gentoo on a hp media storage

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hedmo · Post by **hedmo** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:55 pm

hi all

i have bought a hp media storage server and wonder if i can put gentoo on it.ther is no vga input or cdrom.if i can i whould be happy if some one can share some info where to start.

regards hedmo

CrankyPenguin · Post by **CrankyPenguin** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:37 pm

Hedmo, I'd say the first thing to determine is how they install software on it. Are there instructions about upgrades or patches? It may be that you have to do it over a network or use a bootable USB. What is the hadware under the hood?

hedmo · Post by **hedmo** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:25 pm

CrankyPenguin wrote:Hedmo, I'd say the first thing to determine is how they install software on it. Are there instructions about upgrades or patches? It may be that you have to do it over a network or use a bootable USB. What is the hadware under the hood?

Specifications
Ideal For Small businesses with 10 or fewer PC clients and Macs who need to a simple solution to safely store and share data on a limited IT budget
Drive Description (4) LFF SATA
Supported Processor (1) Intel® Atom™ (1.6GHz, 2 core)
Processor Cache 1 MB
Memory 2 GB PC2-6400 Unbuffered DDR2 800MHz
Maximum Capacity 1 TB Starting
7 TB Maximum
17 TB Maximum, with external storage options
Storage Expansion Options Internal: Standard, off the shelf, 3.5-inch SATA Drives
External: USB External Hard Disk Drive or eSATA Hard Disk Drive
Network Controller 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) RJ45 Ethernet
Expansion Slots (3) Empty internal SATA hard drive bays
(4) External USB 2.0 ports
(1) External eSATA port
Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows® 7 (32 and 64-bit)*
Microsoft Windows® Vista (32 and 64-bit)
XP Home (SP2) or XP Professional (SP2)
Media Center Edition 2004 (SP2) or later
Mac® OS X
Linux
* Requires Microsoft Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Installation
** Automatic backup, file sharing and remote access capabilities vary based on the PC Operating System
Management HP Control Center
Microsoft Windows Home Server Console
Number of Users 1 – 10 PC Clients
Unlimited Mac Clients
Dependent on available space
Form Factor Tower
Warranty 1/0/0
SKU Q2053A

CrankyPenguin · Post by **CrankyPenguin** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:26 am

Well the mention of Linux is promising. What does your manual say about upgrades? What does this thing have for other access. I'm guessing from this alone you'll need a bootable USB to install.

hedmo · Post by **hedmo** » Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:18 pm

CrankyPenguin wrote:Well the mention of Linux is promising. What does your manual say about upgrades? What does this thing have for other access. I'm guessing from this alone you'll need a bootable USB to install.

to reinstall the home server i had to put it in a recovery mode on the server and connect it to a lan port on a pc (ms-windows) and run the install cd.after 1 and 1/2h it was reinstalled.thats all. maybe there is a usb-vga cable to get picture or something like that

regarsd hedmo

CrankyPenguin · Post by **CrankyPenguin** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:46 pm

Interesting. I guess you'll need to check what the install CD is doing. It may just be copying a bootable image into a special location in which case you could try the same. Can you get any sense of what is on the CD?