perl issues on duo

Isn't. You can always do a firmware re-install ;) That said I may have a look into gitolite, too. But currently I'm more interested in getting Gitorious up and running. Almost there ...

-Stefan

right seemd to get it working, used version 2.2.1 which is only 1 version off the latest

https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/bl ... em-install

as you can see the latest indroduced the file path stuff

https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/bl ... em-install

Gitorious looks awsome! will it work on the duo?

Another thing worth noting is that Sparc ReadyNAS are on Debian sarge. They were first released back in 2004 (though the Duo from 2008 based on a Feb 2006 model is the last Sparc model to be released). Due to a lack of 3rd party support for Sparc anymore it's pretty much stranded on an old kernel and old Debian distribution. NetGear can backport important things to maintain functionality. They've even been able to add some things like Time Machine support.

x86 ReadyNAS (e.g. Ultra, Pro) are currently using Debian etch (distribution after sarge) and a very much newer kernel.

The new Duo v2 (ARM) uses Debian Squeeze which is much newer again (though an older kernel than on x86 NAS). However due to the different RAID format etc. you can't migrate disks from a Duo (v1) to a Duo v2 (ARM) or to an x86 ReadyNAS. You'd have to transfer your data e.g. across your network.

Sparc is old hardware that's very slow by today's standards. The hardware accelerated RAID is what enables it to have decent performance for file transfers.

If you want to install a lot of things via shell access it would be easier on newer models particularly if you want to try installing the latest versions of things. Not to mention that newer models have the resources to better handle the increased load.

ARM is in-between Sparc and x86 in terms of what it can do. ARM has 256MB RAM. x86 desktop models all come with 1GB RAM and Intel CPUs.

Lots of things can be made to work on Sparc but it's not easy. If you're determined and have a good backup of your data or a non-production system to test things on you can still get a lot on it.

Yeah I was thinking of getting an upgrade. What would you say is value all round for a home/work user? What do you think of the raspberry pi in terms of performance?

zennit wrote:
Gitorious looks awsome! will it work on the duo?

That mostly depends on your definition of "work". I'd say it should crawl along just nicely ;)

-Stefan

What readynas are you working on?

Me? I'm using all three platforms, Sparc, x86 and ARM. But if you're talking about development work, only the ARM stuff is done on the "real thing". For x86 and Sparc I use dedicated build systems.

-Stefan

Raspberry PI does look pretty cheap. Not going to get too much in the way of support with that one would think at that price (I guess they may have paid support options).

Not sure how it compares with the ARM ReadyNAS units. Clock wise it's slower than the ARM ReadyNAS but I don't know what gen CPU the CPU in the Raspberry PI is. Difficult to compare. I'm guessing the Raspberry PI is probably slower than ARM ReadyNAS units and definitely slower than the x86 ReadyNAS models.

I'd still recommend a ReadyNAS. Allows for a good mix of installing some things yourself and having core functionality upgraded by NetGear.

For someone wanting top performance and the budget to match I'd recommend the Pro 6 (RNDP6000-200). For an existing ReadyNAS user wanting a new NAS but on a low budget I'd recommend the Ultra range. The RAM and faster CPU is a real plus. Though memory upgrades are unsupported the 6-bay models Ultra 6/Ultra 6 Plus/Pro 6 have two memory slots. Some have installed 8GB RAM in the Pro 6 and run things like Virtualbox on the ReadyNAS.

WhoCares? wrote:
That mostly depends on your definition of "work". I'd say it should crawl along just nicely

Which is why getting a newer model is recommended.

almost there! put now i'm getting

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