HP Microserver+XPEnology

deuse · 18 Jan 2015 at 08:31

All updated

Subtitles still don't work via DS video android :mad:

will13 said:
Got my fibre yesterday and my Gen8, really glad I went for it over a DS415Play, this can even transcode 720p hi10 though plex which kinda shocked me since it only has the celeron in it.

Wondering though if theres a way to expand beyond 4 3.5" drives?

People with the N54L have had 6 3.5 HDs working.

deuse · 19 Jan 2015 at 10:32

Mine is still going after 24 hors. But there again I never upgraded like they tell you to.

I just flashed the usb and booted it up and installed the latest DS. 10/1 I will be back eating my words

deuse · 19 Jan 2015 at 13:03

blue_max said:
Update from me...

The web page is showing no volume. (after about 24hrs). Constantly connected and still accessible. The other is still function ok, but was turned off as it only comes on for an hour, but I turned it on this morning.
We don't seem to have lost any data, just a problem seeing the disks in the browser. It also effects the backup, so I will downgrade at some point is there is no immediate fix.
Please post if you spot a fix being mentioned.
Thank you.

Can you access the HD from within windows?
I'm asking this as my backup HD has decided to die and my 4TB HD won't be here till Wednesday.

deuse · 19 Jan 2015 at 16:08

blue_max said:
I'm on a mac i'm afraid.

But I can log on to the server and see all my files. It seems that the volume is still there, but not accessible through the web interface.

The only issue I'm having is that the auto backup won't work as it doesn't believe the volume is there. But that is through the web interface again.

It might work if left to it's own devices.

I don't think this is a catastrophe, but has the potential to get worse.

I'm using the disks presently, but I think I will probably downgrade if a solution is not found this afternoon.

I had that error message come up when first opening the web interface (I think it was then) and that is most likely the cause.

Thanks for the info.

deuse · 20 Jan 2015 at 13:04

blue_max said:
Further info and it's not good news.

Rolling back to 5.0 leaves me without AFP, which I need to access files over my network. I'm caught between risking staying on 5.1 and potentially losing my data and rolling back and not being able to access it at all. Well, I can ftp into it and get files that way, but not great.

Do I regret being an early adopter!

If you haven't upgraded, don't!!!!

I hope the clever guys who made this happen can debug it soon.

My new HD has come so I will do a backup later. Then format my 4 nas HDs in windows and install 5.0.
If I could find a Qnap 451 at £300 I would buy it so I wouldn't have any problems like this again.

deuse · 21 Jan 2015 at 09:25

N54L with 5.1 is still going with no errors. Maybe it's the way I upgraded?

deuse · 21 Jan 2015 at 10:46

They tell you to pick upgrade from the menu. I never did this, I just flashed the img and booted. Migrated using the latest DS.

If I was you I'd just use one spare HD which has been formatted on a PC and test.

deuse · 21 Jan 2015 at 11:23

I will leave it on see if it goes down. Will report back.

deuse · 21 Jan 2015 at 11:38

You did do a full backup? Nearly finished mine

deuse · 22 Jan 2015 at 08:26

A update 5.1-5022 is showing. Hmmmm what to do?

I went for it using

sed 's/flashupdateDeb/flashupdateDeb1/' /[email protected]> /[email protected]
mv /[email protected] /[email protected]

Lets see if it comes back to life

My HDs have gone

don't update.

EDIT 3= Two reboots and it's back up running

Does anyone know how to get Minidlna on this?

deuse · 22 Jan 2015 at 09:52

Bradmax57 said:
Isn't that the same update thats been available for a while? I've been looking at xpenology.com but seems to be very little info about the 5.1 updates?

Look in the 5.1 thread http://xpenology.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5026&sid=4472da51c9cbf0654380102a31315258&start=200

deuse · 22 Jan 2015 at 15:48

Is anyone streaming external subtitles to their tv via the DS video app?
I'm trying to do this to my LG TV but can't find a android app that will do it GRrrrrrrr

deuse · 23 Jan 2015 at 08:08

I've got a Qnap coming so I will be putting the N54L back in it's box. I do hope they get 5.1 sorted for those who are having problems.

deuse · 23 Jan 2015 at 08:46

labcoattech said:
Which model of Qnap did you go for? I've been thinking about going down the freenas route and using zfs

I went for the Qnap TS-451. It's got HDMI 1.4 for 3D and XBMC.
No more trying to get external subs to work on my LG TV

deuse · 23 Jan 2015 at 13:29

blue_max said:
Moneybags

Does sound like it ticks a lot of boxes. Will you be using xpenology on it?

Oh, and did you find a good price on it? Guess you can't say where...

I got it about £10 less that's all. But as none of the N54L parts will fit the Qnap it's back in it's box

xpenology was fun to try and use and it's still great in my opinion.

deuse · 23 Jan 2015 at 15:59

blue_max said:
Will you be gifting your old server to the first person who replies

I'd be interested if you were flogging it though. Not sure how on this forum, but please let me know.

And do keep us informed of your experience with the qnap. I'd be very interested too.

Cheers.

There is a members market here. Read the FAQ about what you need. But I won't be putting in MM.

Will let you know about the Qnap.

deuse · 24 Jan 2015 at 06:13

blue_max said:
I have read it will do 720 stuff ok, but 1024 maxes it out (and from my own experience transcoding at HD takes it to the very limit).

Of course, if your files don't need transcoding, you are good to go. But that can be a black art. Certainly if you have discovered the 'formula', then you are not going to need much processing power at all.

It does seem that everyone's experience can be different with the multitude of players, tv's and servers.

Guess I'm saying if it doesn't work, you may be better using your regular pc to transcode, rather than buying a more powerful server as they both have to be on all the time anyway.

All my films are in 1080p and I had no problem viewing them on my phone\tablet\TV.
A friend who was 300 miles from me used to watch films in his house from the N54L.

deuse · 26 Jan 2015 at 11:16

Timber said:
The HP Gen7 N54L is just below the borderline for what you need for 1080p transcoding. You might get away with a lower bitrate file or certain scenario but in the main it's going to struggle at transcoding 1080p. If you're not transcoding (i.e. m4p to iOS, or using Synology/QNAP apps) then you're not going to be too bothered about this. The QNAP TS-451 is based on the Intel Celeron J1800 @ 2.41Ghz, so it is not going to be able to transcode 1080p video (Plex forums link).

That said I think I get why Deuse has bought a NAS. The lack of maintenance, regular updates, easy to install apps and featured mobile apps (and I guess fixing subtitles) make it a compelling purchase if you don't need the horsepower for something like Plex.

I deliberated with this question for a long time and only recently replaced my old Synology with a HP Gen8 MicroServer running Ubuntu Server simply because I wanted to get away from using a NAS and use Plex heavily. But as mentioned in some scenarios the NAS wins.

Who the hell transcodes these days?
All my films that was on my N54L was in 1080p. Every device I have(phone\tablet\TV) is 1080p. And all worked great.

If a person is behind the times with their hard ware then yes, but who is these days?

Loving my Qnap

deuse · 30 Jan 2015 at 05:49

blue_max said:
Seems they have cracked it at last!

http://www.xpenology.nl/xpenoboot-boot-image-released-dsm-5-1/

@deuse - too late to send it back? ; )

I'm loving the Qnap. The mobile apps need to be polished a bit but having built in Kodi is awesome.

Bradmax57 said:
Excellent, will try it out later (i've now got a full backup )

Glad they have sorted it out.

deuse · 12 Feb 2015 at 15:57

How's it going? heard there was another update.