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RN426 stuck on Booting after FW upgrade; can't access boot menu
My RN426 had been working fine (and all discs okay per RAIDAR) - though I hadn't rebooted in a while. This afternoon I initiated a firmware update. I think this was from 6.10.4 to 6.10.8 though ...
Well - the problem resolved on its own. I was about to perform the USB Upgrade and I decided to fully power down the unit before doing so by flicking the switch on the back of the unit off. When I restarted it successfully upgraded and restarted without any further intervention.
I have no idea if this was due to powering down fully, removing and reinserting the discs (seems unlikely) - or neither.
Thanks to those that offered advice.
If you power down the NAS, remove the disks, and power up, do you get the normal "no disks" status?
(Label the disks as you remove them, so you can return them to their proper slots).
Thank you for the reply.
No - it still hangs at "Booting..."
Then it sounds like you need to do a USB recovery. (How-do-I-use-the-USB-Recovery-Tool-on-my-ReadyNAS-OS-6-storage-system)
Thanks - I'll give that a go.
Any concerns USB booting with the latest firmware if the last firmware on the NAS was several versions old?
Well - the problem resolved on its own. I was about to perform the USB Upgrade and I decided to fully power down the unit before doing so by flicking the switch on the back of the unit off. When I restarted it successfully upgraded and restarted without any further intervention.
I have no idea if this was due to powering down fully, removing and reinserting the discs (seems unlikely) - or neither.
Thanks to those that offered advice.
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