XPEtester

I have XPEnology experience since version 5.x on HP Microserver Gen7. I managed to compile 7.0.1-42214 somehow following a step-by-step-guide i found somewhere on the internet with maybe the third Linux distrubution or so. Linux is freaking crazy. It is working somehow, but compared to 6.2.3 it comes with limitations. These are my results on HP N54L: Hardware: HP Microserver Gen7, previously running fine with 6.2.3 DSM Version: DS3615xs 7.0.1-42214 Bootstick created using the toolchain with VID, PID, MAC, Ser. No. updated Booting fine, VGA output stops at 'Booting the kernel', which seems to be OK No connection using internal LAN -> added Intel PRO/1000 PT Machine now appeared in Synology Assistant as migratable I chose not to keep my settings for having a clean install of DSM DSM installed without any hick-ups Status: - Tab General in Info Center is blank - Volume and shares from 6.2.3 are still there - Volume manager asked for data scrubbing, which was successful. - WOL works using the usual shutdown script - Powersaving script fails with invalid parameter or so - New script (note there are 2 lines for the 2 cpu cores): #!/bin/sh echo "powersave" | sudo tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor echo "powersave" | sudo tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor - Note: scaling governor 'conservative' is not supported! Only performance and powersave This means 1500 MHZ (N40L) or 2200 MHz (N54L) constantly by default This is a kernel limitation as far as I understand, so no easy workaround! - but adjusting the frequency works! Instead of a scaling governor you might want to chose a fixed frequency between min. and max. frequency See supported frequencies under /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/ Example for 800 MHz (same as governor 'powersave'): echo 800000 | sudo tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq Do the same for cpu1 - HDD sleep does not work, even with modified scemd.conf :-(( - No idea if face recognition or docker are working as I only use it as a file or rsync server - packages.synocommunity.com could be added, this failed on my 6.2.3 install Again: I am not an expert. Opening the Linux terminal is like opening the gates to hell for me. My Linux is even much worse that my French. And I speak 4 words in French fluently without knowing their meaning. Conclusion: Start adding Intel PRO/1000 PT on bare metal before trying anything else. For now I would recommend to stay with 6.2.3 on HP Microserver, because: - Tab General in Info Center stays blank - No HDD hibernation - No dynamic CPU frequency