[Trying to fetch DSM 6.0> on a DS1010+]

On 3/9/2021 at 4:26 AM, Andrewcee said:

Have successfully built and am running latest DSM6.2.4 on my 1010 set up as a 1511. Can confirm you need a usb stick with PID/VID both set to F400 else the DSM writing settings procedure will fail. Can reprogram the internal usb if you like too. Just need to create a custom made 1511 bootloader with your MAC addresses and 1010 serial number and write to external/internal usb. Have written a rather lengthy post, here...

 

 

@Andrewcee Thank you so much for this. I haven't had any time to look at this yet, but this reply was prompted by receipt of an email from Synology a couple weeks ago (though I just saw it now due to a strict junk mail whitelist) stating EOL on May 31st, 2023 for updates/downloads of any installation files from DSM 6.2.3 and older. I hope that at some point I'm able to follow your instructions successfully for my DS1010+. If I need to do a recovery, will I need to keep a download of DSM 5.2-5967 Update 9 handy?

[Trying to fetch DSM 6.0> on a DS1010+]

That sounds like a decent enough reason, though I still get patches for DSM 5.2 on my DS1010+. Yes, they are security patches for vulnerabilities, but I wouldn't put it past Synology to sneak in a patch disabling "unauthorized" upgrades if they really wanted to do it.

 

In any case, I'm looking forward to the release of DSM 7 so we can see this upgrade process.

[Trying to fetch DSM 6.0> on a DS1010+]

I am also wanting to know more about this potential upgrade for my DS1010+.  It is a shame that Synology discontinued support even though there is no hardware limitation, only a self-imposed artificial limitation.

 

What is the reason you are waiting for DSM 7.0 to be released?