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and the reason you would want to move your drive is in case you had a hardware failure and needed to access your files. you would indeed then just stick your drive in another computer windows or linux, and there are tools available to access a standard EXT3 file system a linux live cd could be used ...

No

as I said qnap 109/209 uses a propitiatory EXT3 file system not the standard EXT3 file system

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Jim

Hi
have also just found out qnap 109/209 has a propitiatory EXT3 file system
meaning it cannot be read in another pc a very annoying problem in an other wise nice system

regards
Jim

wow that was a quick visit the first thread I checked out scared the bejezus out of me

http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=3048

that has all but made my mind up for me to wait for the next bubba

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Jim

yeah good advice tobbenet, I did not realise Qnap had a forum, off over there now for a check

thanks
Jim

thanks for the response eeeuser1
Do you have a Qnap TS-109
if so how do you find it, goodpoints/bad points
what could be improved if anything

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Jim

thanks thats what I thought

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Jim

yes I am currently looking to purchase one of these , I like the bubba because of the open source software but am unsure of the platform/hardware and low specs, I like the Qnap TS-109 because of its greater specs but dislike what looks like a lack of openness in its software so I am anxiously waitin...

no mail server though ?
can one be added

yep whats the latest, I am interested
should have prices by now

Is it possible to put an alternative o/s on bubba I am thinking of something like SME Server 7.2. it is based on CentOS 4.5 sme requires a PCI-based i586 or i686 compatible processor I note that bubba uses 200 MHz ARM9 CPU so I am guessing not can anyone enlighten me thanks Jim http://www.smeserver....