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    What is tcrp with friend

    in The Noob Lounge

    Posted · Edited by asheenlevrai

    20 hours ago, Peter Suh said:

     

    Are you still trying to log the COM port in the loader built in legacy mode without trying my M Shell for TCRP FREIND?

    My M Shell for TCRP FREIND uses the withfriend option to TCRP as you said, but it's not just that.

     

    There are already many success stories with this handy tool, so there is nothing to worry about.
    If you try from M Shell first, there will be no loss.

     

    The introduction of the latest features of M Shell is at the link below.

     

     

    To list the main advantages of M SHELL,
    1. Eliminates the use of commands for user_config.json file configuration and reduces user mistakes by introducing ARPL-style menu.sh.
    2. Like ARPL, the already built loader can be used in other PCs by applying the integrated driver pack.

     

     

    Sorry @Peter Suh but I'm not sure I understand your previous message.

     

    AFAIU the different options to build the USB loader are (correct me if I'm wrong):

     - TCRP "alone" (cf the guide from @flyride)

     - TCRP "with friend" (cf this thread. Other tutorial anywhere?)

     - Your M-shell (based on TCRP "with friend" but using ARPL-style menus) (cf your github)

     - ARPL (cf their github)

     

    Both the 2nd and 3rd options seem very attractive to me.

    Right now I'm trying to figure out what would be the procedure for me to "convert" my current loader (TCRP "alone") to a new loader (based on TCRP "with friend". I rather not mess this up.

     

    Thanks again a lot for your support.

    -a-

    What is tcrp with friend

    in The Noob Lounge

    Posted

    Just to be sure:

     - TCRP friend is NOT a different software compare to regular TCRP, right?

    AFAIU since version 0.9.2.0 of TCRP, "withfriend" is just an argument that can be added when building the loader using TCRP, right?

     

    Please correct me if I'm wrong.

    z-97-a motherboard won't go headless

    in General Questions

    Posted

    On 12/9/2022 at 4:23 PM, Peter Suh said:

    Asus Z97-A includes 1 COM header.

     

    If you use a serial cable and an adapter for COM header, you can use more detailed headless through serial communication.

     

    You can also send ifconfig command directly to see what IP is assigned.

     

    If the client OS is MAC, minicom is recommended.

    In case of WINDOWS, Hyper Terminal is good.

    Thanks a lot for your reply :)

     

    I know what a COM header and a serial cable are (fortunately I have one around that I could use).

    Unfortunately, the rest of your message is above my technical level, for now...

     

    I guess the idea is to connect the z97-a to another PC via the serial port, right? And then use Hyper Terminal on the remote PC to monitor what's going on on the z97-a build? I'm not sure I understand how this would allow me to boot the z97-a setup without a monitor attached but, again, this is unknown territory for me, yet.

     

    I'll try to google a bit in order to figure out what you want me to do here but if you could send me some links (or take some time to teach me here) I'd really appreciate it :)

     

    Again, thanks a lot for taking the time to answer and provide advice.

     

    Best,

    -a-

    What is tcrp with friend

    in The Noob Lounge

    Posted

    On 12/10/2022 at 2:52 AM, Peter Suh said:

     

    I recommend you to try M SHELL for TCRP FRIEND, which I developed.

     

    It has evolved a lot from the old TCRP and has been changed to enable loader builds using convenient MENU.

     

    A user guide is also shared on Github at the link below.

     

    https://github.com/PeterSuh-Q3/tinycore-redpill/releases/tag/v0.9.3.0-1

     

    Thank you SO much :)

     

    I'll look into it asap.

     

    Now if I completed a DSM install using the regular TCRP loader (without "with friends"). Can I just remake a loader using your guide (and maybe need to migrate my current install)? Or will I need to reinstall DSM and reconfigure from scratch?

    What is tcrp with friend

    in The Noob Lounge

    Posted · Edited by asheenlevrai

    On 11/17/2022 at 4:36 PM, WiteWulf said:

    Go and look at https://archive.synology.com/download/Os/DSM and you'll see all the publicly available versions of DSM.

     

    At the top you'll see:

    1 - 7.1.1-42962-2

    2 - 7.1.1-42962 (with Update 1)

    3 - 7.1.1-42962-1

    4 - 7.1.1-42962

     

    1 - is just the patch to 7.1.1-42962-2

    2 - is the full release of 7.1.1-42962 *with* Update 1 included

    3 - is the patch to 7.1.1-42962-1

    4 - is the base install of 7.1.1-42962

     

    On a fresh install you can choose to install 2 or 4, as 1 and 3 are only patches (and much smaller downloads, which is always a clue).

     

    However, on a fresh install of whatever version you choose, DSM will always see if there's a newer patch level available and download and install it for you without asking. This can be confusing if you're using basic TCRP without Friend as you'll need to do a postupdate, but with Friend it'll handle it all for you automagically.

    Hello @WiteWulf

     

    I just installed DSM7.1.-42661 update 1 on bare metal as a DS918+. I followed the guide from @flyride and know nothing about "withfriends" (is that an argument for the build command?).

     

    Were could I find more detailed information about this withfriends thing?

    Can I now benefit from it? Should I make a new loader USB?

    Were can I find detailed information about how to properly update DSM, according to the various loader options available (TCRP vs TCRP withfriends vs ARPL)?

     

    I'm a bit confused and willing to learn.

     

    Thanks a lot :)

    -a-

    Noob - update DSM safely? - TCRP vs ARPL

    in General Questions

    Posted

    Hi :)

     

    I followed the guide from @flyride and installed DSM7.1.-42661 update 1 on bare metal as a DS918+.

     

    Now I get notifications about DSM updates, obviously (updates are set to manual, as recommended). I can see in the "DSM Updates Reporting" section that several users report successfully upgrading up to DSM 7.1.1-42962 Update 2 on bare metal. However, I noticed that the version of the loader they use is different from mine AFAICT.

     - I use TinyCore-RedPill v0.9.3.0 (TCRP)

     - They use Automated RedPill Loader 0.5 alpha-1 (ARPL)

     

    I am not familiar with the different loader options (actually I just realized there were several options). Thus I don't know the pros and cons of ARPL vs TCRP nor if it is possible to switch from one to the other.

     

    How can I find out what version of DSM I can upgrade to if I remain on TCRP? This post mentions 7.1.0-42661 but I guest it could become out of date at some point, right?

    Should I switch to ARPL or is this considered alpha territory? (TCRP is still in beta AFAICT)

     

    Also I have not figured out yet if DSM updates can safely be performed from within DSM or if the loader needs to be updated before each DSM update. AFAIU it may be different from what it was like on DSM6 using Jun's loader, right?

     

    Thank you very much in advance for your help, advice or any kind of feedback. I appreciate it :)

     

    Best,

    -a-

    z-97-a motherboard won't go headless

    in General Questions

    Posted · Edited by asheenlevrai

    Hey :)

     

    I'm trying to setup an Xpen rig that includes an Asus Z97-A motherboard

    I setup the USB loader and I'm ready to install DSM but I noticed the following:

     - if a monitor is attached to the PC, everything seems OK (SynAssist. can detect the rig).

     - when the PC is headless (no monitor) I get beeps at boot (1 long 3 shorts) and SynAssist. cannot detect the rig.

     

    I couldn't find any key for the error code (beeps) but I guess it means VGA output error or something like that.

     

    Is there anyway I could solve that or are my only options to keep a monitor hooked up for nothing or to get an HDMI dummy like mentioned in this thread?

     

    Thank you very much in advance for your help.

    Best,

    -a-

     

    PS: In the BIOS, graphics is set to auto and all subsequent settings too (iGPU multi-monitor: disabled)

    storage pool optimization: 54 days remaining

    in General Questions

    Posted · Edited by asheenlevrai

    On 11/30/2022 at 1:27 AM, asheenlevrai said:

    Hey :)

     

    I just followed @flyride's tutorial to the best of my ability and installed 7.1-42661 update 1 on bare metal (ds918+)

    i7 4770s

    4x2GB DDR3 1333

    GA-z87-HD3

     

    8x 12TB IronWolf HDDs

     

    Now I created a storage volume (RAID5, Ext4) and DSM says it's optimizing it.

    I didn't pay attention at first but after more than 33h of uptime it's at 0.32% and says there are more than 54 days remaining to finish optimization.

     

    I probably did something wrong, right?

     

    Thank you very much in advance for your help and advice.

     

    Best,

    -a-

    57 days (and change) remaining today 😭

    I'm going back in time...

     

    In the meantime the system is kinda slow and often changes in settings cannot be saved for some reason.

    Resources usage (CPU/RAM) are super low, thoughressources.thumb.png.31857170d41db7ccef03a9a477a5e508.png

    storage pool optimization: 54 days remaining

    in General Questions

    Posted · Edited by asheenlevrai

    Hey :)

     

    I just followed @flyride's tutorial to the best of my ability and installed 7.1-42661 update 1 on bare metal (ds918+)

    i7 4770s

    4x2GB DDR3 1333

    GA-z87-HD3

     

    8x 12TB IronWolf HDDs

     

    Now I created a storage volume (RAID5, Ext4) and DSM says it's optimizing it.

    I didn't pay attention at first but after more than 33h of uptime it's at 0.32% and says there are more than 54 days remaining to finish optimization.

     

    I probably did something wrong, right?

     

    Thank you very much in advance for your help and advice.

     

    Best,

    -a-

    Tutorial: Install/Migrate to DSM 7.x with TinyCore RedPill (TCRP) Loader

    in Tutorials and Guides

    Posted

    Thanks a lot for putting this together in a comprehensive form. Really appreciated!

     

    On 5/23/2022 at 8:47 AM, flyride said:

    Step 5. Optional: Manually Add Driver Extensions

     

    The examples illustrate adding ACPI and VIRTIO support. These are often chosen enhancements to a basic installation.

     

     

    Could you please elaborate on that?

    What "non-default" driver extensions are generally chosen and why (what do they bring)?

     

    I'm not familiar with ACPI but it seems to me that ACPI supports sounds pretty central/critical, right? Why wouldn't it be included in every installation?

    (I have no idea about what VIRTIO is, yet...)

     

    Thanks a lot :)

    -a-

     

    The dream of a completely silent Diskstation

    in The Noob Lounge

    Posted

    @dan98 The specs mention:

     - Storage: 1x mSata SSD, 1x M.2 2280 SSD, 1 x 2.5 Inch HDD

     - Expansion: 1x mSATA3.0, 6Gb/s; 1x SATA3.0, 6Gb/s; 1x ngff M.2 2280 (sata/nvme) SSD

     

    I didn't understand if any storage (128GB?) is included in the device or if you should add your own.

     

    I guess you'd want to use the 2.5'' SATA port to connect an SSD (to store your data).

     

    mSata drives are pretty obsolete/expensive and I'm not sure XPen supports them (please correct me if I'm wrong).

     

    AFAIK Xpen does not support M.2 SSDs yet. Or is it M.2 NVMe SSDs? IDK... You may want to look into that 1st since this may be an interesting alternative to the sATA port.

     

    Best,

    -a-

    error (File system check / write cache)

    in The Noob Lounge

    Posted

    Actually I realize now that disk write cache randomly turns ON for drives 1-4 while it doesn't (remains OFF, as expected) for drives 5-8.

     

    Drives 1-6 are connected to the MB sATA ports while drives 7 & 8 are connected to a PCIe add-in sATA controller (with 5 ports).

     

    Does anyone have any clue about what's going on?

     

    thanks

    -a-

    error (File system check / write cache)

    in The Noob Lounge

    Posted

    Hi :)

     

    I am experiencing issues with my Xpen rig (918+) running DSM6.4 (latest available version on Jun's loader 1.4b).

    8 HDDs total, 6 of them in a RAID5 array + remaining 2 as hot spare HDDs

    I get an error message that there is missing data in the write cache of my array (or something like that). I disabled write cache on all disk since.

     

    Now DSM asks to run data scrubbing followed by a file system check after reboot. In the meantime the array is in "WARNING" state (orange).

    After I complete the data scrubbing and the reboot and the file system check, I'm back at square one (DSM asks for data scrubbing followed by a file system check after reboot).

     

    Should I re-enable write cache on all disks?

    Thoughts?

     

    Thank you very much in advance for your help.

    Best,

    -a-

     

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