Can I install openssh on one of the official linux distributions?I plan to use this along w/ a USB HDD as NAS (network attached storage) over SFTP.How about a WebDAV server on this little pc? Can I install openssh on one of the official linux distributions?I plan to use this along w/ a USB HDD as NAS (network attached storage) over SFTP.How about a WebDAV server on this... » Read More Can I install openssh on one of the official linux distributions?I plan to use this along w/ a USB HDD as NAS (network attached storage) over SFTP.How about a WebDAV server on this little pc? « Show Less
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Most of the Official Raspberry Pi distros have OpenSSH already. If not you can certainly add it. You can add just about any needed package provided you don't outgrow your SD card.
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Debian has a special release for this CPU/SoC.. I have never tried to do the apt-get dance with openssh, but I would be surprised to find it is not available. USB HDD will work fine with the distro's I've used (mostly raspbmc). At my work we have one loaded with Debian, Apache, etc. as a simple [LAMP] web server.
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Yes. Here's a link describing how to do it: http://cplus.about.com/od/raspberrypi/a/How-Do-I-Setup-Ssh-On-Raspberry-Pi.htmAnd here's a link to a WebDav tutorial: http://www.head4space.com/pidav-webdav-raspberry-pi-tutorial-part-one/
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So long as you have a large enough SD card to hold the distro of Linux you want to use, and the distro you use doesn't require minimum specs over those of the raspberry pi. Raspbian (which is Debian designed for use with the pi) defaults with an ssh built-in for remote login. Baby WebDAV should work fine, but it's not going to run anything with hundreds of potential users.
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I think this depends on what you want to do. If you want to use scp rather than old-school FTP, I can't see why it wouldn't work, since the box can run an SSH daemon. But if you mean traditional FTP, say as a server that would allow anybody to obtain files from the box by running an FTP daemon on it, then I would think that this is not straightforwardly possible. It is an embedded Linux system with Busybox as the user application stack, and I am not sure this offers ftpd. You can certainly configure the device so that it is accessible from anywhere, assuming it can connect to the internet (and is visible outside the local network, say by port forwarding through your ADSL box, cable modem, or whatever).
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It is possible to use to upload software with "patchstick" flash drives, especially Boxee and XBMC. I believe it is possible attach other storage devices after uploading special software... But these are unofficial hacks from hobbyists on the internet. As far as Apple is concerned, it is only to be used by Apple certified techs for repairs.
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It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose one of the four drives and all your data is lost. It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose... » Read More It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose one of the four drives and all your data is lost. « Show Less
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By "file server" does that mean that it can connect to the internet on it's own? without any other device connected to it?Example: Can I leave this drive on at home or the office (connected to the internet, without a cpu), and travel to somewhere with a internet connection and see my data? Or even download or upload to it?Is there any tech info available on this besides the "Data Sheet" which sounds more like a sales pitch then a technical document?
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Running freenas (freeBSD) on it without problems. Don't see why Linux would be any problem.
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Yes, you can enable SMB/CIFS for Windows, Mac, and Linux; and NFS for Linux if necessary.
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According to Western Digital support, you can mount these disks in your Linux operating system. But you can not mount if you are using iSCSI
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I don't think you can. This unit uses its own proprietary file system (a pain, IMHO), and formats the drives at install.It's a decent unit if you know your way around linux and have time to configure it, but I have to say that overall it's not a system you can easily jump into and set up quickly...
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iomega 35887 Diskless System StorCenter ix2 Network Storage (28) | Write ... NFS (Linux/UNIX), AFP/Bonjour (Apple), FTP, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV Note that there might be a newer model, check witht the Iomega website.
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I didn't see anything in the documentation or technical specs that it directly supports the "USB Attached SCSI Protocol" (which is supported in Win8, but I don't think Win7). Keep in mind that the USB host controller also needs to support UASP. It should be able to natively support a 6TB drive. (Assuming the "Should" box was checked off on the engineering build sheet.) It's probably more a question of "Does your OS support 6TB in the way that you want to use it?"
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You can boot most any linux install from them, yes. I'm here for another for just that purpose. Even a little 512MB will run some distros, but this is adequate for a full-on portable linux operating system with all the bells and whistles. Check out Pendrivelinux dot com.
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Not Sure... I can tell you it works with Linux OS, Ubuntu, Xubuntu 13.10 speuse cifically. I use chris eiffel's guide to format for SSD optimization. My sytstem is Intel i7 with integrated Intel graphics, 8GB DDR3 Memory. Ext4 is the FS I use. Is your FS compatible? Seems the biggest question. This required re=format from Win FS, NTFS. Did so 4 me w/o problems.
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Thanks so this is just a format, and then it is plug and play only needs to be mounted with super user permission to write to the drive (something we do every day in Linux) I was concerned that it might have some sort of proprietary software interface and could not be used outside of Mac & Microsoft operating systems. The backup software I believe would not be Linux compatible, but Clonezilla does that task rather well... Thanks Linas Vepstas for your hands on response...MT
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Short answer: yes. Long answer: It's a very standardized interface supported in almost any operating system. You should expect this to work as well as a USB flash drive. There may be some slight differences between operating systems, such as whether it powers down when not in use and how long (within a narrow range) it takes to start transferring data. Otherwise you'll have no problems.
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I bought this device and I am using it. I am quite happy with it. My main workstation has Linux OpenSUSE 11.4, but I also tried it on OpenSUSE 12.1, Fedora 15 and 16 and it works perfectly on all of them.Kyle is right. Sewell USB SoundBox 7.1 USB Sound Card has a C-Media chipset and Linux is able to communicate to it at the chipset level. There is no need for extra drivers or anything. For me in all Linux distros it worked right out of box.
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The diskless NAS does not have any drives installed in it. I bought the diskless thinking I would use the four matched drives I had in an existing server. That would have been perfect, but the drives were not supported by the EX4. If you have existing drives, and they are on the WD EX4 supported list, this would be a great way to make use of them. Otherwise, you might as well purchase with disks and have a single warranty covering the entire NAS and drives.