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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => DNS-343 => D-Link Storage => beta code! => Topic started by: JavaLawyer on May 03, 2011, 03:55:59 PM
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What is the delta (i.e. difference) between the public v1.04 release and beta v1.04 Build 3 release? The D-Link site only lists the differences between public releases v1.04 (05/03/2011) and v. 1.03 (09/21/09):
DNS-343 Firmware Release Notes
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Firmware: 1.04
Date: 05/03/11
1. Now supporting SNMP / D-View
2. OLED warning message "DISK IS FULL" can be enabled or disabled by user
3. Email Alerts: Users can set temperature threshold from 1% to 100%
4. Default IP Address changed from 192.168.0.32 to AutoIP Address (169.254.x.x)
5. ADS now supports Windows Server 2008
6. UPnP AV Server updated and DLNA 1.5 Certified
7. UPnP AV Server now supports WIndows 7 Media Player 11
8. UPnP AV Server now shows spaces instead of "%20"
9. UPnP AV Server now shows mpeg4 files
10. Fan Control: Design changed to Off > Low > High instead of going from Off > High
11. SMART: Schedules now performing on time
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Seems like the only changes since last May were:
1. Now supporting SNMP / D-View
4. Default IP Address changed from 192.168.0.32 to AutoIP Address (169.254.x.x)
5. ADS now supports Windows Server 2008
6. UPnP AV Server updated and DLNA 1.5 Certified
11. SMART: Schedules now performing on time
The rest were already in the beta for a year.....
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My thoughts as well. I wonder if additional changes will be made for the next beta/release other than the pending AFT functionality.
Seems like the only changes since last May were:
1. Now supporting SNMP / D-View
4. Default IP Address changed from 192.168.0.32 to AutoIP Address (169.254.x.x)
5. ADS now supports Windows Server 2008
6. UPnP AV Server updated and DLNA 1.5 Certified
11. SMART: Schedules now performing on time
The rest were already in the beta for a year.....
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Even better....after loading, the date for the firmware is 11/24/2010. It took close to 6 months to release 4 extra changes? You would think VM support, some sort of backup support, maybe some new add ons that support those sort of things would be apart of this year long waited release. Nope....not at all. I'm willing to bet this was a EOL release.
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Well there's still the AFT support forthcoming. Although it seems unlikely (I presume) that additional new functionality/fixes will follow.
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10. Fan Control: Design changed to Off > Low > High instead of going from Off > High
??? changed design or COPIED designed
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=7955.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=7955.0)
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I wonder what will be added in next years firmware? AFT support i predict!
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After upgrading to this firmware every time when the fan turns on a new note appear in the System Log which says fan can't rotate.
I checked the fans and they are rotating so it's a false alarm.
Anyone else noticed this problem?
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After upgrading to this firmware every time when the fan turns on a new note appear in the System Log which says fan can't rotate.
I checked the fans and they are rotating so it's a false alarm.
Anyone else noticed this problem?
Nope, checked my log and nothing but ntp server updates
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Has anyone experienced an issue with the feature:
- 2. OLED warning message "DISK IS FULL" can be enabled or disabled by user
The feature never really worked well for me in either v1.04 build 3 beta or v1.04 release. Three of my four HDDs are filled close to capacity and I still receive the "DISK IS FULL" message despite checking "Disable" in the firmware. All HDDs are formatted as standard volumes. BTW - I have two DNS-343 with the same results on both units.
I was thinking that perhaps the feature only works for one volume configurations (e.g. RAID 5 or JBOD). Can anyone using standard volumes confirm (or refute) my observations?
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I noticed if I press the next button for a few sec. the fullscreen DISK IS FULL warning is disappear and there will be little icon between the network activity icon and HDD icon which says FULL. After that the OLED display go sleep mode.
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I noticed if I press the next button for a few sec. the fullscreen DISK IS FULL warning is disappear and there will be little icon between the network activity icon and HDD icon which says FULL. After that the OLED display go sleep mode.
If you restart the DNS-343 does the warning come back?
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Yes, I have to press it again after reboot.
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Yes, I have to press it again after reboot.
Not to nitpick, but once configured there should be no user interaction required to maintain this functionality.
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I totally agree with you on this. That would be much better.
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After upgrading to this firmware every time when the fan turns on a new note appear in the System Log which says fan can't rotate.
I checked the fans and they are rotating so it's a false alarm.
Anyone else noticed this problem?
I can validate this issue. Both of my DNS-343s displayed the erroneous fan rotation message after updating to the v1.04 public release.
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After upgrading to this firmware every time when the fan turns on a new note appear in the System Log which says fan can't rotate.
I checked the fans and they are rotating so it's a false alarm.
Anyone else noticed this problem?
I would also like to add that I have validated this issue.
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What a shame. After such a long time there still are issues. I am so disappointed.
I was waiting for this final firmware but now I have doubts.
D-link should not make anything more complex than switches. Yeah, they make good switches but anything else... it's a gamble.
edit: Forgot to mention that it's not the first time I'm disappointed by D-link firmwares. And I don't have unusual high standards. I just want products that work as expected.
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What a shame. After such a long time there still are issues. I am so disappointed.
I was waiting for this final firmware but now I have doubts.
D-Link did say that another firmware version with AFT support was forthcoming. We'll have to wait and see if any of these "issues" are also addressed.
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D-Link did say that another firmware version with AFT support was forthcoming. We'll have to wait and see if any of these "issues" are also addressed.
Fingers crossed, let's hope that will not take another year to be released. :(
An to be honest I'm tiered of all this "proper firmware" waiting.
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I suspect the wait will be well under a year. My primary concern is future support for additional enhancements and fixes for existing issues.
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Can you please tell the link to download the v1.04 from 03.05.2011.
Thank you
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Can you please tell the link to download the v1.04 from 03.05.2011.
Thank you
The firmware is located on the main D'Link website under "Support Resources": http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DNS-343 (http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DNS-343)
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Can you please tell the link to download the v1.04 from 03.05.2011.
Thank you
Here's a direct link: ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Multimedia/dns343/Firmware/dns343_FW_104.zip (http://ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Multimedia/dns343/Firmware/dns343_FW_104.zip)
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I can validate this issue. Both of my DNS-343s displayed the erroneous fan rotation message after updating to the v1.04 public release.
I wonder what causes this, as mine doesn't seem to have the issue (not that i am complaining). I also haven't hard the hard drive full issue either.
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I wonder what causes this, as mine doesn't seem to have the issue (not that i am complaining). I also haven't hard the hard drive full issue either.
Since you aren't experiencing this fan issue with the public release of firmware v1.04, you may want to post your DNS-343 specs here: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=38495.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=38495.0).
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have I missed something here? is there a final release of firmware 1.04 out? carn't seem to find it anywhere
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have I missed something here? is there a final release of firmware 1.04 out? carn't seem to find it anywhere
The public release of firmware v1.04 is here: ftp.dlink.com/Multimedia/dns343/Firmware/
However, the beta firmware v1.05b01 supports 2TB advanced format HDDs (which v1.04 does not).
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thanks, found the firmware last night.
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Please provide more information on the ramifications of this feature:
- UPnP AV Server updated and DLNA 1.5 Certified
My only real gripe with the DNS-343 is that I often have to perform manual refreshes of the UPnP server to "see" new items from my media streamers. Will this firmware resolve this issue for me?
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Hi everyone, I have a question about updating firmware.
I have version 1.03 installed and would like to update to 1.04 and then to 1.05 when the final version is released.
I've been having problems with the fans speeding up and the system locking up.
Is it really necessary to backup your files to another location before updating?
I have a Raid 5 configuration with about 5 TB used.
Backing up 5 TBs for every firmware release is a major hassle, and version 1.05 will be released soon and then I'll have to backup again!
Has anyone updated from 1.03 to 1.04 without backing up first?
Did you lose data or have any problems?
Thanks!
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Hi everyone, I have a question about updating firmware.
I have version 1.03 installed and would like to update to 1.04 and then to 1.05 when the final version is released.
I've been having problems with the fans speeding up and the system locking up.
Is it really necessary to backup your files to another location before updating?
I have a Raid 5 configuration with about 5 TB used.
Backing up 5 TBs for every firmware release is a major hassle, and version 1.05 will be released soon and then I'll have to backup again!
Has anyone updated from 1.03 to 1.04 without backing up first?
Did you lose data or have any problems?
Thanks!
Firmware updates should have no impact on the integrity of your data or RAID. That said, you should always maintain a backup of your critical data. RAID 5 provides data redundancy, but is not a substitute for a second physical copy of your data.
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Firmware updates should have no impact on the integrity of your data or RAID. That said, you should always maintain a backup of your critical data. RAID 5 provides data redundancy, but is not a substitute for a second physical copy of your data.
Thanks JavaLawyer, Looks like I need to buy a new HD before I do the update. :( Better safe than sorry.
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Thanks JavaLawyer, Looks like I need to buy a new HD before I do the update. :( Better safe than sorry.
Glad I could help. It's always a good idea to maintain a current backup of all critical data. It's not uncommon for people to confuse RAID 5 as a backup schema.