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I have one, and looked into what I might put on it instead of the unsupported software some years ago. I had noticed shortly after purchase that it was basical

I have one, and looked into what I might put on it instead of the unsupported software some years ago. I had noticed shortly after purchase that it was basically a Debian install, on MIPS if I recall correctly. While WD had essentially washed their hands of the device ages previous, it wasn't going to have a current Linux to put on either. Maybe one of the BSDs could be an option. Instead of worrying too much about it, I have the remote access feature turned off, and have other backup options in case this goes belly up. I will be looking closely at what vulns come to light as being exploited though.

sam_lowry_ 5y ago
I had WD MyBook World and WD MyBook Live devices for many years as cheap cold storage. Replaced the last one earlier this year by an Olimex Storage Box [1] and a Seagate 2,5" 4TB ST4000LM016 drive. But even when I operated them, I disabled all the cloud features. These were Debian boxes, you could ssh in, enable NFS, stop all WD proprietary software and live happily every after. Newer WD NAS devices are much harder to tweak, none should buy them anyway. [1] https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/BOXES/BOX-MICRO-B/ https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/BOXES/BOX-MICRO-B/
- tlavoie 5y ago
  Even as Debian boxes, they're limited because Debian isn't supporting the platform any more either. That means you can't just point it to a new repo, and do all the usual apt goodness to get an up to date system. I'm leaning toward one of these as a basic NAS replacement: https://ameridroid.com/collections/single-board-computer/products/odroid-hc2 https://ameridroid.com/collections/single-board-computer/pro... Based on the Odroid XU4, it's a fairly speedy little SBC that runs Armbian, and has a heat sink that doubles as mounting for your hard drive of choice.

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I have one, and looked into what I might put on it instead of the unsupported software some years ago. I had noticed shortly after purchase that it was basical

by tlavoie 5y ago

sam_lowry_ 5y ago
I had WD MyBook World and WD MyBook Live devices for many years as cheap cold storage. Replaced the last one earlier this year by an Olimex Storage Box [1] and a Seagate 2,5" 4TB ST4000LM016 drive. But even when I operated them, I disabled all the cloud features. These were Debian boxes, you could ssh in, enable NFS, stop all WD proprietary software and live happily every after. Newer WD NAS devices are much harder to tweak, none should buy them anyway. [1] https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/BOXES/BOX-MICRO-B/ https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/BOXES/BOX-MICRO-B/
- tlavoie 5y ago
  Even as Debian boxes, they're limited because Debian isn't supporting the platform any more either. That means you can't just point it to a new repo, and do all the usual apt goodness to get an up to date system. I'm leaning toward one of these as a basic NAS replacement: https://ameridroid.com/collections/single-board-computer/products/odroid-hc2 https://ameridroid.com/collections/single-board-computer/pro... Based on the Odroid XU4, it's a fairly speedy little SBC that runs Armbian, and has a heat sink that doubles as mounting for your hard drive of choice.