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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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- Sounds like your NAS has not only lost its connection to the internet, but also to your network.
- Could it be a simple dhcp issue? Can I reset only the network settings somehow?
- Rebooted my router and changed to etho1. Working again... Will report back once all data is transferred!
- I have been having this problem as well. My ReadyNAS Pro keeps changing it's IP address, which means that I have to continually change my PC's IP address. I am unable to use 6.1.8 Web Admin to change the Pro's IP to a static IP. It just ignores the APPLY and does nothing. The display on the Pro also says that it "cannot connect discovery service." I do not have an Internet connection on this switch, so that is understandable. How can I stop the Pro from looking for "discovery service" and just stay in offline mode? I am hoping that this will allow me to configure eth0 to a static address. Also, eth1 is not accessable from within 6.1.8 Web Admin, it is just grayed out. Another issue is that RAIDar can never find this ReadyNAS Pro. I am probably going to switch back to OS4 if these problems cannot be resolved. :cry:
- Can you temporarily hook it up to a router that has dhcp enabled? Then after it has a dynamic address, try setting it to a static one.
- I got it up and running.
All data is soon transferred.
Have a few more questions:
1. Was it possible to move files between to completely separate shares with this code:
# cp -a --reflink /data/Backup/file /data/Documents/
# rm /data/Backup/file
2. I have a fresh, external hdd (2TB) which is formatted as NTFS in Windows 7. I can't see it when I connect it to the NAS. Doesn't that work for legacy OS6?
3. Network discovery is an another small "issue", when I browse the network I can't find it but when I browse to th IP-number it works. Anything I need to activate/change for this?
Thanks again! StephenB wrote: Data is the volume name, and you should only be seeing that with CIFS/SMB if you are using admin credentials to access the NAS. If you were doing that with OS4, you'd have seen \\READYNAS\C\Pictures.
You are saying that just entering \\ReadyNAS doesn't show you the Pictures share?
BTW you do need the /data/ for NFS (which can be a nuisance).
I tried without admin and \\READYNAS\Pictures works fine.
If I use a torrent client I need to configure the data storage location as \data\Pictures though...
You mean a torrent client running on the NAS?Xophile wrote: If I use a torrent client I need to configure the data storage location as \data\Pictures though... - Yes, on the NAS
And if you had the same client with 4.2.x firmware, you'd need \C\PicturesXophile wrote: Yes, on the NAS
If this is a question, please clarify it.
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