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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, will give this a shot.
ClubChapin wrote: That seemed to work. So far, no fan alerts.
Spoke too soon. I was having fan alerts every 12 or so mins before I installed 6.1.9. They seemed to stop, but after 18 or so hours, they resumed.
I think this is just an annoyance. I have turned off the alerting.
This isn't actually bad fan behavior or anything to be worried about, is it?
Thanks, Pete- I just installed this on a 4200 V2. Everything seems to be working fine so far. Have a couple questions.
Under system/volume, it's showing an image of RN312 with only 4 bays. the 4200 has 12 Bays. Does this number change once I populate all the drives? I only have a single drive in there at the moment. The system overview does recognize it as a 4200 - I believe the 8-port SAS/SATA controller in the 4200 is not supported (though I don't have one to check). Consequently you may wish to put 4.2.26 back on: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=75198
Or somehow see if you can find and compile the necessary drivers (if possible). ClubChapin wrote: ClubChapin wrote: That seemed to work. So far, no fan alerts.
Spoke too soon. I was having fan alerts every 12 or so mins before I installed 6.1.9. They seemed to stop, but after 18 or so hours, they resumed.
I think this is just an annoyance. I have turned off the alerting.
This isn't actually bad fan behavior or anything to be worried about, is it?
Thanks, Pete
I haven't seen any fan alerts on 6.1.9[RC8] on a Ultra 4 Plus with 3 7200RPM drives.mdgm wrote: I believe the 8-port SAS/SATA controller in the 4200 is not supported (though I don't have one to check). Consequently you may wish to put 4.2.26 back on: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=75198
Or somehow see if you can find and compile the necessary drivers (if possible).
I believe the 4220 is similar to the 4200 and it has 12 bays. I put a random drive into other slots and it seems to pick it up. I'm gonna add a few more drives to see what happens. But the image doesn't change, it still shows an RN312.- I had trouble getting X-RAID2 with dual redundancy enabled on a Pioneer Pro running OS 6.1.9 [RC8].
Here is a separate thread describing the problem: [SOLVED] X-RAID2 disabled on Pro Pioneer? -- OS6.1.9[RC8] - I had trouble gaining network access to restricted shares on a Pioneer Pro running OS 6.1.9 [RC8].
Here is the separate thread describing the problem: [SOLVED] Failed Network Access on Pioneer Pro -- OS6.1.9[RC8]
My conclusion is that OS6.1.9[RC8] still has some substantial bugs.. - I'm having a problem where the Shares don't show up in the Admin GUI.
I've posted it here: Shares not showing in Admin Web GUI OS6 on Ultra6
Any help would be appreciated. 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).
<snip>
Did you ever find a solution to this? I just upgraded mine and I'm now getting the exact same warning with the same listed voltages
Edit: Found the solution on page 69
http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=70133&p=422383&hilit=voltage#p422383
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