Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

Rich Freeman wrote: > On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 7:37 AM Dale wrote: >> Path two, I've researched building a NAS using a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB as >> another option. They come as parts, cases too, but the newer and faster >> models of Raspberry Pi 4 with more ram seem to work pretty well. > For this sort

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 11:56 AM Laurence Perkins wrote: > > Pine64 has an interesting array of SBCs which are both cheaper and (some are) > possibly better suited to becoming a NAS than a Pi. One of them even has a > PCIe socket I think. > I have the RockPro64 and I'll go ahead and warn you th

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

Wols Lists wrote: > On 08/12/2022 13:31, Mark Knecht wrote: >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 5:38 AM Dale > > wrote: >>  > >>  > Howdy, >>  > >>  > I've pretty much reached a limit on my backups.  I'm up to a 16TB >> hard >>  > drive for one and even that won't last long

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

Am Thu, Dec 08, 2022 at 06:36:14PM + schrieb Wols Lists: > > > I've pretty much reached a limit on my backups.  I'm up to a 16TB hard > > > drive for one and even that won't last long.  Larger drives are much > > > more costly.  A must have NAS is quickly approaching.  I've been > > > sear

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 11:36 AM Wols Lists wrote: > > > > DAS is direct-attached-storage. I don't think you want that. > > Depends. If it fits in the safe, and can be connected using one of these > eSATA thingy connectors, it might be a very good choice. First, I Agree about 300% with everything

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

On 08/12/2022 13:31, Mark Knecht wrote: On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 5:38 AM Dale > wrote: > > Howdy, > > I've pretty much reached a limit on my backups.  I'm up to a 16TB hard > drive for one and even that won't last long.  Larger drives are much > more costly.  A

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 6:59 AM Dale wrote: > > Mark Knecht wrote: > > DAS is direct-attached-storage. I don't think you want that. > I was thinking DAS was not a good option. It seems like a feature removed and cheaper version of NAS. I've never touched a DAS box but my limited understanding is

RE: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

> -Original Message- > From: Rich Freeman > Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 6:12 AM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 8:59 AM Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > > &

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 8:59 AM Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > You could, but this is either a sink-hole for time, or you need to get up to > speed with cross-compiling and binhosts. I went with the standard Debian and > evaluate Arch from time to time. But I do run Gentoo on my DIY NAS with an > i3

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

Am Thu, Dec 08, 2022 at 06:37:52AM -0600 schrieb Dale: > Howdy, > > I've pretty much reached a limit on my backups.  I'm up to a 16TB hard > drive for one and even that won't last long.  Larger drives are much > more costly.  A must have NAS is quickly approaching. Hear hear, ye olde story. ;-) >

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

Mark Knecht wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 5:38 AM Dale > wrote: > > > > Howdy, > > > > I've pretty much reached a limit on my backups.  I'm up to a 16TB hard > > drive for one and even that won't last long.  Larger drives are much > > more costly.  A must have NA

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 7:37 AM Dale wrote: > > Path two, I've researched building a NAS using a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB as > another option. They come as parts, cases too, but the newer and faster > models of Raspberry Pi 4 with more ram seem to work pretty well. For this sort of application the key

Re: [gentoo-user] NAS and replacing with larger drives

On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 5:38 AM Dale wrote: > > Howdy, > > I've pretty much reached a limit on my backups. I'm up to a 16TB hard > drive for one and even that won't last long. Larger drives are much > more costly. A must have NAS is quickly approaching. I've been > searching around and find som

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