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5 minutes ago, shibby said:

 

had the same. Solution for me was added
 

DiskIdxMap=00 SataPortMap=1 SasIdxMap=0

 

to boot/grup/grub.cfg file (line 45: linux /zImage ...)

 

5 minutes ago, TSo3 said:

 

I successfully upgraded my elitedesk 800 G2 (i7-6700) from 6.2.3 to 7.0.1

Just added DiskIdxMap=00 SataPortMap=4 SasIdxMap=0 to config!
Thank you very much!

That line in my grub.cfg file is as follows:

 

linux /zImage netif_num=1 earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,115200n8 syno_hdd_powerup_seq=1 syno_hdd_detect=0 elevator=elevator root=/dev/md0 loglevel=15 log_buf_len=32M mac1=123456789012 vid=0x0781 pid=0x5572 console=ttyS0,115200n8 sn=xxxxxxxxxxxxx earlyprintk syno_port_thaw=1 HddHotplug=0 withefi syno_hw_version=DS918+ vender_format_version=2 

 

Did you add the DiskIdxMap= SataPortMap= SasIdxMap= values to the end of that line?

 

Also, how did you derive what the SataPortMap value needed to be?

 

Cheers for the help.

[RedPill - the new loader for 6.2.4 - Discussion]

My spare baremetal PC (Optiplex 9020 SFF) starts the boot from USB and gets stuck at the Booting Kernel message.  I can then find the device from my laptop by either using find.synology.com or the IP address. The issue I have from there is that I get the error message that others appear to have had.

 

We've detected an error on the hard drives (3,4,5,6) and the SATA ports have also been disabled.

 

I have tried this using both UEFI and Legacy boot from within the BIOS and get the same issue. Does anyone have any tips to get past this point?

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2 minutes ago, snowfox said:

 

yes，the first partition that contains the appropriate grub.cfg file

Cool thanks.

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On 9/4/2021 at 8:24 PM, tocinillo2 said:

Compiled 7.0.1 with last BSP patch and works perfect

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CqqhO-TBdwOff0dH54iP-XPdrhzgvtNR/view?usp=sharing

 

- Add UEFI support.
- Deleted twice EFI folder.
- Fixed SynoBoot_EFI place.
- Compiled with last BSP Patch for 7.0.1.
- Insmod efi_gop into EFI.
- Tested with Baremetal and works fine (Astock 3455-ITX).
- After installation (the reboot process can take 15-20 minutes) you have to install File Station manually: https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/download/DS918+#system (select DSM 7.0), find and download File Station SPK and install it in Package Center.

 

Can you clarify the following please when mounting this img using osfmount........

 

Is it only the first partition that contains the appropriate grub.cfg file that needs to be adjusted to match PID / VID / SN / MAC and that the location for the grub file is \boot\grub?

 

Or is there another file located elsewhere that I need to enter this detail into?

 

Cheers

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7 hours ago, WiteWulf said:

Okay, I've managed to get my HP Gen8 Microserver to 6.2.4 on baremetal 🥳

 

I encountered two problems while running the migration:
- the first reboot after reinstalling the 25556 pat it tried to boot off the internal hdd, rather than the USB stick. I seem to recall this being a common problem with firmware updates in the past anyway, and likely isn't unique to this release/boot method. A reboot fixed this and it booted off the USB stick properly and completed the install

- after install the NIC had changed to DHCP, rather than static, for some reason. This was easily changed in the Control Panel in DSM

 

Thanks for all the hard work and help getting this far!

 

Now, unfortunately, it's rebooted itself twice since the upgrade completed (in the last ten minutes or so). I'll look into this further and see if I can figure out what the problem is, 

Can I ask a quick q on this please.  What OS were you using to craft the image in the first place and get your loader operating successfully? I have a spare Optiplex 9020 that I am thinking to re-purpose for this instead of using my windows based surface.

 

It would be convenient to re-purpose as the Optiplex has the same hardware in it that my actual Prod Xpenology NAS is running as I secured 2 of them when work was relocating. I would be planning to use it as a dual purpose test bed.

 

Jun's loader worked with no issues on that hardware and the OS comes up as a 918+. From what I have read on the previous 40 pages, and with your success on baremetal, Redpill should function on this.

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On 8/18/2021 at 5:07 PM, titoum said:

tbh, for normal home user appliance...i dont see the added value of esx. 
i have now baremetal with WOL and a safenet shutdown time in case i forget to power it off.

 

nvidia shield is fully capable to decode whatever is throw at it so i like the keep it simple approach

Does that mean you are running Plex Server on the Shield and Xpenology is just serving the storage side of things?

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Good idea, thanks.

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1 hour ago, abced said:

Just move everything (HDDs and USB with loader) to the new hardware. Boot up, if it asks you to migrate, do so and you are good to go.

Awesome,  thanks for the info.

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Hi all

 

I am looking to replace my N54L with a newer, more powerful unit.  I don't have new drives to put in so I will be moving the 3 existing units into the new system.

 

Is there a specific process to do this or is it as simple as copying Jun's loader from my current setup onto a spare USB stick, moving the HDD's into the new system and then booting the new hardware?

 

Thanks