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apt.readynas.com
apt.readynas.com has been down for a while (perhaps because ReadyNAS products are all EoL). This creates a real problem after customers do a factory reset of their ReadyNAS, as they often need access to the Netgear repos hosted on this server to get their NAS back to it's original state. Can Netgear please restore access to these repos (either on apt.readynas.com or perhaps on github)? No point in moving this to the ReadyNAS forum, as there are no Netgear mods who are following posts there. Posting this here is an attempt to escalate.
ReadyNAS NV+ power supply failure solution
Hi all, I recently had the all too common and dreaded power supply failure on my ReadyNAS NV+ (RND4000). The unit itself has worked flawlessly for the 5-6 years since purchase, until last week. I shut it down to swap out the UPS it was plugged into, and it never started back up. After some research and testing, I narrowed it down to a likely failure of the power supply. The solutions were to either buy a newer unit or try to fix mine. The drives in my NV+ weren't on the approved list for any of the current models, so replacing it could entail buying all new drives, an expense I wasn't really looking forward to. I looked at replacement power supplies, but all I saw were a few items on eBay for upwards of $120. The unit self new was only ~300, and current comparable diskless systems are about the same. I really wasn't interested in spending nearly 50% the cost of a new unit to repair this one. So, after doing some research, I found the SeaSonic SS-250SU 1U server power supply was dimensionally identical to the stock power supply, was highly rated and only cost $40 at NewEgg. As a standard PC/Server power supply, it includes all the usual connectors (EPS12V, Sata, Molex, etc), which made swapping the required 2 wires in the main ATX connector (following the available pinout diagram) easy. I just moved two of the yellow 12 volt wires from the EPS12v connectors into the main 20 pin connector, then trimmed and insulated the remaining unneeded wires/connectors. The new power supply has a small fan, so I did have to cut a round hole in the back of the base plate for the NAS, but a dremel and a grinding wheel made quick work of that. The warranty was up anyway, so I wasn't really concerned about voiding it. After reseating the SODIMM, the unit started right back up like nothing happened. The fan in the new power supply is virtually silent, and the Front View is reporting slightly cooler temperatures than with the stock power supply. The new power supply is rated for about 100 watts more than the stock one, and it's actively cooled, so it's reliability will in all likelihood exceed the stock power supply. If anyone else finds themselves in this situation, which many already have and surly will, I just wanted to offer this as a viable solution. As long as you're reasonably inclined, swapping the wires, trimming back the extra connectors and cutting the hole for the fan are pretty easy tasks, and $40 sure beats $300+ and the hassle of potentially migrating all your data to a new system.
ReadyNas Ultra 6 Plus CPU Upgrade - Various
Hello, This is a continuation to the upgrades I am doing on a ReadyNas Ultra 6 Plus (RNDP600U-200NAS) that I recently purchased. I decided to first upgrade the RAM. You can find what I choose, why and the brand here: viewtopic.php?f=110&t=70664 Feeling like a rebel and with the confidence that the below thread gave me, I decided to upgrade the CPU as well. Might as well! viewtopic.php?f=35&t=29284 Before anything, I made sure that I was able to procure the CPU's that I thought would best fit my needs, which were narrowed down to 3. I found them quickly and easily, all on eBay. The CPU's I bought are: 1) Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 GHz SL9ZL (~ $42) http://ark.intel.com/products/27250 2) Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 3.06 GHz SLGTD (~ $45) http://ark.intel.com/products/41495/Int ... 66-MHz-FSB 3) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz SLACR (~ $55) http://ark.intel.com/products/29765 Now, I have 2 ReadyNAS boxes: A) ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition (RNDP600E-100NAS) OR (ReadyNASRNDP6000) B) ReadyNas Ultra 6 Plus (RNDP600U-200NAS) For the above Pro Pioneer, I checked my registration on myNetgear.com and found that my serial number is associated with the ReadyNAS RNDP6000, NOT the RNDP600E-100NAS. My FrontView says ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition?! I bought the system in 2010 from Dell.com. Anyway, it is ONE of those. Don't know which one for sure yet, but will edit as soon as possible. OK, from the above, I was thinking of upgrading the Ultra 6 Plus with the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 first as it does not have ANY data on the drives and the upgraded RAM. Pretty sure that it could handle the Quad CPU without issues. Then, if everything goes well with the Ultra 6 Plus, thinking of upgrading the Pioneer Edition with the Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 and RAM. Bought the Intel Core 2 Due E6600 JUST in case any of the above had issues, then I would replace with a "slower" CPU. Before I upgrade the CPU, wanted some ancillary products. Might as well! Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound 3.5 Grams with ArctiClean 60 ML Kit (~ $10) http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-The ... ML+Kit+NEW OXO Good Grips Electronics Cleaning Brush (~ $6) http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Electro ... ning+Brush Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 HUS724040ALE640 4 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (0F14683) (~ $400) http://www.amazon.com/Ultrastar-7K4000- ... 14683%29+- The Ultra 6 Plus already has the updated BIOS (07/26/2010 FLAME6-MB V2.0), RAM (8 GB) and latest full release RAIDiator (4.2.22) and NO data. First some metrics: Current CPU check: cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz stepping : 13 cpu MHz : 1795.604 cache size : 1024 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dts bogomips : 3591.20 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz stepping : 13 cpu MHz : 1795.604 cache size : 1024 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dts bogomips : 3590.82 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: Current I/O, before any drives are configured: hdparm -t -T /dev/c/c /dev/c/c: Timing cached reads: 2316 MB in 2.00 seconds = 1158.69 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 342 MB in 3.00 seconds = 113.86 MB/sec Verify free and used memory in system (default command returns KB, but I wanted MB so I added * -m): free -m total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 7990 1222 6767 0 18 52 -/+ buffers/cache: 1150 6839 Swap: 511 0 511 Since MY RAM is 7990 (MB) OR 8181844 (KB), I used the following dd command that I found here: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-lin ... check.html dd if=/dev/urandom bs=8181844 of=/tmp/memtest count=1050 Now, the above command takes a while. I thought it wasn't doing anything, but I opened another terminal window and SSH'd in. Went to the /tmp directory and did a "ls -lG" command. Aha! the file is growing. Good, it is working! The dd command completed in about 13 mins: dd: writing `/tmp/memtest': No space left on device 481+0 records in 480+0 records out 3927683072 bytes (3.9 GB) copied, 829.524 s, 4.7 MB/s Now to verify the results of the above dd command via MD5: md5sum /tmp/memtest; md5sum /tmp/memtest; md5sum /tmp/memtest 10defad0f4d64832ac34d82c226633a3 /tmp/memtest 10defad0f4d64832ac34d82c226633a3 /tmp/memtest 10defad0f4d64832ac34d82c226633a3 /tmp/memtest Cool! Everything matches! I delete the memtest file. Now for a memtester pass as suggested from: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how- ... ry-faults/ nas-EA-92-17:~# memtester 7990 5 memtester version 4.1.3 (32-bit) Copyright (C) 2010 Charles Cazabon. Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (only). pagesize is 4096 pagesizemask is 0xfffff000 want 3894MB (4083154944 bytes) got 3828MB (4014682112 bytes), trying mlock ...locked. Loop 1/5: Stuck Address : ok Random Value : ok Compare XOR : ok Compare SUB : ok Compare MUL : ok Compare DIV : ok Compare OR : ok Compare AND : ok Sequential Increment: ok Solid Bits : ok Block Sequential : ok Checkerboard : ok Bit Spread : ok Bit Flip : ok Walking Ones : ok Walking Zeroes : ok Loop 2/5: Stuck Address : ok Random Value : ok Compare XOR : ok Compare SUB : ok Compare MUL : ok Compare DIV : ok Compare OR : ok Compare AND : ok Sequential Increment: ok Solid Bits : ok Block Sequential : ok Checkerboard : ok Bit Spread : ok Bit Flip : ok Walking Ones : ok Walking Zeroes : ok Loop 3/5: Stuck Address : ok Random Value : ok Compare XOR : ok Compare SUB : ok Compare MUL : ok Compare DIV : ok Compare OR : ok Compare AND : ok Sequential Increment: ok Solid Bits : ok Block Sequential : ok Checkerboard : ok Bit Spread : ok Bit Flip : ok Walking Ones : ok Walking Zeroes : ok Loop 4/5: Stuck Address : ok Random Value : ok Compare XOR : ok Compare SUB : ok Compare MUL : ok Compare DIV : ok Compare OR : ok Compare AND : ok Sequential Increment: ok Solid Bits : ok Block Sequential : ok Checkerboard : ok Bit Spread : ok Bit Flip : ok Walking Ones : ok Walking Zeroes : ok Loop 5/5: Stuck Address : ok Random Value : ok Compare XOR : ok Compare SUB : ok Compare MUL : ok Compare DIV : ok Compare OR : ok Compare AND : ok Sequential Increment: ok Solid Bits : ok Block Sequential : ok Checkerboard : ok Bit Spread : ok Bit Flip : ok Walking Ones : ok Walking Zeroes : ok Done. nas-EA-92-17:~# echo $? 0 nas-EA-92-17:~# Awesome! The correct value of 0 came back! Now for the CPU upgrade. I will start with the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600. I am thinking this SHOULD work. After some cleaning to the Ultra 6 Plus, I pop it in. Here are the same tests as above with the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600: nas-EA-92-17:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz stepping : 11 cpu MHz : 2394.247 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 0 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 4788.49 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz stepping : 11 cpu MHz : 2394.247 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 1 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 4787.74 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 2 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz stepping : 11 cpu MHz : 2394.247 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 2 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 2 initial apicid : 2 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 4787.76 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 3 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz stepping : 11 cpu MHz : 2394.247 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 3 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 3 initial apicid : 3 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 4787.76 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: Now the I/O with the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600: nas-EA-92-17:~# hdparm -t -T /dev/c/c /dev/c/c: Timing cached reads: 8656 MB in 2.00 seconds = 4335.33 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 344 MB in 3.01 seconds = 114.32 MB/sec nas-EA-92-17:~# To be continued...
TWO ReadyNAS NV+(s) v1 available to a new home...
Have two NV+ available (original Netgear post Infrant v1s), upgraded to 1G, set aside drive less, were working fine after being upgraded to 4.1.15. If you send me a prepaid shipping label link, I'd be willing to pay for =good= packaging. Would hate for them to end up as eWaste if someone can repurpose them.SolvedInexpensive power supply replacement for legacy 4-bay Readynases
This was posted as a reply to another message, but is reposted here for easier searching. I have now confirmed that a mini-ITX, aka Flex ATX, supply will work as a replcement for the NV, NV+ (v1), NVX, Ultra 4, and Ultra 4 Plus, and I assume Pro 4. Be attentive of the amount of +12V supplied, as it needs to be at least 7A to meet the spec of the original. The 250W supply I got provides 13A, and I wuld expect all 220 or 250W supplies would have enough. One 150W one I saw advertised had only 5A. The connector has to be re-wired per the diagram here: http://www.readynas.com/download/archive/pdf/ReadyNAS_PSU_pinout.pdf. One way to do that is to remove the two pins that are changed to +12V and replace them with the +12V from the 4-pin CPU connector. They are the same type of pin. On mine, the cables are the same length, too. If you have trouble removing them (there is a special tool that makes it easier), you could cut and splice, but that will void the power supply warranty. Either put the removed pins into the 4-pin connector or cover with shrink tubing to prevent them from shorting to the case You will also need to rig up a way to install the air deflector. Some good aluminum tape ought to do it. The vent holes in the one I got are not very large, so I would not recommend removing the fan unless you are willing to take it apart and drill a lot of extra holes in it. Being only a 40mm fan, it has a rather high pitch when fully spun up, but the one I got does have automatic speed control. The orignal Infrant NV I have shipped with a power supply with fan, and it could get a bit annoying. But since many are relegating their older units to backup that only powers up when needed, it would be tolerable unless in a bedroom or something. I have seen these supplies new on eBay for around $30 and elsewhere for a bit more to a lot more.SolvedUPS disconnects
Since upgrading to 6.2.4 (possibly 6.2.3) I have received several UPS disconnect messages. The nas loses connection with the UPS, until the next restart when the UPS always comes up again. Moving the UPS to the other rear USB port doesn't help, but moving it to the front USB port does lead to immediate reconnection without rebooting (as a new UPS device). I have looked through the logs and some of the disconnects happen at the time disks are spinning up, the latest was not. There are numerous error messages like: May 17 09:45:49 mainnas usbhid-ups[2346]: libusb_get_report: error sending control message: No such device May 17 09:45:49 mainnas upsd[2348]: Data for UPS [UPS] is stale - check driver May 17 09:45:53 mainnas upsmon[2353]: Poll UPS [UPS@localhost] failed - Data stale It is a APC Back-UPS ES 700G which I have used for ages on this 316 and I have another on an Ultra-6 plus which never has problems with it. The fact that the problem is resolved by moving to the front USB port, but not to the other rear USB port; suggests to me that this is a nas problem rather than a UPS or cable problem. Any thoughts? Smells like a bug. Logs available.Readynas 104 lock up after upgrading to 6.2.4
Hi! I have tried to search around the forums to see if there is any known issue with the 6.2.4 release that causes lockups/hangups on the RN 104. The only thing i found was that older versions like 6.2.3 did have some sort of issue causing this, but does this apply to the new version as well? When i tried to access the admin interface today it did not respond and there was no way to get the device to respond besides pulling the power cord and forcing a reset. I have never had any issues with it previously so this was a bit surprising. Does anyone else had any of these problems since upgrading? Is there any other newer beta release that i can download that solves this? If this has been answered in any previous post i apologise for making another thread about this issue but i couldn't find any real solution in the previous threads about the 6.2.3 problems. //Best regards, EmilRNDU4000 ReadyNAS Ultra 4 - Max hard disk size
I currently have 4No. 4TB drives in my Ultra 4 NAS configured in raid 10 or Netgear equivalent (Mirrored to give 8TB minus FAT and other system info)... I know that the list of recommended drives does not exceed 4TB sized drives. However I also note that the list of drives has not been updated since the Ultra 4 got discontinued when 4TB drives were current. Since then 5 and 6 TB drives have been released into the market. Has anyone tried to use any larger drives in this unit? What happened? I have just purchased a ReadyNAS 314 unit which I plan to fit out with 4No. 6TB WD Red hard drives... Before I fit these into the 314, I'm thinking to remove the existing 4No. hard drives from my old Ultra 4 NAS and and try the 6TB drives in there place. Once this experiment is complete would there be any problems with reinstalling the existing 4TB disks back into the Ultra 4 without any issues? Thanks.
RN314 4 TB external HDD showing up as 1.8 TB
Hello, I have a Seagate ST4000DM000 HDD that is on the compatibility list. I tried connecting this drive via USB and eSATA but on both cases, the drive is showing up as only 1.8 TB (actually I think it's less than that for eSATA for some reason). I am running firmware version 6.2.4. I have tried formatting the drive as FAT32 and EXT4 but get the same results. I want to use this drive as a backup drive for over 2 TB of data. How do I get the RN314 to recognize the full volume?FreeNAS operating system on ReadyDATA 5200
The ReadyDATA 5200 will NOT work without buying proprietary-signed diskdrives from Netgear at crazy prices. However, if you remove the proprietary NetGear USB key that contains the NetGEAR operating system and replace it with your own FreeNAS operating system it will work PREFECTLY! Every piece of hardware is correrctly recognized including the 10Gbps cards. With the nice ReadyNAS 5200 chassis (aka SuperMicro) with no disk drives, I populated it with 12 Seagate 3TB drives and it works perfectly. Highly recommend trying it. I tie-wrapped the Netgear USB stick onto a wiring harness to gather dust over the years. FreeNAS is totally free, maintained and there are USB images ready to go from here.. http://www.freenas.org/ -Jim
