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FreeNAS 0.69RC2 (Kralizec)

2008-11-30T00:00:00Z

Please note, due adding many new features which have blown up the image size of FreeNAS it is not possible to upgrade to the latest 0.69RC1 from versions < 0.69b4 if you have choosen the embedded OS/DATA installation mode. In this case you have to backup your data from the DATA partition and do a fresh installation.

Majors changes:

Upgrade to FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE.
Add system firewall. Please note this is only for the local system and not for the network (this will also never be implemented, use pfSense or m0n0wall instead).
Upgrade transmission to 1.40.
Introduce new WebGUI look (fixes some MSIE rendering bugs also).

Minors changes:

Add UPS service WebGUI option to define shutdown mode.
Add option 'Use sendfile' to 'Services|CIFS/SMB|Settings'. Some users report problems with this option (which is enabled by default), so now it is really easy to disable it.
Check if configured port is already used (e.g. UPnP, Bittorrent, DAAP, ...).

Bug fixes:

Fix web server security hole (file .htpasswd was downloadable) (BR 2255936).
Re-enable fuppes transcoding support (BR 2276571).
Remove garbage at end of downloaded log files (BR 2309257).

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.
It is not possible to get seperate CPU stats per processor on SMP machines because FreeBSD does not support that feature.
Enable 'polling' on interfaces used by a LAGG interface will make it inoperable.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.69RC1 (Salusa Secundus)

2008-11-08T00:00:00Z

Majors changes:

Modify password handling for user 'admin'. Because of that the password will be set back to the default which is 'freenas'.
Add quixplorer 2.3.1 to administrate file system via web browser. It is accessible via http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/quixplorer or WebGUI 'Advanced|File Manager'. Administrator can login via user 'admin' and the WebGUI password. Local system users have access to /mnt only.
Replace PHPMailer with msmtp SMTP mail client.
Add UPS email notification.
Upgrade lighttpd to 1.4.20, e2fsprogs to 1.41.3, Adaptec AACRAID 32/64-bit driver to v5.2.0 Build 15753, arcconf to 5.30.17509, scponly to 4.8.

Minors changes:

Add misc NOTIFYFLAG options to upsmon configuration to make logging more communicative.
Add 'Auxiliary parameters' option to DynamicDNS WebGUI page to allow adding additional parameters to the configuration file for customization (FR 2149626).
Add 'MOTD' option to 'System|Advanced' to set the system message of the day. This is displayed when login in via SSH for example.
Add /sbin/clri command to clear an inode by hand if fsck fails (FR 2177277).
Run transmission daemon as user 'transmission' (FR 2129517).
Add combobox to select email authentication method on 'System|Advanced|Email'.
Add combobox to set cnidscheme for AFP shares (FR 2212374).
Create user home directory if an alternative one is set (FR 2214123).
Add 'Download' button on 'Diagnostics|Logs' pages to download log files (FR 2221603).
Refactor /etc/rc.d/routing script.
Traffic graph color change for viewability (BR 2223207).

Bug fixes:

Check entered path for iSCSI target extents before storing configuration (BR 2144966).
Allow line breaks in RSYNC message of the day. Due this fix you have to update your MOTD.
Fixed bug in S.M.A.R.T WebGUI. The 'Test email' checkbox was not enabled/disabled correct.
Fix bug in NetBIOS name validation code (BR 2163358).

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.
It is not possible to get seperate CPU stats per processor on SMP machines because FreeBSD does not support that feature.
Enable 'polling' on interfaces used by a LAGG interface will make it inoperable.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.69b4

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Please note, due adding many new features which have blown up the image size of FreeNAS it is not possible to upgrade to the latest 0.69b4 from previous installations if you have choosen the embedded OS/DATA installation mode. In this case you have to backup your data from the DATA partition and do a fresh installation.

Majors changes:

Upgrade to FreeBSD 6.4.
Upgrade rsync to 3.0.4.
Upgrade PHPMailer to 2.2.1.
Upgrade Transmission to 1.34.

Minors changes:

Add new attribute 'Temporary directory' to UPnP WebGUI to define a directory used to store temporary transcoded files.
Modify /etc/rc.d/samba script.
Add 'Who' combobox to RSYNC client/local jobs to select user which is used to execute this job.
Add 'Enable' checkbox to RSYNC client/local jobs to enable/disable them (FR 2123243).
Add hw.ata.to=15 to sysctrl to prevent 'TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA' errors, e.g. when using APM for harddrives (FR 2101811).

Bug fixes:

Fix bug in zoneinfo port.
Remove Samba --with-utmp build parameter. It causes a crash when accessing shares (BR 2118240).
Fix bug in Samba Makefile which causes various problems, e.g. it was not possible to join an AD domain.

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.
It is not possible to get seperate CPU stats per processor on SMP machines because FreeBSD does not support that feature.
Enable 'polling' on interfaces used by a LAGG interface will make it inoperable.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.69b3

2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Please note, due adding many new features which have blown up the image size of FreeNAS it is not possible to upgrade to the latest 0.69b3 from previous installations if you have choosen the embedded OS/DATA installation mode. In this case you have to backup your data from the DATA partition and do a fresh installation.

Majors changes:

Add nullfs.ko and unionfs.ko kernel modules.
Display warning message when user is going to delete an software RAID or encrypted volume.
Add 'Recursive', 'Times', 'Compress' and 'Archive' checkbox to RSYNC client/local WebGUI. Also add 'Delete algorithm' option in RSYNC client/local WebGUI to specify deletion algorithm when 'Delete' option has been choosen.
Add 'Execute now' button in RSYNC client/local WebGUI. This button is only visible if you edit existing RSYNC jobs (because of implementation reasons).
Add nVidia nForce MCP on-board ethernet support.
Add audio transcoding support to mt-daapd/firefly.
Add audio/video transcoding support to fuppes (Thanks to Thomas Grønsten for fine tuning the PS3 settings).
Increase mfs_root size to 74MB (32bit) and 80MB (64bit).
CTorrent BitTorrent client has been replaced by Transmission which includes a WebGUI.
Upgrade inadyn-mt to 02.12.24, Samba to 3.0.32, nano to 2.0.8.
Add Network UPS tools 2.2.2 and WebGUI in 'Services|UPS'.
Add bash to support better scripting capabilities for experts.
Add 'Run now' button for CRON jobs (FR 2062970).
Add AFP3.2 (FPSyncDir) support to netatalk.
Add patch (increase number of kernel page tables) to fix booting problem on systems > 2GB RAM.

Minors changes:

Add 'Send test email' button in 'System: Advanced: Email' to test current email settings.
Display additional information when resetting WebGUI password (FR 2063008).
Add 'Extra options' to SSH services WebGUI page (FR 2062665). This enables the user to add additional options to /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
Add 'Auxiliary parameters' to CIFS/SMB shares WebGUI. This enables the user to add additional parameters to the shares' configuration in smb.conf.
Add 'Auxiliary parameters' to 'Services|RSYNCD|Server|Settings' and 'Services|RSYNCD|Server|Module|Add/Edit' WebGUI. This enables the user to add additional parameters to rsyncd.conf.

Add 'Test email' option in 'Disks|Management|S.M.A.R.T.' which enables the sending of a test email whenever the service (smartd) is started.
Add comments to ISCSI extents/devices/targets (FR 2099023).
Modify mt-daapd (iTunes) to stream WMA files.
Add extra command 'rebuilddb', 'updatedb' and 'rebuildvcont' to /etc/rc.d/fuppes script to rebuild database.
Add WebGUI page to display state of all services. Click on 'Services' in the navigation bar.

Bug fixes:

Add missing kernel modules required by mount_smbfs.
Fix lagg interface initialization bug (BR 2003231).
Modify misc /etc/rc.d scripts to allow customizing of their variables via /etc/rc.conf.
Fix crash on AMD64 when trying to load fuse.ko kernel module.

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.
It is not possible to get seperate CPU stats per processor on SMP machines because FreeBSD does not support that feature.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.69b2

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

Create an backup of your current configuration. Use 'System / Backup/Restore' via WebGUI.

Majors changes:

Upgrade e2fsprogs to 1.41.0, fusefs-ntfs/ntfs-3g to 1.2531, Samba to 3.0.30, rsync to 3.0.3.
Add 'perms' and 'xattrs' parameter to RSYNC client/local shares (FR 2009300).
Allow user to add additional parameters to RSYNC client/local shares.
Modified WebGUI look & feel.
Add ctorrent client (No WebGUI, only console support).
Disable splashscreen because it causes reboots on some systems.
Keep time zone informations up to date (BR 2034132). Thanks to Azguy987.
...

Minors changes:

Enable WLAN interface setup via console.
Add 'Loewe Connect' UPnP support (FR 2003278).
Modity iSCSI-Target WebGUI. This will hopefully reduce 'Extent' configuration problems.
Disallow adding duplicate named CIFS/SMB and AFP shares. Thanks to Falk Menzel.
Rename environment variable used by /etc/rc.d/rsync_client and rsync_local scripts to rsync_client_logfile and rsync_local_logfile.
If 'Recycle bin' has been enabled for a CIFS/SMB share the '.recycle' directory will be created with 0777 permissions. A subdir will be created for each user with 0700 permissions.
Add 'mount_smbfs' command. HowTo see http://sig9.com/articles/samba-automount-freebsd.

Bug fixes:

Fix bug in interfaces WebGUI. Thanks to freenas_fan for this tip.
Support large MSDOS file systems (use mount option 'large') (BR 2001483). Thanks to gusthave.
iSCSI Target lets you create a target with no storage (BR 2011723). Thanks to SuperJuice.
Fix bug in /etc/rc.d/hosts script. Thanks to Lars Köller for reporting the problem.

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.
It is not possible to get seperate CPU stats per processor on SMP machines because FreeBSD does not support that feature.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.686.4 (Maintenance release) and 0.69 beta

2008-05-11T00:00:00Z

Create an backup of your current configuration. Use 'System / Backup/Restore' via WebGUI.

Maintenance release 0.686.4
Minors changes:

Set subnet mask to 24 per default if DHCP is activated, otherwise WebGUI is not accessible in most networks when changing from DHCP to static.
Do not validate sync time values when pressing 'Now' on status report page.
Add ability to add multiple destination email addresses on status report page (e.g. test@test,com; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
Display interfaces with status 'associated' in UPnP services WebGUI, too. Thanks to sea_sbs.
Add ability to configure multiple host names for Dynamic DNS service (FR 1952020).
Add patch to do a file system check on root if necessary. Thanks to Nelson Silva and Lars Köller.

Bug fixes:

Display correct share name for mounted ISO's on initial system page (BR 1935353). Thanks to paq237.

Fix CPU graph script error (BR 1940372).
Fix initial view of the the bandwidth graph to bytes/s (BR 1948447). Thanks to Robert Eden.
Stop iscsi-target service on shutdown (BR 1948432). Thanks to Robert Eden.
Fix bug when using setkey on a encrypted RAID via WebGUI 'Disks: Encryption: Tools'.
Fix bug in WebGUI 'Disks: Mount Point: Edit' when configuring CD/DVD. Thanks to hvrio for reporting.

0.69 beta
Majors changes:

Upgrade to FreeBSD 6.3. Because of this there are some changes:
- WOL kernel patch has to be removed because there is currently no patch available for this version.
- Add msk (Marvell/SysKonnect Yukon II Gigabit Ethernet) network driver.
- Add pcn (AMD Am79C97x PCI 10/100 (with precedence over 'lnc')) network driver.
Remove 'kern.hz="500"' from /boot/loader.conf. With FreeBSD 6.3 it is set to 100 by default.
Add 'lagg' link aggregation and link failover interface support (kernel).

Switch back to SCHED_4BSD scheduler.
Add generic webserver service.
Complete review and typo fixes in sourcecode. Thanks to Jerome Warnier.
Upgrade rsync to 3.0.2, smartmontools to 5.38, lighttpd to 1.4.19, unison to 2.27.57, fusefs-ntfs/ntfs-3g to 1.2412, e2fsprogs to 1.40.9, PHP to 5.2.6.
Use SAJAX to update misc WebGUI pages every 5 seconds to display current states (e.g. 'Status/System', 'Status/Processes' or 'Disks/Format').
Refactor complete S.M.A.R.T. WebGUI + services.
Refactor diagnostics WebGUI.
Refactor ActiveDirectory WebGUI + services.

Minors changes:

Add ability to enable/disable 'Hide dot files' for SMB/CIFS shares.
Add WebGUI page 'Diagnostics: Information: CIFS/SMB' to list misc. informations about Samba (e.g. open files).
Add 'Quiet' parameter to RSYNC client/local shares to suppress non-error messages (FR 1936192).

Bug fixes:

Add new parameter to AFP share WebGUI to define path where to store .AppleDB files for AFP shares (BR 1932519). Thanks to Djuri Baars.
ARP table hangs on resolve IP (BR 1940373). Thanks to Azguy987.

0.686.4 and 0.69
Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.69b1

2008-05-11T00:00:00Z

Create an backup of your current configuration. Use 'System / Backup/Restore' via WebGUI.

Majors changes:

Upgrade to FreeBSD 6.3. Because of this there are some changes:
- WOL kernel patch has to be removed because there is currently no patch available for this version.
- Add msk (Marvell/SysKonnect Yukon II Gigabit Ethernet) network driver.
- Add pcn (AMD Am79C97x PCI 10/100 (with precedence over 'lnc')) network driver.
Remove 'kern.hz="500"' from /boot/loader.conf. With FreeBSD 6.3 it is set to 100 by default.
Add 'lagg' link aggregation and link failover interface support (kernel).
Switch back to SCHED_4BSD scheduler.
Add generic webserver service.
Complete review and typo fixes in sourcecode. Thanks to Jerome Warnier.
Upgrade rsync to 3.0.2, smartmontools to 5.38, lighttpd to 1.4.19, unison to 2.27.57, fusefs-ntfs/ntfs-3g to 1.2506, e2fsprogs to 1.40.10, PHP to 5.2.6, inadyn-mt to 02.12.04, nano to 2.0.7.
Use SAJAX to update misc WebGUI pages every 5 seconds to display current states (e.g. 'Status/System', 'Status/Processes' or 'Disks/Format').
Refactor complete S.M.A.R.T. WebGUI + services. It is possible to receive warning emails on failure.
Refactor diagnostics WebGUI.
Refactor ActiveDirectory WebGUI + services.
Add ability to Webserver WebGUI to configure URL's requiring authentication.
...

Minors changes:

Add ability to enable/disable 'Hide dot files' for SMB/CIFS shares.
Add WebGUI page 'Diagnostics: Information: CIFS/SMB' to list misc. informations about Samba (e.g. open files).
Add 'Quiet' parameter to RSYNC client/local shares to suppress non-error messages (FR 1936192).
Add ssl-keygen (FR 1963342).
Allow adding a description in 'Disks: Management' (FR 1918964).

Bug fixes:

Add new parameter to AFP share WebGUI to define path where to store .AppleDB files for AFP shares (BR 1932519). Thanks to Djuri Baars.
ARP table hangs on resolve IP (BR 1940373). Thanks to Azguy987.

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.686.3

2008-03-01T00:00:00Z

Create an backup of your current configuration. Use 'System / Backup/Restore' via WebGUI.

Majors changes:

Remove consolehm sensor support because it doesn't work/recognize up-to-date hardware. Will be replaced with FreeBSD 7.0 sensor framework in FreeNAS 0.7.

WebGUI uses NiftyCubes for rounded corners with CSS and Javascript.

Validate minutes/hours/days/months/week days configuration on misc WebGUI pages (e.g. scheduled shutdown/reboot, RSYNC local, ...).

Minors changes:

Add /bin/chflags.

Fix some WebGUI code bugs.

Modify install menu.

Bug fixes:

Use revision 0 when formating EXT2 filesystems, otherwise mount_ext2fs fails (mount point disappears)

Fix file chooser problem with char '&' in directory and file names.

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.686.1 stable out!

2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

Create an backup of your current configuration. Use 'System / Backup/Restore' via WebGUI.

Majors changes:

Upgrade Samba to 3.0.28.
Add attributes 'Guest account' and 'Null passwords' to 'Samba: Settings' advanced section in WebGUI.
Enhance WebGUI + rc-script to define additional group memberships for user accounts.
Replace uShare UPnP Mediaserver with MediaTomb 0.10.0. This has been done because ushare's latest version
Increase mfsroot size to 54mb for embedded version. So hopefully the OS has enough memory for logfiles,...

Minors changes:

Remove readonly flag for iSCSI extent/device/target 'Name' field during creation. It will be readonly after creation.
Add checkbox in 'Mount Point' WebGUI to enable/disable foreground/background file system consistency check during boot process.
Remove 'Read only' checkbox from rsyncd settings page (WebGUI). Access mode can be defined per share.
Autoselect 'Selected' checkbox in time selection control (minutes/hours/days/months/weekdays) e.g. when configuring scheduled reboot.
Add ability to select PIO modes for IDE/ATA disks on 'Disks: Management: Disk: Edit' WebGUI page.
Enable logging for local/client rsync jobs (to /var/log/rsync_xxx.log). It is possible to access log files via WebGUI/Advanced/Edit File page.

Bug fixs:

Calculating iSCSI extent IDs fails for numbers > 10.
Promote correct UPnP port via ZeroConf/Apple Bonjour.
Fix bug in rsyncd rc-script. Hosts allow/deny were not set correct. Also fix client error message 'ERROR: module is read only'.
Fix bug in FTP service. It was possible to select 'Anonymous login only' and 'Local users only' simultaneously which is impossible.
...

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.686.1 beta revision 2728 out!

2008-02-08T00:00:00Z

Create an backup of your current configuration. Use 'System / Backup/Restore' via WebGUI.

Majors changes:

Upgrade Samba to 3.0.28, dp.SyntaxHighlighter to 1.5.1, ATAidle to 2.3

Add attributes 'Guest account' and 'Null passwords' to 'Samba: Settings' advanced section in WebGUI.

Enhance WebGUI + rc-script to define additional group memberships for user accounts.

Replace uShare UPnP Mediaserver with MediaTomb 0.10.0. This has been done because ushare's latest version

Increase mfsroot size to 54mb for embedded version. So hopefully the OS has enough memory for logfiles,...
...

Minors changes:

Remove readonly flag for iSCSI extent/device/target 'Name' field during creation. It will be readonly after creation.

Add checkbox in 'Mount Point' WebGUI to enable/disable foreground/background file system consistency check during boot process.

Remove 'Read only' checkbox from rsyncd settings page (WebGUI). Access mode can be defined per share.

Autoselect 'Selected' checkbox in time selection control (minutes/hours/days/months/weekdays) e.g. when configuring scheduled reboot.
...

Bug fixs:

Calculating iSCSI extent IDs fails for numbers > 10.

Promote correct UPnP port via ZeroConf/Apple Bonjour.

Fix bug in rsyncd rc-script. Hosts allow/deny were not set correct. Also fix client error message 'ERROR: module is read only'.

Fix bug in FTP service. It was possible to select 'Anonymous login only' and 'Local users only' simultaneously which is impossible. Please check your configuration and reconfigure your FTP service if necessary.

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be override by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.686 stable out!

2007-12-25T00:00:00Z

Create an backup of your current configuration. Use 'System / Backup/Restore' via WebGUI.

Majors changes:

Refactor port makefiles.
Upgrade netbsd-iscsi (iscsi-target) to 20071221, fusefs-ntfs to 1.1120.

Minors changes:

Disable firmware upgrade via WebGUI for 'full' installations. Use the 'full' upgrade mode from LiveCD instead.
Changed boot splashscreen and WebGUI logo images.
Try to fix AFP Time Machine problem.

Bug fixs:

Fix bug in 'full' upgrade/install routine (LiveCD).
Do not delete log files during boot process on 'full' installations.

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS FAT16/32.
It is not possible to encrypt a disk partition, only complete disks are supported.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be ovverride by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.686b3 out!

2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

Changes and bug fixes in this release.
Majors changes:

Add file system check support during boot process.
Add attribute 'Store DOS attributes' to Samba/CIFS WebGUI. It will be enabled by default. Thanks to pascal666.
Modify idmap syntax in smb.conf. Thanks to Zythan.
Upgrade Adaptec AACRAID driver to v5.2.0 Build 15317, WOL patch to version from 25.11.2007, netbsd-iscsi (iscsi-target) to 20071130, PHPMailer to 2.0.0.
Add AFP share support. Thanks to Gerard Hickey.
Modify rsync client/local WebGUI to define individual source/destination paths.
Modify rsync server WebGUI and rc-script. Now it is possible to manage rsync shares. Thanks to Gerard Hickey for sending core code.
Modify rc scripts. Mount points and GEli providers will be detached correctly during shutdown process.

Minors changes:

Add command '/usr/bin/nice'.
Send hostname only on DHCP request.
Update translation files. Thanks to all translators supporting FreeNAS.
Add misc patches to Samba 3.0.26a.
Modify iscsi-target WebGUI.
Add 'ro' (read only) flag for iscsi targets.
Add 'compression' checkbox to enable/disable it for SSH.
Add ushare mime patch to fix avi playback on X360. Also add video support for avc and hdmov and audio support for 3gp and flac.

Bug fixs:

Fix bug in extension menu formating code. Thanks to James Patterson.
Admin users are now added to the admin group (GID 1000). Patch done by Gerard Hickey.
Fix bug in mount configuration WebGUI for older gvinum/gmirror/gconcat software RAIDs.
Fix bugs in GVinum tools page.
Fix bug when setting static IP for LAN via WebGUI.

Permanent restrictions:

It is not possible to format a SoftRAID disk with MSDOS.

Known bugs:

If DHCP for IPv4 is used, the IPv6 statically configured DNS server will be ovverride by the IPv4 DNS server.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.686b2 out!

2007-11-18T00:00:00Z

Changes and bug fixes in this release.
Majors changes:

Set correct sysid when formating disks with FAT32(0x0b) and EXT2(0x83).

Enable user to set volume label when formating disk using EXT2.- Refactor complete disk/RAID initialization/management/encryption PHPcode && WebGUI.
Refactor API for better maintenance and feature enhancement.
Upgrade PHPMailer to 2.0.0 rc1, PHP to 5.2.5, netbsd-iscsi (iscsi-target) to 20071025.
Add GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Apple Public Source License and PHP License text (located in /usr/local/www).

Minors changes:

'dd' destination disks and partitions during install process.
Modify filechooser. Now 'OK' and 'Cancel' buttons are on the top of the dialog for easier navigation in huge file lists.

Bug fixes:

Fix xml parser bug when switching language, e.g. English (ISO-8859-1) to Bulgarian (UTF-8).

Fix bug in function get_mount_usage(). Now mount points containing whitespace characters are displayed on index.php. - Fix mount bug. Mount disks using UFS without GPT successfully.
Fix bug in config convertion function. Convertion does not stop at version 2.1 anymore. This fixes many bugs, e.g. unreachable CIFS/Samba shares, ...
Fix bug in disk management. After modifying a disk (e.g. change UDMA mode) configuration was corrupted.
Enable usage of USB stick to store configuration in non LiveCD scenario.

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.686b1 out!

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lot of changes in this release.
Majors changes:

Upgrade fusefs-ntfs to 1.1004, lighttpd to 1.4.18, netbsd-iscsi (iscsi-target) to 20070925, iSCSI Target to version 20070925, Samba to 3.0.26a.
Refactor GEOM-Eli implementation + WebGUI. Now it is possible to add existing encrypted disks and change passwords for a encrypted disk.
Improve device detection for configuration storage when booting from LiveCD.
Update zoneinfo files.
Add 'System/Packages' WebGUI page to administrate packages (only available in 'full' install mode).
Add LDAP Authentication: Thanks to Andreas Neth and David Rush for their help
Add email status report.
Add 'Status/Report' WebGUI page to administrate email status report.
Update 'iSCSI Target' WebGUI + services. Now it is possible to expand existing targets and define RAID0 and RAID1 devices. It is also possible to use disk devices as extents.
Refactor complete user/group management (code, services & WebGUI).
Add scheduled reboot feature.
Add 'System/Advanced/Cron' WebGUI to administrate additional cron jobs.
Add new languages: Slovenian, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian and Norwegian Bokmal.
...

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS receive a BOSSIE award

2007-09-11T00:00:00Z

FreeNAS has been named by the InfoWorld Test Center as one of the 2007 Best of Open Source Software winners. Bossies: InfoWorld's Best of Open Source Software Awards.

“FreeNAS takes our Bossie for best open source NAS server. FreeNAS is far and away the most mature open source NAS platform, built on a FreeBSD base and backed by an active community. Providing CIFS, NFS, FTP, iSCSI, RSYNC, and AFP (Apple File Protocol) support, not to mention software RAID 0, 1, and 5, FreeNAS covers just about all the bases for storage, and wraps them in an attractive Web management interface. To get in this game, all you need is a server and some disk. Even better, FreeNAS can be easily installed on a Compact Flash drive or a USB key, so none of the core OS actually lives on the storage drives, thus making it far less vulnerable to hardware failure. Its performance is dependent on the hardware used, and it's not likely to beat an EqualLogic iSCSI SAN in a head-to-head, but for free it can't be beat.”

About the award: The InfoWorld Bossies recognize the Best of Open Source Software for business, from small offices to large enterprises. Open source software has established itself as a cornerstone of modern business computing, and the open source community is arguably the greatest driver of innovation in software today. The InfoWorld Test Center’s central mission has always been to identify the most promising and cost-effective solutions available to IT organizations. Increasingly, those solutions come from the open source camp. The time has come to formally acknowledge this fact, and to give credit to the developers and community that made it happen.

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FreeNAS 0.685RC1 out!

2007-08-29T00:00:00Z

Majors changes:

Modified build scripts.
Upgrade PHP to 5.2.4
Upgrade lighttpd to 1.4.17.
Make login procedure more FreeBSD style. Now we have 7 consoles available (via Alt-Fx keys). 'root' is autologin on ttyv0. Environment is now set correct, so we have a shell history. PATH is also set correct (no dumb absolute paths are needed anymore).

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.685b2 out!

2007-07-31T00:00:00Z

It's important to upgrade to this version!

Minors changes:

Add 'Profile' dropdown box on UPnP page. XboX 360 users should use the XboX 360 compliant profile. PS3 users should try DLNA. If the 'Default' doesn't work with you're UPnP client also try the DLNA compliant profile.

Bugs fix:

Fix bug in UPnP rc-script. There was a bug when sharing multiple directories.
Modified /etc/rc.d/htpasswd script to prevent creation of malformed file.
Modify Filechooser GUI and fix some bugs.
Fix typos in WebGUI. Thanks to El Marconi.
Fix bugs in rc-script processing.
...

Changelog and download can be found on Download page.

FreeNAS 0.685b1 out!

2007-07-16T00:00:00Z

!Bug fix:

Update WebGUI to deny using spaces in usernames.

Fix bug in /etc/rc.d/userdb when user fullname contains spaces.

Fix GELI encryption bug.

Upgrading to 0.685b1:
If you do not upgrade from 0.685b you have to rename the FreeNAS-i386-embedded-0.685b1a.img file to FreeNAS-generic-pc-0.685b1a.img.
If you upgrade from a version before 0.684 please have a look into the forum how to do that, because there has to be done some patches before upgrading.

FreeNAS 0.685b out!

2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

Release 0.685b is out, there is a list of majors changes:

Add Dynamic DNS service

Permit to mount ISO files

Add IPv6 support on the WebGUI

Upgrade fusefs-libs to 2.6.4 and fusefs-ntfs to 1.417

Code review from the FreeNAS core engine

Upgrade PHP to 5.2.3

Upgrade lighttpd to 1.4.15

Improve UPnP WebGUI/Service

Refactoring build scripts (Makefiles)

New platform name:

    + liveCD (old "generic-pc-cdrom") for the CD-ROM release
    + embedded (old "generic-pc") for install on hard drive or flash device
    + full (new platform) for real install (no more use RAM disk)

Use sysvinit for services. Convert most of the system and services code into shell scripts.

Upgrade iscsi_initiator to 2.0.92

New language: Bulgarian (Thanks to Boris)

Upgrade ushare to 1.0 (XBOX fix, added PS3 support, added DLNA compliant profile)

Improve Samba shares administration.

+ It is possible to create multiple shares for a mount point.
+ Add new option 'Inherit permissions' to shares

See link for full changelog and the iso, img on Download page.

FreeNAS is Sourceforge.net "Project of the Month January 2007"

2007-02-07T00:00:00Z

FreeNAS has been awarded as Sourceforge.net's "Project of the Month, January 2007".

For a brief overview about the project and notes of the developers have a further look here.

FreeNAS 0.68 out!

2006-11-20T00:00:00Z

Here a new release, with Unison support and a new experimental geom RAID 5 module. Lot's of minor schanges on the webgui (check disk, graphs, etc...), and lot's of bug fixed. Important note for upgrading from a 0.67x release, you must following this little guide: here

FreeNAS 0.684b out!

2006-11-20T00:00:00Z

Release 0.684b is out, there is a list of majors changes:

Add disk encryption with geli
Add iSCSI-Target: Permit to create specials files that simulate iSCSI target disk
Add swap feature: Permit to create a file on a mount point for memory swap purpose
Add powerd/cpufreq system power control utility
NTFS: Replace ntfs FreeBSD module with ntfs-3g: read/write support for NTFS
Added growfs tools (usable from the CLI only)
Add EXT2 filesystem creation support
Add option for upgrading FreeNAS from CDROM (this can be used as recovery mode too)
Multilanguage: Update languages files and add Japanese (Thanks to Hiroyuki Seino) and Russian (Thanks Ahmetov Shamil)
Force only one UFS type: EFI GPT Partition with Softupdates, and permit to select percent of free disk space to kept (between 8 and 1)

The full changelog and the iso, img and source files are available on SourceForge.

VMware: FreeNAS has been awarded!

2006-08-15T00:00:00Z

FreeNAS has been awarded on the VMware's "Ultimate Virtual Appliance Challenge", category "Consumer". Read more here

Version 0.671 available

2006-04-20T00:00:00Z

Release 0.671 out

- The changelog and the iso, img and source files are available on SourceForge.

Version 0.66 available

2006-04-20T00:00:00Z

Release 0.66 out: Bugs fix only

- The changelog and the iso, img and source files are available on SourceForge.

Version 0.65 available

2006-04-05T00:00:00Z

Release 0.65 out: Integration MS domain, Apple File Protocol (AFP), Zeroconf

- The changelog and the iso, img and source files are available on SourceForge.

FreeNAS & OpenUsability project

2006-03-31T00:00:00Z

FreeNAS joined the OpenUsability project that will permit to have advice from Usability experts.

Welcome to FreeNAS

2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

FreeNAS is a free NAS (Network-Attached Storage) server, supporting: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, AFP, RSYNC, iSCSI protocols, S.M.A.R.T., local user authentication, Software RAID (0,1,5) with a Full WEB configuration interface. FreeNAS takes less than 32MB once installed on Compact Flash, hard drive or USB key.
The minimal FreeBSD distribution, Web interface, PHP scripts and documentation are based on M0n0wall.

Version 0.64 available

2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

Release 0.64 out: bug fixes only

- The changelog and the iso, img and source files are available on SourceForge.

Add a Press Book section

2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

Add a Press Book section

- There is a new press book section in the links section.