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Dewdman42
Apr 18, 2023Virtuoso
Leave ReadyNAS, possible replacements?
Given that Netgear appears to be abandoning this product line, and given that even WhoCares is giving up on it, I am going to consider alternative solutions to replace my aging 524X. I hope to hear...
Dewdman42
Apr 19, 2023Virtuoso
Sure would be nice if they open sourced OS6 but I really doubt they will.
No doubt that if I am going to be able to run an alternative solution it will have to be something that can be run headless, like readynas os can.
I’m not too hopefully about trying to repurpose this hardware with a different OS unless someone like WhoCares figures it all out. Far more likely I will just use it as is for as long as I can in some capacity a few more years and then buy something new but I’m not sure what right now.
No doubt that if I am going to be able to run an alternative solution it will have to be something that can be run headless, like readynas os can.
I’m not too hopefully about trying to repurpose this hardware with a different OS unless someone like WhoCares figures it all out. Far more likely I will just use it as is for as long as I can in some capacity a few more years and then buy something new but I’m not sure what right now.
eton
Apr 20, 2023Luminary
According to mdgm every ReadyNAS has a serial console port. So if your device doesn’t have HDMI, you will need to figure out how to connect to the serial interface.
- StephenBApr 21, 2023Guru - Experienced User
eton wrote:
According to mdgm every ReadyNAS has a serial console port. So if your device doesn’t have HDMI, you will need to figure out how to connect to the serial interface.I think you are assuming that the ReadyNAS allows the bios to be configured through the serial port.
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