minimServer and QNAP 219II problem

[simoncn]

(25-09-2012 04:10)psme Wrote:  I don't think my friend got the wrong JRE_7.zip. He followed minimServer install guide and got the JRE_7.zip from the guide link. There is only 1 JRE_7.zip to download. It can't be wrong!

He said that when the first time he installed Java on QNAP, there is NO description of the Java component on QNAP web admin. Then for some reason he clicked the "Update" button on that page. Then the description became "(supports only x86-based NAS)".

Then even he removed Java, and reinstall Java, there is always this description "(supports only x86-based NAS)" without click the "update" button!

Last night he re-downloaded both Java tar.gz, JRE_7.zip, and minimServer for QNAP, remove/un-install everything and re-install. Java installed fine, but this time minimServer wouldn't be "enabled", so he think maybe minimServer is updated to detect if there is a correct Java version installed.

Then I finally figured out his Java tar.gz is wrong. And gave him the correct Java tar.gz. Then using the same JRE_7.zip and minimServer, all is working now!

But, in QNAP web admin page, there is still this description "(supports only x86-based NAS)" on the Java component!

Anyway, all is fine now! Thanks again for the help!

The incorrect and confusing message about x86-based NAS is produced by the QNAP package manager based on the name of the QPKG. I think it happens because the JRE_7.zip package has the name "JRE" which is unfortunately the same name as the official QNAP x86 6.0.22 JRE QPKG.

This could also explain why the wrong QPKG was installed when your friend clicked on Update.

Which firmware version is your friend using? I'd like to try to reproduce this problem myself so that I can update the installation instructions to warn people about this.

I'm sorry about all the confusion over this, and I'm glad the problem is resolved now.