23 Dec
2012
23 Dec
'12
4:59 p.m.
Recently came into posession of a WD "Blue Rings" NAS setup. I've rapidly
come to the conclusion that
it really isn't very good as a NAS, and doesn't even do what it's supposed to
(I can't even get SSH to stay
up or reliable connections from computers).
It has a ARM-based board with an Oxford OXE800, VIA Ethernet, onboard USB, provisions for
a serial port
(provided I supply a level converter to go to RS-232 from the supposedly
"standard" 3.3V to a real standard).
The big downside is the BGA RAM chip with only 32MB. I guess it's probably in the
junker category since
there really isn't any way I can expand the RAM (1 BGA 256Mb DDR chip, no extra pads),
but I thought I'd
check because I've been interested in the Pi for a bit and then this dropped into my
lap - any thing that can
be done usefully with this HW?
23 Dec
23 Dec
10:27 p.m.
Recently came into posession of a WD "Blue
Rings" NAS setup. I've
rapidly come to the conclusion that it really isn't very good as a
NAS, and doesn't even do what it's supposed to (I can't even get SSH
to stay up or reliable connections from computers).
I'm not sure how long-lived ssh connections are relevant to a NAS,
unless you're trying to treat sftp-exported space as a filesystem.
It has [...]. The big downside is the BGA RAM chip
with only 32MB.
What's wrong with that? 32M is plenty to be a useful machine provided
you don't try to run bloatware like a "desktop environment" on it.
I guess it's probably in the junker category since
there really isn't
any way I can expand the RAM (1 BGA 256Mb DDR chip, no extra pads),
but I thought I'd check because I've been interested in the Pi for a
bit and then this dropped into my lap - any thing that can be done
usefully with this HW?
Depends on what you consider "useful". If you don't want it I'd
cheerfully take it off your hands (at least tentatively, depending on
costs); I think I have only the one arm-based machine and another
wouldn't be amiss. Besides, I'd be disappointed to see perfectly good
hardware scrapped.
Of course, this assumes that (a) it's willing to boot something other
than the vendor OS and (b) enough is known about the hardware that
putting something else on it isn't just an exercise in frustration.
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