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ejcmdq
May 18, 2021Tutor
Readynas 2304 boot from HDD
Sirs, good morrning. I've installed ubuntu 18.04 in a Readynas 2304. Runs quite fine. Boot menu selection, to boot from HDD don't survive power cycle. It goes back to boot from internal flash dr...
- May 19, 2021
The internal flash is only 128MB or 256MB depending on the model. You can use a syslinux or grub bootloader on the internal flash to chainload onto a hdd i.e. you boot off the internal flash and the bootloader on that switches to booting off a disk.
mdgm
May 18, 2021Virtuoso
You could configure the internal flash to chainload onto the HDD using syslinux or possibly grub.
- ejcmdqMay 19, 2021Tutor
Thanks for reply !!
You mean that we can install ubuntu in internal Flash too?
Tks, E!
- mdgmMay 19, 2021Virtuoso
The internal flash is only 128MB or 256MB depending on the model. You can use a syslinux or grub bootloader on the internal flash to chainload onto a hdd i.e. you boot off the internal flash and the bootloader on that switches to booting off a disk.
- ejcmdqMay 19, 2021Tutor
Noted thansk for advice !
Tks, E!
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