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ReadyNAS 424 - Installing support for NTFS - ntfs-3g
So I'm trying to get this ReadyNAS 424 running ReadyNAS v6.10.2 that has a outdated os of debian jessie that has been set to archive mode by the maintainers (debian). I am looking to have ntfs/wind...
They have stripped the NTFS support for it out of debian documented ways and any debian/linux forum you may come acrosss.
While it "may" have support for usb drives that does me little use.
I was sucessfull in getting NTFS with GPT on Debian 9 and 10. I just had to replace all of netgear binaries.
*It is doable. Just you will break the web interface or run into dependency loops that can take hours to hunt down as to upgrade from 8 to 9
you will have to force packages with dpkg.. NetGears binaries are hard coded and depentant on one another. apt isn't your friend at
this stage and you will being using dpkg alot.*
So I was sucessfull after a few days. It was a complete hassle that they did it this way.
Hopefully in the future they reconsider the slim down approach. I miss my 314. It has a HDMI port and life was simpler to run my distro of
choise. Or give back the hdmi/video output. I don't mind paying a few dollors more for a unit with hdmi/vga/dvi without a os would be
even better. Always allow memory to be upgradeable with two SODIMM slots. Make the readynas os its own product.
Other notes.
1, Use a M2 Drive or another drive port if the logic board/motherboard has it and not in the 3.5 bays if you want to tinker.
(This way the raid bays are one raid type and file system format)
2, Always remove the 3.5" disks from the unit if you factory reset.
(It destories the existing partitions and installs itself in a RAID 5 across all the disks.)
3. A DAS and a mini computer is a better idea if you want to run vanilla or your own distro.
4. Disable flex raid before inserting your drives if you opt to use another smaller drive for the os.
(it will destroy your existing raid and raid 5 your 3.5" disks)
My next adventure is seeing if I can get that PCI-E 4x port to support a low power graphics card to see if I can even install with a x4 to x16
adaptor/ribbin and clean install that way. If not I'm tossing the whole thing out as it was a warrenty exchange anyhow.
Not interested in learning UART
When I insert a pci-e 16x card the power supply turns off.
- Also doesn't power up when the card is in the slot and you plugin in the power.
When I insert a 4x to 16x riser/adaptor, the power supply turns off.
- Also doesn't power up when the card is in the slot and you plugin in the power.
I grabbed a 4x server grade small height factor dvi card and tried the slot.
- Also doesn't power up when the card is in the slot and you plugin in the power.
So ether the pci-e 4x slot isn't actually a pci-e 4x port and they may have used the slot
to run the raid card only. I also tried to run some headless distros. No go.
Also tried removing the daughter board and no go. Won't even boot at that point with the
M.2 drive in the slot. Sure would have been nice to see what the darn thing is doing.
Ah well. I tried everything but the uart port option. They really didn't want you to be able
to do anything but run their readynas os on this thing. (ReadyNAS 424)
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