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Retired_Member

Sep 05, 2015

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OS6 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...

Installation & Upgrade

OS6 Pro6

Rootax
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.

viperhansa

Virtuoso

Sep 28, 2015

Hi guys,

maybe the wrong tread, i made a post log time ago related to upgrade the below and i cannot find that post again.. :smileyembarrassed:

I even think it was un-answered too.

Hostname:	xxx-nas-Pro

Model:	ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition [X-RAID2]
Serie:	xxxxxxA001CF
Fast programvara:	RAIDiator 4.2.27
Memory:	4096 MB [4-5-5-18 DDR2]

IPv4-adress: 1:	Not connected
IPv4-adress: 2:	192.168.2.199

Volym C:	Online, X-RAID2, 6 diskar, 51% av 13 TB använt

1. Can i upgrade this to OS6?

if so i do the following:

2. Install PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin from frontview

3. install R4toR6_6.3.5.bin (Or should i install something else?)

4. Start over with putting all my backed up data .... sigh.... ;-)

Which is the last working version for me? Do anyone anticipate any problems?

The reason why i want to do a upgrade is that lately my RN starting to behave and dont let me install/remove "apps" or accessing them, giving me a "connection refused"

on for example sickbeard/sabnzbd but all other web based site on the nas works.

Something is wrong but with my level of knowledge on the os i cannot find what causing it.

Best regards

Hans, Sweden

Retired_Member
Sep 29, 2015
I think the business is the same as the PRO6. I followed the solution from Rootax and everything worked well. I am running latest version of 6.3.5 (not the Beta 6.4) and it has been solid.

So to answer:

Can i upgrade this to OS6? YES

I had to do a reboot after the R4toR6 add-on. You might want to do it anyway even though not everyone has reported to need it. It would have saved me an hour and some stress.

My first attempt I installed the add-on and then the update to R6.3.5.bin but the update did not go. I did a reboot and then installed the R6.3.5.bin again and the update worked.

Process

1. Back up your files! (I used the USB port on the RN and the back-up commands)

2. Install PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin from frontview

3. install R4toR6_6.3.5.bin (Or should i install something else?)

4. Start over with putting all my backed up data .... sigh.... ;-)

Not sure why your apps are not working currently...

Good luck
- dsm1212
  Apprentice
  Oct 06, 2015
  So it seems that 6.3.5 will run on a pro 6. Will 6.2.4 ever suggest that as an upgrade? I expected to wait for it to tell me when it is good to upgrade but maybe that is never going to happen again?
  
  steve
  - StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 06, 2015
    dsm1212 wrote:
    
    So it seems that 6.3.5 will run on a pro 6. Will 6.2.4 ever suggest that as an upgrade? I expected to wait for it to tell me when it is good to upgrade but maybe that is never going to happen again?
    
    steve
    
    6.3.5 is released on the RN200 series but is "early access" beta on the other platforms. Since it is beta, it doesn't come up as an upgrade.
    
    I suspect Netgear will upgrade both 6.2.x and 6.3.x to 6.4 (which is also in beta now). So my guess is that at some point you'll see a 6.4 upgrade prompt, and never get the 6.3.5 one.