FreeNAS on TS-253 8Gb

[QnapUser]

Hi.

i read on this forum that users had installed freenas on a qnap device.

I want to to that as well.
Do i understand that it overrides the QTS FW, and it install's on a HD in the NAS?

1- plug-in a bootable usb with freenas
2- reboot the nas, and enter the BIOS
3- choose "boot from USB"
4- run the installer, and select source HD
5- reboot after sucessfull installation
6- DONE, freenas is installed on the qnap.

Are the above steps correct?

Does freenas offers an actual php, 7.x.x in this case.

Thanks

 

[dlavigne]

Did you try the steps? If so, did it work out for that hardware?

 

[blanchet]

The above steps are not correct. You should not overwrite QTS.
Anyways the QNAP TS-253 has only a 512 MB DOM Flash Memory, but FreeNAS requires a 8GB boot device.
Instead, you need two USB keys:

• one for the FreeNAS installer
• another to be the FreeNAS boot device

Warning: FreeBSD BTX (included with FreeNAS 11.2 ) does not work with some QNAP NAS.
Therefore you have to use GRUB instead (include with FreeNAS 11.1u7)

If you want to install FreeNAS on a QNAP NAS, you should look at this thread first

 

[jenksdrummer]

I just did this with a TVS-1282T.

A) Purchased a USB 3.0 32GB disk.

B) rufus to burn the FreeNAS ISO to a 2nd USB 3.0 stick

C) Boot to USB (F12, on my box)

D) install FreeNAS to 32GB stick. On mine, there's a 512MB storage device (shows as da0) that has the QNAP OS/Firmware on it. Leave it alone ;)

Enjoy FreeNAS. Unplug the USB stick when done and rebuild with QNAP when ready.