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Since I last tried FreeNAS, the RAID-5 support didn't work too well.? I couldn't get the array up with one missing disk, I couldn't get it up when I replaced the missing disk, and I couldn't even get it up when I put the roriginal disk back.I need RAID-5 because i'm too cheap to do proper backups.? has FreeNAS fixed this potentially fatal problem yet?
o man just made my PII 300mhz machine into a freeNAS BEAST!!! Hooked my modded xbox to it, o SWEETNESS, in heaven.....OWNAGE!!! streaming some music without the need for my main pc awesomeeeeeeee
@pseudojd and those folks that, for some weird reason, modded him up....FreeNAS is free. It supports all NIC speeds (that's a feature of the operating system, not the application, I'm not even sure why you mentioned it), and you can boot it off of several different media types including CD, CF and, my personal favorite, the hard drive.I've been using FreeNAS for 6 months now. Took no time to set it up and it works great
Just use NTFS-3g. I'm not sure how to set it up on this little NAS box, but it was fairly simple in Ubuntu.As for writing, I dual-boot WinXP and Ubuntu. My WinXP sits on a 300GB drive and is full NTFS. Using NTFS-3g I routinely move very large ISO files to it from Ubuntu. Also, I move AVI files, and other various smaller things. I have never had even the slightest hint of a problem in either WinXP or Ubuntu. The only thing that's really not supported (thus **BETA!**) is encrypted NTFS. There again, don't blame me if NTFS-3g eats your drive.
@ KarmikTranceWho gives a s**t where it comes from. And besides, isn't linking, expanding, and forming communities and webs of information exactly what the web is about.
Been running it for about a week.. Biggest failing, a few more MB's would give us an editor and a usable shell with "some" features..not that featureless wasteland it currently is.. Jeez..there isn't even a rmdir command available from the console. Don't get me started on the sshd configure help (or lack of) on the FreeNAS sourceforge page..in fact there is a lack of information anywhere about this tool.. Why have they stripped all the useful tools out?? Most aren't really needed, but some (like vi) are essential on any system.
I have been using FreeNAS for quite some time and I am a really big fan. In fact, I have made FreeNAS one of the focuses of my blog Daily Cup of Tech (<a class="user" href="http://www.DailyCupOfTech.com).">http://www.DailyCupOfTech.com).</a>One of the things that really impresses me about FreeNAS is the fact that this free OS can be up and running in a matter of minutes, opening you up to the ability to store file on the system using Windows, FTP, RSYNC, and more! And it only takes up 32 MB on the disk!I have written a number of articles about FreeNAS. A lot of it is about how to set up and configure the system to work with your Windows network. All of the articles can be found at <a class="user" href="http://www.dailycupoftech.com/category/freenas/.">http://www.dailycupoftech.com/category/freenas/.</a> I hope you find them to be useful.Tim
xmodem2Sep 6, 2006
Since I last tried FreeNAS, the RAID-5 support didn't work too well.? I couldn't get the array up with one missing disk, I couldn't get it up when I replaced the missing disk, and I couldn't even get it up when I put the roriginal disk back.I need RAID-5 because i'm too cheap to do proper backups.? has FreeNAS fixed this potentially fatal problem yet?
compismyrxSep 7, 2006
Actually, you can do that. It is an option you pick when installing.
haastyleSep 7, 2006
o man just made my PII 300mhz machine into a freeNAS BEAST!!! Hooked my modded xbox to it, o SWEETNESS, in heaven.....OWNAGE!!! streaming some music without the need for my main pc awesomeeeeeeee
bassjunkieSep 7, 2006
Forgot to mention the HDD's only reset under "heavy" load, i.e reading from one HDD and writing to another, both large amounts of data
tenderstormSep 7, 2006
FreeNAS native filesystem is UFS2 not ext2- that's why you got problem after power outage. And you need UPS too.
ryosenSep 7, 2006
@pseudojd and those folks that, for some weird reason, modded him up....FreeNAS is free. It supports all NIC speeds (that's a feature of the operating system, not the application, I'm not even sure why you mentioned it), and you can boot it off of several different media types including CD, CF and, my personal favorite, the hard drive.I've been using FreeNAS for 6 months now. Took no time to set it up and it works great
digglicksballsSep 7, 2006
You know what? You don't need another "server". No-one needs a rack of servers at home. Stop wasting electricity. It is bad for the environment.
smiley2billionSep 7, 2006
Just use NTFS-3g. I'm not sure how to set it up on this little NAS box, but it was fairly simple in Ubuntu.As for writing, I dual-boot WinXP and Ubuntu. My WinXP sits on a 300GB drive and is full NTFS. Using NTFS-3g I routinely move very large ISO files to it from Ubuntu. Also, I move AVI files, and other various smaller things. I have never had even the slightest hint of a problem in either WinXP or Ubuntu. The only thing that's really not supported (thus **BETA!**) is encrypted NTFS. There again, don't blame me if NTFS-3g eats your drive.
igutekunstSep 12, 2006
@ KarmikTranceWho gives a s**t where it comes from. And besides, isn't linking, expanding, and forming communities and webs of information exactly what the web is about.
janrocksDec 11, 2006
Been running it for about a week.. Biggest failing, a few more MB's would give us an editor and a usable shell with "some" features..not that featureless wasteland it currently is.. Jeez..there isn't even a rmdir command available from the console. Don't get me started on the sshd configure help (or lack of) on the FreeNAS sourceforge page..in fact there is a lack of information anywhere about this tool.. Why have they stripped all the useful tools out?? Most aren't really needed, but some (like vi) are essential on any system.
niceboxDec 20, 2006
FreeNAS is immature and of little value unless you're only out to play with it. It's buggy, underdeveloped, slow, and poorly designed. Take a look at the comments following this article:<a class="user" href="http://www.thestorageforum.com/blog/index.php/2006/06/01/freenas-short-review/">http://www.thestorageforum.com/blog/index.php/2006/06/01/freenas-short-review/</a>
dcotJan 16, 2007
I have been using FreeNAS for quite some time and I am a really big fan. In fact, I have made FreeNAS one of the focuses of my blog Daily Cup of Tech (<a class="user" href="http://www.DailyCupOfTech.com).">http://www.DailyCupOfTech.com).</a>One of the things that really impresses me about FreeNAS is the fact that this free OS can be up and running in a matter of minutes, opening you up to the ability to store file on the system using Windows, FTP, RSYNC, and more! And it only takes up 32 MB on the disk!I have written a number of articles about FreeNAS. A lot of it is about how to set up and configure the system to work with your Windows network. All of the articles can be found at <a class="user" href="http://www.dailycupoftech.com/category/freenas/.">http://www.dailycupoftech.com/category/freenas/.</a> I hope you find them to be useful.Tim
njpartonOct 1, 2007
That's why EXT3 is very popular - it supports journaling.
njpartonOct 1, 2007
Ubuntu 7.10 has inbuilt NTFS read/write so just use that to base a NAS on.