ReadyNAS Duo/NV v2 (ARM)available for testing

[mherger]

I've got a LMS 7.7.2 build for the new ARM based ReadyNAS Duo/NV V2 set up:

http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.7

It's a basic add-on which allows to install, start, stop and uninstall LMS on those devices.

Known issues:
- sometimes (when updating an existing installation) you'd get a failure message. Don't worry - the add-on most likely did install just fine
- the link provided to jump to the LMS web UI sometimes doesn't work

Please give it some thorough testing and let me know your experience.

Have fun!

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Michael

[gerbald]

That's quick :-)

Thanks very much. I'm going to try it right away.

[iearmand]

Have only had my NV+ v2 for a week and this was the only app I was waiting for.

So far it has been working a treat even better then it work on my soon to be retired Win7 server.

[mherger]

Here's a scan of an almost identical music collection. Both systems are single disk (no raid etc.). (I guess you'll get the meanings of those German descriptions :-P).

NV+ (Sparc):


Duo v2 (ARM):


I know, the collection is slightly different. But those few albums don't make up for the difference in scan times.

Bringing up the first page of the album list in the web UI (incl. small artwork):
NV+: 35s
Duo v2: 9s

Second page of artists:
NV+: 8s
Duo v2: 2s

Unfortunately I don't have a x86 ReadyNAS to compare with.

[JJZolx]

I'm a little curious about why Logitech is supporting new models of ReadyNAS. Are you planning on selling SB+ReadyNAS bundles again, is it a contractual obligation, or is it just a professional courtesy/favor?

[mherger]

> I'm a little curious about why Logitech is supporting new models of
> ReadyNAS. Are you planning on selling SB+ReadyNAS bundles again, is it
> a contractual obligation, or is it just a professional courtesy/favor?

TBH: I don't know. I suggested dropping the ReadyNAS builds a while ago,
as it seemed odd to support some of the worst devices on the market (the
sparc based models) officially, while ignoring the likes of QNAP, Synology
etc. At least these new models are decent devices which can compete with
the others.

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Michael

[ciarpame]

Just received my new NV+ v2, I will install LMS in the next days.

Should I simply install it as an addon? What if I want to upgrade to a newer nightly build? Uninstall and then install again?

I'm asking because there is a annoying procedure you are asking to do when installing/upgrading on readynas netgear (http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/...ail/a_id/12125). But I can't do that since CleanSqueezeCenter is not yet available for v2 hardware. Should I just ignore it?

Thanks

[mherger]

> Should I simply install it as an addon? What if I want to upgrade to a
> newer nightly build? Uninstall and then install again?

Do NOT uninstall, as this would remove your preferences. Install on top of
the existing installation.

> I'm asking because there is a annoying procedure you are asking to do
> when installing/upgrading on readynas netgear
> (http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/...ail/a_id/12125).

That procedure imho was rarely ever used. But by documenting it support
thought they could eliminate a few calls. It's rubbish. And that script
will not even run on the v2 boxes.

> But I can't do that since CleanSqueezeCenter is not yet available for
> v2 hardware. Should I just ignore it?

Yes.

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Michael

[ciarpame]

That procedure imho was rarely ever used. But by documenting it support
thought they could eliminate a few calls. It's rubbish.

I spent a few hours of life while updating SBS/LMS this way during the years. Glad to know it was for a good reason

Thank you very much for your fast reply.

[virgiliomi]

Yeah, I also followed that process more than a couple of times in the MySQL days for SC/SBS. I certainly have no intention of following it going forward though, since MySQL isn't used anymore anyway.