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@PsychoWards, perhaps a stupid thought. Did you put the USB-C power plug in the right part of the splitter? On my splitter you see to different marks. One for power and one for data.

So, @Dylan , I plan to use it for my files mostly, not a lot of apps on my mind, yet. Files being the regular ones: Digital photos Libreoffice files CD collection ripped to computer as files and played through a streamer. If buddy backup is offered it would seem like a good idea in general, but I wouldn’t be a very good buddy 😉 My storage drives so far only has space for my own growing collection of files. I may put a second NAS in my sister’s apartment for backup and security, and/or(?) some form of cloud arrangement, like ownclud or Nextcloud. Any suggestions are welcome! And my NAS may not end up staying on the shelf in my hallway. I put it there to show it’s not something you absolutely would want to hide somewhere. The white ”box” on the wall to the left is for fiber internet, not yet implemented by me. I use some form of mobile broadband for now. I’ve got 5-6 linux ISOs to play with for storage, as long as HexOS is under development. If catastrophe happens they are only a download away. As I described in an earlier post I tried to establish some RAID10 inspired setup in the TrueNAS environment. @Sonic suggested I try to take away one or two drives to see what happens. That’s what I’m going to do, when I got smb shares ABC in order, and the ISOs are in place.

USB-A is working because it's always delivering 5V 500mA (or 900mA for USB3.0) without needing to negotiate. And my PSUs seem to all require USB-C PD negotiation which my included splitter doesn't seem to support. But none of the reviewers mentioned it and their splitters also has a different colour, there might be different splitters included in the package and some might support negotiation or their PSU doesn't require PD negotiation, there are a few possibilities on why it might be working for others. 🙂

I guess that makes some sense now that I think about it. If it's just a physical split with no circuitry involved, then higher voltages would be a very bad idea to send through it without some way of knowing if both devices could handle it. It seems to me that it would make some sense for PD to go for a "something's connected but I'm not getting negotiation, I guess I'll send some old school USB-A power" mode, but I know nothing about the protocol so that notion might just underline my ignorance of how this works.

I just tried different cables and PSUs and the splitter is not working with anything which requires the mandatory USB-C power delivery negotiation. It's working correctly when directly connected the the JetKVM however with the splitter it's no longer working... So USB-A PSU it is in my case.

https://www.gingerling.co.uk/playing-with-hexos-part-3-installing-an-app-automated-backup-and-peeking-at-truenas/ Hi all here is the next instalment in my series. I hope you enjoy it 🙂

https://www.gingerling.co.uk/playing-with-hexos-part-3-installing-an-app-automated-backup-and-peeking-at-truenas/ - next post is up!

Hi all, here is the next chapter! https://www.gingerling.co.uk/playing-with-hexos-part-3-installing-an-app-automated-backup-and-peeking-at-truenas/ @TheCamba Thanks for the comment. As you'll see, I predictably did the not sensible thing and installed a totally different app. Next post I think I'll look at Plex. I'm having a LOT of fun!

Any update on this? I also haven't installed yet, though I will soon. I wanted to check and see what progress has been made since the black Friday release, but I haven't been able to find it Edit: oops, here it is https://hexos.com/blog/hexos-q1-status-update

@ulfn This is fantastic! I love the design and implementation - how will you be using it? (this is really fun stuff!!)

I've heard a lot about Jellyfin and am interested in hearing from folks who have used both recently. It seems to be on many folks list of what to work on next but since I have a lifetime Plex pass I am hesitant to take up new software that me be in an upcoming phase of this project like Plex and Imich are in the first phase. And because the world of NAS systems and software is not my speciality I want to hear more success stories before I upset the apple cart myself. Perhaps not the best approach for a beta testing effort but i'll pull my weight yet. Though I can't access Plex externally yet, it was very easy to load both my movies and episodic tv. I head to do a little renaming of the files but everything show up with the correct episode name and date. I have a few issues where the episode order doesn't match Ples or IMDB for that matter but those feel like a small price to pay for every DR Who episode from Eccleston through Whittaker to just work. If the Jellyfin install falls under the new template option it sounds like is coming next I may give it a go but I don't want to break HexOS because I couldn't wait and did something in TrueNAS. I am really in over my head there. As an aside, how did the PI5 work? I have a kit but haven't done anything with it yet? If it can run HexOS, that sounds like street cred and bragging rights. Ugh, I suppose the kids don't say it that way anymore.

My setup is a bit of mix of new and old where i wanted hexos for the simple purpose of, i want to backup my **** and have easy access to them including my movies. The setup has room for growing i7 4gen + 16GB DDR3 ram (The old) 12TB x 3 IronWolf pros + Intel ARC A580 (The new) Ok What i learnt about HexOs Is it easy to setup 3 hardrives in a Z1 with having no previous experience? - Definitely and not only that the get me started guide and UI is very helpful Is it easy to setup my Folder SMB? - It was a breath of fresh air, however it would have been nice if there was an example of how to mount the SBM on linux so i can say instead my dec JellyFin Setup via TrueNas Ok this got a bit challenging as there are multiple steps to follow and requires going into truenas for the first time. The main bit which is so easy to miss is the following Jellyfin | TrueNAS Documentation Hub regarding setting up the storage. Passing the GPU through was as simple as checking the pass through option. (So nice no drivers were needed to install) JellyFin Transcoding Now all the JellyFin inital **** is now taken care of, diving into the unknown for me was how to setup transcoding. First the jellyfin docs are amazing Intel GPU | Jellyfin provding you love reading detail and every line. But long story short use The next question is how do i know i set this up, as i was initially disappointed with transcode types. First setup open up any video and do a wack screen size or set a custom bit limit. Open PlayBack Info Ok we can see some transcoding is happening. To verify its actually using the GPU my first thought was just to pull the GPU and then play the video again. Yay transcoding now fails Ok but what about usage, this is where i struggled, as TrueNas does not support GPU metrics 😞 i thought maybe i could export the raw metrics, pump into my prometheus and grafana but no metrics. However there is light, if you open up the truenas console or ssh in (this is off be default) you can then run the following $sudo intel_gpu_top Sweet Now i am finally happy, where i have moved away from a pi5 under the stairs with 4 usb hardrives hanging out of it..

No I did not, I will try this tomorrow. Yes, latest update is installed, but I'm on the stable channel

Did you run the latest update. Perhaps that’s make a difference.

Did you try without the splitter to see if that's the issue?

I tried 2 different power supplies and a power bank using the included usb c splitter, none of them worked 😞

I did also some tests. usb-c to usb-c cable with a Apple usb-c power supply works in my setup.

Which Power On/Off accessory are you looking for? Is it the DC Extension? --> It will not only control the power supply to another computer, but also supplies the JetKVM with 5V through the RJ 11 cable.

This does not seem to be universally true. I just tested mine with a usb-c to usb-c cable on three different power supplies, it powered up just fine in all three cases.

What absolutely annoys me the most is that it needs an USB-A to USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-C is not working for power delivery. 🤦‍♂️🤬

GUI for creating Directories and Sub-Directories in a Folder aka Dataset

I was looking forward to seeing a 3D-printed external 4-bay HDD mount attached to the outside. :P

Jelly fin Home lab !! Pihole

Most in the Synology world have had their world rocked by removing or limiting third party HHD support. As a long term Synology user who has better things to do with time than tinkering with TrueNAS or UnRaid and cares enough about data integrity and privacy to not go the Ugreen or Terramaster direction, there's really nothing else on the market but Qnap, meuh, and maybe HexOS. Too bad it's not ready for prime time yet. I'm watching it but I have to upgrade soon, if I buy another couple Synology boxes, I'm in for another 10 years or so. Can HexOS replace Synology DSM? Hyperbackup Snapshot and Replication Immutable Snapshot Drive encryption Folder encryption Detailed users permissions Certificates management External access VPN server / client Security Advisor 2FA USB Copy CMS File Station Antivirus Essential Hardware Power Task Scheduler External Access / QuickConnect Firewall Account brute force block SHR 1/2 equivalent Cloud Sync Space reclamation Deduplication It's a tall order, plus if it did not look like a Unix terminal it would not hurt. These functions are way more important than curated apps that can be manually installed in Docker. What can we expect from HexOS and when

Right now the influencers are reporting issues with the Comet. Lawrence Systems reported some were taken care of the past few days