8.0.3 RELEASE coming soon

[Accurus]

It isn't a big deal for me when it comes to getting the multimedia images. I have been running packages for transmission and minidlna without a hitch for some time now. I am looking forward to a nice plugin system that will make my life a lot easier than running through prompt adding packages. Looking forward to what you guys have coming down the pipe.

 

[joeschmuck]

8.0.3-RC1 with MULTIMEDIA

I have briefly tested the 8.0.3-RC1 x64.iso (r9252) with minidlna and transmission (I only tested minidlna) and it appears to work fine. If anyone wants, here is the link which expires in 30 days... http://ge.tt/8JxtYUB?c

To configure you need to go to this thread for minidlna... http://forums.freenas.org/showthrea...-post-09-25-2011&p=11554&viewfull=1#post11554

Also, this product comes as-is, it's your own risk like anything else you get from this site. If you note a problem let me know and I'll delete the link.

 

[gcooper]

A couple things have been identified by internal dogfood testing; these are legacy bugs from 8.0.2 or bugs that still exist on trunk:

1. Deleting UFS volumes in the GUI still doesn't work (didn't work on 8.0.2, doesn't work on 8.0.3, but works on trunk).
2. Deleting datasets / volumes in the GUI when they're still in use doesn't fail with EBUSY, etc like it does on trunk.
3. A handful of low hanging fruit exist with user home directory creation and management.

Once these are resolved, I'll release an RC2.

 

[ProtoSD]

A quick fix/patch to get NTFS working could be added to nanobsd/common in the 'Last second tweaks' section as a short term workaround. It seems that if you unload the default NTFS.ko and load fuse.ko the GUI works. Of course this workaround expects fuse.ko to be in /boot/kernel when it is actually in /usr/local/modules so it needs to be copied there...

Code:

cp ${NANO_WORLDDIR}/usr/local/modules/fuse.ko ${NANO_WORLDDIR}/boot/kernel
sed -i '' -e 's/ntfs_/fuse_/' ${NANO_WORLDDIR}/boot/loader.conf

 

[valesan]

I have briefly tested the 8.0.3-RC1 x64.iso (r9252) with minidlna and transmission (I only tested minidlna) and it appears to work fine. If anyone wants, here is the link which expires in 30 days... http://ge.tt/8JxtYUB?c

To configure you need to go to this thread for minidlna... http://forums.freenas.org/showthrea...-post-09-25-2011&p=11554&viewfull=1#post11554

Also, this product comes as-is, it's your own risk like anything else you get from this site. If you note a problem let me know and I'll delete the link.

can i extract the full_install image from the iso version ?
i use full_install because my system dont have CD/DVD drive !

 

[gcooper]

A quick fix/patch to get NTFS working could be added to nanobsd/common in the 'Last second tweaks' section as a short term workaround. It seems that if you unload the default NTFS.ko and load fuse.ko the GUI works. Of course this workaround expects fuse.ko to be in /boot/kernel when it is actually in /usr/local/modules so it needs to be copied there...

Code:

cp ${NANO_WORLDDIR}/usr/local/modules/fuse.ko ${NANO_WORLDDIR}/boot/kernel
sed -i '' -e 's/ntfs_/fuse_/' ${NANO_WORLDDIR}/boot/loader.conf

Ok. If that's all that's required, then that's easy to implement.

 

[gcooper]

can i extract the full_install image from the iso version ?
i use full_install because my system dont have CD/DVD drive !

1. Mount the ISO.
2. Grab the Full_Install .xz.
3. Unmount the ISO.

You can do this via the following commands in an SSH or console shell:

Code:

root # bash
root # /tmp/iso
root # md=`mdconfig -a -f /path/to/ISO`
root # mount_cd9660 /dev/$md /tmp/iso
root # cp `find /tmp/iso -name 'FreeNAS*.xz'` /mnt/<volume>
root # umount /tmp/iso
root # mdconfig -d -u $md

 

[joeschmuck]

can i extract the full_install image from the iso version ?
i use full_install because my system dont have CD/DVD drive !

I've already deleted those builds and only kept the iso image. I will build the images again and PM you tomorrow with the link and sha value.

 

[valesan]

1. Mount the ISO.
2. Grab the Full_Install .xz.
3. Unmount the ISO.

You can do this via the following commands in an SSH or console shell:

Code:

root # bash
root # /tmp/iso
root # md=`mdconfig -a -f /path/to/ISO`
root # mount_cd9660 /dev/$md /tmp/iso
root # cp `find /tmp/iso -name 'FreeNAS*.xz'` /mnt/<volume>
root # umount /tmp/iso
root # mdconfig -d -u $md

I've already deleted those builds and only kept the iso image. I will build the images again and PM you tomorrow with the link and sha value.

thanks a lot to all ;)
i've extract .xz from the iso, embedded.xz is the same to the Full_Install.xz ?

 

[gcooper]

thanks a lot to all ;)
i've extract .xz from the iso, embedded.xz is the same to the Full_Install.xz ?

Yup -- it's the full image today. There's some discussion about this changing sometime in the near future though, so it'll be the GUI upgrade (8.2.1+).

 

[valesan]

one last thing since you are so kind ...
Version 8.0.3 RC1, which has differences with the latest nightly available?

because with the nightly I am very well, including minidlna, and I would not go back ;)

(sorry again for my English made ​​by google) :o

 

[gcooper]

one last thing since you are so kind ...
Version 8.0.3 RC1, which has differences with the latest nightly available?

because with the nightly I am very well, including minidlna, and I would not go back ;)

(sorry again for my English made ​​by google) :o

It's ok.

If I understood you correctly, you're wondering whether or not minidlna, etc will be in 8.0.3? I'll be rolling a special release with the changes in 8.0.3, plus those packages. So it's similar, but not quite the same as trunk: the nightlies have a newer package set which could ultimately destabilize the image because of random breakage (which happened with a newer version of minidlna like joeschmuck reported a few weeks ago).

I was trying to avoid destablization for 8.0.3, and so that's why the changes in general are constrained to systems that are easy to implement and test. The only exceptions are the samba35 -> samba36 (I have coverage with OSX Snow Leopard and Lion, Windows XP, 2003, and 7, but the Windows 2008 VM I was using for a while tanked ;/..) and nut package upgrades.

 

[valesan]

ok thanks ;)

 

[ixion]

Hi gcooper, thanks for all the hard work! I love FreeNAS and tell all my friends about it.

I'm seeing a couple of issues...

Problem 1:
I just upgraded from 8.0.2-RELEASE to 8.0.3-RC1. The GUI upgrade failed again. It downloads the .xz file and then just hangs there, I let it sit for ~30 minutes, nothing. I had to upgrade manually. The GUI upgrade has not worked for me since 8.0.1 Betas. I searched the forums, I'm not the only one with this issue apparently. Any idea what is going on? (sorry, I'd post the console messages, but I don't know where to get it)

Problem 2:
I noticed that after being logged into the GUI for a little while, clicking on the bottom console brings up the console window (/var/log/messages) but it just shows "Loading..." and does nothing and displays nothing. If I log out and back in, then it will work again. This is a new problem in 8.0.3 for me (didn't happen in 8.0.2).


My machine:
Intel Core2 Duo Processor E8200
4GB RAM
8GB USB stick
4 x 2TB RAIDZ
Using Google Chrome Browser 16.0.912.63 for management GUI

 

[gcooper]

Hi gcooper, thanks for all the hard work! I love FreeNAS and tell all my friends about it.

Cool!

I'm seeing a couple of issues...

Problem 1:
I just upgraded from 8.0.2-RELEASE to 8.0.3-RC1. The GUI upgrade failed again. It downloads the .xz file and then just hangs there, I let it sit for ~30 minutes, nothing. I had to upgrade manually. The GUI upgrade has not worked for me since 8.0.1 Betas. I searched the forums, I'm not the only one with this issue apparently. Any idea what is going on? (sorry, I'd post the console messages, but I don't know where to get it)

What does df -h look like for your persistent storage where the install was put? There's a bug here and in later versions where if you fill up your persistent storage with the firmware upgrade, the GUI will hang. I'll dig up the ticket if you like to track the issue.

Problem 2:
I noticed that after being logged into the GUI for a little while, clicking on the bottom console brings up the console window (/var/log/messages) but it just shows "Loading..." and does nothing and displays nothing. If I log out and back in, then it will work again. This is a new problem in 8.0.3 for me (didn't happen in 8.0.2).

You have to log out and log back in, in order to get the console messages to come up. I'm curious though about the 'loading' issue -- it might be a Chrome compatibility problem (dojo's been upgraded in later versions of FreeNAS on trunk, but backporting changes starts a path of pain)...

My machine:
Intel Core2 Duo Processor E8200
4GB RAM
8GB USB stick
4 x 2TB RAIDZ
Using Google Chrome Browser 16.0.912.63 for management GUI

Thanks for the info :)! Have you upgraded Chrome in the interim, and can you try out either MSIE or Firefox to see whether or not the compatibility is better?

 

[ixion]

Cool!



What does df -h look like for your persistent storage where the install was put? There's a bug here and in later versions where if you fill up your persistent storage with the firmware upgrade, the GUI will hang. I'll dig up the ticket if you like to track the issue.

Here's my df -h, it will store it in FreeNASs1a right? If so, there's plenty of storage 477M free.

Code:

Filesystem             Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/ufs/FreeNASs1a    927M    375M    477M    44%    /
devfs                  1.0K    1.0K      0B   100%    /dev
/dev/md0               4.6M    1.8M    2.3M    44%    /etc
/dev/md1               824K    2.0K    756K     0%    /mnt
/dev/md2               149M    8.7M    129M     6%    /var
/dev/ufs/FreeNASs4      20M    1.2M     17M     7%    /data
RAIDZ                  5.2T    3.8T    1.4T    74%    /mnt/RAIDZ

You have to log out and log back in, in order to get the console messages to come up. I'm curious though about the 'loading' issue -- it might be a Chrome compatibility problem (dojo's been upgraded in later versions of FreeNAS on trunk, but backporting changes starts a path of pain)...



Thanks for the info :)! Have you upgraded Chrome in the interim, and can you try out either MSIE or Firefox to see whether or not the compatibility is better?

I'm running the latest version of Chrome. If I log out and back in, all is fine for a while. I did try IE just now, it does not seem to exhibit the problem (yet).

 

[joeschmuck]

Problem 2:
I noticed that after being logged into the GUI for a little while, clicking on the bottom console brings up the console window (/var/log/messages) but it just shows "Loading..." and does nothing and displays nothing. If I log out and back in, then it will work again. This is a new problem in 8.0.3 for me (didn't happen in 8.0.2).

I don't use Chrome but this issue exists the first time you enable the window and clears after the next reboot of your system, or at least that has been my experience. I use FireFox most of the time. I have never seen this issue return one the computer was rebooted, well unless I performed another install.

 

[ixion]

I don't use Chrome but this issue exists the first time you enable the window and clears after the next reboot of your system, or at least that has been my experience. I use FireFox most of the time. I have never seen this issue return one the computer was rebooted, well unless I performed another install.

Ok, good to know, I'll keep an eye out and see if it returns.

 

[gcooper]

I don't use Chrome but this issue exists the first time you enable the window and clears after the next reboot of your system, or at least that has been my experience. I use FireFox most of the time. I have never seen this issue return one the computer was rebooted, well unless I performed another install.

Hmmm... this seems like a dojo bug. You should be able to reload the window and/or clear your cache and log back in. Unfortunately AJAX compatibility is a neverending battle; I wish there was a way to do a stripped down version of the GUI like in 0.7 -- so I could use text based browsers that support javascript like elinks -- but this would require a major rearchitecture I'm afraid as dojo (not django) tries to be helpful with all of the AJAX stuff and this is a core component of the FreeNAS GUI.

 

[joeschmuck]

Hmmm... this seems like a dojo bug. You should be able to reload the window and/or clear your cache and log back in.

I hate to constantly clear the cache. I store login data to many sites and those cookies and temp files help speed up the process. Rebooting one application is by far the better way for me. And since I only have to do this one time, it's no big deal. If there are other issues related to dojo then maybe it should be fixed but if this is it, fixing other more important issues would be a better use of manpower.

Just my opinion.