[ale] maxtor shared storage II

Scott Castaline hscast at charter.net
Tue Dec 11 16:22:14 EST 2007


Greg Freemyer wrote:
> And here's another example of a weird external.  This one is simply
> not Linux compatible even though it is USB.  (Or so the story says.)
>
> http://www.hothardware.com/News/Seagates%5FFreeAgent%5FDrives%5Fand%5FLinux%5FDont%5FMix/
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> I have been buying bare drives and enclosures separately recently.
> This type of issue is reinforcing that decision.
>
> Greg
>
> On Dec 11, 2007 1:02 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
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I guess that's another product added to my do not buy list, along with 
Ford, Mercury, Lincoln (due to Sync based on M$) Can't wait for when M$ 
finally gets their software into the main on board computer. Hey let's 
see what this puppy can do on 85 and I ain't talkin' just doin the speed 
limit. BSOD at 125MPH....
>> On Dec 11, 2007 11:43 AM,  <dmcnash at charter.net> wrote:
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>>> Does anyone have any experience with this NAS product?
>>> How slick a device is this?
>>>
>>> It runs Linux and the tarball and toolchain are downloadable from maxtor.
>>> Anyone hacked on this?
>>>
>>> The price has come down from about $900 to $400, perhaps making it cost effective vs. building my own NAS box.
>>>
>>> Product Page: http://www.maxtorsolutions.com/en/catalog/MSS_II_Dual
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>>> Info on internals: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/maxtor-ssii-review,review-800-8.html
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>> I bought one a while ago.  I did not try hacking it, just using it.
>>
>> Did not like it much. The only usable interface is the NIC.  ie. The
>> USB port is for expansion only.
>>
>> iirc, when you hook it up to another PC, you had to install special
>> software (drivers?) to be able to see the drive.  I think I only tried
>> it with a Windows client.
>>
>> Anyway, it was the last NIC only external storage I plan to buy.  It
>> was just too inflexible.
>>
>> Greg
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