OS6 now works on x86 Legacy WARNING: NO NTGR SUPPORT!

troy14 wrote:
Can anyone help me downgrade my Ultra 2 from 6.1.2 back to 4.2? I tried using the instructions from http://netgear.nas-central.org/wiki/OS6_on_Legacy_x86 and it seems everything goes okay until I try to upload the firmware....I am uploading 4.2.24 and it says "File uploaded is not ReadyNASOS" and won't proceed.

[EDIT]USB Boot Recovery isn't advisable except as a last resort[/EDIT]

Yes, you can perform a downgrade with this instructions (i have use it 3 days ago when i crash my ready nas ultra 2 on upgrade to os6):

http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=166


With this you make a usb bootable !

But careful, when i try this instructions that doesn't work on the usb front panel, but working with the firt rear usb port.

Good luck !

troy14 wrote:
Can anyone help me downgrade my Ultra 2 from 6.1.2 back to 4.2? I tried using the instructions from http://netgear.nas-central.org/wiki/OS6_on_Legacy_x86 and it seems everything goes okay until I try to upload the firmware....I am uploading 4.2.24 and it says "File uploaded is not ReadyNASOS" and won't proceed.

troy14 I just sent you a PM with an image you can use to downgrade.

meche wrote:
Yes, you can perform a downgrade with this instructions (i have use it 3 days ago when i crash my ready nas ultra 2 on upgrade to os6): http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=166 With this you make a usb bootable ! But careful, when i try this instructions that doesn't work on the usb front panel, but working with the firt rear usb port.

USB Boot Recovery isn't advisable except as a last resort. There is the possibility when doing USB Boot Recovery that you may corrupt the EEPROM data.

Far better to upload a firmware image to downgrade via the Dashboard where it is possible.

mdgm -> Thanks for this advise, i change my message

So, I've been up and running with OS6 on three legacy ReadyNAS devices for a couple of months now. Two are performing in production roles now and one that I'm still tinkering around with. With each new release of OS6, I look for online file system and / or boot-time Hard Drive diagnostics to be built into the GUI similar to those on the RAIDiator 4.2.X releases. Which brings me to two questions:

1.) For anyone on the Jedi Counsel - Are there any plans for online or boot-time file system diagnostics being built into the GUI as there was in the 4.2.X releases?
1a.) Are they even necessary with this new BTRFS (file system)? Or is BTRFS somehow more resilient or robust than EXT3 or 4 or whatever was running on RAIDiator?

2.) If the answer to number 1 above is NO, is there any way to do this from the command line?

Thanks in advance!

Example:

***** File system check forced at Thu Sep 19 01:14:49 EDT 2013 *****
fsck 1.42.8 (20-Jun-2013)
e2fsck 1.42.8 (20-Jun-2013)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/c/c: 390821/112455680 files (37.9% non-contiguous), 227478875/1799290880 blocks
Volume scan found no errors. (ReadyNAS-Pro)

ATCIS wrote:
1.) For anyone on the Jedi Counsel - Are there any plans for online or boot-time file system diagnostics being built into the GUI as there was in the 4.2.X releases?

In the System -> Volumes area, if you click on your volume, you should find a "Scrub" button. This will not only do what it did on R4 (check for RAID parity mismatches), but also validate the data checksums on all of the files on the volume. So you can find out immediately if there is any silent data corruption going on. You currently can't schedule automated scrubs, but this is something that will come in a future release.

ATCIS wrote:
1a.) Are they even necessary with this new BTRFS (file system)? Or is BTRFS somehow more resilient or robust than EXT3 or 4 or whatever was running on RAIDiator?

BTRFS should be more resilient than EXT3/4, due to the nature of Copy-on-Write filesystems. It also checksums metadata, and we have it keeping duplicate metadata copies as well.

ATCIS wrote:
So, I've been up and running with OS6 on three legacy ReadyNAS devices for a couple of months now. Two are performing in production roles now and one that I'm still tinkering around with.

As I understand it you are using it on (at least) one 6 Pro. Any issues? What version of OS6 are you running?

I have just bought a ReadyNAS 6 Pro and was thinking of starting fresh on OS6 since it adds features and BTRFS as underlying file system.

I would use the Pro 6 for:
* for file share (mostly Mac)
* ReadyNAS remote app on iOS
* Plex
* DLNA to my TV's
* Time Machine backups
* WebDAV file access

Any input on features, functionality that is missing etc. would be greatly appreciated!

platini76 wrote:
so it was not my problem, I have freezes also with no antivirus... :(

anyone with a solution... have the same freezes also with antivirus turned off. Have 6.1.2 on my Ultra 4....

fream wrote:
As I understand it you are using it on (at least) one 6 Pro. Any issues? What version of OS6 are you running?

YES, that is correct. I am running v6.1.2

fream wrote:
I have just bought a ReadyNAS 6 Pro and was thinking of starting fresh on OS6 since it adds features and BTRFS as underlying file system. I would use the Pro 6 for: * for file share (mostly Mac)

Yeah, I have a mixed Mac and Windows environment. I don't allow my Mac's to touch my Windows shares any more as they create such a mess, leaving behind all those .filename.ext and ._filename.ext laying around. It annoys the sh!+ out of me. I can tell you that OS6 has been working well for the Windows machines, so I assume the Mac's wouldn't have a problem either.

fream wrote:
* ReadyNAS remote app on iOS

I have not tested the Mobile versions of ReadyNAS Remote. The Windows version works okay.

fream wrote:
* Plex

Works well. . .

fream wrote:
* DLNA to my TV's

Also works well (to / from a Series 2 TiVo unit). . .

fream wrote:
* Time Machine backups * WebDAV file access

I have not personally tested either one of those. Sorry. . .

fream wrote:
Any input on features, functionality that is missing etc. would be greatly appreciated!

Check your PM's. I have sent you some additional details there (as of 29 September, 2012 @ 15:20 EDT) :)

Cheers!

noxius wrote:
anyone with a solution... have the same freezes also with antivirus turned off. Have 6.1.2 on my Ultra 4....

only suggest to downgrade... after my downgrade all problem were solved.

fream wrote:
I would use the Pro 6 for: ... * Time Machine backups

I am using 6.1.2 on both MLion and win7. In the beginning the files, those ATCIS is talking about, were VERY annoying (I was constantly deleting them) but after a while, I decided not see them anymore :D.
I am also using Time Machine and since the beginning it's working perfectly (remenber to change the password on your TM settings on your mac).