NASLite Network Attached Storage

Naslite is still randomly crashing on large transfers. It can go solid for couple of weeks then starting acting up and crashing (rebooting) numberous times a day.

No solution really offered... coupled with the fact that the upgrade path the developers are taking (180 days) rather then taking the approach of most software companies, where you only pay for a version upgrade but get free revision updates, really put me off this product. I will cut my losses and look for another product.

Thanks and good luck.

NASLite has been proven to be stable and does not just go off rebooting on it’s own. If your hardware has an issue that causes a reboot, there is absolutely nothing NASLite can do to prevent that. On the other hand, if the problem is software-related and NASLite has a flaw that causes it to crash and reboot, then I’m sure this forum will contain a fair number of reports along those lines. That obviously is not the case.

So with that in mind, am not sure exactly what solution you expect for us to provide you with. The problem you are having is hardware related and not with NASLite.

Tony,
The reason I chose NASLite, rather than just using plain linux server install, was the fact that I didnt really want to spend the time messing around. I was looking for something simple and "fire-and-forget" kind of deal. The minute Naslite started acting up and I had to start messing around to find out what was wrong, the whole point of me using it and paying money for it, as opposed to installing linux for free was gone.
Add the fact that you are chargin money to upgrade from version 2.04 to 2.05 is simply ridiculous. I can understand having to pay for a version upgrade, when version 3.0 will come out. Come on...
Anyway, as i said earlier, thanks and good luck.

If your machine is randomly crashing, should you not be going down the route of fundamental stability testing?

A bootable CD of Memtest86+ (test no.5 in particular) will thoroughly test your RAM - quite often the single source of random crashing.

Next you might consider operating profile and potential heat induced problems - PSU's output degrades as operating temperature increases. So, if your machine is on all the time in a cupboard then it's not really surprising it's falling over......

I have already done all the tests I can. There is nothing wrong with it hardware-wise. It is an older system but still solid. Runs on a 1Gb of clean RAM. Memtest shows no problems.

It is not constantly crashing/rebooting. As I mentioned earlier, it go on weeks running solid, and then it has random days, where it will reboot numerous times, normally when performing large transfers.

The point I was trying to make is that for a tool that is suppose to be simple to use, it turns out not to be the case. For the amount of time I put in trying to figure out the problem, testing everything, pulling it apart and putting it all back in, I might as well gone with a regular linux distro and saved myself some money.

I have been running NASlite since version 1 and connect with a windows machine, Xbox, and OsX. I constantly move large amounts of data and stream movies. My NAS usually runs 24hrs, 7 days a week. I have never had a random reboot or loss of connection. I know this does not help but I really think it is hardware related as I have had random reboots and lockups on machines before and it was always related to hardware ( memory, heat, bad video card, etc.). Unless you have another system lying around to test on I do not think you will ever figure out the exact problem.

Actually, the point is that you are unwilling to accept the fact that the tool is not the problem.

I just moved 250GB around and not one glitch. 99% of all Naslite problems are related to Hardware.

the other 1% the user.

I had some weird things going on once with my server. it would reboot and in the end the culprit showed its face, turned out to be the cpu. thankfully it died, i replaced it and no more problems.

So how does all that leads to your conclusion that it's Naslite that's causing the problem? I too am willing to bet it's your hardware that's acting all up. I get the point you are making and it is frustrating but the facts in my opinion point to a hardware problem.

I approach such problems like this.

Question: Is someone having the same problem?
Answer: No.
Conclusion: Must be unique to my setup and that rules out the software.

Been there dude. If you really want to cut your losses, then take a closer look at your hardware before throwing in the towel.

Just an update... Since the last time I posted, I scrapped NasLite and installed Ubuntu server on the exact same hardware. Guess what? Since then, it's been going strong with no single reboot or crash.

But of course, its always easier to blame the hardware, right?

... which suggests an incompatibility between NL and your hardware, which is by your own admission, old. I too use a NS Box with OSX and Xbox, never had a problem with large or small transfers.

The only problem I ever encountered was my USB stick failing at startup.

Hi JV,

You might wanna read this article.

http://www.itweek.co.uk/personal-comput ... leshooting


Of course you'll never tell us if you changed something, a cable etc and ubuntu worked, but I think you fall under the same line as this guy, except he actually accepted the fact that not everything in the world is gonna work together or should it.

Unlike yourself