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When I had this problem (network down), I could log in to the DSM desktop but all the packages stopped - including ssh. So it doesn't sound like the problem to me. But you DO need to delete the folder anyway or this problem will happen to you as soon as you get a system up.

@Orphée This worked on my N54L - 7.0.1.. but I have yet to try it on a clean build (rather than one I had been playing with).: ... add https://github.com/jimmyGALLAND/redpill-ext/raw/master/acpid/rpext-index.json

I hope that you have your data secure somewhere. I am assuming that as you were prepared to format the old disk, that you do. If you don't then given that you failed to format it, then this might get data off the disk: The old disk isn't formatted with something Windows likes so you need to use something like diskpart under windows to delete the partitions on the old disk if you want to reuse it. So. Take all the disks out and boot the box with just the USB. If you can find the install page, then good. Otherwise you overwrote the loader and you need to recreate it Put one new disk in. If you can boot, start DSM. Hopefully a 6.2.3 system will come up. If not, you need to delete the partitions off the disk and start the install process again. Once up and running again, create a basic storage pool on the new disc. You can now copy your data onto the system. Once done, you can put the two other disks in and expand the array to create a RAID5 array. This will take some time and put that old disk under some stress.

Correct. and congratulations. It <should> all be good from here.

Nice if a gen 8 user would stop by! Sorry I think I misunderstood where you were. First a couple of links: https://xpenology.com/forum/topic/13333-tutorialreference-6x-loaders-and-platforms/ and https://xpenology.com/forum/topic/7973-tutorial-installmigrate-dsm-52-to-61x-juns-loader/ The second talks about 6.1 but the method applies to 6.2. It is also older than the tool @Badgerpointed to you. (Like me!) I think that you have done this: run the tool selected 1.03b DS3615xs or DS3617xs add the vid and pid for your USB stick (you are using that not an internal SD card reader?) Serial and mac. Insert and boot. Having got as far as the "find.synology" message you are trying to find it on the network?

DSM gets installed on the disks so you will need at least one installed. You will also need to wipe the system partition of any disk you have tried if you are going for reinstall. But before you do all that, Just to check, which version of the loader did you use and what version of the .pat file. There is something in the back of my mind about the gen8 but I can't recall it. I don't know whether this post might help.

If you decide to do an upgrade (rather than fresh install) then you need to delete the hidden .xpenoboot directory before you start otherwise you will have great problems when you try to start 6.2.3 for the first time.

Avoid. The loader you are using will not work with 6.2.4 or 7 and you will break your DSM. There is a new loader being tested but it is too early to say that you should upgrade

Thanks @jarugut. I'll try that one next time I have play time! Can you also post progress on your 6.2.4 install, please?

@jarugut What did you do to get the power button working? I have failed miserably on my N54L. Oh and I had exactly the same problem with 6.2.4, so it's not just you.

I am still testing on a N54L. I have created a 6.2.3 system on a spare disk and then migrated it to 7.0.1. There were a number of packages that wouldn't upgrade but that is nothing to do with Xpenology. Everything else seemed to work. But I haven't run it for long. And yes. When/if I do it, I will have a full backup and I will keep that up to date in case I have to fall back later.

@defizr I've been too lazy to upgrade and am still on the stock BIOS. But if I were you I would do it as @Dfdssays. The onboard nic works and don't forget to disable C1 in the BIOS

Sorry. At this point we need one of the gurus to stop by

Should have said 6.2.4 OR 7

We all do. But there is nothing amazing in 6.2.4

I believe that you can update them one by one as a manual update in control panel. But do not go beyond -3.

The current loader does not support 6.2.4 and you will break your system if you accept the upgrade. There is a new loader "redpill" in development / test but it is not ready yet.

I think I'm being a bit stupid here. Part of me says "Install proxmox and migrate the VM over". The other part is to say that you should go stepwise through the below link. I am not sure about the chipset in the add-in card and whether it might be worth having a try with the onboard nic.

Short answers: Yes None Yes but No. Long answers: Synology changed their driver model after 6.1.7 and then put it back again in 6.2.3. So after 6.1.7, the onboard nic stopped working. People were installing the extra card to make those intermediate releases work. And that's why there are many posts about using it. But for 6.2.3, you don't need it. 6.2.3 is the latest release that the jun loader supports. It does not work for 6.2.4 or 7. There has been a new loader 'redpill' under development and it is officially "in test" and a few people are having success with it and quite few are not. At the moment it does require some developer skills to build and run. There are some loooong threads in the Developer Section. But my advice is to run with what you have, sit tight and wait.

I am going to link here for reference: and Read your post again. I assume that DSM is running on box A under virtualbox and you wish to migrate to box B baremetal? 1) With the system running as normal in virtualbox, use find.synology.com to find the box. Just to eliminate any other network oddity. 2) create a 1.02b DS3615xs loader according to the instructions, boot it and see if the box appears on the network. this loader has the widest compatibility and <should> work. We can go from there.

You're welcome

I haven't looked at the tool. I assume it allows you to create the loader on USB and then it downloads the .pat file from Synology for you to use when you run the install. In that case, you can download the .pat file you have linked to your PC and use that instead when prompted during the install process.

You need to install 6.2.3-25426 which is the main release. The others are minor updates. Before 6.2.4 was released, then control panel would have offered the minor updates after you installed the main release. I'm not sure whether we can get that done now (i.e it may only offer 6.2.4) but we can worry about that later. It won't change any of the functionality.

Yes. To be clear, you need to keep the USB stick with the loader inserted as well.

Yes. 6.1.7 and 6.2.3 can use the internal card. The releases in between needed an additional card. Oh and while I think about it. When you get the system up and running go to control panel and turn automatic updates off. 6.2.4 does NOT work with the current loader.