All,
I have an unbranded Single Bay NAS unit that has a PLX 7820 architecture. I am able to reach the web interface, which is very generic. I would like to be able to boot into Linux from the drive, so I have attempted to prepare as USB drive using information from sources such as http://zyxel.nas-central.org/wiki/Debian_without_need_to_flash and http://www.mikrocontroller.net/articles/P89626/usb_key_func.
Both sources indicate different filesystems for the USB. The first suggests vFAT while the other suggests ext2 or ext3. I have attempted both, each with and without making the USB stick bootable. After waiting about 30+ (to ensure any required packages are downloaded as suggested by the sites) I still cannot use telnet or ssh to connect to the device on its IP address.
Could anyone identify what I may be missing? Is the only option for me to obtain the SDK and compile new firmware for the unit?
Thanks in advance.