs free. I don't see any problems with volume space.
Might be a bug? - It might be overly conservative, but It is working as designed. 3.2/4.5 = 71% used.
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