I've been having trouble getting the information I need (or at least, the information that I think I need) to install FreeNAS on an unused desktop to use as a file/media server.
Here's what I'd like to do: Have a file server that I can use on my home network to share/store files with any computer connected to the home network and to set up a media server. Eventually I'd like to set up a web server to allow connecting to the server from the Internet for remote file access - but that's down the road - I don't need to do that immediately upon getting the server up and running. I know that'll take special considerations regarding security of the server and the rest of my network.
I have two 500GB and two 80GB drives that I'm going to use and set them up in a RAID array for backup/file integrity. (I haven't set the hardware up for that yet.) I will be installing FreeNAS on a 4GB USB drive.
So, I found some instructions for setting up FreeNAS at homeserver.wikidot.com, but I subsequently found that those instructions didn't apply to the latest version of FreeNAS (they instruct to download an IMG file, which I found out isn't available as of v8).
Then I found some instructions (via a link from these forums, I believe) that involved downloading VMWare Player to be able to install FreeNAS on the USB drive. Problem with that route is, you have to create an account just to download the free software (so they can add another person to their marketing database, no doubt). I tried to create an account, but their signup form seems to be hosed and I keep getting an error saying I didn't fill the form correctly. :(
I found a program called ISO to USB (http://www.isotousb.com/) and I'm wondering if that would work.
So, what are my options? How can I install FreeNAS on my USB drive? Other than the version difference, are the instructions at http://homeserver.wikidot.com/start still applicable? Is there a good set of instructions for doing what I need to do, that's geared toward newbies?
Thanks for anyone's help!
Here's what I'd like to do: Have a file server that I can use on my home network to share/store files with any computer connected to the home network and to set up a media server. Eventually I'd like to set up a web server to allow connecting to the server from the Internet for remote file access - but that's down the road - I don't need to do that immediately upon getting the server up and running. I know that'll take special considerations regarding security of the server and the rest of my network.
I have two 500GB and two 80GB drives that I'm going to use and set them up in a RAID array for backup/file integrity. (I haven't set the hardware up for that yet.) I will be installing FreeNAS on a 4GB USB drive.
So, I found some instructions for setting up FreeNAS at homeserver.wikidot.com, but I subsequently found that those instructions didn't apply to the latest version of FreeNAS (they instruct to download an IMG file, which I found out isn't available as of v8).
Then I found some instructions (via a link from these forums, I believe) that involved downloading VMWare Player to be able to install FreeNAS on the USB drive. Problem with that route is, you have to create an account just to download the free software (so they can add another person to their marketing database, no doubt). I tried to create an account, but their signup form seems to be hosed and I keep getting an error saying I didn't fill the form correctly. :(
I found a program called ISO to USB (http://www.isotousb.com/) and I'm wondering if that would work.
So, what are my options? How can I install FreeNAS on my USB drive? Other than the version difference, are the instructions at http://homeserver.wikidot.com/start still applicable? Is there a good set of instructions for doing what I need to do, that's geared toward newbies?
Thanks for anyone's help!
