Beiträge von mra68x

  • OMV on off-the-shelf NAS boxes?

    I think I've exhausted the mini-conversation with Asus.


    AS4004: They seem to suggest the problem with alternative OSes is that there's no display output (unlike models that have HDMI) and so no way to configure where it boots. Their wording suggests to me, maybe, that behind the scenes it can be configured.


    AS5304: They said booting can be configured thru HDMI and a USB keyboard. But, they said something unclear about having to remove the onboard flash. I've no idea what they mean. Based on the following photo, there's nothing easily removable, only a BGA Kingston 4GB eMMC (EMMC04G-M627, that's on a mainboard version AS5304T V1.2, P/N 0801-L0808001-120; if I got those 8s right).


    But there are two potentially interesting headers: 8-pin J3, and 4-pin J4.

    J3 is next to an 8-pin chip that could be flash, but I don't think it can be anything more than BIOS/firmware.

    Could J4 be serial?


    https://www.techpowerup.com/re…/images/mainboard_top.jpg


    https://www.techpowerup.com/re…s/images/cpu_heatsink.jpg


    From a TechPowerUp review.

  • OMV on off-the-shelf NAS boxes?

    Got an initial reply from Asustor. Not a complete one, so I've asked for more info. So far no further reply.


    I know meaningless replies are the expected norm for customer/technical support, but in the past I've had better-than-average conversations with Asus (routers). Also the initial Asustor reply now was a little better than average, so I'm still hopeful.


    Zitat von chrisb

    I use an AS3104T v1 with OMV5. I installed OMV on the small internal SSD.

    How's that SSD connected?

    What did you have to do to install OMV?

    Can you easily revert back to the Asus OS?

  • Alternative to FTP

    FTP support in browsers may be limited, but if it's for serious file transferring, FTP clients are unbeatable.


    Proper file tree navigation (native software rather than clunky web-based), multi-file queueing, resume support, upload, user credentials...



    Zitat von gderf

    Firefox supports sftp. I'm still on 51.0.1.

    That's the SSH based one, no? Otherwise it should be FTPS (over SSL):

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS

  • OMV on off-the-shelf NAS boxes?

    KucharczykL

    How's the noise from that smallish fan?


    But, only 1Gbps Ethernet. And seems rather more expensive. And judging by the power supply rating and the CPU, I suspect it's not as efficient.


    crashtest

    I suppose that's just plain x86, so as compatible as it gets. But I don't need VMs or anything else fancy. Just good performance storage.


    Funny/sad how I'm always having trouble finding hardware (and software) that fully matches my tastes...

  • OMV on off-the-shelf NAS boxes?

    Would you say that on average, x86 is a safer bet than Arm?


    And what would be the common reasons for incompatibility? Booting, storage, networking...?


    Some of the Asus and Qnap code is open source:

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/asgpl/files/

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/qosgpl/files/


    Zitat von crashtest

    Otherwise, within the price range posted, something used or a even new build is possible.

    You mean DIY? The advantage of these retail NAS boxes is size, probably noise, and maybe power efficiency.

  • OMV on off-the-shelf NAS boxes?

    Hi all,


    Does OMV work equally well on Arm and x86?

    What pitfalls would there be to running it on retail NAS boxes?

    Any brands more likely to work well?


    My current 4-bay shortlist is:


    Asustor AS4004T - $360, Arm A72 (Marvel Armada 7020), Ethernet: 10 + 1.0 x2

    Asustor AS5304T - $430, Intel J4005, Ethernet: 2.5 x2

    QNAP TS-431P3-2G - $380, Arm A15 (Annapurna AL-314), Ethernet: 2.5 + 1.0