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Connect a computer directly to the HP, it should switch assign and you can then log in and reset the DHCP setting in DSM.

I'll stick with DSM 6 for now! Thanks. I use both IDE/SATA and USB ODDs the 3rd party package is interesting, I worked with him when he was building support and it hosed my Synology and I lost a lot of data. So, I'm wary but I'll look into it.

Hi, I use and rely on the CD-ROM drivers in extra.lzma on my N54L What is the recommended path if I am considering upgrading to DSM 7.x using RedPill? Will the CD continue to work with the existing extra.lzma? Any advice or thoughts appreciated. Thanks

@Lawman I think your post should be its own thread where it will get more eyes and more replies, as it is mostly unrelated to the topic.

Just a note to say that I am using a Plextor IDE CD-ROM drive connected to the motherboard SATA with an adapter—all is well! It did not work with an old IDE to SATA adapter model "ST-101L" I had in my spares box. This one showed up the drive in BIOS with a little delay, and nothing in Linux. http://www.lycom.com.tw/ST101L.htm So I am using IDE to SATA bidirectional adapter "IDE & SATA Bridge 20110426" This was basically the cheapest adapter I could buy on Prime This one showed up the drive in BIOS very quickly, and is visible in Linux. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B098K4MTNC/

Thanks! I forgot about the first post. ARM (automatic ripping machine) areas has the scripts but it relies on udev which asyiu as is not working well here. Anyway I had to name each ISO by hand (old Macintos HFS format cannot be mounted right now) so I just did it all manually. Dumped 75 CDs in 3 hours. Maybe I can get it ready for next time!?

Another question, is there any reason that a udev rule would not trigger when a CD is inserted? https://github.com/1337-server/automatic-ripping-machine/blob/docker/setup/docker-arm.rules Goal is to run automatic-ripping-machine on the NAS https://hub.docker.com/r/1337server/automatic-ripping-machine

I just discovered the rear ports on the N54L can sustain a higher transfer rate than the front ports. They're all listed as USB2.0 so something else is going on here. Anyway, I get decent enough performance (2.6MB/s) ripping CDs through the back ports compared to the (1.0MB/s) of the front ports. All this to say that I can do without USB3 for now.

That seems to work, but my knowledge is limited. Here is me trying to mount a CD. Then I rip the CD to a file using dd. Then I inspect the file using hfsutils from a docker container. Please do shout out if I am mounting it wrong or have wrong expectations. I will continue to stumble on. bash-4.3# insmod /volume1/docker/hfs.ko bash-4.3# cat /proc/filesystems | grep hfs hfsplus hfs bash-4.3# mount -t hfs -r /dev/sr0 /volume1/cdrom mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sr0, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so. bash-4.3# dmesg | tail [ 124.852658] docker0: port 4(dockerd9d01ec) entered forwarding state [ 125.920036] docker0: port 2(docker43c79cc) entered forwarding state [ 128.864066] docker0: port 3(dockera573ef4) entered forwarding state [ 129.946919] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): dockerea8593c: link becomes ready [ 129.946949] docker0: port 5(dockerea8593c) entered forwarding state [ 129.946963] docker0: port 5(dockerea8593c) entered forwarding state [ 139.872066] docker0: port 4(dockerd9d01ec) entered forwarding state [ 144.992050] docker0: port 5(dockerea8593c) entered forwarding state [ 196.617857] hfs: unable to set blocksize to 512 [ 196.618040] hfs: can\'t find a HFS filesystem on dev sr0 bash-4.3# fdisk -l /dev/sr0 Disk /dev/sr0: 645.3 MiB, 676653056 bytes, 330397 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 2048 = 2048 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 2048 bytes / 2048 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 2048 bytes / 2048 bytes bash-4.3# dd if=/dev/sr0 of=/volume1/iso/macpeople-1999-special.iso bs=1M status=progress 674234368 bytes (674 MB) copied, 148.288695 s, 4.5 MB/s 645+1 records in 645+1 records out 676653056 bytes (677 MB) copied, 148.796 s, 4.5 MB/s root@hfsutils:/iso# hmount macpeople-1999-special.iso /iso/macpeople-1999-special.iso: contains 1 HFS partition Volume name is "MacPeopleՎ CD-ROM" Volume was created on Mon Aug 9 17:03:21 1999 Volume was last modified on Wed Aug 11 22:45:33 1999 Volume has 1139712 bytes free root@hfsutils:/iso# hvol Current volume is mounted from partition 1 of: /iso/macpeople-1999-special.iso Volume name is "MacPeopleՎ CD-ROM" Volume was created on Mon Aug 9 17:03:21 1999 Volume was last modified on Wed Aug 11 22:45:33 1999 Volume has 1139712 bytes free

Thanks, sadly no supply of those in the United Kingdom so I might have to ship from China if I can't find a more local alternative.

I've spent some time looking through old threads but links to ebay and elsewhere are all expired/dead-ends. Any suggestions for a self-powered, low-profile PCI-E USB3.x card for my N54L DS3617xs running Jun's 1.03b DSM 6.2.3update3? Thanks!

So CD-ROM reading works for me. I could rip an ISO using dd. Is it usual that it cannot mount hfs format media? (old Macintosh CD-ROMs) iso9660,udf,hfsplus are all OK. but hfs is missing?

Great news! I'll try again soon.

Ah, I have an old laptop with serial. But I don't have any way to get serial on my N54L.

cool, i'm not in any rush and it sounds like you have a good setup. i would have to buy usb2serial for my N54L. I'll keep in touch, thanks for looking into it.