Debian an NAS (Qnap TS-228)

[Marcus Poller]

Hi guys,

a script [1] told me to report here, while getting Debian firmware for
a NAS (Qnap TS-228). As far as I figure out using [2][3], the Qnap
TS-228 and Qnap TS-219 (that the script was intended for) share the
same CPU, so I should be able to use TS-219's install script. Could
someone please confirm?

Thanks,
Marcus

[1]
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-armel/current/images/kirkwood/network-console/qnap/ts-219/flash-debian
[2]
https://www.qnap.com/static/landing/product_comparison/t_models.html
[3] [/tmp] # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0
model name : ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v7l)
BogoMIPS : 74.24
Features : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4
idiva idivt CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0xc07
CPU revision : 5

processor : 1
model name : ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v7l)
BogoMIPS : 54.00
Features : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4
idiva idivt CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0xc07
CPU revision : 5

Hardware : phoenix
Revision : 30000
Serial : 0000000000000000
media_type : emmc

[Martin Michlmayr]

Hi Marcus,

* Marcus Poller <marcus-d...@crystaldown.de> [2017-02-12 01:11]:

> a script [1] told me to report here, while getting Debian firmware for
> a NAS (Qnap TS-228). As far as I figure out using [2][3], the Qnap
> TS-228 and Qnap TS-219 (that the script was intended for) share the
> same CPU, so I should be able to use TS-219's install script. Could
> someone please confirm?

Unfortunately, they use different CPUs and the TS-228 is not
supported.

None of the current ARM-based devices from QNAP are supported and it
seems unlikely they will be due to lack of kernel support in the
mainline kernel.

>From what I can tell:

* TS-x28 series (TS-128 and TS-228) and TAS-168 use a Realtek RTD1195
chip which is not supported at all.

* TS-x31 series (TS-131, TS-231 and TS-431) use a Freescale chip
which is not supported at all.

* TS-x31+ series (TS-231+ and TS-431+) and TS-x31P series (TS-131P,
TS-231P and TS-431P) use an Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-212 chip. There
has been some work by consulting company Free Electrons on Alpine but
currently support is too basic.

--
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/