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HP Gen7 n54L - Anyone successful in updating to 5.2?


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Same problem here with a N40L.

 

I'm on 5.2-6555 update 2 and:

-My NAS is invisible for synology assistant

-my windows share wasn't working, had to power off/on SMB service

-ressource monitor isn't working

 

Don't know what to do. :sad:

 

 

I've not noticed teh issue with Synology assistant, but haven't really tried.

 

I did have the issue with SMB

Resource monitor isn't working correctly

AND

I noticed a lack of event emails coming from the system (This is the most troublesome)

 

Toying with the best approach...

Considering a clean install.

 

I"m on a N54L, so those theorizing that the issues are on the N40L would be guessing wrong.

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I thought that I would post an update in case others are having similar issues.

 

 

I downgraded to 5.2-5565 and the issues seemed to all be resolved.

I then upgraded to 5.2-5565 Update 1, and the issues re-introduced themselves.

So I've again downgraded to 5.2-5565

 

Once downgraded:

- My NAS is again visible for synology assistant

- my windows share is available upon boot (no need to cycle the off/on the SMB service)

- resource monitor is working again

- SSH is available upon boot

- Notificaiton emails are working ok

- Time between boot and the Web interface being available seems reduced

 

Now that 5.2-5592 is out, I think that I'm going to sit tight for a bit - and see what happens.

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Knightshade. Is that a n40l or n54l?

HP ProLiant G7 N54L MicroServer

 

Knightshade, can you describe the process used to downgrade from 5.2 5565 U2 to the 5.2 5565

 

High level, I followed this guide:

xpenology.me/how-to-downgrade-from-dsm-5-2/

 

  • log in as root at the console
  • Edit /etc.defaults/VERSION (using vi at the console)
  • Set the line minorversion=”1" and buildnumber=”5021" (I suspect any number less than 5565 would have actually worked)
  • Reboot, selecting install/upgrade
  • Once the NAS has rebooted, I did an installation of DSM 5.2-5565 pat file as a manual installation, and used “migration” to keep my accounts and settings
  • Once installed, Control Panel -> "Update & Restore" -> DSM Update -> Update Settings -> uncheck "Check for DSM updates automatically"

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  • 3 weeks later...

I thought that I would share an interesting twist....

I upgraded my second XPEnology box (to 5.2-5565), applied no Updates - and am seeing some of the same issues.

 

So - it is "interesting" that downgrading resolved my issues previously...

But it would appear that the "cause" may not in fact be the updates.

 

I read that 5.2-5592 is forthcoming - so it will be interesting to see what results from that in comparison.

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I thought that I would share an interesting twist....

I upgraded my second XPEnology box (to 5.2-5565), applied no Updates - and am seeing some of the same issues.

 

So - it is "interesting" that downgrading resolved my issues previously...

But it would appear that the "cause" may not in fact be the updates.

 

I read that 5.2-5592 is forthcoming - so it will be interesting to see what results from that in comparison.

Yeah. Would be interesting when we get 5595 5.2 bootloader

 

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

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I'm still playing - but thought that I would post initial results (same on 2 N54L's)

 

NAS #1:

Boot to new bootloader

Migrate:

5.2-5592 (Working - visible in Synology Assistant & working resource monitor)

Apply Update 1 (Still Working)

Set Static IP address

Reboot

No longer visiable in Synology Assistant

Broken Resource monitor (0%, bars at center)

 

Downgrade (Migrate):

5.2-5592 (Working)

Set Static IP address

(visible in Synology Assistant & working resource monitor)

Reboot

!! No longer visible in Synology Assistant

Broken resource monitor

 

 

NAS #2:

Boot to new bootloader

Migrate:

5.2-5592 (Working - visible in Synology Assistant & working resource monitor)

Set Static IP address

(Working - visible in Synology Assistant & working resource monitor)

Reboot

No longer visiable in Synology Assistant

Broken Resource monitor (0%, bars at center)

 

Still experimenting - but same issues appear to remain.

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Simple case:

NAS #2:

set to DHCP, Applied Setting

Resource Monitor Started to work!

Set back to static IP, Applied Setting

Resource Monitor still working

Reboot:

Synology Assistant still showed nothing.

Resource Monitor broken again

 

 

Nas #1:

(I played a bit more here, but no more success)

 

 

IPv6 Set to "Off"

IPv4 Uncheck "Enable Jumbo Frame"

Apply

Still Broken

Reboot

Still Broken

??Noticed "Enable Jumbo Frame" is checked again....

 

set to DHCP, Applied Setting

Resource Monitor Started to work

Synology Assistant still showed nothing.

 

Rebooted again

Synology Assistant still showed nothing.

 

Logged in at console.

NO IP address assigned!

 

2: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP qlen 1000

link/ether 00:11:32:xx:xx:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

 

 

 

ifconfig eth0 down

dhclient -r eth0

dhclient eth0

 

Can access NAS ok via assigned IP address

Resource monitor working

Set to Static IP, applied setting

Resource monitor working

Synology Assistant still showed nothing.

 

 

So - not sure what I've learned through all of this,

other than I can get Resource monitor to kickstart by toggling the IP between static and DHCP.

It makes no difference on whether or not it can be found in Synology Assistant

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I caught an interesting post in another thread:

 

People, there isn't a problem with your mtu is there? I had an issue where many services wouldn't start including IPV4 and it was mtu based: had to manually change the two synoinfo.conf files to negotiate back to 1500 mtu.

 

See earlier post: http://xpenology.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5026&start=1120#p39666

 

dead

 

 

The details in the linked post seem to match what we have been discussing here,

and editing /etc/synouser.conf appears to be the fix.

 

 

Edit:

Tested it with success.

 

 

Login at console
vi /etc/synoinfo.conf

Find the line:

eth0_mtu="2000"


replace with:

eth0_mtu="1500"

save file  (:wq!)

Reboot

Shows up in Synology Assistant again, and all services look to start correctly.

The services are also available much quicker after a reboot.

 

 

 

Now - I noticed that ONLY eth0 was set to 2000:

eth3_mtu="1500"

eth2_mtu="1500"

eth1_mtu="1500"

eth0_mtu="2000"

 

That makes me wonder:

Might an alternative solution for some to simply use a different port?

 

At the very least - it appears that knowing that MTU is at the core of the issue should help all of us.

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Andywhit, would you mind describing the steps you followed ? I'm currently sitting at DSM 5.1-5022 Update 5 but am a bit confused whether I can simply jump to (install) the latest 5.2 5592.2 or does this upgrade have to be accomplished in a series of steps.

 

Thanks in advance Paul

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No probs.

 

You should look to go to DSM 5.2 5592 first, then apply update 1 and then update 2.

 

Firstly I BACKED UP everything I wasn't prepared to risk losing.

 

Then the following steps.

 

1. I downloaded the XPEnoboot 5.2-5592.2 DS3615xs boot image from http://xpenology.me/downloads/

2. Followed the preparing the new boot image steps in here -> http://idmedia.no/general/installing-or ... 2-or-later (basically edited syslinux.cfg and added in my current serial number and mac address)

3. Burnt the edited boot image to a new USB stick.

4. Booted up the N54L with the new stick inserted and selected the Install/Upgrade boot option (you'll need your N54 plugged into a monitor + keyboard)

5. When the install/upgrade boot had completed then on a PC used synology assistant to locate the NAS and connected to it.

6. Downloaded the 5592 PAT file from http://xpenology.me/downloads/ ( NOT Update 1 or Update 2, we do this later)

7. In the DSM connected to in step 5 select the downloaded PAT file and load it.

8. Sit back and let DSM apply the PAT file.

9. When done, log in to DSM and update any packages indicating they need an update.

10. Manually applied DSM 5592 Release 1 in DSM, using the PAT file from http://xpenology.me/downloads/

11. When applied, rebooted NAS.

12. Logged back into DSM and manually applied 5592 Release 2 using the PAT file from http://xpenology.me/downloads/

 

That's it.

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Fab - these steps worked for me too and I'm now successfully running DSM 5.2-5592 Update 2.

 

One more question: can you elaborate on your earlier comment "Even managed to get the power-off on press of power button". What did you change/update to accomplish this ? When I press the power button, my N54L server simply powers off abruptly :wink:

 

Many thanks Paul

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  • 2 weeks later...

Upgraded from 5.0-4528 Update 2 to 5.2-5592

 

Followed the guides on generating a serial number and MAC address and added the VID and PID for USB pen

Performed upgrade which took a couple of attempts via find.synology.com

Static IP changed to DHCP and was a bit tricky to get it to switch to static IP but once done, run smoothly now

 

USB drive for Crashplan now stays connected where previously it would randomly disconnect

 

Have applied Update 1 but not sure whether to do Update 2 and Update 3

 

Thanks everyone for help and advice :smile:

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Hello at all,

 

i've read many post regarding the encrypted folders acl error but so far nobody seems to have found a solution.

 

can somebody tell why the "encrypted folders" is not working like on 5.1?

and why is there so little information about that topic? does nobody use this feature?

 

 

 

kind regards,

werty

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