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On 2/18/2024 at 1:26 PM, littleMOLE said:

Dear jensmander, is your XPEnology Tool still available. Unfortunately, the downlaod link mentioned in your post no longer works.

 

I would be very grateful for your reply.

 

 

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? 🤠

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21 hours ago, gericb said:

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? 🤠

 

Thanks for the quick response. Yes, I am trying to install DSM 6.1 (DS3617xs_DSM6.1_JunsMod_V1.02b_MBR_Genesys.img) on an old ACER Aspire EasyStore H340 (https://www.webdatenblatt.de/cds/de/?pid=fa6b7ba82705373) on which Windows Home Server used to run and which I would now like to run with the Synology DSM. My understanding is that DSM 7.x will not run on such old hardware or am I wrong?

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On 2/20/2024 at 1:35 PM, littleMOLE said:

 

Thanks for the quick response. Yes, I am trying to install DSM 6.1 (DS3617xs_DSM6.1_JunsMod_V1.02b_MBR_Genesys.img) on an old ACER Aspire EasyStore H340 (https://www.webdatenblatt.de/cds/de/?pid=fa6b7ba82705373) on which Windows Home Server used to run and which I would now like to run with the Synology DSM. My understanding is that DSM 7.x will not run on such old hardware or am I wrong?

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!

 

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, littleMOLE said:

Thanks a lot! Your are great!

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!

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On 2/23/2024 at 8:26 AM, gericb said:

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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@littleMOLE, @gericb

There is one more thing you need to know.
ATOM CPUs, even though they are 1st generation Intel, are excellent models that support the movbe ("Move Data After Swapping Bytes") instruction internally.

 

https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Atom/Intel-Atom 230 AU80586RE025D.html


If this command is supported, most models of REDPILL can be installed without restrictions.
Even DS918+ that requires transcoding can be installed.

 

 

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gericb, this is what your link does

 

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8 hours ago, tle2 said:

gericb, this is what your link does

 

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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

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