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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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audiokaas wrote: I keep losing connection to my APC UPS after each reboot, I use a management card on the UPS so APC mib file is used
Which BIOS ver should should be used with the Ultra 4, or for that matter any Ultra? What about the ProV1? - Back on 4.2.22 - didnt want to wear the fans out and it needed clearing for sale anyway.
V6.0 looked good, very fast UI, flaky in some areas but a vast improvement in speed and some welcome new features. Even AV seemed to work - though the overall status page was never quite sure if I had any apps installed (sometimes there were 2, sometimes none).
The C: volume seemed 200GB or so smaller than under V4 XRAID-2 (3.95 vs 4.1x) and took a long time to initialise - over 22hrs for 4 x 1.5TB drives.
Wake up Netgear. Time to get of your laurels and earn your crust - charge by all means, but fix (I'm sure you are doing this) and make V6.0 available to older gear (even at the cost of a reformat). Though it shouldn't be beyond the bounds of difficulty to make the new O/S see/use/support the existing ext4 file system - the linux kernel would have no issues (unless you removed it) and assuming the o/s partition is big enough (which from the os.bin file size it looks to be - V6 is 6MB smaller) and there is enough room to expand/install the kits (and if not, force a wipe)).
M. MDPlatts wrote:
Wake up Netgear. Time to get of your laurels and earn your crust - charge by all means, but fix (I'm sure you are doing this) and make V6.0 available to older gear (even at the cost of a reformat). Though it shouldn't be beyond the bounds of difficulty to make the new O/S see/use/support the existing ext4 file system - the linux kernel would have no issues (unless you removed it) and assuming the o/s partition is big enough (which from the os.bin file size it looks to be - V6 is 6MB smaller) and there is enough room to expand/install the kits (and if not, force a wipe)).
M.
I agree 100% :slap:
It is true... :cry:ahpsi wrote: ... Performance graphing history is lost on a reboot (not sure if this is true for 'real' OS6 models). ... audiokaas wrote:
I forgot to update the bios, can I use the old addon or do i revert and use the add-on
You don't need to downgrade.
# apt-get update && apt-get install dmidecode && apt-get install flashrom
Download the add-on and extract the contents of it, extract the contents of the files.tgz then run the flashrom command mentioned in the install.sh script (modifying it to point to the path where you put the ROM.- Hi all,
I installed R6 on a Readynas Ultyra 2. The fan speed is too loud 5355 rpm. Is it possible to reduce the speed ?
Other thing, On volume we can choose between only X-Raid and Raid 1. Is it possible to have normal volume (without volume space loss).
My NAS appear as a RN314 on the volume panel. - I am running jbod on my RN102. The OS reports both volumes as RAID-1, but they are not.
StephenB wrote: I am running jbod on my RN102. The OS reports both volumes as RAID-1, but they are not.
I think its more that he wants one RAID-0 (striped) volume rather than two smaller volumes - but that would be one way and with some work you could balance the space usage (and get better performance too perhaps) by careful placement of the shares.
I can't remember all what my Ultra4 offered me (though it did say it was an Ultra4 rather than one of the newer models) but I remember RAID-5, RAID-6 and RAID-10 - so RAID-0 would be the logical other choice (RAID-1 being a little silly on a 4-disk unit with 4 disks selected - I didnt try fewer).
M.- I don't recommend spanning the RAID-0 volume over two disks, as a failure of either drive will cost you all the data. You are better off taking the time to balance the space usage manually.
However, my main point is that OS6 has a bug here. When you are in flexraid mode, and choose to create a volume with one disk it does tell you that is RAID-1. It is GUI confusion, as the volume is clearly RAID-0. mdgm wrote: audiokaas wrote:
I forgot to update the bios, can I use the old addon or do i revert and use the add-on
You don't need to downgrade.
# apt-get update && apt-get install dmidecode && apt-get install flashrom
Download the add-on and extract the contents of it, extract the contents of the files.tgz then run the flashrom command mentioned in the install.sh script (modifying it to point to the path where you put the ROM.
Thank you it worked. :D
I usedtail -c `head -n 1 bios-addon.bin |awk -Fsize= '{print $2}' | cut -d, -f 1` bios_addon.bin |tar -xvOf - files.tgz|tar -xzvof -
To extract the files
There was a peculiarity with the flashrom chip as flashrom reported a chip used for the ultra 2
I flashed the ultra4 rom without specifying the rom chip and it worked.
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