I know there are a few Fastora Users out there reading these forum since the OS for it was made by Synology but every hope of new features or updates died when Fastora closed.
Since the NAS-T4 is a great NAS the only down side is that its missing some new features, itunes server, media server, bit torrent, iscsi, large volume support, disk encryption etc the list goes on. I mention large volume support because you can still get IDE drives at 500GB for a total of 2TB.
So as the subject of this post mentions a new OS lets get to it.
The Fastora NAS servers have standard X86 compatible CPU's made by Via(NAS-T4) or Intel for the T8 so it should be able to run other x86 os' right?
So I took apart the Device to see if anything can be done with it, and to my surprise found VGA and Keyboard pins.
I'm sure you know where this is going, (insert a couple hours of modding) then plug-in your monitor and keyboard. press the power button, hold you breath........ system beeps, monitor light turns from yellow to green....Holy S**T its posting
I booted the system and took a look through the bios to see what I could do. Hooked up a DVD-rom and the testing started.
Summary
Openfiler is a no go, (incompatible with via C3-800a cpu. T8 might work)
FreeNas Works Perfectly Lots of features, provides you with everything you need. Also allows you to watch HD movies from it, original Fastora did not work for HD and would stutter
Windows Home Server Looks like it works I only have 256MB ram in mine so the setup stopped. but I have ordered a 512MB and will try it. Will let you know soon.
Windows 7 Same as Windows home server needs 512 for the setup to continue. Will let you know soon.
If you're interested in how to do this to yours let me know and I will take the time to write up the modding section with some pictures. If you guys have switched to something new, and tossed the fastora away then there is no point. I also have a DS509+ but its a shame to let the fastora go to waste. so let me know if its worth writing it up.
NOW for the Synology Guys.
The specs on the fastora are the same as the CS407, if I use SFfBimager2.0.exe(old fastora one) to burn the DSM2.2 image onto a flash drive will it boot. I ordered a new flashdrive to try this but its not in yet. Is there an updated version of SFfBimager that will let me write the image to a usb CF, without having trick it. again if you know for 100% that it will not work let me know and save me some time.
If you guys have some spare time and can offer any tips let me know, maybe there is someone there that worked on the orginal Fastora OS and is feeling a little nostalgic that would like to see their old project get a second wind
anyway it would be nice to have both the 509 and Fastora running 2.2

