UnRAID Topical Index
Note: interested users are needed - to manage individual topics and keep them updated
This page is designed to be a help with searching the forums, for all useful posts and threads related to any particular topic, as well as useful external links for reference. It will be organized in a completely topical way, initially sorted alphabetically, without categorization. It may not fly, but potentially could be a great help, because the forum search software is too limited. Each topic below usually ends with a suggested tip or tips on searching for additional posts and threads, relevant to that topic.
This index will need a LOT of help and helpers! It would be great if, any time a user does much research in the forums, they would add here a list of the posts and threads they found to be most useful, concerning the topic of their research. Here's hoping that there are those out there with a research librarian mentality, and lots of time on their hands! Just think how much you will learn, by researching these topics for others!
If you are not comfortable editing Wiki pages, see Start Contributing. If you prefer, post your research and collection of links in this forum thread.
Another great index to the forums is the Best of the Forums page. It has a different approach, in that it has a broad but categorized list of the most interesting and popular discussions, as well as what is of current interest. The UnRAID Topical Index is trying instead to be a comprehensive guide to specific topics. For example, if you were wondering about unRAID's support of AFP, then the UnRAID Topical Index#AFP topic below should be a great help in finding the most useful discussions of unRAID and AFP.
There are several reference sections among the topics
Contents
- 1 template
- 2 AFP
- 3 Apache
- 4 Backups
- 5 BluRay
- 6 CrashPlan
- 7 Drobo
- 8 Editors
- 9 Emulators
- 10 Encryption
- 11 Fans
- 12 Folding@Home
- 13 FTP
- 14 HD Video
- 15 HPA
- 16 iTunes
- 17 Kicker disks
- 18 Linux reference
- 19 Llink
- 20 lm_sensors
- 21 MAME
- 22 MD5
- 23 MHDD
- 24 mplayer/ffmpeg
- 25 MythTV
- 26 NewsLeecher
- 27 Newsreaders
- 28 NFS
- 29 NTP
- 30 nzbget
- 31 Plex
- 32 PLoP Boot Manager
- 33 PMP
- 34 Popcorn Hour
- 35 Port Multiplier Support
- 36 Power supplies
- 37 Print server
- 38 PS3
- 39 rsync
- 40 Ruby
- 41 SABnzbd
- 42 SageTV
- 43 Samba
- 44 Sinatra
- 45 SlimServer
- 46 SMART
- 47 SpinRite
- 48 SqueezeBox
- 49 ssh
- 50 Subsonic
- 51 TIVO
- 52 Torrents
- 53 TrueCrypt
- 54 TViX
- 55 Twonky Media Server
- 56 UPnP
- 57 UPS support
- 58 VirtualBox
- 59 VMware
- 60 VPN
- 61 Wake On LAN
- 62 Windows Media Player
- 63 XBOX360
- 64 XBMC
- 65 ZFS
template
- optional summary/description/aliases
- link1 - optional comment and/or description
- link2 - optional comment and/or description
- linkN - optional comment and/or description (the more the better, if they are helpful and not redundant)
- optional line indicating incompleteness, that there are more relevant forum posts and threads
- forum search tip(s), for finding additional relevant posts and threads within the unRAID forums
AFP
- Apple File Protocol; as of unRAID v4.4, AFP is not yet available
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1053 - the 'Feature Request' thread
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1013
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2511 - Avahi
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1053.msg33333#msg33333 - how to install netatalk
- AFP / Avahi working with unRAID - also how to install netatalk
- HOW-TO: Samba announced over Avahi with unRAID
- HOW-TO: AFP announced over Avahi - Netatalk and passwords; the How To itself
- Time Machine backup/restore to/from NAS for Leopard & Snow Leopard
- search afp, netatalk, avahi
Apache
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=887 - How To install
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2250 - scattered Apache discussion
- other links
- search apache
Backups
- "Backups" - good overview from Gary (and introduces Corz checksums)
- "How do you backup your unRAID?"
- "UnRAID & Mozy"
- "Vista BACKUP and UNRAID" - Vista Backup, Mozy, Acronis & Ghost
- "Online backup?" - rsync.net, Mozy, Jungle Disk
- CrashPlan
- rsync
- SyncbackSE - free! (paid versions are even better)
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=6330 - Jungle Disk (with a 'howto')
- Backing Up a Large UnRAID Server
- Wikipedia on Backup - explains many backup topics and terms
- "Backup of unRAID Configuration"
- Files on the unRAID flash drive - includes a note about backing up the files
- "Why RAID and mirroring are not substitutes for backups" - the JournalSpace disaster
- "Newbie question on backups" - more good thoughts
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=984.msg7361#msg7361 - local sync to unRAID plus remote backup
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3024.msg25763#msg25763 - unRAID as Backup?
- http://forum.jungledisk.com/viewtopic.php?t=16096 - external link, importance of a correct backup strategy
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1123.msg7653#msg7653 (just the final paragraph)
- many other links
- search rsync, jungle, mozy, syncback, cloud, crashplan, dropbox, etc ...
BluRay
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1490 - the most info
- http://xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=32656&highlight=killasample - the 'Bird Clip'
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2425 - players, Popcorn Hour
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2669 - Bluray .iso's
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2225.msg16923#msg16923 - from this post to the end; comments on keeping just the movie
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2226.msg19471#msg19471 - link to BluRay Picture Quality Movie ratings
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2299.0 - a little about graphics cards
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2231
- may be referred to as Blue Ray or Blu-ray
- search blu or blue, ray
CrashPlan
- CrashPlan - the initial thread
- CrashPlan - the Wiki page
- How to install CrashPlan (using Windows) - advanced!
- How to install CrashPlan (using OS X) - advanced!
- One Apple Script to facilitate the OS X installs
- CrashPlan backup client/server - another recommendation for CrashPlan; comments on inclusion in unRAID
- search crashplan
Drobo
- "Replace Drobo with unRAID?"
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3681.msg32234#msg32234 - Comparing unRAID with Drobo
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2209 - Comparing unRAID with Drobo
- "EFI GUID Partition Support - Drobo Support "
- "Drobo Storage Box" - older thread, when Drobo was first introduced
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3698 - about replacing a Drobo
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2817.msg30083#msg30083 - Drobo has SMART turned off?
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3559.msg30854#msg30854 - attracting new people with a prebuilt Drobo-like box
- "Norco NS-520" - a more Drobo-like box
- "Two sets of Disks (offsite swapping)"
- "Write errors when drives spin up" - a problem common only to systems that spin multiple drives up and down
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2902.msg24285#msg24285 - a comparative discussion of the various storage solutions (very good thread)
- "Why did you choose unRAID?" - Drobo has a proprietary hard drive format?
- unRAID vs Drobo
- The New Drobo FS
- search drobo
Editors
- Why do my scripts have problems with end-of-lines? - why the question of which editor you use is important
- Boot Codes - (last paragraph) note about editing syslinux.cfg, applies generally to editing Linux files in Windows
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3532.msg30491#msg30491 - why we recommend WordPad over NotePad
- 'Is "go" in UNIX format?'
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1922.msg13653#msg13653 - mcedit, standalone and built into mc (Midnight Commander); followed by discussion of vi and emacs
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2068.msg21930#msg21930 - NotePad2
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3542.msg30586#msg30586 - NotePad2 and nano
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2876.msg26011#msg26011 - using NotePad2 to show line endings
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2708.msg24045#msg24045 - (last paragraph) NotePad2
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3542.msg30591#msg30591 - EditPad Lite
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=349.msg5789#msg5789 - using vi
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2631.msg21321#msg21321 - vim
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4994 - vi, jove, nano
- see also PSPad (http://www.pspad.com/)
- search editor
Emulators
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3187 - THE thread for emulators, with an extensive list of resources and types
- search emulator, mame
Encryption
- see also TrueCrypt
- Drive encryption - encFS tutorial
- encfs unmenu plugin
- unRAID 5.0 EncFs Plugin
- search encrypt, encfs, truecrypt
Fans
- Fan speed control how-to, 2-pin vs.3-pin vs. 4-pin - great tutorial
- Temperature based fan speed control
- Quieter Fans
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=11310.msg108144#msg108144 - a newer fan control script
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1958
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2810
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2135 - discussions of air flow, why 120's are better than 80's
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2935 - tip about using incense; blowers vs axial fans; 'fan plane' for the Norco RPC-4020, pic
- http://www.silentpcreview.com/taxonomy/term/12 - reviews of fans and controls
- HDD Temps - good comments on fans and air flow
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3044.msg26070#msg26070 - great comments on planning your airflow
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3493 - more drive temps
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3137.msg28276#msg28276 - 120mm Arctic Cooling fan, PWM controls 5 fans
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3405 - fan control systems
- Norco Rackmounts: Issues & Improvements - includes discussion about controlling fans by sensors/thermistors
- Powering fans from a dedicated external PSU
- fan sizing and ducts - why a large fan can be too large for a small heat sink
- Fan suggestion for 2 to 4 replacement
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4354 - includes links to fans from Canadian sources
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4801 - How many fans can you connect to a motherboard header?
- Disk Drive temps
- lots of other links - need someone to manage this topic: reorganize it, weed it, add other useful links and comments
- search cooling or air flow or temps or ...
Folding@Home
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2297
- search folding
FTP
- UnRAID_Add_Ons#ProFTPd
- UnRAID_Add_Ons#BubbaRAID
- Guide for FTP access - an informal guide
- FTP Port - tip about changing the port
- FTP permissions
- 2 inquiries regarding FTP please - a sample vsftpd.conf file
- lots of links
- search ftp
HD Video
- a number of links
HPA
- also known as Host Protected Area
- sometimes known as the "mysterious shrinking disks" problem
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=14194.msg134248#msg134248 - how to turn off the HPA warning in MyMain of UnMENU
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=26432.msg231326#msg231326 - a new Gigabyte HPA that can clobber 4 times as many sectors!
- unRAID Server Release 4.7 "final" Available - Gigabyte HPA causing trouble again (bottom of 1st page); thread discusses method to remove HPA using hdparm -N
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=6806.msg66465#msg66465 - method to remove HPA using hdat2
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3894.msg34327#msg34327 - dealing with the Gigabyte HPA
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4194 - using hdparm -N to disable an HPA
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4638.msg45276#msg45276 - check for an older BIOS, without "Xpress BIOS Rescue"
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4844.msg45312#msg45312 - or check for a newer BIOS with an option to turn off the HPA feature ("Xpress BIOS Rescue")
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=16541.0 - removing HPA using hdat2 on a USB Flash Drive
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4638.msg42266#msg42266 - easy way to recognize Gigabyte HPA; the 055/168 rule
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4638.msg42267#msg42267 - recognizing a spurious HPA
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4844.msg45122#msg45122 - an unwanted 'HPA unlocked' by the kernel
- unRAID reporting same drive as too small
- Same Hard drives show up as different sizes
- Need help translating errors
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4014.msg35667#msg35667 - an example of HPA's; also mentions the 1056 vs 2113 conundrum
- it is often called a "1056 bytes" problem, but is actually a problem of 2113 sectors or 1056 1K blocks, just over a megabyte
- disk 1056 bytes smaller on new system - the 1056 issue
- the "mysterious shrinking disks" problem in 3.x release - the 1056 issue
- Disk in Parity Slot is Not the Biggest - the 1056 issue
- It's my PARITY and I'll cry if I want to - or "The Incredible shrinking Parity Disk" - the 1056 issue
- Can my parity disk be the same size as the data disks? - the 1056 issue
- Mysterious disk shrinking of 1056 bytes is back - the 1056 issue
- Gigabyte cause - may be first post to connect it with Gigabyte & Xpress BIOS Rescue
- there are numerous other links about the HPA
- search both hpa and host protected area
iTunes
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2668
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3156
- AirVideo Server for iPhone/iPad - a "how-to"
- several more links
- search itune
Kicker disks
- Older Motherboards - No USB Boot - especially this post
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=244.msg43236#msg43236 - create a kicker CD
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=244.msg21526#msg21526 - FreeDOS floppy image with grub4dos (tested?)
- Alternate Booting Methods
- USB Kicker for booting
- PLoP Boot Manager
- several more links
- search kicker
Linux reference
(this may be just a temporary holding place, for this reference collection of Linux links)
- "I composed these links for someone (outside the community), when he asked me where I had acquired some of my programming knowledge. I edited the list to include only the links that relate to knowledge I've used in unRAID, but felt that others might like to look over a few of these...", Biggy2872, from Sharing some sources
- Update: here is another great resource, copies of free texts online: Linuxtopia - Free On-Line Linux Technical Books
- Learning Linux
- Linux Journey - intro Linux lessons
- Introduction to Linux - A Linux training video!
- Linux: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition
- LANGUAGES
- HTML
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html - general information (Wikipedia)
- http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp - the only place I ever needed to go
- awk
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awk - general information (Wikipedia)
- http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/Awk.html - by Bruce Barnett
- http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/gawk.html - full manual (pdf)
- regular expressions
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expressions - general information (Wikipedia)
- http://www.regular-expressions.info/ - the full wealth of information
- http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/Regular.html - by Bruce Barnett - good writing, not exactly same
- shell & bash
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash - general information (Wikipedia)
- http://www.arachnoid.com/linux/shell_programming.html - introduction for beginners.. can be done via telnet to get some confidence doing things.
- http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html - complete manual
- http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/index.html - Bash Guide for Beginners
- http://db.glug-bom.org/Documentation/abs-guide/ - Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
- http://www.linuxconfig.org/Bash_scripting_Tutorial - Bash scripting Tutorial
- http://bash-hackers.org/wiki/doku.php/syntax/quoting - "Quotes and escaping" (also here)
- http://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/~uwe/lehre/unixffb/quoting-guide.html - "A Guide to Unix Shell Quoting"
- many more bash scripting links on Google
- HTML
- UTILITIES
- mc
- http://linux.die.net/man/1/mc - man pages for mc, otherwise known as Midnight Commander
- Midnight Commander tutorial
- cron
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron - general information (Wikipedia)
- CronHowto - good intro and usage
- Corntab - helps build complex cron commands
- vi
- http://www.tech-geeks.org/contrib/mdrone/LinuxWorkshop/newbie-linux-manual/sections/vi.html - vi guide (thanks to WeeboTech)
- http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/vi-guide.xml - vi guide (thanks to WeeboTech)
- sed
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sed - general information (Wikipedia)
- http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/Sed.html - by Bruce Barnett - great guide
- http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?sed - man pages for sed
- grep
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grep - general information (Wikipedia)
- http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?grep - man pages for grep
- hdparm
- http://www.unix.com/man-page/Linux/8/hdparm/ - man page for hdparm (now includes -N option)
- screen
- Screen Tips - a helpful guide to using screen
- http://ss64.com/bash/screen.html - man pages for screen
- Other utilities to search in Google are : cp, mv, rm, ls, find
- you can search Google by typing in man followed by the utility name as the search term. For instance, searching man cp should result in the manual pages for cp as the first link in Google.
- mc
- more info
- http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/ - has a few interesting articles including some on AWK, regular expressions, shells and shell scripts. Much can be learned here...
- What does "> /dev/null 2>&1" mean?
- http://fosswire.com/2007/08/02/unixlinux-command-cheat-sheet/ - command list (thanks to WeeboTech)
- http://www.unixguide.net/linux/linuxshortcuts.shtml - additional command info (thanks to WeeboTech)
- rc.d scripts, and S and K script file names
- http://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-rc.html
- http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/startupman/linux_surc.html - this has the file name pairs (S AND K for each script)
- http://www.linux.com/articles/114107
- http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/1274 - another good one describing S and K files
- lots more links
Llink
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2319 - using and installing llink
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3550 - Llink howto
- http://www.lundman.net/wiki/index.php/Llink - Llink home Wiki
- Kaleidescape -- only cheaper and better! - an example of Popcorn Hour and Llink, with pics
- search llink
lm_sensors
- lm_sensors documentation - read the README, Installation Instructions, and Installation section of the FAQ
- early lm_sensors discussion
- BubbaRAID (an UnRAID Add On) - includes lm_sensors, has scattered related discussion in primary thread
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2505.msg25528#msg25528 - in BubbaRAID thread, related sensors-detect discussion starts around this post
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3333.msg29630#msg29630 - hardware monitoring modules, read also the 2nd and 4th post after this
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2595.msg27276#msg27276 - confs for the UnMENU Package Manager, includes lm_sensors, for unRAID versions prior to v4.5-beta4
- Release Notes for v4.5-beta3 - added hardware monitoring modules
- Release Notes for v4.5-beta4 - added lm_sensors package
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3448.msg29777#msg29777 - a note about running sensors-detect
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2935.msg34627#msg34627 - lm_sensors and fan control
- Setting up lm_sensors to display CPU/motherboard temperatures in add-ons such as SimpleFeatures
- search sensor
MAME
- see Emulators above
- search mame
MD5
- Program to verify multiple file integrity via md5 - hkSFV in Windows, and md5deep in unRAID
- Release_Notes#MD5SUMs - HashOnClick for Windows, and MD5 hash values for unRAID distro downloads
- several other links
- search md5
MHDD
- drive surface analysis tool
- http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/ - home page and download
- several links
- search mhdd
mplayer/ffmpeg
- mplayer/ffmpeg install, AVI Combining
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3094.0
- search mplayer, ffmpeg
MythTV
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2651
- several more links
- search mythtv
NewsLeecher
- x
- search leech
Newsreaders
- Newsreaders (NZB) - hellanzb vs sabnzb vs nzbget vs ...
- see NewsLeecher, nzbget, SABnzbd
- search nzb, sab
NFS
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1666
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2651 - concerning MythTV
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2480
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3035 - performance improvements
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2827.msg23499#msg23499 - note for OS X users
- FAQ: How do I configure NFS mounts?
- unRAID, NFS, and TViX
- NFS and permissions
- search nfs
NTP
- Network Time Protocol
- Using NTP for accurate server time - setting up NTP
- ntpd/time synchronization - older thread, how to setup NTP prior to its inclusion in unRAID
- Reference links
- NTP Pool Project - the NTP time server pool, for selecting time servers
- NTP Pool, zone selection - NTP server lookup
- The NTP Public Services Project - NTP wiki
- NTP documentation - site map for NTP docs
- ntpd documentation
- NTPD does not work if using a fixed IP address - resolved?
- what is with the date and time settings? - date and time problems
- NTP date/time is way off - NTP needs Internet connection!
- GMT +5 equals GMT -5 - (time zone related, not NTP related)
- search ntp
nzbget
- an alternative to SABnzbd
- included with BubbaRAID
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3169 - nzbget installation
- Newsreaders (NZB) - hellanzb vs sabnzb vs nzbget vs ...
- search nzb
Plex
- media server and media playing clients
- Plex
- Plex for UnRAID FAQ - solutions for Plex/unRAID issues
- Help convince Plex developers to support unRAID - all about integrating Plex with unRAID
- (need someone to manage topic, and keep it updated)
- search plex
- Download Plex Media Server for Linux
PLoP Boot Manager
- boot manager that can be used to boot the unRAID OS
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4379.msg39250#msg39250 - install to a hard drive to boot from there
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4314.0 - install and use via syslinux.cfg file
- search plop
PMP
- see Port Multiplier Support below
Popcorn Hour
- often referred to as PCH
- http://www.popcornhour.com/
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3025 - the designated unRAID thread for Popcorn Hour discussion
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2425
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2813
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2827.msg23852#msg23852 - a caution
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2319 - using and installing llink
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3550 - Llink howto
- Kaleidescape -- only cheaper and better! - an example of Popcorn Hour and Llink, with pics
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3002 - compatibility and performance
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3409 - "Unable to access user shares"
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4410 - C-200, buggy firmware, blue ray ISO's, llink
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4383.msg39750#msg39750 - about NMT Community Installer (found here)
- NMT Wiki - all about Popcorn Hour (NMT is Networked Media Tank)
- Kaleidescape -- only cheaper and better! - great pics! create a Kaleidescape-like interface
- several more links
- search popcorn, llink, nmt
Port Multiplier Support
- often referred to as PMP
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=83.msg10942#msg10942 - PMP support as of unRAID v4.2.1; driver support; performance concerns
- Port Multiplier Hardware - links to PMP hardware and comparison tables
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1453.msg10100#msg10100 - the SiI3132 chipset
- "More on port multipliers"
- "Using a SATA Port Multiplier vs. a PCI SATA Controller" - PMP vs alternatives, early discussion
- "port multipliers?"
- "unRAID Server release 4.3-beta1 available" - announcement of PMP support
- Linux kernel v2.6.24 - first kernel with PMP support built-in
- SageTV forum post - interesting comments on PMP hardware
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1746 - typical hardware for PMP support; mentions SAFE33 & SAFE50
- "Raid 5 cache" - creating a RAID 1 or RAID 5 Cache drive on PMP
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1871.msg13232#msg13232 - performance of PMP vs PCI bus; thread has other PMP discussion too
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2460.msg19355#msg19355 - about staggering drive order for improved performance
- "compatible SATA PCI-e cards" - some PMP discussion also
- Reference
- Addonics Port Multiplier Tutorial
- SerialATA International - an "official" description
- Port multiplier - Wikipedia
- "failed due to HW bug, retry pmp=0" - pmp bug to be ignored
- "Ugh...data drives started clearing" - a PMP disaster
- "Any News on Port Multiplier Support"
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4305.15 - some useful discussion, mostly on second page
- search pmp, port mult
Power supplies
- PSU wiki page
- PSU forum thread
- "PSU recommendation please"
- 80 PLUS - Certified Power Supplies
- Single vs. Multiple +12V rails: The splitting of the +12V rail
- Power Supply Fundamentals - by SilentPCReview
- Recommended Power Supplies - by SilentPCReview
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3211.msg27129#msg27129 - an 'electrical' discussion of drive power cables
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3211.msg27105#msg27105 - a creative idea for cabling numerous drives
- several more links
- Search psu and power sup
Print server
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2888 - simple print service using p910nd
- several more links
- search print serv
PS3
- See PS3 Media Server
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3072 - PS3 Media Server, includes installation and configuration of PS3mediaserver package
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3072.msg28875#msg28875 - PS3 & ps3mediaserver pros and cons
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3072.msg34805#msg34805 - PS3 Media Server, installation update and MKV configuration
- unraid with twonky questions - and PS3 answers
- several more links related to the PS3's media playback abilities
- search ps3
rsync
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2165 - good info
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3159 - direct rsync
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3471 - rsync and Mac questions
- Rough Guide: Improving rsync's speed (ssh encryption bottleneck)
- lots of other links
- search rsync
Ruby
- unRAID 5 - discussion of the future of unRAID, including the development languages for extensions
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=5049.msg46596#msg46596 - why Ruby, and how to install Ruby and Sinatra in unRAID
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=5049.msg46875#msg46875 - good reference links for Ruby, including tutorials and documentation
- see also Sinatra
- search ruby
SABnzbd
- an alternative to NZBget, included with BubbaRAID
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2903
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2903.msg30274#msg30274 - an all-in-one dependencies package
- Newsreaders (NZB) - hellanzb vs sabnzb vs nzbget vs ...
- several more links
- search sab, nzb
SageTV
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1800
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2908
- several more links
- search sagetv, sagemc
Samba
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3138, especially this post
- http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ - Official Samba Reference Guide
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2098.msg15365#msg15365 - setting up anonymous users
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3189
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3159 - minor reference
- more links
- search samba, smb
Sinatra
- unRAID 5 - discussion of the future of unRAID, including the development languages for extensions
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=5049.msg46596#msg46596 - why Ruby, and how to install Ruby and Sinatra in unRAID
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=5049.msg46875#msg46875 - good reference links for Sinatra, including tutorials and documentation
- see also Ruby
- search sinatra
SlimServer
- SlimServer file permissions and BubbaRAID
- SqueezeBoxServer 7.5 and SqueezePlay
- Install SlimServer on a drive not in the array
- several more links
- search slims, squeeze
SMART
- also known more accurately as S.M.A.R.T. or Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
- Reference materials
- http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6983 - an excellent article on SMART and smartctl, from Linux Journal
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T. - all about S.M.A.R.T., from Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T#Known_ATA_S.M.A.R.T._attributes - table of S.M.A.R.T. attributes, from Wikipedia
- http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ - smartmontools Home Page
- http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/faq.html - smartmontools FAQ Page
- http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/man/smartctl.8.html - MAN Page for smartmontools
- http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/HDD/Seagate_SER_RRER_HEC.html - Seagate's Seek Error Rate, Raw Read Error Rate, and Hardware ECC Recovered SMART attributes
- UnRAID related - if marked << old >>, then some part of the linked item may be obsolete or incompatible with current UnRAID releases
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=13054.msg53337#msg53337 - keeping SMART values in perspective, and how to properly interpret them - a series of posts to help users alarmed by the very large numbers they find in a SMART report or 'diff'
- << old >> http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2097.msg15417#msg15417 - contains download link for smartctl v5.38, which supports more drives and attributes than v5.36; v5.38 requires cxxlibs, the post has download links for cxxlibs, but they may be old; good install instructions are in this post
- << old >> http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1521 - one of the first threads about SMART; second post has a download link for smartctl v5.36 for versions of unRAID prior to v4.3 final that did not include smartctl; this version does not need cxxlibs; another post has a forgotten, overlooked script for grabbing SMART reports and health testing
- << old >> http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2135.msg15724#msg15724 - maintenance ideas using SMART
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2135.msg15733#msg15733 - a script for grabbing dated SMART reports for all drives
- << old >> FAQ#How_can_I_find_out_more_information_about_a_hard_drive.3F - intro to obtaining the SMART info for a drive
- << old >> FAQ#Why_is_a_temp_not_showing_for_a_drive.3F - enabling SMART so temps can be accessed and displayed
- Troubleshooting#Hard_drive_failures - has a section on smartctl commands for getting SMART reports, and running tests
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2074 - testing for bad blocks
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1845.msg13042#msg13042 - another testing link, includes Health test
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2747 - about automating SMART checks and tests
- UnRAID_Add_Ons#UnMENU - the Disk Management plugin has buttons for SMART reports and tests
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2708 - the MyMain thread; an UnMENU plugin; after installing UnMENU, install this next; has a Smart View that provides color-coded SMART info for all drives
- SmartHistory - a tool for monitoring the SMART parameters of your drives, and provide reporting and notification of changes in SMART attributes; produces customizable reports, with graphing capabilities
- many more links
- search smart
SpinRite
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2548
- several more links
- search spinrite
SqueezeBox
- see SlimServer
ssh
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3159 - configuring, use with rsync, first time use
- several more links
- search ssh
Subsonic
- free music streaming
- lighttpd and music streaming
- Installing Subsonic on unRAID
- search subsonic
TIVO
- Plugin found here: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=26349
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=6571 - pytivo
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2376 - pytivo
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3202 - pytivo
- several more links
- search tivo
Torrents
- rtorrent, wtorrent, utorrent, ctorrent, Transmission, rutorrent, others...
- Transmission unMENU package
- Transmission-daemon plugin
- Transmission post download script (Unpack& email with HTML feature)
- uTorrent released for Linux
- Torrent RSS
- UnRAID_Add_Ons#BubbaRAID
- UnTorrent: rtorrent with web interface. Standalone package for unRAID.
- Download repository advice - begins as a discussion of a download repository for unRAID, but turns into a lively discussion of torrents in general
- rtorrent - a standalone package for adding rtorrent support to stock unRAID
- Running Wine+Utorrent+WebUI+Xvfb - Wine is too much work!
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4303.msg38089#msg38089 - a guide to installing rutorrent, using BubbaRAID
- Howto: install rtorrent+rutorrent running in a screen session
- Installing Transmission?
- several more links
- search torrent
TrueCrypt
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2941 - mounting and sharing a TrueCrypt encrypted volume; advanced, requires a custom kernel
- TrueCrypt On unRAID Questions
- full drive encryption (e.g. libdcrypt)
- several more links
- see also Encryption
- search truecrypt
TViX
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2827.msg24531#msg24531 - getting TViX to work with unRAID and NFS
- TViX Users Thread
- unRAID, NFS, and TViX
- several more links
- search tvix
Twonky Media Server
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2289
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=729 - How To guide, to setting it up (old thread)
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2936.msg24490#msg24490 - concerning DLNA or UPnP compatibility
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1443
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3080.msg25578#msg25578 - a success story
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3033.msg25721#msg25721 - how to start
- unraid with twonky questions - and PS3 answers
- search twonky
UPnP
- see also PS3, XBMC, Twonky Media Server, etc
- Adding unRAID UPnP How-To
- search upnp
UPS support
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1528 - the main UPS and unRAID thread
- an install package for apcupsd
- installing and configuring package
- email notification
- a script line that causes restart after power back
- how to test your UPS support
- network config starts here - control and power down other network machines, such as Windows desktops
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3226.msg27312#msg27312 - config for remote UPS server
- UPS experience? I'm looking for a new one... - discusses battery replacement
- Installing APC UPS and Associated Packages
- http://www.apcupsd.org/manual/index.html - Apcupsd User's Guide
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2293
- UnRAID_Add_Ons#UnMENU - install UnMENU, check APC status in System Info plugin, use Package Manager to install APC support?
- What UPS do you use with unRAID?
- possibly other links
- search ups, apc
VirtualBox
- Installing VirtualBox in unRAID
- How-to compile & install VirtualBox on unRAID
- How-to & help installing pre-compiled VirtualBox
- Plugin to install pre-compiled VirtualBox
- How-to install unRAID inside of VirtualBox
- search vbox, virtualbox
VMware
- UnRAID Add Ons#VMware Server on unRAID
- Installing VMware Server on unRAID Box
- the slack 12 post
- the building your own VMware package post
- VMware & Kernel options
- CPU for VMware, virtualization technology
- Methods of user customization, Virtual machine options
- Windows and unRAID on Same Box? - installing unRAID on Windows box using VMware
- UnRAID as a VMware Datastore
- unRAID as a virtual machine guest
- Building an unRAID Development Environment
- Building a custom kernel
- BubbaRAID - an UnRAID Add On for building a Slackware-based environment
- Installing unRAID on a full Slackware distro
- Compiling a custom kernel with unRAID --- especially this post
- Running unRAID with a full Slackware distro
- Compiling kernel for HDD install
- Correct kernel paths
- Trying to run unRAID on regular hard drive
- Install unRAID on your hard drive
- other links
- search vm, vbox
VPN
- VPN and unRAID
- Using Hamachi VPN with UnRAID (very old thread)
- Accessing my unRAID server remotely - including OpenVPN here
- several more links
- search vpn, hamachi
Wake On LAN
- also known as WOL, or Wake on PME
- Setup Sleep (S3) and Wake on Lan (WOL)
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=48 - the original and primary thread
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2477 - BIOS settings
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=916 - getting it working
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2116 - shutting down and waking up
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2116.msg16755#msg16755 - BIOS setting may be called "Wake on PCI event" which generates PME event
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2099.msg15382#msg15382 - great reference links for Wake On LAN
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN - Wikipedia page, lots of resources
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=916.msg7501#msg7501 - Windows and Mac WakeOnLan apps
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=493 - Powerdown and WOL through external batch files and Girder
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2266.msg17319#msg17319 - link to Wakeup, a Windows Wake On LAN tool
- How can I get my unRAID server to shut down at the same time every day? - the other side of the shutdown / wake up coin
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=248.msg1805#msg1805 - table of the suspend states, and how they relate to WOL and power down
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2344 - more on WOL and standby and hibernate and disk 'idleness' detection
- "Looking for better ideas how to sleep/suspend my unraid box" - a cron job to put the system to sleep
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3657.msg38718#msg38718 - using wolcmd (Windows tool) to wake the server
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3992 - the 2.6.30.1 kernel may fix WOL support for some motherboards
- AB9 Pro - Wake on LAN (WOL) enable
- "s3 suspend, WOL, no video" - after waking from sleep, some video cards (and certain onboard video) do not awake, screen remains blank
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=4405.msg40164#msg40164 - an s2ram binary, read preceding discussion for an explanation
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=5568.msg51943#msg51943 - add a Sleep button, using UnMENU 1.3
- search wol, wake, s3
Windows Media Player
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2936 - getting WMP 11 to enable network devices to see and use media files on an unRAID server
- several links
- search wmp
XBOX360
- see also XBMC below
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3193
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2340 - network setup tips
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3571.msg31130#msg31130 - setting up softmod
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=234 - old thread
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=236 - old thread
- several more links
- search xbox, xbmc
XBMC
- see also XBOX360 above (hmmm... a recursive tip)
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2425
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2813
- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3657.msg38785#msg38785 - sending magic packet to wake server
- several more links
- search xbox, xbmc
ZFS
- ZFS gets inline dedupe
- comparing ZFS and unRAID
- ZFS reference links
- several more links
- search zfs