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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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- Thanks for the info mdgm!
- Hello,
An update to the Chrome browser has recently been released - version '34.0.1847.116 m'.
In this latest version of Chrome, the GUI for ReadyNAS OS5, OS6 and ReadyDATA do not load past the first splash screen.
Previous Chrome version '33.0.1750.154 m' does work.
Firefox version 28.0 and IE version 11 work fine at this time.
NETGEAR are currently investigating this and this issue has also been reported to Google.
Regards, Marto - Marto73 there is already a 6.1.8-RC1 posted on the forum by Skywalker which addresses the issue and also Chrome 35 beta fixes the bug in Chrome 34.
- Hey people,
i am really interested in OS6 on my ReadyNAS Pro 4.
Is there now any support of the Netgear Appstore (Genie)?
If no, will there be any support in future?
Thanks. - Last I heard, Genie was EOL and to be killed off/removed from the GUI. You can use the 'Available Apps' now to get all the community apps as listed on http://apps.readynas.com.
- i have OS6 on my Pro4 and i love it.
iamthemitch wrote: 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
Hi.
I just upgraded my Pro2 from 6.0.6 to 6.1.7, and I got the same problem you had.
Only I get the same alert you got, every single minute :roll:
The box is empty, just rebuilding volume after a factory reset.
Did you find any solution?
brgds
Royan- And then I found this gem from Skywalker:
Skywalker wrote: This is due to some subtle differences between Pro 2 and RN312 hardware monitoring. We'll try to fix that up in a future release, but you should be able to fix it locally with this command: echo -e 'chip "it8721-isa-0a10"\n compute in1 @*1.787/1.732, @*1.732/1.787' > /etc/sensors.d/overrides.conf
That seems to have fixed it...
Note to self: search better next time :)
Royan - Just got a 516 with 2 WD 4 TB SE drives to start with. I have the legacy pro pioneer running 4.2.26. I have scanned the thread and it appears that 6.1.7 is available. I would like to upgrade RNPP and would like both the update to 6.1.7 and restore image back to 4.2.26 so I can try it on a test drive.
Any significant issues remaining? If I upgrade and get my volume contents on the new 516 can I factory reset the RNPP with the six 2 TB drives and then use replicate to sync up the boxes and then leave one at home and one at work?
Let me know if this Plan is sensible.
Bigbearf - @mdgm
Can you provide images or links to them?
Thanks
Bigbearf
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