[Converting a Netgear ReadyNAS to Xpenology]

On 4/21/2023 at 6:05 AM, Luks1983 said:

Hi,
I have to check it. Right now i do not remember exact name of internal flash drive. But im sure there is a secondary drive, which must be disabled to avoid confusion with boot order configuration.

 

Thanks for offering help. I found the problem, it was the test USB boot I used (TinyCore written with balenaEtcher). When I used OMV (on the same USB stick, also written with balenaEtcher) the changed BIOS settings stuck. I used no special settings in BIOS, just changed the boot priority (disabled the internal flash).

[Converting a Netgear ReadyNAS to Xpenology]

On 3/17/2023 at 10:00 AM, Luks1983 said:

… I disabled internal USB flash drive which is soldered on motherboard, and set up as first boot device flash drive with TCRP Loader. …

Which is the correct BIOS setting (besides changing the boot priority order) for disabling the internal flash? 

I found these two that looks plausible in AMI BIOS version 2.14.1219 (2011):

• Advanced tab: Launch Storage OpROM: Enabled
• Boot tab: Option ROM Messages: Force BIOS

Or is it a combination of several settings that needs to be done?

 

I am a bit concerned, since I'v read threads about people bricking the device after playing around in the BIOS.

[DSM 7.1 on ReadyNAS RN312?]

Is it possible to install DSM 7.1 on ReadyNAS RN312? Is the platform powerful enough?

 

Platform: Netgear ReadyNAS RN312
CPU: Intel Atom CPU D2701, 2.13 GHz, 2 cores, 2 threads, microarchitecture: Saltwell (2011)
Closest match in Intel's public database is Atom D2700: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/59683/

Number of drives: 2
Memory: DDR3L, 4 GB, 1066 MHz 
BIOS: AMI v. 2.14.1219 (2011)
Other: HDMI out works.

 

I noticed that @Homeless managed get DSM 6.1 running on RN312:

 

Booting up plain TinyCore went fine on my RN312. Although I could not get the changed boot priority order to stick. After reboot RN312 forced the boot priority back to default. It's a bit unclear if @Homeless was able to make the new BIOS settings stick (with which changed BIOS settings?) or if the boot order was manually overridden on each boot.

 

I got quite confused by all the different loaders and DSM versions to choose from. Like this thread:
DSM 7.x Loaders and Platforms
https://xpenology.com/forum/topic/61634-dsm-7x-loaders-and-platforms/

Which DSM version and loader would be the best for RN312?