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Luminary

Nov 19, 2019

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Ultra 6 OS Upgrade from 4.2.30 to OS 6 then adding PLEX addon, which .deb file to download ?

im about to do the upgrade on my RNDP6000 (12TB) 4.2x to OS 6 (just waiting on my 12TB backup being done first....taking days)

I see that Plex addon can be installed but when i goto Plex download page i have two possible options...

1. Netgear

2. Linux

if i choose to download for Netgear Nas, i only get a x64 version (but nas is x86 right ?)

if i choose Linux i do see a X86 version.... is this the one i should choose (Linux - Ubuntu or Fedora , which ??) and not (Netgear) as one would expect to choose ?

https://i.postimg.cc/bJ0 GwK5f/plex-netgear.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/90WDRL3R/plex-linux.jpg

thanks

StephenB
Nov 21, 2019
xlr8r wrote:

since the drives are empty anyway why do i need to wait 26 hours on a sync ?

A RAID array is a virtual disk that provides raw block storage. Every block on the physical disks needs to be either read or written when the array is created - that is needed to construct the parity blocks that provide RAID redundancy. The fact that the file system "on top" of the virtual disk is empty doesn't matter - the process is the same whether the file system is full or empty.

There's no way around this step. You can start to put data onto the NAS while it is resyncing, but I suggest waiting until it's done. The NAS performance is slower during the resync, and copying files onto the NAS now will also make the resync take longer.

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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 19, 2019
Choose Netgear(not Linux) at https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/ and then select the 64-bit Intel package. The download will end with .amd64.deb.
Marc_V
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Nov 19, 2019
xlr8r

Welcome to the Community!

You can select NETGEAR X86 refers to the family of processors (Intel,AMD) while x64 is the current computer architecture which is 64-Bit. Most Intel and AMD processors now supports 32 and 64 bit

The NETGEAR Package for 64 Bit is .deb which is an extension for Linux Debian which ReadyNAS uses.

HTH

Regards
- xlr8r
  Luminary
  Nov 19, 2019
  many thnaks guys for the fast response.
  
  fingers crossed for the 4.2 to OS 6 upgrade
  
  and then onwards , to PLex....
  
  ...silly question, is there already a Plex version built into the OS6 firmware upgrade in APPS ? (that has a toggle switch) ?
  
  just thought i read that somewhere in one of the many posts ive been reading....
  
  cheers
  - xlr8r
    Luminary
    Nov 19, 2019
    one other question I would like to ask if i may about the 4.2 to OS 6 upgrade...
    
    i see a couple of variations in the tutorials for the process.
    One method says to import PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin via the addons page and then R4toR6_6.9.5.bin via the firmware update page...?
    and the other says,
    To add both files (PREP4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin & R4toR6_6.9.5.bin) via the firmware update page ?
    
    which method is the corrrect one ...?
    
    many thanks