Thanks very much for your comments and recommendations!by robdejonge - Debian
Pardon the constant questions, but "running USB rootfs" means plugging a storage device into a port and running off of that? I ask to confirm, because of the suggestion to back up frequently, which .... there isn't anything inherently unsafe about running off of an SSD, is there!? I assume the warning was because of USB implies possibly using a flash drive or the like???by robdejonge - Debian
Oh darn ... do you know if there is the possibility to have an SSD of some sort flapping around inside the enclosure (not in the bays) that I could use to install Debian on to? I am not keen on having actual hdd spinning 24/7. Appreciate your comments, thanks a lot!by robdejonge - Debian
Is it possible to install on the flash? I have no reason to keep the stock firmware :)by robdejonge - Debian
Thank you very much for the confirmation. Reading through the instructions, I am wondering if I am understanding this correctly: Debian will be installed on the HDD inserted into the NAS? There is no onboard storage in the NAS on which the existing firmware is installed that gets replaced by Debian?by robdejonge - Debian
I've got the opportunity to buy one of these devices (Zyxel NAS326) but would only ever consider it if I can get a fairly recent version of Debian running on it. The last post in this thread is several years old, but mentions 'stretch' so that gives me hope that perhaps maybe even 'bullseye' will install. I enjoy tinkering, don't mind some challenges, but donby robdejonge - Debian