Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-13 Thread PaulBC
ply3908 wrote: See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?84735-WD-MyBook-Live-NAS Mnyb wrote: A bit old ,nowadays you can safely ignore to install anything MySQL the implemts tin is not working with LMS 7.7.2 unless you tweak some stuff and on such a puny NAS is it worthwhile .

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-13 Thread TimT
+1 for the My Book Live. You can find the 1TB on ebay for less than $100. The instructions for installing LMS on your MBL are clearly set out in the thread referenced earlier. TimT's Profile:

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-10 Thread Pascal Hibon
aubuti wrote: Agreed. I think the main advantage the typical 1 or 2 drive consumer-grade NAS has over a smallish pc is convenience of setup. I think it is a lot more than that. A NAS is designed to be a NAS from the ground up. It provides things like advanced power management, easy backup

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-10 Thread Pascal Hibon
shacky wrote: Can SB access NAS music via iTunes? I see many come with iTunes installed. Many NAS’s have the capability the run 'iTunes Server' (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1876358?start=0tstart=0). But you do not necessary need that feature. You could also just store your iTunes

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-09 Thread shacky
Can SB access NAS music via iTunes? I see many come with iTunes installed. shacky's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31313 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98030

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-09 Thread garym
shacky wrote: Can SB access NAS music via iTunes? I see many come with iTunes installed. Generally yes, with the critical assumption that one can install LMS on the nas. LMS can integrate with iTunes files/databases. BUT ONE STILL NEEDS LMS RUNNING.

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-07 Thread aubuti
I should have mentioned this in my earlier post in this thread. I used two different NASs as my Squeezebox server over the course of about 3 years, and then switched to a basic headless pc with an Intel Atom processor for the past 4+ years, and I have to say that I find the headless pc a far

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-07 Thread Pascal Hibon
aubuti wrote: I used two different NASs as my Squeezebox server over the course of about 3 years, and then switched to a basic headless pc with an Intel Atom processor for the past 4+ years... A lot has happened in those 4 past years. Many NAS's today have plenty of horse power and cannot be

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-07 Thread aubuti
Pascal Hibon wrote: A lot has happened in those 4 past years. Many NAS's today have plenty of horse power and cannot be compared to the poor performance NAS's had 4 years ago. No disagreement from me. But a lot has also happened on the low-power PC side of things as well, and I still think

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-07 Thread Mnyb
The better NAS boxes are improved and the cheap NAS boxes are... Cheaper ? And the market for general purpose computers in all sizes and hardware typeshas exploded ,some uses them as media servers or media centres or DIY NAS box or vortexbox . The value of a NAS is often how usefull you find

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-07 Thread aubuti
Mnyb wrote: The value of a NAS is often how usefull you find the bundled functionality they support with the hardware , some of it can require a lot of work and knowledge to set up correctly . Agreed. I think the main advantage the typical 1 or 2 drive consumer-grade NAS has over a smallish

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-06 Thread Dogberry2
Yes, definitely make sure it either comes with LMS or you can install and run it, before you spend the money on a NAS. Another brand of NAS that I know supports LMS is the Netgear ReadyNAS. I've been using one for years for the same backup/streaming purposes you're looking for, and it works

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-06 Thread ply3908
See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?84735-WD-MyBook-Live-NAS ply3908's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38634 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98030

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-06 Thread Mnyb
ply3908 wrote: See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?84735-WD-MyBook-Live-NAS A bit old ,nowadays you can safely ignore to install anything MySQL the implemts tin is not working with LMS 7.7.2 unless you tweak some stuff and on such a puny NAS is it worthwhile . Does a my book

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-06 Thread Pascal Hibon
Look for a NAS of a well known brand (good support and wide spread). It is preferred to have a NAS with an Intel based architecture but it is not a requirement. ARM based will work well too considering you select one with enough processing power. I’m using a ReadyNAS NVX (Intel based) and that

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-05 Thread garym
shacky wrote: I'm looking for NAS that can backup my PC and MAC files and stream to SB Touch. Anyone try this WD? http://www.macmall.com/p/WD-NAS-(Network-Attached-Storage)/product~dpno~8214518~pdp.gcebegd You'll need something that can actually run the LMS program. Many NAS units can't.

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-05 Thread aubuti
+1 Some NAS manufacturers include LMS in the NAS firmware, but that doesn't appear to be the case with this NAS. The web page says it has an 800MHz CPU, which should be just good enough to run LMS, but I don't see the amount of RAM listed anywhere. You should consider 256MB the absolute minimum

Re: [slim] NAS Help

2013-02-05 Thread Grumpy Bob
garym wrote: You'll need something that can actually run the LMS program. Many NAS units can't. So be sure about this first. No clue about this particular NAS. I second this. I bought a QNAP NAS specifically because the review I read said it could run LMS, and there was an LMS package for

[slim] NAS Help

2013-02-04 Thread shacky
I'm looking for NAS that can backup my PC and MAC files and stream to SB Touch. Anyone try this WD? http://www.macmall.com/p/WD-NAS-(Network-Attached-Storage)/product~dpno~8214518~pdp.gcebegd shacky's Profile: