Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-20 Thread David Wright
On Thu 20 Oct 2022 at 15:32:20 (+0100), Tixy wrote: > On Thu, 2022-10-20 at 17:41 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote: > > On 17/10/2022 22:50, Tixy wrote: > > > # Set spindown time for disk > > > if NAS1=`findmnt -n -o SOURCE /nas1/main`; then /sbin/hdparm -S120 > > > $NAS1; fi > > > > > > Rather t

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-20 Thread Tixy
On Thu, 2022-10-20 at 17:41 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote: > On 17/10/2022 22:50, Tixy wrote: > > # Set spindown time for disk > > if NAS1=`findmnt -n -o SOURCE /nas1/main`; then /sbin/hdparm -S120 > > $NAS1; fi > > > > > > > > > > Rather than hard code the disk as /dev/sdc I use 'findm

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-20 Thread Max Nikulin
On 17/10/2022 22:50, Tixy wrote: # Set spindown time for disk if NAS1=`findmnt -n -o SOURCE /nas1/main`; then /sbin/hdparm -S120 $NAS1; fi Rather than hard code the disk as /dev/sdc I use 'findmnt' to get the disk name from the point it's mounted at (/nas1/main in this case). Are

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-20 Thread Max Nikulin
On 18/10/2022 08:59, Stefan Monnier wrote: - In my experience, whether `hdparm -S..` works on a USB drive depends on the USB<->SATA adapter in use. If it doesn't, `hdparm` will tell you, tho. I did go further but my impression was that in the case of USB disk enclosures sdparm may work

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-18 Thread Wayne Sallee
 Original Message  *Subject: *  Re: Cheap NAS *From: * Tixy *To: * Debian-user *CC: * *Date: *  2022-10-17  11:50 AM Rather than hard code the disk as /dev/sdc I use 'findmnt' to get the disk name from the point it's mounted at (/nas1/main in

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-17 Thread Stefan Monnier
>> > It's also worth noting: on my setup with a spinning rust laptop drive >> > hooked via USB 3 to my RPi, the drive doesn't spin continuously >> > (apparently). So on occasional use, I wait a couple of seconds for the >> > drive to spin up before it can transfer at full speed. It's possible an >>

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-17 Thread Tixy
On Mon, 2022-10-17 at 11:28 -0400, Wayne Sallee wrote: > >  Original Message  > *Subject: *  Re: Cheap NAS > *From: * Paulf > *To: * Debian-user > *CC: * > *Date: *  2022-10-16  02:31 PM > > It's also worth noting: on my setup w

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-17 Thread Wayne Sallee
 Original Message  *Subject: *  Re: Cheap NAS *From: * Paulf *To: * Debian-user *CC: * *Date: *  2022-10-16  02:31 PM It's also worth noting: on my setup with a spinning rust laptop drive hooked via USB 3 to my RPi, the drive doesn't spin co

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread Jeremy Ardley
On 17/10/22 9:32 am, Stefan Monnier wrote: pa...@quillandmouse.com [2022-10-16 14:22:16] wrote: Pi's don't have SATA. Depends on the flavor. Banana Pi and Orange Pi mini definitely do. [ But not a very good one, admittedly. And their power infrastructure tends to be overwhelmed when you c

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread Stefan Monnier
pa...@quillandmouse.com [2022-10-16 14:22:16] wrote: > Pi's don't have SATA. Depends on the flavor. Banana Pi and Orange Pi mini definitely do. [ But not a very good one, admittedly. And their power infrastructure tends to be overwhelmed when you connect a spinning rust drive (I've had to tr

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread basti
Am 16.10.22 um 20:19 schrieb pa...@quillandmouse.com: On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:11:50 -0400 Wayne Sallee wrote: What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing some free nas software like https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux It's possible, but it sort of violates t

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread paulf
On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:04:03 +0500 Stanislav Vlasov wrote: > 2022-10-16 21:58 GMT+05:00, Andrew M.A. Cater : > >> > What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing > >> > some free > >> > nas software like > >> > https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux > >> > >> OpenMediaVa

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread paulf
On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 19:21:05 +0500 Stanislav Vlasov wrote: > 2022-10-16 19:11 GMT+05:00, Wayne Sallee : > > What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing > > some free nas software like > > https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux > > OpenMediaVault work fine even on Oran

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread paulf
On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:11:50 -0400 Wayne Sallee wrote: > What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing some > free nas software like https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux > It's possible, but it sort of violates the size and power requirements in my scenario. Paul -

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread Stanislav Vlasov
2022-10-16 21:58 GMT+05:00, Andrew M.A. Cater : >> > What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing some >> > free >> > nas software like >> > https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux >> >> OpenMediaVault work fine even on Orange Pi 3 LTS with usb drives. > > USB connected dr

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 07:21:05PM +0500, Stanislav Vlasov wrote: > 2022-10-16 19:11 GMT+05:00, Wayne Sallee : > > What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing some free > > nas software like > > https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux > > OpenMediaVault work fine even on

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread Stanislav Vlasov
2022-10-16 19:11 GMT+05:00, Wayne Sallee : > What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing some free > nas software like > https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux OpenMediaVault work fine even on Orange Pi 3 LTS with usb drives. -- Stanislav

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-16 Thread Wayne Sallee
What about just putting some drives in a desktop, and installing some free nas software like https://linuxhint.com/best-nas-software-linux Wayne Sallee wa...@waynesallee.com http://www.WayneSallee.com

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread David Christensen
On 10/13/22 12:23, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: Folks: This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to search the archives for it. I'm interested in a desktop NAS with maybe 4 bays, which works with Linux (and free software), isn't hugely expensive, and is *not* a PC (you coul

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread paulf
On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:38:54 -0400 Dan Ritter wrote: > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:10:46 -0400 > > Dan Ritter wrote: > > > > > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > > > Folks: > > > > > > > > This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to > > > > s

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread Dan Ritter
pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:10:46 -0400 > Dan Ritter wrote: > > > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > > Folks: > > > > > > This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to > > > search the archives for it. > > > > > > I'm interested in a desktop NAS w

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread basti
Am 13.10.22 um 23:34 schrieb pa...@quillandmouse.com: Actually, the most important requirement is that I can install my own Linux OS on it, rather than put up with some proprietary NAS software. Paul Have a look to NAS boxes with x86/ amd64 CPU should be a good choice to get it working. ARM

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread Alexander V. Makartsev
On 14.10.2022 00:23, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: Folks: This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to search the archives for it. I'm interested in a desktop NAS with maybe 4 bays, which works with Linux (and free software), isn't hugely expensive, and is *not* a PC (you co

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread paulf
On Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:43:59 +0800 Bret Busby wrote: > On 14/10/22 04:10, Dan Ritter wrote: > > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > >> Folks: > >> > >> This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to > >> search the archives for it. > >> > >> I'm interested in a desktop NAS with mayb

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread paulf
On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:10:46 -0400 Dan Ritter wrote: > pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > > Folks: > > > > This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to > > search the archives for it. > > > > I'm interested in a desktop NAS with maybe 4 bays, which works with > > Linux (and fr

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread Bret Busby
On 14/10/22 04:10, Dan Ritter wrote: pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: Folks: This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to search the archives for it. I'm interested in a desktop NAS with maybe 4 bays, which works with Linux (and free software), isn't hugely expensive, and is *

Re: Cheap NAS

2022-10-13 Thread Dan Ritter
pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > Folks: > > This has likely already been covered, but I don't know a way to search > the archives for it. > > I'm interested in a desktop NAS with maybe 4 bays, which works with > Linux (and free software), isn't hugely expensive, and is *not* a PC > (you could do