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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...
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.
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
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
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.
And of course immediately after I asked, I was offered 6.4.0 :-). Need to look at the release notes.
thanks
Hmm. I'm a little wary of the release note that says you cannot downgrade after upgrading to this. I'm running 6.2.4. If someone upgrades from 6.2.4 to 6.4.0 on a pro 6 please let us know how it goes. I might bite the bullet on the weekend.
steve
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