dynamichispanic

Sorry I didn't see any posts until today. I installed and currently running Truenas Scale on it. It's certainly a learning curve from ReadyNAS, but, it has a lot more functionality with the docker containers. I'm still learning. The front door of the NAS still says, "booting" on it, I'm trying to see if i can find a script or something to either disable it or change it. Other than the door, it's working fine. I'm considering trying Unraid, but my trial ended last year and I'd have to pay to be able to use the 6 bays and renew it every year. I don't know if Unraid will run on the m.2 as it says it runs off of a USB. I might try that later. Good luck! -DH

I did try Truenas, but like Unraid, I had no time to test. Now that the holidays are over, that's my goal. As far as your questions: 1. It's always wise to keep the RN OS as a backup, especially with the quirks and errors with both Unraid and Truenas has with the hardware. I just wouldn't recommend deleting the partition in the BIOS. It's very small and not really worth deleting. Keep it to be safe. 2. My advice, if you do decide to install Unraid, try the trial version first. It will allow only 6 drives, but you can test it with whatever drive configuration and help you decide if you want to stick with it and buy the full license, try Truenas or stay with RN. If you have better luck with Unraid, let us know! Good luck! -DH

I Good4, I was able to get to the BIOS and override the OS to boot to the USB first. I posted instructions how I was able to get to the BIOS on reddit when I was testing both Unraid and Truenas: https://www.reddit.com/r/truenas/comments/s3qcea/truenas_on_readynas_526x/ - at the bottom, click replies and look under DynamicHispanic77 for instructions. I was able to install Unraid. It saw my 6 drives as the trial version says it can pick up. But as Frank alluded, I did have issues installing the preset folders after I set my drives to RAID0 as a test bench. I had a lot of difficulty trying to get it to install the folders and had to delete the raid and try again several times. I also had difficulty in installing several apps (Plex, Adguard). I unfortunately didn't have time to test and trial since I had family over at the time and it was the holidays. They demanded to watch my holiday movies. So, I had to revert back to ReadyNAS to appease the clan....though, I plan on trying again since the ReadyNAS OS is dead in the water. A few things I did notice when I installed Unraid or Truenas that you should be aware of if you decide to try on your 628x: Do not delete the USB options in the BIOS. You just need to adjust the boot priority. There is also a Partition in there that contains the original ReadyNAS OS reinstall (very small, about 40-50 megs), DONT DELETE IT! You may need it if you have to revert back. When you install Unraid, the front door displays, "Welcome to ReadyNAS" and does not turn off. It will stay on permanently (though, you can disconnect the ribbon cable that is connected to the motherboard). All of the buttons on the door do not function either. Hope this helps. Will do more testing and trial soon. -DH

Within the past few months, Netgear shut down their ReadyCloud service, most of their apps on their repository no longer work, and users like myself are getting the runaround from their admins saying, "fixes are coming soon". Unfortunately, most users learned recently that the ReadyNAS line are no longer being sold anywhere and listed as EoL on their site. I'm looking to replace the ReadyNAS OS (Debian version 8...Jesse?) with Unraid on my 526x. I really don't want to spend money on a new NAS since i still have almost 2 years of hardware warranty on it, but no software warranty. It has an Intel D-1508 dual core server CPU, upgraded 64gb ECC ram and dual 10g lan. Would there be any issues in replacing the OS with Unraid? Any info would be appreciated. Thank you. DH