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Retired_Member
Sep 05, 2015OS6 upgrade question on legacy Pro 6
Hi All, I have been reading the forum and came across the upgrade thread (OS6 now works on x86 Legacy). I have a couple quick questions so here they are. Is it stable at this point without re...
- Sep 06, 2015
1- Backup all your data since the upgrade will factory reset everything and wipe the data
2- download "PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin"
3- install it like an add-on, then DON'T REBOOT yet.
4- download R4toR6_latest.bin
5-install it like a normal firmware upgrade.
At the t reboot, it will install OS6 6.3.5, it will take some times (10-15mins) so no worries. You can check when your readynas is ready with raidator, as usual.
Retired_Member
Sep 06, 2015What is the file/add-on that does the automatic update? Do I put the lates OS6 bin file over that or does it go right to 6.3.5.
Thanks
Rootax
Sep 06, 2015Luminary
1- Backup all your data since the upgrade will factory reset everything and wipe the data
2- download "PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin"
3- install it like an add-on, then DON'T REBOOT yet.
4- download R4toR6_latest.bin
5-install it like a normal firmware upgrade.
At the t reboot, it will install OS6 6.3.5, it will take some times (10-15mins) so no worries. You can check when your readynas is ready with raidator, as usual.
- mdgm-ntgrSep 07, 2015NETGEAR Employee Retired
You could reboot at Step 3 if you wanted to but it would be a waste of time. The factory reset would not be triggered till after you instal the upgrade image to 6.3.5.
- ifixidevicesSep 08, 2015Luminary
So is the 6.3.5 RC2 the end of the line for legacy products? Ever since the forum switch it's really hard to find information and someone said you shouldn't put 6.4.0 on a legacy device but didn't explain why...
Any clearer answers?
- RootaxSep 08, 2015Luminary
The end of the line was 4.2.x :D
6.x version are not supported on ours old devices. It works great, but not supported by netgear.
Once you have flash with 6.3.5, your can upgrade to the 6.4.0 beta if you want, it works.
- Retired_MemberSep 13, 2015
Hi,
Quick thanks to those who help. The process was very easy and worked like a charm. Very excited to try new features!
Thanks Again!
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