Netgear Readynas Ultra 2 plus

[DavidHB]

(23-10-2017 16:02)ClausDK Wrote:  I have found a s/h Netgear Readynas ultra 2+ at a very good price. ... I'm happy to read here that in fact I should be able to install the MinimServer on the Readynas.

Yes this is one of the ReadyNAS models supported by MinimServer. As the installation instructions explain, you will need to use the x86 installation file.

(23-10-2017 16:02)ClausDK Wrote:  I now have another problem: When the folder/file names include Danish characters like æ ø å ä ö (which happens a lot) then the whole name is shown as a blank space in the app I use for selecting the albums/songs. Problem is only in the app, not when I look at files in Windows or when titles are shown ind the display on the media player / streamer ... will I be likely to have the same character issue with MinimServer ?

You set the default language for your NAS in the configuration software (RAIDiator), which you access from a Windows machine using the RAIDAR utility. MinimServer uses the platform (that is the NAS) character set.

(23-10-2017 16:02)ClausDK Wrote:  1. would installing MinimServer as per your instructions come with a risk of deleting my music files?

No. MinimServer is installed in a different location on the NAS from the music files. You may need to change the MinimServer content directory in its settings to access the music files (this is explained in the installation instructions), but MinimServer itself toes not write to or delete any files in your music library.

(23-10-2017 16:02)ClausDK Wrote:  2. will it remove the current DLNA server supplied with the Readynas?

No.

(23-10-2017 16:02)ClausDK Wrote:  3. how could I revert to using the standard Netgear software for streaming the music in case I should find this a better solution in my case ?

You can have both servers running simultaneously and switch from one to the other in the control point. However, once you have become familiar with MinimServer, I doubt that you will want to make much use of ReadyDLNA

David