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"fbelavenuto" isn't around anymore or contributing to things, at this point, probably not even checking and replying to DM's or mentions. It's been a while...

Let's forget Google and their weirdness! MEGA: https://mega.nz/file/u8pyCCRR#l_Nve8m_BRhoxnTMd7F5I7h80NhxZxfbCT4sncYCxaQ

LOL! Google is acting weird! It worked on my Windows desktop, but stranger things have happened! I created a more ambiguous name, and a new link! Let me know! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cc5GRHRjYM8wPXyXsDLzOo_6-6ZS2sw7/view?usp=sharing

Strange, it shouldn't have done that, I left it up and open. Lets see if you get can it with this! 🤠 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KSPvs8EZ3E3E6I6ZaljG9XRKfP7McVUj/view?usp=sharing

You're most welcome! I'll always help the best I can! BTW, when I mentioned me being lazy, impatient...none of that was directed towards you or your goals, just talking about me getting at platform I could get up and running ASAP with as little grief as possible. 🤣 I'd enjoy to hear how your adventures ultimately go! 😎 Cheers!

Your unit is using the Intel Atom® Processor 230 (Diamondville), released in 2008 and was the 1st Generation of Atom and does support x86/x64. It does only have 1 Core and 2 Threads.... supports Max 2GB RAM, 4 Drives. What I don't know, is if the motherboard itself can be configured to boot from an attached USB, instead of it's default method, and even if DSM 5.x/6.x would support the rest of the integrated hardware (chipset, ethernet, etc.), I am not as well versed like some of the other long time experienced senior users/contributors to the DSM DIY would know. I'm lazy, impatient and don't really have a lot of time to fight with a litany of possible technical issues, so I followed K.I.S.S. (Keep It Super Simple). 🤠 I would say, IF it would work, your most likely best choice would the the DS3615xs... Ultimately, not to be Mr. Downer, it probably would be a better use of your time/effort, to find a newer, 2013 or better Intel system, that you can stuff several drives into and take the plunge with DSM 7.x instead. There are if I am not mistaken, several packages that are now also not supporting updates for DSM 6.x which might be limiting, depending on your use case. Here is the software tool you were looking for, I still had it buried in some archived folders on my NAS. Once you unzip it, you have all of the separate software tools that the XPENology Tool would download for you. I am sure several of them have been updated since that tool was created. I did update the version of Rufus in it's folder, to the latest and greatest. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KSPvs8EZ3E3E6I6ZaljG9XRKfP7McVUj/view?usp=sharing Since DSM 5.x/6.x have been retired, their respective installers have been archived, so you'll also need this link to get all of that older stuff... https://web.archive.org/web/20230117045449/https://archive.synology.com/download/Os/DSM This is the best I can do for you!

Hey there! It's basically deprecated, since it was the tool du jour for DSM 6, and the circus hoops process to create JUN's loader. All of the newer DSM 7.x loader methodologies are much more straightforward, easy-peezy,(mostly) wham-bam-done type of thing. I might have a copy of it somewhere if you really need it. You're not trying to do a DSM 6.x build are you? 🤠

Nothing at all, this is really outside of my knowledge of this process of booting and installing DSM. I thinking....hoping...that maybe something got corrupted within DSM, that we can fix. I think there might be an option to re-intall DSM, but I have to check on that, hopefully without effecting the other softwares installed and their respective configuration. All I did was re-boot and let it do it's thing, and it was a series of loader failures and glitches, and given nothing changed on my platform and not even a DSM incremental update, I'd venture to say it's all loader/friend generated glitches, and they were numerous. I'm sure the root cause will be determined and we'll get it resolved! 🤠

Yes me too. I am on a 920+ using TCRP w/Friend. Since I have a real SN/MAC's it's not a worry and in fact has been working perfectly (AME) since first release of DSM 7.1. I was able to login via "External Access" and "Synology Account" @ Control Panel until just recently, thinking about 3 weeks ago, something changed in the loader. It accepts my credentials, spins for a bit like it's going to login, but never successfully does in either sub-section. Prior to this stop working, there were a couple of glitches with the loader and it's reliability, both with the SN and MAC addresses, and though visually it appears to be resolved, there is this last glitch, which has me thinking something might be embedded still in the DSM on the HDD.

- Outcome of the update: SUCCESSFUL - DSM version prior update: DSM 7.2.1 69057-Update 3 - DSM version AFTER update: DSM 7.2.1 69057-Update 4 - Loader version and model: TCRP w-Friend v1.0.1.0 / v0.1.0g DS920+ - Using custom extra.lzma: NO - Installation type: BAREMETAL - Additional Comments: Download PAT file. Updated Manually, Reboot Required. Required “Recover” via Synology Assistance. Didn’t accept valid account password for 15min, after update.

I would venture to say something unusual is going on... Yesterday, when I decided to restart my 920+, and "build loader" so it would pull any updates that you might have released, I noticed a glitch. When all 4 of the status windows opened, the windows which would show the SN / MAC, the SN field was blank, but in a fast glance, the rest looked fine. I have a real SN / MAC. I built and restarted, it all came back as expected, correct SN / MAC @ Info Center, as I was able to sign-in to the static IP assigned to that machine, I assume the SN came from DSM, not the loader. There's more...but I'll share that in a bit. FYI

So far, so good! I can report that SA6400 with your current Loader w/Friend, it was effortless and largely flawless on the test XPS 8950. The only thing I could report at this time, was the screen resolution when booting into Friend, was lower than optimal, so I needed to resize and arrange the 4 windows a bit, but that's trivial. It recognized all 4 SSD installed, as well at the 2 x 256GB NVMe SSD installed for possible R/W cache options testing. Created a RAID F1 smoothly. Singular network connection, recognized as predicted and performing well thus far.

So is the general notion that ESXI is more stable, reliable, robust, functional, easier setup with lessor issues than Proxmox?

Personally, I would not even use win32diskimager. It's only v1.0.0, no updates since 1/2023 might as well be a deprecated product. Rufus on the other hand, I've never had a problem with regarding the various loaders here, or others like Windows, Linux, ISO's etc. It's updated regular, always being improved, enhanced. BalenaEtcher was basically filling that void for macOS of a general USB creation tool, but it's more of a side product to the rest of what the company offers, though at least they are constantly trying to improve it with new releases, it's often has some quirky issues. https://rufus.ie/en/

"The device management of the company acquired by Intel is really a mess." Very much so, yes! Thanks for your attention to detail and application of scripts as it relates to this part/driver. Good to know that the SA6400 already has OEM support for the E3100G. I'll definitely try a SA6400 build, and testing the HW transcoding as well.