Joe Bethersonton Posted November 7, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 7, 2018 I am a bit confused about the different loaders, is there any difference between DS918+, DS3615xs and DS3617xs? Is there different functionality, or is it just a question of selecting the version that works with my hardware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirkme Posted January 23, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) Compatibility between loader of the DSM software version and unit (Synology hardware). But how did you get a bootable usb stick with the bootloader for the DSM6.2? I can not create one with Rufus, Etcher or dd command on Linux, so I am stuck with 6.1 Edited January 23, 2019 by dirkme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bethersonton Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted January 23, 2019 I didn't really do much. I use the 1.04b image, change VID/PID and the serial number/mac address from a real Synology device. I am not sure if serial and mac address is necessary. I think that was it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirkme Posted January 23, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) That is exactly what I did with no success at all Generated MAC address, serial number, changed vid and pid, but all of this shouldn't have any influence of booting at the first place, for later installation purpose, I think it is more important. Edited January 23, 2019 by dirkme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bethersonton Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted January 23, 2019 Have you looked at this? You might have to change a few things in your BIOS depending on the hardware you use. I haven't had much luck with generated serials, I would suggest you try getting it working with only changing the VID/PID until it boots. If my memory serves me right, the serial/mac is only important, if you need to use hardware decoding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirkme Posted January 23, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 23, 2019 OK, gotta go to work now, but will keep on trying until it works 6.1 install was super fast and un-eventful though. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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