I was finally able to get the latest VirtualBox running on OS 6.1.4 last night. It only runs 32 bit guest systems at this time until I can figure out how to enable 'VT-x' since I get this error when trying to run a 64 bit guest (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX). I am assuming this may need to be enabled in BIOS???
I am running it on a ReadyNAS Ultra 6 Plus with 4 Gb memory on 6.1.4.
I will list my notes I wrote down to get it going. There may be other dependencies I had installed previous to this so I will list all my dependencies I have in next post (IE x-windows)
The following is just a text file of notes I use so I can restore a system at a later date; it is not a shell script.
apt-get update apt-get install build-essentials
# Install ReadyNas kernel headers from # *** MAKE SURE ITS FOR THE CORRECT KERNEL (uname -a) *** # http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2649/~/gpl-open-source-code-for-programmers # mkdir tmp mv ReadyNASOS_V6.1.4_WW_src.zip tmp cd tmp unzip /ReadyNASOS_V6.1.4_WW_src.zip cp -rp linux-3.0.93 /data/.apps ln -s /data/.apps/linux-3.0.93 /usr/src/linux-3.0.93
# Need to build kernel since autoconf.h is not in include/generated/autoconf.h yet # Need .config file; select No to new options 6.1.4 has .config I can use; 6.1.2 does not so get from .4 export KERN_DIR=/usr/src/linux-3.0.93 cd /usr/src/linux-3.0.93 make ARCH=x86_64 oldconfig && make ARCH=x86_64
# more virtualbox dependancies apt-get install libqt4-opengl libvpx1
# Get the latest from virtualbox.org (debian build) dpkg -i virtualbox-4.3_4.3.4-91027~Debian~wheezy_amd64.deb
If you download the logs (Status > Logs > Download all logs), what are the contents of bios_ver.log ? Your unit might have an old BIOS and simply need a BIOS update which you can install via SSH using flashrom.
bios_date=10/03/2008 bios_vendor=American Megatrends Inc. bios_version=080014 board_asset_tag=To Be Filled By O.E.M. board_name=To be filled by O.E.M. board_serial=To be filled by O.E.M. board_vendor=To be filled by O.E.M. board_version=To be filled by O.E.M. chassis_asset_tag=To Be Filled By O.E.M. chassis_serial=To Be Filled By O.E.M. chassis_type=3 chassis_vendor=To Be Filled By O.E.M. chassis_version=To Be Filled By O.E.M. modalias=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd10/03/2008:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvr10/03/2008FLAME6-MBV1.6:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: product_name=To Be Filled By O.E.M. product_serial=To Be Filled By O.E.M. product_sku=To Be Filled By O.E.M. product_uuid=00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009 product_version=10/03/2008 FLAME6-MB V1.6 sys_vendor=To Be Filled By O.E.M. uevent=MODALIAS=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd10/03/2008:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvr10/03/2008FLAME6-MBV1.6:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
The Ultra 6 Plus uses the same BIOS as the Pro 6: "Pro(6)/FLAME6-MB (0726/v2.0)"
1. Download the add-on e.g. using wget 2. # dd if=BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin bs=16384 skip=1 | tar -xv 3. # tar -xvf files.tgz 4. Install flashrom and its dependencies via apt-get 5. Use the flashrom command from the install.sh script to update the BIOS.
Does it look like I'm running the correct command to flash since I am getting an error from the apt-get installed flashrom.
Looks like I can use W25X80 instead of w25x80
#/usr/sbin/flashrom -c W25x80 -w ./opt/biosflash/RN_NV6_072610.ROM > /tmp/bios.flash Error: Unknown chip 'W25x80' specified. Run flashrom -L to view the hardware supported in this flashrom version.
Either that or without specifying the chip. Your NAS might have a different chip to what the addon expects. The main thing is to make sure you flash the correct BIOS which you are doing.
Great. Just wanted to be really careful since I was updating BIOS 🙂
BIOS upgrade was a success but I am still unable to run a 64 bit guest. Getting same error as my first post ('VT-x' is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX)). Is there a way to enable that BIOS option without having a monitor set up, or do I need to get a cable for the VGA header in the ReadyNAS?
Here is the ouyput of bios_ver.log now:
bios_date=07/26/2010 bios_vendor=American Megatrends Inc. bios_version=080014 board_asset_tag=To Be Filled By O.E.M. board_name=To be filled by O.E.M. board_serial=To be filled by O.E.M. board_vendor=To be filled by O.E.M. board_version=To be filled by O.E.M. chassis_asset_tag=To Be Filled By O.E.M. chassis_serial=To Be Filled By O.E.M. chassis_type=3 chassis_vendor=To Be Filled By O.E.M. chassis_version=To Be Filled By O.E.M. modalias=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd07/26/2010:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvr07/26/2010FLAME6-MBV2.0:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: product_name=To Be Filled By O.E.M. product_serial=To Be Filled By O.E.M. product_sku=To Be Filled By O.E.M. product_uuid=00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009 product_version=07/26/2010 FLAME6-MB V2.0 sys_vendor=To Be Filled By O.E.M. uevent=MODALIAS=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080014:bd07/26/2010:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvr07/26/2010FLAME6-MBV2.0:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
On the 4.2 systems (Ultra/Pro), it can be done with VGA header or serial port (search the forums).
The newer 3xx/5xx systems have more locked down BIOS, and appear to brick themselves when attempting to change these settings, causing the systems not to boot at all. Hopefully they will have VT-x on by default instead.
I think that I could install Windows on Pro. HAHA Can I use multi-booting then? Windows and RAIDiator? If it's possible, it would be nice! I will post a picture when I get done. 😄
