| 01:05 | redstars | anyone know whats up with the cubox forum and wiki? |
| 01:13 | _dab_ | down for maintenance |
| 01:14 | ackthet | has anybody attempted arch linux arm on a hummingboard i2ex? |
| 01:45 | scales11 | Hello all. Anyone else having trouble with solid run's website? |
| 01:46 | ackthet | yes |
| 01:46 | ackthet | everybody |
| 01:46 | scales11 | OK just checking. |
| 01:46 | ackthet | an op should put it in /topic :P |
| 01:47 | scales11 | Next question. Anyone get retroarch or libretto working on their cubox? |
| 01:48 | scales11 | I had planned to take to the forum but that has proven difficult |
| 01:51 | scales11 | OK what distro are you all running on your cubox/hummingboards? |
| 04:13 | _dab_ | forum is back |
| 15:29 | uglym8 | /query andreev |
| 15:29 | uglym8 | mt.sry |
| 18:05 | john-soda | Hello together I think about to buy a hummingboard-i2eX but before I have some questions. |
| 18:05 | john-soda | Is this the right place to ask? |
| 18:05 | cbxbiker61 | good as any |
| 18:07 | john-soda | OK. I want to use it as NAS, and for that I want to use the PCIe with an PCIe to sata adapter, and I want to connect two 2.5 hdd's. Is this possible? |
| 18:08 | john-soda | Are there adapters which are supported out of the box? |
| 18:08 | john-soda | What is with the power supply of this hdd's? |
| 18:09 | john-soda | I want to use Igor's Debian Image |
| 18:09 | cbxbiker61 | i know that there were some people trying those adapters out, but I don't remember if they came up with a working solution |
| 18:09 | cbxbiker61 | i think there's an older forum thread where they discussed it |
| 18:10 | cbxbiker61 | what about hdd power? |
| 18:10 | cbxbiker61 | bottom line is you would want to use external power |
| 18:11 | john-soda | I found two thread's about this subject. But it didn't help me. |
| 18:11 | john-soda | the question is do I have to use an external power supply. |
| 18:11 | cbxbiker61 | i thought about buying an adapter or two, but i didn't really need them |
| 18:11 | cbxbiker61 | yes |
| 18:12 | cbxbiker61 | no one is going to supply enough power on a mini-pcie to support disk drives |
| 18:13 | john-soda | OK thanks. Is it possible to use the USB on the hummingboard for the power supply? |
| 18:13 | cbxbiker61 | why not buy the cubox-i, which has e-sata (unpowered) |
| 18:14 | cbxbiker61 | usb2 only handles 0.5a, that's the spec |
| 18:14 | john-soda | because it's only one e-sata port and not two. |
| 18:14 | cbxbiker61 | if you don't need the extra speed, you may find a small port multiplier |
| 18:15 | cbxbiker61 | i haven't looked for small port multiplier, but it works fine with a jbod |
| 18:16 | john-soda | what do you mean with 'extra speed'? |
| 18:16 | cbxbiker61 | two ports can theoretically be faster than port-multipler(multiplexed) |
| 18:17 | cbxbiker61 | but anyway i was getting about 40MB/sec on the jbod |
| 18:17 | cbxbiker61 | accessing one disk at a time |
| 18:17 | john-soda | 40MB/sec woudl be definitely enough. |
| 18:18 | cbxbiker61 | then do a port multiplier |
| 18:18 | cbxbiker61 | with the cubox-i |
| 18:18 | john-soda | Would it be possible to use a software raid on the hummingboard wirh an adapter? |
| 18:19 | john-soda | And is a software raid possible with a port multiplier |
| 18:19 | john-soda | ? |
| 18:19 | cbxbiker61 | i don't like talking raid, because it's overrated and for the most part should be avoided |
| 18:20 | cbxbiker61 | the usefullness of raid has mostly come to an end with just a few exceptions |
| 18:20 | john-soda | I didn't decid if I want to use it. But it's good to know if possible or not. |
| 18:20 | cbxbiker61 | but yeah you can do it |
| 18:21 | john-soda | on the cubox on e-sata with a port multiplier, too? |
| 18:22 | john-soda | software raid possible? |
| 18:29 | cbxbiker61 | but yeah you can do it |
| 18:31 | john-soda | which port multiplier are you using? |
| 18:32 | cbxbiker61 | actually the cubox-i has the port multiplier and the jbod splits it out to multiple disks |
| 18:32 | cbxbiker61 | any of the multiple disk enclosures should work |
| 18:32 | john-soda | do you have some links? (JBOD = just a bunch of disks)? |
| 18:34 | cbxbiker61 | no, but just think of it like this, the cubox-i can multiplex the disks in the jbod over one cable |
| 18:35 | john-soda | ah ok, i think no i get it |
| 18:37 | john-soda | and what is with encryption? is it possible to encrypt the data on this disks, or is it not really a good idea to try this with an arm board. |
| 18:37 | john-soda | ? |
| 18:38 | cbxbiker61 | i'd think the cubox-i 4 would handle it fine |
| 18:40 | john-soda | and the hummingboard i2ex? because I want to build or print me an case. So with the harddisks the hummingboard has much better shape for a case. |
| 18:41 | cbxbiker61 | well yeah, i just don't know of working pcie sata adapters |
| 18:42 | john-soda | Thanks so much for all the information. Do you work for solid run. Or are you just a user? |
| 18:43 | cbxbiker61 | no, but i've worked with there stuff for a long time and know their CTO |
| 18:43 | cbxbiker61 | their |
| 18:45 | john-soda | On this forum thread somebody posted there are pcie adapters which work out of the box. |
| 18:45 | john-soda | http://www.solid-run.com/community/topic1668.html |
| 18:45 | cbxbiker61 | sounds good then |
| 18:46 | john-soda | should I write solid run an e-mail to find out which adapters work out of the box. Or how can I find out? |
| 18:47 | cbxbiker61 | the forum is currently the best place for info, if you have a question about that adapter just post to that thread |
| 18:48 | john-soda | Already did 2 days ago. But I have the feeling I will not get an answer. |
| 19:02 | john-soda | Thanks again for your help!! I think I will start a new thread about this. |