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Which guide are you following? http://www.xpenology.nl/installation-ds ... -update-2/

I think you should read this thread... It's not possible with the tools available today. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4427

You're welcome. The boot-image on the USB-stick has to match the dsm-pat file. I guess that is why you have had problems. I've just installed and upgraded my systems with the images found at http://www.xpenology.nl/installation-ds ... -update-2/

You should get a new version of nanoboot, which is altered to DSM v5.0 b4528, and the .pat-file for DSM 5.0 b4528. Boot with this version and choose Install/Upgrade in the Grub menu. I've upgraded several times without loosing any data - just be sure that the system appears as Migrateable when applying the new .pat-file.

I mean - where did you see that the N54L was able to use 2 or 3TB disks only?

Where did you see that? I've had no problems at all. It's been running with these disks for the last year now.

No need to delete the volume just to recreate it. I can't answer your 3. question.

Hi Benedict Here is a tutorial how to install the latest DSM available to XPEnology, DSM 5 build 4528 update 2. http://www.xpenology.nl/installation-ds ... -update-2/ Use the translate on the right to read it in another language than Dutch.

Just a simple way to edit a tiny text-file used when applying an update to DSM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sed

Just realized something - are you trying to do a Synology upgrade from 4493 to 4528? In that case you have to follow the migration method. You won't loose any data or settings when migrating from 4493 to 4528 - at least I didn't. The "SED thing" is ONLY when applying an update within the same version, 4528 -> 4528 update 2. The same version but a minor update.

And this command also fails? sed -i 's/flashupdateDeb/flashupdateDeb1/' /autoupd@te.info I've just used this command today to upgrade my N54L from 4493U7 to 4528U2 without any problems.

Because your NAS is not running during migration. It has only booted from your USB-stick - no user-info has been read from your NAS diskdrives.

At this point, have you tried starting your browser and typing the ip-address of your NAS? Or you could try to connect to it with Synology Assistent. http://global.download.synology.com/dow ... 0-4448.exe Are you following any guide in your process?

Yes. My volume1 is build with all 5 disks, which is why I get higher transfer speed.

No, actually it looks correct with 1 disk in the system. 4096MB in 33.4 seconds = 122 MB/s = what 1 SATA disk is able to deliver. In my eyes it looks fine.

How much RAM do you have in your NAS? This test only writes 1GByte, so if you have say 2GByte RAM, then the NAS is caching all your writes. You have to write/read more than the amount of RAM in your NAS, preferably more than the double of your RAM. 1GByte RAM = 2GByte file. Just double up the count-number to 32768 for a 2GByte file. A Sata drive is able to deliver ~120-130MByte/s sequential. If your NAS is fragmented, then your transfer speed will slow down. These are the number from my NAS built on a N54L with 5 4TB WD Red disks and 2GByte RAM (see my sig). NAS1> time dd if=/dev/zero of=/volume1/bigfile bs=64k count=65536 65536+0 records in 65536+0 records out real 0m 12.36s user 0m 0.02s sys 0m 6.16s NAS1> time dd if=/volume1/bigfile of=/dev/null 8388608+0 records in 8388608+0 records out real 0m 10.19s user 0m 0.80s sys 0m 4.63s

Sorry, but that is simply not true. My N54L came with a 250GB SATA drive on which I have installed Xpenology. With that ONE disk I am able to read/write with FULL 1Gbit speed = +100MByte/s. A normal 3 1/2" 7200rpm SATA drive is able to deliver approx 120-130MByte/s on the outer tracks, and approx 80-90MByte/s from the inner tracks. I have no experience with 2 1/2" drives, so I don't know the transferspeed they may be able to deliver. This command times how long it takes to write 1GB to volume1: time dd if=/dev/zero of=/volume1/bigfile bs=64k count=16384 And this how long it takes to read 1GB from volume1: time dd if=/volume1/bigfile of=/dev/null These commands have to be run from a shell on the NAS and measures how fast your NAS is internally. Then you know if you have a bottleneck on the disks in your NAS, or it is your network/laptop, that is holding you back.

Sorry, but that is simply not true. My N54L came with a 250GB SATA drive on which I have installed Xpenology. With that ONE disk I am able to read/write with FULL 1Gbit speed = +100MByte/s. A normal 3½" 7200rpm SATA drive is able to deliver approx 120-130MByte/s on the outer tracks, and approx 80-90MByte/s from the inner tracks. I have no experience with 2½" drives, so I don't know the transferspeed they may be able to deliver. This command times how long it takes to write 1GB to volume1: time dd if=/dev/zero of=/volume1/bigfile bs=64k count=16384 And this how long it takes to read 1GB from volume1: time dd if=/volume1/bigfile of=/dev/null These commands have to be run from a shell on the NAS and measures how fast your NAS is internally. Then you know if you have a bottleneck on the disks in your NAS, or it is your network/laptop, that is holding you back.

I don't know which HDD is in your laptop, but that disk could also be your bottleneck and not your NAS. Is the disk in the laptop fragmented? If it is, then that for sure could degrade the performance of your disk. Have you tried copying between the 2 laptops?

Glad to hear you are running again - and that you took your time to tell us what you have done and the process to get here. Thank you.

Have you tried other ethernet cables? What kind of cables are you using? Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6? Are your devices connected to a 1Gbit switch or a router with 1Gbit switch? Are they connected to the same switch? Have you tried copying to another pc? Are your devices grounded?

No, you're not the only one. I've used it since the day i saw it the first time - which is a long time ago. I love simplicity.

Yep - did it last weekend. Several reboots to fix missing disks and volumes, and user rights on shares disappeared.

Same for me - update from 4 to 7. All fine after a few reboots and reapplying user rights. Also HP N54L "bare metal" and NanoBoot 5.0.3.1.

And you want to use this old release because...? Why not go for DSM5? Just wondering....