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[drick]

the other string is getting very loaded down with a lot of back and forth bickering, so I'm going to start this thread in the hopes (probably futile) that we can stay focused on documenting and working the issues with the new code.

here goes...

1st thanks to D-Link for sending me the BETA patch within 15m of requesting, that was appreciated.

2nd i installed on all 3 of my units, so far so good

3rd I've noticed that the email function for system logs which did not used to work now works, which is an added benefit to the patch which i didn't expect

4th the interaction with ffp after fw upgrade has been changed. usually after doing a fw upgrade you have to reload ffp altogether. not so anymore, it's now in a weird hybrid state that sort of recognizes the config, but not really. the net result is that is has to be reloaded, but the behavior is different.

5th error messages in the syslog (Dlink syslog) are interesting, but not clear what they mean?
2010/04/28 08:59:14 fan can't rotate
2010/04/28 09:06:30 fan can't rotate

6th i'm now able to see my units from network and by name instead of having to type in IP address to get to them. this "broke" with the last fw release.

more to follow once i get them re funplugged and get access to the better syslog.

so far so good!!

[drick]

here are a few more new items from proper syslog after getting ffp installed correctly again:

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Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.warn kernel: egiga0: Ilegal MTU value 9000,  rounding MTU to: 9004
Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.notice kernel: egiga0: change mtu 1500 (buffer-size 1520) to 9004 (buffer-size 9024)
---
Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.warn kernel: EXT2-fs warning (device sda4): ext2_fill_super: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2
Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.warn kernel: EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended
---

[drick]

i also don't remember seeing this before, maybe it's a sign that a RAID6 box is coming (hint hint)! 

Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.warn kernel: raid6: int32x4     53 MB/s
Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.warn kernel: raid6: int32x8     48 MB/s
Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.warn kernel: raid6: using algorithm int32x4 (53 MB/s)
Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.info kernel: md: raid6 personality registered for level 6
Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.info kernel: md: raid5 personality registered for level 5
Apr 30 14:19:55 DNS343B user.info kernel: md: raid4 personality registered for level 4

[drick]

it also appears that the SMART reporting function actually works now, i don't recall this ever working properly before. full disclosure on this one, it may have worked before i don't remember.

sample output below:

Slot 4 S.M.A.R.T INFO
ID     Item                          Now   Worst Thres Raw
1   Raw_Read_Error_Rate   118   91   6   177734863
3   Spin_Up_Time   93   93   0   0
4   Start_Stop_Count   99   99   20   1186
5   Reallocated_Sector_Ct   100   100   36   0
7   Seek_Error_Rate   81   60   30   165145824
9   Power_On_Hours   91   91   0   8567
10   Spin_Retry_Count   100   100   97   0
12   Power_Cycle_Count   100   100   20   181
187   Reported_Uncorrect   100   100   0   0
189   High_Fly_Writes   100   100   0   0
190   Airflow_Temperature_Cel   56   51   45   44
194   Temperature_Celsius   44   49   0   44
195   Hardware_ECC_Recovered   65   54   0   58622467
197   Current_Pending_Sector   100   100   0   1
198   Offline_Uncorrectable   100   100   0   1
199   UDMA_CRC_Error_Count   200   200   0   0
200   Multi_Zone_Error_Rate   100   253   0   0
202   TA_Increase_Count   100   253   0   0

[drick]

something seems amiss.

the new fw and logs are really chatty on 1 unit, the other 2 don't have this issue.

2010/04/30 10:04:03 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 10:10:23 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 10:25:41 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 13:14:08 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 13:35:24 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 15:50:48 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:13:06 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:19:22 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:26:37 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:34:53 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:43:08 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:52:23 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:01:39 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:09:54 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:19:10 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:28:25 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:37:40 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:46:56 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:56:11 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:05:27 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:14:42 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:23:58 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:34:13 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:43:29 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:52:45 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:03:00 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:12:16 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:22:32 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:32:48 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:42:03 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:51:19 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:00:35 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:10:50 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:20:06 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:29:21 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:39:37 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:48:52 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:59:07 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:08:23 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:17:39 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:26:54 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:37:10 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:46:25 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:55:41 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:05:56 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:15:12 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:24:27 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:33:43 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:42:58 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:52:14 fan can't rotate

[D-Link Multimedia]

Are both fan's rotating when they are on? That error leads me to believe one of your fans has physically failed.

[drick]

good question, can i actually see them rotating by looking at the back of the unit?

obviously i haven't looked yet.

[drick]

something seems amiss.

the new fw and logs are really chatty on 1 unit, the other 2 don't have this issue.

2010/04/30 10:04:03 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 10:10:23 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 10:25:41 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 13:14:08 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 13:35:24 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 15:50:48 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:13:06 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:19:22 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:26:37 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:34:53 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:43:08 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 17:52:23 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:01:39 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:09:54 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:19:10 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:28:25 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:37:40 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:46:56 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 18:56:11 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:05:27 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:14:42 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:23:58 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:34:13 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:43:29 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 19:52:45 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:03:00 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:12:16 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:22:32 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:32:48 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:42:03 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 20:51:19 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:00:35 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:10:50 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:20:06 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:29:21 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:39:37 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:48:52 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 21:59:07 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:08:23 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:17:39 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:26:54 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:37:10 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:46:25 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 22:55:41 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:05:56 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:15:12 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:24:27 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:33:43 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:42:58 fan can't rotate
2010/04/30 23:52:14 fan can't rotate

another observation, this is only in the D-Link syslog, not the linux log (which apparently are different).

said differently, these messages are not in /var/log/messages at all

[ECF]

Yeah you should be able to see it not spinning pretty easily if one isn't.

[ArielLaub]

I've installed the 1.04b firmware successfully. No such errors in the system log.

I'll give it a week or so to verify the problem is gone as it happened once every few days.

[elGremlin]

Guys,
I have 2 questions:
1. Is there list of new features in 1.04Beta?
2. Where to download this FW?
Regards,

[ECF]

Currently there is no list of fixes, it is basically just to fix the Fan/lockup issue. To obtain this firmware you must send D-Link Multimedia (MOD) a private massage requesting the firmware.

[drick]

Are both fan's rotating when they are on? That error leads me to believe one of your fans has physically failed.

looks like 1 fan is running and the other isn't. do i have to RMA the entire unit for this?

[D-Link Multimedia]

looks like 1 fan is running and the other isn't. do i have to RMA the entire unit for this?

Yes. We don't send out parts =P.

As to eLGremlin's questions,

1. Right now it is the fan lockup issue and ADS fix.
2. The firmware is currently not publicly downloadable. If you want to use the beta you can send me a PM with your email address and serial # of your device.

[Ian McAnerin]

Ever since 1.03 came out, my DNS-343 UPnP Media Server no longer recognizes or streams MP4's. I have almost 1.2TB of them on my server, and haven't been able to access them since "upgrading".

Does 1.04a fix this? If so, I'll PM you for the Firmware, if it's ok.

If not, when can I expect to get this functionality back? The docs and advertising clearly say the UPnP Media Server supports MPEG4, and this support was key to me buying the unit in the first place.

I can't go back to 1.02 because I populated the server with 2TB drives after 1.03 added support for them (that's why I upgraded - there was no notice that MP4 support had been Sony'd).

I phoned support but all they could suggest was to wait for 1.04... :\