NASLite Network Attached Storage

While reading the manual for version 2, I learned that it could be configured to boot from CDROM. I ordered it and am stumped as to how I can boot from CD. I have done exactly what the manual says, but each time the system halts when it does not find a USB device. (By the way, one is there--but this BIOS does NOT support USB booting--hence the need to boot from CD.) Help!

You misunderstood, the current version is USB only. you need a usb pen then you boot the CD then write to the USB pen then boot from the usb pen.

I understand that. But what do page 6 and 7 refer when they refer to setup for booting from CDD and HDD?

There is a single manual that covers all versions i.e. USB, CD, HD.

if you look at page 4 it states "Naslite-2 is available is three different versions as follows"

USB, CD, HD.

I found only one version when ordering. Trying to assimilate everything I knew, I assumed that it would "adapt" upon installation. So, is there a solution for the situation I am in? Or have I blown $50?

The CD and HDD versions of Naslite-2 are yet to be released!

I recently purchased version 2 and I too thought the product would offer a choice upon installation. Then once you had activated it you would be locked into whatever version you had used.

It would be helpful if you could remove any ambiguity as it's not as clear as it could be.

That aside I'm happy with the product so far.

Celeron 1800 cpu, 6 hard drives (300g, 250g 2X200g ata and 2X300g sata) gigabit network, 367m memory.

Two things I would have liked to change are to hide from view the Lost & Found folder and to be able to name the shares rather than have to use the default names.

The great thing is it all just works.....

Your right there is only one version at the moment, the CD and HD versions are coming. maybe Tony or Ralph should amend the manual or the make it a little clearer so there is no chance of confusion.

you havent blown your money, I consider the USB version the best one anyway. why waste a IDE channel just to boot up the OS. the usb pen can be configured on any pc so your NAS can be CD ROM free. check out the hardware section for usb pens knows to work, also if the motherboard does not support usb booting you can use the suppiled kicker, or one of mine that I am going to post shortly, post back with what kit you have and we will do our best to get you up and running with the min of hassle.

If NASLite-2 were to work like any other boot from disk NAS, it would boot from a partition on the first disk with the remainder of the disk available for storage, so you wouldn't be wasting an IDE channel

At present there is only ONE version of Naslite-2 so at present the only v2 option is USB, Once the HD vesion is out then you wont be wasting a IDE channel, I still consider the usb option the best, i guess that was why it was developed first then the other methods? I was answering mcummins
query he wanted CD version and has the usb version. I was mearly explaining the merits of USB method.

Problem is, for a lot of us, we do as the manual points out. We're using old pieces of crap PCs stuck in our basement or otherwise going to waste for NAS purpose. So, currently, I've been using a Pentium III 550 machine, which has done fine in NasLite 1.x+. However, it just doesn't support SATA, etc. which I can add easily as Maxtor and others basically give you a SATA card if you buy the drives, which I can get at Costco etc super cheap.

The problem is: these old machines don't have any sort of option to "boot to USB" it just wasn't thought of. And hell, they are USB 1.1 anyway, so not sure how well that would work out.

The other NasLite machine I'm running is on a dual processor Pentium Pro 200. I would love to stack that thing up with drives and use it where it's at.

So, a lot of us will just have to sit and wait on NasLite CDD version. I can't see what would make it take so long, you would think if they have a bootable USB version, making one that would boot of ATAPI would not be nearly that difficult of a switch.

My solution to not being able to boot the USB pen was to make a boot CDROM from an image I made of the USB drive built by NASLite. I then boot off of the CDROM with the USB drive in the USB port and everything works great. You simply select boot CDROM in the BIOS but the build on the cdrom tells NASLite to goto the USB for the config. Works great. Bit of a pain in the a$$ to get the CDROM to be bootable though.

Mike

have you tried the other kickers to see if it will boot the usb?

The manual is clear about the fact that there are 3 distinct versions of NASLite-2 as follows: NASLite-2 USB. NASLite-2 CDD and NASLite-2 HDD. The website lists only NASLite-2 USB as an available option. The page where you purchase NASLite-2 USB provides clear definition of what it is and what it requires. If one is confused by that content and still thinks that the USB version is also CDD and HDD then that can mean only one thing: One never read the product description...

That said, NASLite-2 is a complete rewrite, so there are a lot of variables that can be troublesome given peoples' various and unique hardware. We released USB first knowing that the number of people using USB is the lowest. That gave us a chance to polish the core so when CDD and HDD are released, the little annoyances that you see in the original v2.00 release are not repeated across the board.

NASLite-2 CDD and HDD will be released with initial release of v2.01, incorporating all fixes made in the USB version. From a development standpoint, that approach made the most sense to us.

I hope that sheds some light on the issue...

OK! 2.01 is out, where's the CDD Version....?