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Conceptronic CH3SNAS firmware 1.03Final Release

Important info: 1.03Final can cause files to become corrupted when copying data with an alternative copy tool, like: Total Commander and/or TeraCopy etc. This has been reported by several users and I could finally reproduce it today.

Therefore please use 1.03b6a again to be sure your copied data will not be corrupted!

New firmware to be expected today /tomorrow. It will be the final 1.03 version

Released: 1.03Final 

  • added Request : PureFTPD supports SIZE and MDTM
  • added Request: SSL support
  • Fixed: HDD1 unable to sleep in Raid1 mode
  • added Request : FTP Server support option -O : ftp logging
  • Refresh only new added files automatically (instantly), so remove the “Refresh” button and Auto Refresh Timer from GUI for UPnP AV server part / I-Tunes part. this will give more stability and better performance. Note: Works through SAMBA shares, FTP is unknown
  • added Request: NFS v3 option enabled (for use with fun_plug: untested)
  • added: scandisk returned
  • Questionmark: fun_plug installation workable? Existing installations seems to work, but I was unable to get it working on my device (from scratsch) <sigh> unrar the funplug put it in the root of Volume_1 .. reboot .. no go :-( I think I do something wrong .. strange: Volume_2 .. worked

Other options requested are scheduled for 1.04 (like the HELO part for Matthijs)

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CH3SNAS firmware release: 1.03b6

This would have been 1.03final if there was not found a nasty bug in the GUI where you are not able to modify a user. Reason: the apply button does not function, so here I present you: CH3SNAS 1.03b6  CH3SNAS 1.03b6a firmware.

  • Known issue: users cannot be modified, must be deleted and recreated.
    • fixed in 1.03b6a
  • Fixed: HDD cannot go into idle / sleep mode
  • Fixed: GUI did not give ability to remove shares
  • Added feature: support for Jumbo Frames .. change the MTU value from 3000~9000
  • Added feature: Central European codepage support to FTP Server.

note: as the HDD’s will fall into standby / idle state it can take some time to start an FTP or other transfer setting as the HDD’s have to go into active state again (seems logical).

Although this firmware will not destroy your data: there is no guarantee of course .. it’s beta .. ;-) 

Feedback is appreciated

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X-Mas Beta Release CH3SNAS 1.03b5

Okay, the guys from Conceptronic just released the 1.03b5 firmware as the feedback from customers was really helpful solving issues. Next to fixing 2 issues one wanted feature was added.

Fixed: RAID issue 

Raid roaming is not (yet) supported. Means that it’s not guaranteed that a Raid Array keeps existing after inserting the 2 HDD’s in another CH3SNAS box.  I believe that to keep the array alive the other CH3SNAS must be configured to RAID1 already.

Fixed is the issue that trying above feature the RAID array in the original CH3SNAS was broken. When ftp was used wrong volume names and labels were used.

Added feature: FTP -H option 

After our update of the FTP server to PureFTP we received reports from some users that they were not able to logon quickly (20 seconds or more waiting time).

We fixed this to add the -H option starting the ftp server (-H means that there will be no reverse DNS lookup)

Fixed: Restarting UPnP Server on DHCP 

Most debugging we did on the UPnP AV Server. 

We discovered that when streaming data  to a mediaplayer at random times the stream was disconnected. Debugging showed that if the lease of the DHCP was ended the whole startup script was executed again causing the UPnP Server to be restarted as well. Especially when playing long MP3 files this issue was shown.

Please note that this issue was caused using DHCP. When using fixed IP this issue did not occur.

Update: wrong file added in the rar file :-( My Mistake.. It’s fixed now.

Download the beta 1.03b5 here

The filename inside must be refer to: CH3SNAS.1.03(1.33.1220.2007)

Conceptronic CH3SNAS 1.03beta4 Firmware

Just released by Conceptronic to some beta users new firmware for the Conceptronic CH3SNAS: 1.03beta 4

Release notes:

  1. Add a “skip” button to skip formatting of a HDD (to prevent data-loss by formatting wrong disk)
  2. Power Management : add 60 and 120 mins options.
  3. EasySearch Utility : Add “IP Address” as a mapping method instead of just using “sharename”.
  4. FTP Server : fixed no login pop-up window appears when using a non-Anonymous account to login to Server.
  5. Moving drives from one unit to the unit, no reformatting is needed (Hell who has more than one (euh .. I ?)

Download here the Beta4 firmware & Download here the new Easy Search Tool

Does it fix the UPnP disconnect / restart issue: No. I was able to reproduce the issue again. My idea is that it has to do with DHCP, Routing and DNS. A fixed IP address on all items in the network could solve the issue (I think, but who am I?) ..

Conceptronic CH3SNAS 1.03beta3 Firmware

Oeps.. the long awaited Sony Playstation 3 support for CH3SNAS was not functioning. After debugging we found out that the UPnP Server could not be started.

This was fixed quickly and now a new version has been released. UPnP Server working: PlayStation 3 Working (MP3 at least, movies seems to be difficult with PS3 .. )

and euh .. it’s beta .. so no warranty on working and the safety of your data ;-)

update: I see some ‘sudden’ disconnects from the UPnP server .. No idea how to trace and to find what is causing the disconnect (I am playing a 80min MP3 file and after about 45 minutes the server disappears .. Damn!)