jamdor Posted June 18, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 18, 2014 Hi! All, Would like to ask the migration procedures migrate from gnoboot-alpha10.5 DSM 5.0-4458 Update 2 to nanoboot-5.0.3.1 DSM 5.0-4493/DSM 5.0-4493 Update 1 under N54L, thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfriday Posted June 19, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 19, 2014 Thanks to anyone that can point in the right direction. I too would like a little guidance. Have been through a lot of posts including the very good xpenology.nl but nothing specific to question above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novarion Posted June 19, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 19, 2014 Same over here! Would really like to know the steps needed to update without losing any data or settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmuziko Posted June 20, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 20, 2014 http://cyanlabs.net/tutorials/synology- ... o-nanoboot Can't find a virtual image file for the latest version but this will get you onto nanoboot nonetheless *Edit* Here's a whole heap of downloads for img / vmdk's etc http://www.xpenology.nl/boot-images/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamdor Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted June 20, 2014 Thanks, elmuziko. I read the cyanlabs page as well but as I'm not ESXi and I'm looking for a safe method to migrate ONLY from gnoboot to nanoboot without backup all my data then start from scratch. Hope anyone had such experience can give me a hand. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfriday Posted June 20, 2014 Share #6 Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) Part 1 - Build gnoBoot 5 alpha - 4485 from scratch on new hardware Using left over parts - assemble pc AMD Athlon X2 4850e - ADH4850IAA5DO (ADH4850DOBOX) ASUS M3A78-EM mobo 2x2GB ADATA 2x160GB Seagate but only 1 drive connected at time of initial build boot pc set bios to boot from USB set to ACHI build boot image per instructions from cyanlabs http://cyanlabs.net/tutorials/install-x ... thout-esxi D/L winimage gnoboot 1.5.alpha 4458 file ReBoot PC and follow instructions as per cyanlabs (link above) start Synology Assistant I already have 2 other Syno rigs (Trantor DSM4.3-3810 & gnoBoot DSM5.0-4458 <- ultimately I want to upgrade this) Select unit to be installed and select - DSM_DS3612xs_4458.pat ...and this is where things go a bit pear shaped boot stick still in place, update starts, at appropriate point PC attempts to reboot but msg says improper boot image etc I pull stick and re image (all while install continues according to Synology Assistant) re insert stick and manually Cntl,Alt,Delete to boot again Select gnoboot.me Select 4485 upgrade/downdrage PC boots Synology Assistant continues to show countdown as if nothing has changed Synology Assistant then presents screen and I can now logon Logon into Syno with admin. success Attempt to add second drive but knock cable to first drive and straight away goes into parity check mode. I press on Add new user Add a couple of packages Anti virus Media server Add second drive and expand volume success All working as designed Map Drive and test copy about 7GB....connection fails change port on switch test copy again but smaller files success start lager file copy from DSM4 to new DSM5 getting 40-60MB/s success. Part 2 - Upgrade to Nanoboot 4493 update 1 from gnoBoot as above ....stay tuned Edited June 20, 2014 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfriday Posted June 20, 2014 Share #7 Posted June 20, 2014 Part 2 - Upgrade to Nanoboot 4493 update 1 from gnoBoot as above Shutdown Diskstation Source for instructions and D/L xpenology.nl D/L DSM 5.0-4493 D/L DSM 5.0-4493 Update 1 D/L Nano Boat 5.0.3.1 DSM 5.0-4493 X64 build USB Stick using NB_x64_5031_DSM_50-4493_Xpenology_nl.img Insert USB stick Boot Select 4493 upgrade Rescan using Synology Assistant from installing machine, new Diskstaion is shown as Migratable status select install point to DSM_DS3612xs_4493.pat and enter ...and this is where things go a bit pear shaped again Synology Assistant shows progress and at the point of rebooting bang system msg invalid reboot disk etc. etc. Syno Assistant still counting down, I pull USB stick, reimage, re insert and reboot manually Syno Assistant continues to count down and continues to write config files. Synology Assistant then presents screen and I can now logon Logon to new Diskstation Success ....sort of 1 of the old 160GB disks dies and system presents as degraded. insert a 500GB drive in place of failed drive and rebuild underway. All installed packages from initial build are still in place All copied data from initial build still in place All Users defined from initial build still in place Control Panel shows DSM 5.0 - 4493 update 1 available Make up you own mind as to whether you want to go through this with live data. The target of my upgrade is small enough to run a backup and restore if things really go pear shaped As long as I can repeat the goofy reimage, reboot steps I'm ok but I would not call this definitive or solid in anyway....Good luck and have fun storming the castle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manfriday Posted June 20, 2014 Share #8 Posted June 20, 2014 a couple of other observations. DSM SYS info shows CPU as Intel Core i3 2.5GHz despite it being a lowly AMD Serial number is already populated, no need for manual update the issues with the re imaging the USB stick came about because of the BIOS reset issue as per viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3289 There was no need to re image the USB stick but at each attempted boot the boot sequence was reset to boot from HDD not USB .......proceed accordingly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novarion Posted June 22, 2014 Share #9 Posted June 22, 2014 Just did the update, I saw the strange message manfriday mentioned, but I did not pull the usb and/or reimaged it, just let it go. It just rebooted and everything was just fine. Thanks for the information you gave manfriday, great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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