Netgear NAS

[willweb]

Will this run on a Netgear ready NAS?

[Mawson]

Great question... What model is the NAS?

[willweb]

Netgear RN214D ReadyNAS 214 Desktop

[Mawson]

Hmm... That particular NAS seems to be designed/intended to only work with Netgear's OS.

I'm sure it's possible with some serious hackery and wizardry, but after looking at the unit and the manual I don't think it would be an easy process.

I also found a post on IX systems TrueNAS forum where a user was asking about installing TrueNAS on a similar Netgear unit, and the consensus was that it was not a good/easy idea, due to the unit being designed for their proprietary OS all the way down to the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System. What a PC, or NAS, boots from)
https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/questions-install-possible-on-readynas-rn31400.46612/

[Dylan]

Thus I will be running by 10yo 2bay RN212 until WHEELS FALL OFF that little so-and-so. Damn thing refuses to die.