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    Tutorial: Install/Migrate DSM 5.2 to 6.1.x (Jun's loader)

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    On 11/16/2017 at 1:41 AM, sbv3000 said:

    the default grub entry is 'extra.lzma' so no need to edit it further, just put the file in the correct folder/partition, rename the previous one of course

    So I still was not able to find my device after the install was complete unfortunately. Tried the new ram disk but that didnt do the trick. Unfortunately my motherboard doesn't have a serial connection port on it so not sure how to produce this information. I have an extra copy of Windows 7 laying around. I am considerig installing Windows to a SSD and loading up xpenology as a Virtual machine using VMware player. My question is will I run into the same issue with VMware as I am having now or are the linux drivers more expansive in the VMware software? Also does anyone know how big of a performance drop it will have on the server?

    Tutorial: Install/Migrate DSM 5.2 to 6.1.x (Jun's loader)

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    48 minutes ago, sbv3000 said:

    its possible your nic driver is being changed when DSM installs, you could check the nic driver status at boot with a serial connection or try the extended extra.lzma from IG-88, which 'updates' into DSM several modules/drivers.

    Thanks Ill give it a go. I think you are right because I was briefly able to see the device in my router settings with what I believe was a different MAC address. I know it was the device because I powered it off too see if it went away and it did. Of coarse now I can no longer get it to appear again. Going to try and use the extra.lzma from IG-88 and see if that does the trick. I am aware I need to replace it in Partition 1 do I need to edit any additional lines in the grub file to use the alternate extra.lzma driver file?

    Tutorial: Install/Migrate DSM 5.2 to 6.1.x (Jun's loader)

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    I cant seem to get this tutorial to work no matter what I do. I edit the grub file with the correct information, PID, VID, etc. Plug it in and boot from USB. From here I can find my diskstation and install the PAT file successfully. Computer then reboots and I wait the 10 minutes on the synology website and after it counts all the way down I get a warning saying synology unit can not be found. I cant find it using the assistant app either. Tried rebooting and still cant find the unit after what seems like a successful install.

     

    My Specs:

    Asrock H97M-ITX/ac motherboard w/ i3 1150

    Qualcomm Atheros AR8171 NIC

     

    As far I can tell all of the drivers I need should be included in the default img file ramdisk. Is there something I need to do in the router settings to get it to connect?

     

    Additional Information: Previously I had 5.2 running but after a failed migration I was forced to try clean install DSM. So far I am getting the same exact issue where I cant find the synology device after the PAT file is installed. I have also tried using a different USB stick and different install files just in case I had a bad download all still with the same issue. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated. Thanks 

    Hard Drive Compatibility Question

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    Hi everyone! Very new to the community and very close to building an xpenology server! All the parts are on the way :mrgreen: except for the hard drives. My question is can I use just about any hard drive out there? Or do I have to follow the synology compatibly list herehttps://www.synology.com/en-us/compatibility/hd/DS415play For example I was looking at this 5tb hdd on amazon but it seems its not on the list. Can I use it with xpenology? http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-7200rpm-3-5-Inch-Internal-PH3500U-1I72/dp/B00OP2PKH2/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8

     

    Additional information: I'm well aware of the differences between a NAS drive and a regular drive. Not too much of a concern for me whether I have a NAS one or Desktop.

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