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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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- Quick question: does v6 check hardware "editions" to enable features, or will it behave the same on, say, a Ultra 4 as on a Pro 4?
- ReadyNAS OS does not check hardware editions. All features supported by the hardware are available on all models.
mdgm wrote: ReadyNAS OS does not check hardware editions.
Well, v4 did. :wink:
Thanks!- Well there are no hardware editions for the new models so ReadyNAS OS doesn't have code in it to check hardware editions.
- Hi,
I have installed the latest firmware [6.0.8] on my readynas pro 6. Everything seems to work fine except for the WakeOnLan. I am currently using interface teaming.
Is this a known issue? Does anyone know if there is a workaround?
Thanks - If you download your logs what are the contents of bios_ver.log ?
- bios_date=07/26/2010
bios_vendor=American Megatrends Inc.
bios_version=080014
board_asset_tag=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
board_name=To be filled by O.E.M.
board_serial=To be filled by O.E.M.
board_vendor=To be filled by O.E.M.
board_version=To be filled by O.E.M.
chassis_asset_tag=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
chassis_serial=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
chassis_type=3
chassis_vendor=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
chassis_version=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
modalias=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd07/26/2010:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvr07/26/2010FLAME6-MBV2.0:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
product_name=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
product_serial=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
product_uuid=00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
product_version=07/26/2010 FLAME6-MB V2.0
sys_vendor=To Be Filled By O.E.M.
uevent=MODALIAS=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd07/26/2010:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvr07/26/2010FLAME6-MBV2.0:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: - That's the latest known BIOS for it.
Did you enable Wake On LAN in the Dashboard?
It's possible features such as WOL won't work on the legacy models. greenwell wrote: I have installed the latest firmware [6.0.8] on my readynas pro 6. Everything seems to work fine except for the WakeOnLan. I am currently using interface teaming.
Is this a known issue? Does anyone know if there is a workaround?
"No WOL on eth1" is a known issue for 4.2.23 on at least some of the x86 boxes; depending on which teaming configuration you've chosen, that might be what's affecting you.
It's apparently a hardware issue, so a) it would also affect OS6, and b) there's no workaround (unless you count "Use eth0 instead" as a workaround).
Here's the relevant forum thread:
http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=397540- Hey Everybody,
Thanks to the assistance of mdgm I have my Ultra 4 running well on OS version 6.0.8 (again).
Unfortunately, I'm still having an issue downloading a Configuration Archive. Now that I have the device reconfigured as I desire, I'd like to make a configuration backup in case I run into problems (again) in the future. . .
So, I go to System --> Settings --> Backup, check the checkbox that says "Everything" --> click the button that says "Download Configuration Archive". The little flower petals rotate and rotate and rotate. . . I have literally waited for 20+ minutes and the Configuration Archive never comes. The weird thing is I had the exact same issue with version 6.0.6. Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a solution or workaround?
EDIT: The issue reported above was using Internet Explorer 10. However I just tried the same process with Chrome and got the following message:<xs:nml xmlns:xs="http://www.netgear.com/protocol/transaction/NMLSchema-0.9" src="browser" dst="nas" locale="en-us">
<xs:transaction ref-id="" type="0">
<xs:response ref-id="" status="failure">
<xs:error>
<xs:error-code>
<![CDATA[ 5008020125 ]]>
</xs:error-code>
<xs:error-cause>
<![CDATA[
Can't zip all configs. Total files are more than 50MB when including volume
]]>
</xs:error-cause>
<xs:error-details>
<![CDATA[ Error in zip configs ]]>
</xs:error-details>
</xs:error>
</xs:response>
</xs:transaction>
</xs:nml>
Thanks in advance! :worship:
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