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mundodisco
Let's gift a new life to my poor old Iomega ix4-200d
September 23, 2024 04:57PM
Hi everyone!

I own an Iomega ix4-200d NAS, with four 2TB disks. I tried installing OpenWRT but even latest version cannot detect the four disks (just bays #3 and #4).
So... I would like to try another approach. Can anyone suggest another option, 100% compatible with this NAS? Take into account that it has Kirkwood architecture, 512MB RAM and USB 2.0 ports.

I was thinking of some Linux distro from a USB pendrive... a good brand pendrive, 3.0 (but connected to USB 2.0 ports). Which one do you recommend? Is there any tutorial on how to edit (again) the u-boot to boot from this pendrive (and to correctly install this Linux distro?

Sorry for so many questions guys!

Regards...
Gabriel
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bodhi
Re: Let's gift a new life to my poor old Iomega ix4-200d
September 23, 2024 05:39PM
Gabriel,

It's in the Wiki thread

https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,23630

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Kirkwood plugs

Basic steps to install Debian and new u-boot on Kirkwood boxes
Boot Kirkwood rootfs with stock u-boot

Since we don't have new u-boot for this box, the box must be booted with stock u-boot. If OpenWrt has new u-boot, and you have installed it, still treat it as stock u-boot.

-bodhi
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