Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSynology requires self-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems, drops full functionality and support for third-party HDDswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1511arrow-down12cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1509arrow-down1external-linkSynology requires self-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems, drops full functionality and support for third-party HDDswww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square88linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoCan’t you just install TrueNAS on a synology?
minus-squareLuckyPierre@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’m guessing this is a firmware thing. Ie, if you plug in an unapproved drive it simply won’t appear to the OS.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNo, others said they patched the Synology OS in software. My point is that you buy Synology for the hardware. Just like a router or laptop or phone, wipe the OS as soon as it arrives and install the better FOSS OS.
Can’t you just install TrueNAS on a synology?
I’m guessing this is a firmware thing. Ie, if you plug in an unapproved drive it simply won’t appear to the OS.
No, others said they patched the Synology OS in software.
My point is that you buy Synology for the hardware. Just like a router or laptop or phone, wipe the OS as soon as it arrives and install the better FOSS OS.