FW 2.00.00

[peanuts]

on the Thecus server www.thecus.com/Downloads/beta/, dated June 25th. Strange, from the file name it's not a beta but it's in the beta folder...

[EDIT] I have just upgraded to FW 2.00.00 and everything went smoothly. The only difference I could find is in the RAID menu. It's no longer possible to add another RAID, the button is greyed out. But it could be due to the fact that I have no spare disks.

[glo8al]

I was told to try it as it should fix the slow AFP write times (I hope)
So downloading it now and going to see what happens.
Is this still a beta with no beta number, or they just don't want to release it yet?

EDIT:
AFP write speeds are even slower now

700Mb to N5200 1minute 56sec
700Mb from N5200 23sec

Tried 3 Macs all the same.
SMB still fast.

[kevincy]

Hi,

Is single file or multiple file?
Have throught any hub or switch?

[glo8al]

2X 350Mb AVI files (have tried Tif, EPS, PDF all large single file as I know it can be slow with 1000 file = 700Mb)

Connected via a Netgear GS524T switch, with different cables, different Macs, Different versions of OSX (I don't have a Intel based Mac yet to try all are PowerPC based)
Don't know what to try.

[peanuts]

WAN/LAN exchange does not work properly in FW 2.00.00.

If enabled, after power up WAN and LAN ports are not exchanged. If a reboot is performed WAN and LAN ports are exchanged, however.

Workaround: do not enable WAN/LAN exchange.

[gideon007]

as long as this Firmware is still in the beta folder and in the same folder is a 1.0x firmware that is "newer" (according to the date), I'm not gonna fall for that

[glo8al]

Reason the 1.00.xx has a newer date is because it is a new 1.00.12.2 beta version released after the 2.00.00.
Don't know what they are doing with the two versions now?

[gideon007]

Reason the 1.00.xx has a newer date is because it is a new 1.00.12.2 beta version released after the 2.00.00.

That's what one has to think looking at it and that'S exactly what made me say the above.

[phaedrus]

Hi,

I just discovered that Thecus has put the source codes (GPL - no ready-to-install versions) of FW 2.00.00 in the Directory www.thecus.com/Downloads this morning (NOT in the beta folder!)

There seem to be 2 versions of FW 2.00.00 now, one for the N5200 and one for the N5200Pro.

Anyone who knows more about this?

Regards

Joachim

[gunpowder]

But the size is 152 k - seems to be corrupt.

[phaedrus]

Ooops,

did not see that. Sorry! But maybe that's a hint on what to expect soon (2 different versions).

Did anyone try the 139 MByte file?

Cheers,

Joachim

[phaedrus]

Hi,

the two GPL versions (both corrupt) have been withdrawn. A new file (GPL) has been uploaded yesterday. In its name it says N5200pro_2.00.00_GPL... There is no .bin-file. The file is not in the beta folder.


I asked Thecus via the Hexus forum. This is what Thecus says about it:

"Current frimware is difference between N5200 & N5200 PRO, we are planing integrate this 2 version firmware in the September.
Thus the N5200 PRO firmware can't using on N5200 in this stage."

(http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=114031)

I know that a few of you are running the firmware 2.00.00 that was available in the beta folder on the N5200. The only thing that I am aware of which seems not to be working in that version is the WAN/LAN exchange.

I am lacking the knowledge to create a .bin from the GPL. Does anybody know whether the GPL code available now is leading to the 2.00.00 .bin file that was in the beta folder 1-2 weeks ago? Or is there a difference between the 2.00.00beta and the new 2.00.00 Has anybody created a .bin-file from the new GPL?

Thanks in advance!

[gideon007]

I *think* the GPL archive is lacking some non-GPLed files thus prevents factually making your own Firmware from the GPL archive. If I'm not mistaken Omega did elaborate on that somewhere on this forum