Re: Compressing DVD ISO Images

["dermot_bradley" <bradley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@...> wrote:
>
> > In addition, the Terastation runs Linux and could be hacked to
> > become a general server in a neat package. Ours have all manners
> > of things running on them. eg. Video server, C compiler, unionfs,
> > etc.

A quick Google found this: http://www.terastation.org/wiki/Main_Page

I'll have a browse around there as I wasn't previously aware of any
"extra" stuff for the Terastation.

> I think that settles it - I have been mulling over building my own
> storage server (sitting at .6Tb with Raid 5 and it just isn't
> cutting it any more...) but the hesitation from going with a NAS
> solution was down to not being able to use it for "other
stuff"
> (tm).

I'm basically at the same point - wanting to build a 750Mb+ server as
I wanted a NAS + MythTV backend etc...

I was going to use a low spec motherboard (Mini-ITX even) with 4 SATA
ports to do software RAID5 but if the Terastation's OS has been
"opened" then I might just go with that instead.

> Just a question of pricing up the empty Terastation with user
> supplied disks, or the ready to rock version.

Is there a version without disks? All the Terastations I've seen
advertised come with disks...