BonanzaCreek

Thanks for the help @IG-88 The ex-490 does not have a serial or ILO. I also tried to add a second NIC using a USB/RJ45 cable, but apparently it is not recognized by the system. I guess that will be the end of the line. For general knowledge, 5.2.5967 works perfectly fine with the ex490 bare metal without any tinkering in the BIOS and XPEnoboot_DS3615xs_5.2-5644.4 loader.

I've ran another set of tests to check this area. I can confirm that the mac address i get with any working setup is 00:26:2d:01:d2:2a I have tried 6.1 with this mac@ in grub cfg with no disk, same result as usual : request an IP and is ping-able but is not discovered by the syno assistant and cannot be directly reached with a browser. I have tried 6.1 with a random mac@ in grub.cfg with no disk, same as above. Is there a tutorial that could guide me on how to provide the log for driver init on 6.1 ? Just in case, here's an extract of my grub.cfg : set vid=0x0951 set pid=0x1666 set sn=1430LWN003630 set mac1=00262D01D22A set rootdev=/dev/md0 set netif_num=1 set extra_args_3615=''

Hello, I just managed to run Xpenoboot DS3615xs 5.2 5644 with the DSM_DS3615xs_5644.pat. I works perfectly fine, I just can't use the first HDD slot but this should be easily fixed with BIOS access and modified Boot order. Any idea why it would work under 5.2.5644 and not above ? If you think it could be driver related, let me know if I can get some interesting data output for you to put your eyes on. If not, next post will be in a more appropriate thread. Thanks,

Hello, I am still trying out my luck with the ex490. So far I was able to install the original HP Mediaserver OS so physical issues with the disk or the hardware is out of the equation. Then I was able to boot from USB on a Ubuntu 16.04, worked perfectly. And right now I just booted from a Freenas USB key and installed a fully fonctionnal Freenas 11 on the disk. Any idea why the only system that refuses to start is the Xpenology ? I am willing to test with Nanoboot 5.0.4.1 and 3615xs_5022 pat. Could someone with legacy experience confirm that this setup should be expected to work ? Thanks,

Sorry looks like I can't edit my previous post. Ran another test with "DS3615xs 6.02 Jun's Mod V1.0". Result : On empty VM, loader boots and retrieves an IP, is reachable through web browser and Syno Assistant. I should mention that the assistant seems to only discover the ex when the VM NATed on my system. It works with NAT and bridge with the loader 1.02b. On ex490, loader boots and retrieves an IP, but is not reachable through web browser or Assistant. (From the previous issue with NAT/Bridge on VM, I tested with the ex490 on my LAN and directly connected with a local DHCP). I can see the ex490 answering the TCP SYN when I try from the web browser in Wireshark. For a test with 5.x loader, I am not sure which one to get. Would you have a specific loader to recommend ?

For the test I am using a 16.04 32bit Ubuntu fully installed on a USB key, I suppose I have the latest updates too. The ex490 booted without issues, requested an IP and the SSH is prorperly reachable on port 22 with the account configured. Here is the output: ~$ lspci -k | grep 'Kernel driver' Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel Kernel driver in use: i915 Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci Kernel driver in use: pcieport Kernel driver in use: pcieport Kernel driver in use: pcieport Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich Kernel driver in use: ahci Kernel driver in use: sata_sil24 Kernel driver in use: r8169 I'll try with an older loader now.

I have followed the instruction from this tutorial to this thread and downloaded the one for 3615xs : "extra.lzma for ds3615 v4.7" I have tried my USB with this lmza on the VM, works fine but on the ex490 it never request an IP so I suppose something goes sideway during the boot process. I tried the IP in the browser with and without port info 5000/5001/9999 without success. (e.g. http://192.168.1.58, http://192.168.1.58:5000, https://192.168.1.58:5001, https://192.168.1.58:9999, http://192.168.1.58:9999) Also Telnet and SSH direct connection are terminated from the ex490 side. Thanks for the tip on the esata, currently I do not use it.

Hello, I am currently trying to get xpenology working on a HP ex490 bare metal. Main difficulty is the headless setup, no eye on the booting process. Tho it seems to be booting fine on the loader, but I can't seem to manage to catch the diskstation on the Syno assistant. I am using the 3615xs loader 1.02b from Jun's Mega repo. I have tried to plug the ex490 on my main network, I can see it request an IP in my DHCP server and I can ping it properly. It gives its hostame "diskstation". I have tried to plug the ex490 on my laptop directly with a local DHCP server, same deal : request an IP, is pingable. I have tested multiple speed on the port switch port, it works the same in 1000/100 full or half duplex (request an IP, can ping). I have another official Syno on the network which is being discovered properly by the assistant. I have tested my USB loader on a bridged VM, works fine, request and IP, is seen by the assistant, can install latest PAT and all... I have tested with the custom extra.lmza, apparently it does not work properly as the ex490 never request an IP. i have changed all VID/PID/Serial/MAC details. Anyone ever managed to get one of those old ex490 rocking ? I have thought about trying to setup a headless ubuntu or something, would it be of any use to grab some information usefull in the troubleshot ? Thanks a lot for your inputs.