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Accessing USB drive with Linux
I have a NV+ with external USB drive formatted in EXT3 where backup is copied to this drive. Power supply crapped out in NV+. :-( Plugged the USB drive into a Linux system (Fedora 9) which should...
This just worked for me - absolutely incredible. After 5 months I am currently copying files as we speak.
The only requirement is Ubuntu on a PC (I just downloaded it and burned a startup disk and installed a dual boot - it was crazy easy).
http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=306
Simple step by step guide to mounting Sparc-based ReadyNAS Drives in x86-based Linux:
Tested on brand new install of Ubuntu 10.10 (32bit x86), no other dependencies- 23rd Jan 2011
In a terminal window:
(1) sudo su
(2) apt-get install fuseext2
(3) apt-get install lvm2
(4) modprobe fuse
(5) vgscan
(6) vgchange -ay c
(7) fuseext2 -o ro -o sync_read /dev/c/c /mnt
That's it!!!
You can now see the mounted files in the /mnt directory
The only requirement is Ubuntu on a PC (I just downloaded it and burned a startup disk and installed a dual boot - it was crazy easy).
http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=306
Simple step by step guide to mounting Sparc-based ReadyNAS Drives in x86-based Linux:
Tested on brand new install of Ubuntu 10.10 (32bit x86), no other dependencies- 23rd Jan 2011
In a terminal window:
(1) sudo su
(2) apt-get install fuseext2
(3) apt-get install lvm2
(4) modprobe fuse
(5) vgscan
(6) vgchange -ay c
(7) fuseext2 -o ro -o sync_read /dev/c/c /mnt
That's it!!!
You can now see the mounted files in the /mnt directory
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