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  1. opty

    DSM 6.1.x Loader

    just picked up this old dell poweredge T310 server and having no luck with the 6.1 loader. the network card is a BCM5709C Dual Port NIC and it is listed as supported and clearly works on 6.0.2 loader but not on 6.1 the same USB 6.1 works on other servers so i know it's not the USB anyone using the same nic on 6.1?
  2. try rebooting your router, others have reported rebooting have worked for them. i guess it is clearing out the DHCP is the answer as long as your network card is supported.
  3. yeah that's what i thought 4 core and NO CPU burst. looks like only synology 916+ model or 416+ are the only model capable of CPU burst
  4. @ lastkiss what about the turbo boost on J4205, is it working? what is your over all experience with this board. currently i am using Q1900 and very happy with it and in the market for a second NAS.
  5. i am sorry i didn't meant to confuse you more by bringing up kodi, for the time being just forget about that option. back to your hardware selection like i said everything i mentioned here is from reading on this forum from other users http://xpenology.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25986 you have to do your own research, the best advise is to follow someone else's foot steps and see what they are using. i can only talk about my journey with the hardware i used. i'll see if i can find anymore info on the said boards and link it here for you. video station by it self is great and the app is available for most devices. now i don't know how your setup is and what do you stream to? Tv? htpc?or ... video station app might not be available for smart TV. i don't know if it is you can't connect your NAS to your TV directly and watch!
  6. i can't tell you about j4205 board but i myself was interested to know more about it for a second NAS project. i am kinda in a wait and see mode on that one. on another thread there are some J3160 users reporting working but without boost. i have seen few saying they have a working J4205 board but not much detail. HP micro servers GEN 8 are also nice choice but more $$$ the case i use is a fancy one (wesena) looks kinda like mac mini and it's dead silent with a Pico PSU 160w. Kodi is a media center that you can run on almost any device (amazon fire tv is my choice) even on a smart tv and it can scan your media on the NAS and and present you with a nice interface such as plex or even sexier with all the extra info about your media and runs real smooth. converting your media is the best way to go, easy to learn and it's free open source software with a ton of user base https://handbrake.fr/ plex is a CPU hug and doesn't use the hardware acceleration yet (they have a newer beta version that does but it still in testing)
  7. the video station in DSM 6 is great for streaming, it works perfect with any supported device and you can also use offline transcoding. i don't know what your budget is for this project but there are many popular hardware on this board, just do a little research and you will find the perfect match to your budget. transcoding your media using handbrake to mp4 format is the best/smartest way to go, why would anyone wants to transcode the same file over and over again! your 1.5TB coversion will free up +- 1.2TB of space depending on what format it is in right now are you streaming locally or over the internet? are you familiar with kodi? combination of kodi and NAS is a killer setup for media streaming!
  8. there seems to be few issues with the newer hardware and that's expected especially with DSM 6 situation that is going on right now. coming from hackintosh scene i know using the latest hardware and OS is always a headache so using that experience i went with the most common used hardware on xpenology and so far it's been over and above my expectation. on the other hand Plex is hungry beast that needs a lots of CPU power /core so your G3900 is only 2 core CPU and may not be the right choice.
  9. what he said! ^^^ read some more before you dive in it will save you head aches and $$ in the long run. asrock Q1900 or any of the newer variant will do just fine. i don't run plex on mine but i do have over 30 users with ~10 active user streaming audio and video, also web server with 5 active domain, subsonic and much more the CPU barely hits over 20% with spikes of 60-70 and all of this while it's running cool and quite 24/7 zipping minimal power.
  10. opty

    DSM 6.1.x Loader

    use 1.01 loader and it will work fine
  11. make sure you are on jun's 1.01 loader Jun's 1.00 will not work!
  12. it trashed my box but i am not 100% sure if i was on 5.2-5644.? i think i was on 5 or maybe 4 tried to fix it for couple of hours with no luck. i migrate to DSM 6 using the new loader and so far everything i use is running smooth and faster than before. later on while i was trying to migrate i noticed my network card was disabled in the Bios but i never checked back to see if that was part of the problem and updated to DSM 6
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