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ReadyNas Duo stuck on "system starting up"
I desperately need some help. I bought a used ReadyNAS Duo today. After struggling with the password, I eventually got in, but I couldn’t do much besides changing the password. I wasn’t able to uploa...
its a Duo, it says it in the Raidar app, like i said..
its a Duo, it says it in the Raidar app, like i said..
You didn't say anything about RAIDar. And model identification here is tricky - many owners of the original Duo think they have a Duo v2 due to the poor labeling.
I also discovered that to access the admin page, I had to use an old browser, as newer browsers wouldn’t work for some reason.
The issue here is that browsers now require TLS 1.2, and the Duo doesn't support that. You can use current FireFox if you set security.tls.version.min to 1 (browse to about:config and search for the setting)
According to Google, I was supposed to turn it off, hold down the reset button, turn it on, and only release the reset when all LEDs were on, after which I could cycle with the backup.
Not quite. See pages 15-16 here:
Note the original Duo has a limit of 2 TB drives. Almost all desktop-class drives in this size range are now SMR, which is not a good choice for NAS. Best to use a NAS-purposed drive - for example, a Seagate Ironwolf or a WD Red Plus.
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