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Hostilian

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  1. - Outcome of the update:  SUCCESSFUL

    - DSM version prior update: DSM 6.2.3 25426

    - Loader version and model: Jun's Loader v1.04b DS918+

    - Using custom extra.lzma: YES

    - Installation type: BAREMETAL - ASROCK J3455-itx. Intel NIC in there too and multiple drives.

    - Additional comments: Worked first time. Automatic, full reboot to login promot. No issues and no need to remove my custom extra.lzma (used prior to previous upgrade).

  2. - Outcome of the update:  SUCCESSFUL

    - DSM version prior update: DSM 6.2.2 (24922) update 4.

    - Loader version and model: Jun's Loader v1.04b DS918+

    - Using custom extra.lzma: YES

    - Installation type: BAREMETAL - ASROCK J3455-itx. Intel NIC in there too and multiple drives.

    - Additional comments: Worked first time. Manual reboot. No issues and no need to remove the custom extra.lzma (had tested it with a clone of the USB drive and a spare disk beforehand). No immediately visible update to 6.2.3 update 2. Maybe need to wait a while.

  3. Have you tried downloading, unzipping and copying 1.70 file - to the flash drive - on a Windows PC?

    Is it definitely Fat32 file type? Might be worth wiping it and reformatting - in Windows.

     

    No idea about Afudos. Mine both worked fine when upgrading within the BIOS. 😕

  4. - Outcome of the update:  SUCCESSFUL

    - DSM version prior update: DSM 6.2.3  - 25426

    - Loader version and model: Jun's Loader v1.03b DS3615xs

    - Using custom extra.lzma: NO

    - Installation type: BAREMETAL - Asus H87i-plus with i3 CPU. Intel NIC in there too and multiple drives.

    - Additional comments: Worked first time. No issues and straight back again after a reboot.

  5. Copy the bios update files (unzipped) to a FAT32 formatted USB flash drive.
    Boot your PC into the BIOS - you should have a BIOS updater utility somewhere in the menus.
    Use it, select your USB drive as the source, choose the update file and that should be it. Let it do it's thing and cross your fingers..

     

    You don't need to boot to DOS on a floppy drive (the run a BIOS updater) nor update from within the OS anymore.  ;)

  6. - Outcome of the update:  SUCCESSFUL

    - DSM version prior update: DSM 6.2.2 (24922) update 4.

    - Loader version and model: Jun's Loader v1.03b DS3615xs

    - Using custom extra.lzma: NO

    - Installation type: BAREMETAL - Asus H87i-plus with i3 CPU. Intel NIC in there too and multiple drives.

    - Additional comments: Worked first time. I disabled the network team before trying the upgrade. Was back up within 5 minutes. Easy peasy.

  7. Morning all

     

    I'm going to give updating to 6.2.3 a go (from 6.2.2).

    Update reports pages suggest it should work fine  - it's a Asrock J3455 board. DS918+

    (I have a couple of others to do, but this one first)

     

    However, I currently have a custom extra.lzma. It's been recommended this is removed before upgrade?

    Do I need to replace it with anything in particular - or just remove it? Can't recall if there was one beforehand!

     

    I also need to disable the cache and I'll probably break any NIC teams I have in place (just in case).

     

    So I guess I would remove/replace the custom.lzma

    Upgrade to 6.2.3

    Replace with newest custom lzma (I guess after a couple of reboots - and especially if it doesn't come back up).

    That should be it.

     

    Sound about right?

     

    Cheers,

  8. Thanks..

    Is your Virtual Machine stored in VMM on the Synology NAS?

     

    edit.. Just tried changing the NIC type on the VM from e1000 to Virtio and there was an immediate improvement.. 70-80MB/sec.
    Still not as good as ithis VM used to be (when on VMWare Workstation) but a lot better than 10MB/sec..

    Is Virtio the best NIC type to try?

  9. Anyone else have issues with crazy slow file transfers for VMs in VMM?

     

    DS918 j3455-itx w 12GB Ram.. Latest DSM.

    Single VM on SSD.. Copying files from VM to a remote NAS (that normally saturates a GBit link) gets 4-5MB/sec without Syno VM tools and about 9MB/sec with tools installed..

     

    So slow I'm thinking of forgetting about Virtual Machines on my NAS..

     

    Anyone seen this?

  10.  

    @vlaser How warm is your j3455-itx?
    Mine is in a case that's got holes like swiss-cheese AND I have a fan that blows onto the CPU heatsink (and hard drives)..

     

    I don't do transcoding yet.. Not sure what the point is - I play in whatever resolution the movie is already encoded in..

    That might change once I'm forced to buy a 4K TV.. Though I'll see what difference, if any, it makes..

     

    Have you tried different types of files for transcoding etc?

    Also, how does the CPU/RAM behave when you're doing it?

     

    It might also be DSM itself, ya know.. :)
    The latest Video Station update has a fix for "video transcoding failures"..

  11. - Outcome of the update: SUCCESSFUL

    - DSM version prior update: DSM 6.2.2-24922 Update 3

    - Loader version and model: Jun's Loader v1.03b - DS3615xs

    - Using custom extra.lzma: No

    - Installation type: BAREMETAL -  ASUS H87i-PLUS with i3 4th Gen CPU. Additional 2 port Intel NIC.

    - Additional comments: No issues, quick update and auto rebooted fine.. All NIC ports working - including integrated one.

  12. - Outcome of the update: SUCCESSFUL

    - DSM version prior update: DSM 6.2.2-24922 Update 3

    - Loader version and model: Jun's Loader v1.04b - DS918+

    - Using custom extra.lzma: Yes (strippped out some drivers)

    - Installation type: BAREMETAL - Asrock J3455-ITX.

    - Additional comments: Couple of reboots required - took a while.. Just leave it..

  13. Thanks.. Aye, had a null modem cable a loooooong time ago (no idea where it went) so I bought a little f/f null modem adapter (to convert it to null modem)..
    Looks like they sent the wrong one - I have a sneaking feeling it's straight through - will see if they can replace it..

  14. Just so I'm not going nuts..
    Do desktop PC's console ports output (or can they output) information via the console port - eg, when booting Xpenology?

     

    I have a USB to serial cable that I've tested to a cisco router etc - works fine - but not to a Dell Optiplex console port..

    Should this only work for Servers or should Desktop PCs output information too??

  15. You need a valid Synology serial number to get a quickconnect ID.. Not worth the hassle if you don't have a legit one..

     

    You could just use a VPN app to your router (on your phone) then connect to your Synology (once connected to your VPN)..

    I use that, rather than permanently opening a port to my Synology.

     

    My ISP also only charged a one-off fee (£5) to get a static IP address - which is handier than Dynamic..

     

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