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tgl
Nov 20, 2017Aspirant
ReadyNAS 6.9.0 kernel(?) crash
My ReadyNAS, recently upgraded to 6.9.0, froze up sometime early Sunday. I didn't notice until various rsync jobs started failing. On investigation, it responded to "ping" but little else --- I cou...
- Mar 18, 2018
I have not seen this problem since updating to 6.9.1 on 30-Nov. That's long enough to let me say pretty confidently that the issue is fixed. Thanks!
Marc_V
Nov 26, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi tgl!
It's good to hear that your NAS is back and working fine.
You may want to check and try updating the NAS to OS 6.9.1; few changes were made and fixed on the ReadyNAS system.
It would be great if you can provide us feedback if ever you have decided to update.
Regards
tgl
Nov 26, 2017Aspirant
Marc_V wrote:
You may want to check and try updating the NAS to OS 6.9.1; few changes were made and fixed on the ReadyNAS system.
Thanks for the note, but when I click "check for updates" on my ReadyNAS, it claims it's fully up to date. I see the 6.9.1 announcement is dated just a couple days ago ... maybe it hasn't actually propagated to all the download servers yet?
- Marc_VNov 27, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
You may want to try to update your ReadyNAS locally.
Here is the link for the firmware update, please download the x86 version for your RN314.
To update your ReadyNAS locally, please follow the steps on "To locally update ReadyNAS OS 6 firmware via the Admin Page:"
Regards
- Marc_VNov 28, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi tgl
We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information We've provided has helped resolve your concern or if you need further assistance. If ever your concern has been fixed, I encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accepted Solution” so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution. The NETGEAR Community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
Regards
- tglMar 18, 2018Aspirant
I have not seen this problem since updating to 6.9.1 on 30-Nov. That's long enough to let me say pretty confidently that the issue is fixed. Thanks!
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