jpadgett Posted February 18 Posted February 18 On 2/10/2025 at 8:44 PM, Mawson said: Done! SG3_Utills. SAS hard drive commands for Linux. Info on converting 520 sector enterprise drives to 512 sectors. Also can be used to reset drive lock on an enterprise drive. What I did is install Ubuntu on a 250gb HD and install that in my Dell PowerEdge r710XD. This server has 24 drives in the front and 2 in the rear. I unplugged the two in the rear which was mirror of HexOS. Then I install the Ubuntu drive into it to install Ubuntu I put it on the drive install curl and then install SG3_utills. That way Ubuntu had access to the drive controller of the machine. I then spend two days formatting 16 disks. Yea took a lot of time but well work it these are 900gb SAS 10K enterprise drives. I go 20 drives for 70 bucks on eBay. I keeping 4 for replacement and the 8 I have open will be possible some SSD drives. Might just order another 20 and put them back. Right now I. Have two pools of 8 drives at 5.92 TB and it’s fast. NOTE: There is ton of info on how to install SG3_utils on Linux just do a search. sg_scan -I This is convert the Linux device name to the SAS device name which you will use when you format. It will print out all the devices it finds. sg_format --format --size=512 -v /dev/sgX -S Or sg_format --format --size=512 -v /dev/sgX You can search for all kinds in information on how to both install SG3_Utils and also information on the above commands. You can all so reclaim write protected drives with these tools as well.
jpadgett Posted February 19 Posted February 19 (edited) On 2/10/2025 at 8:10 PM, Dylan said: This might be worth adding to our directory of guides, so looking forward to it! Let me know if anyone needs any help with this please. Edited February 19 by jpadgett
Dylan Posted February 19 Posted February 19 10 minutes ago, jpadgett said: Let me know if anyone needs any help with this please. Thanks @jpadgett - We'll take a look at this and see if we can add your content to our Directory Of Guides. Really appreciate your efforts!
jpadgett Posted February 19 Posted February 19 20 minutes ago, Dylan said: Thanks @jpadgett - We'll take a look at this and see if we can add your content to our Directory Of Guides. Really appreciate your efforts! it would be great if the SG3_utils could be added to TrueNas so you can do it with out having to boot up on a Linux drive. But this way works. 1
AntJ Posted February 27 Posted February 27 What I would like to know is when can we expect to not need the Command Deck? I don't mind having to login to verify my credentials but at the end of the day, it's someone elses computer, which defeats the object of a NAS.
ubergeek Posted February 27 Posted February 27 3 hours ago, AntJ said: What I would like to know is when can we expect to not need the Command Deck? I don't mind having to login to verify my credentials but at the end of the day, it's someone elses computer, which defeats the object of a NAS. Im not following you, you want to not have to deal with the Deck ?
jpadgett Posted February 27 Posted February 27 2 minutes ago, ubergeek said: Im not following you, you want to not have to deal with the Deck ? I think it's he does not want to deal with the cloud. He is asking when will he have local control just like when he logs into TureNas
ubergeek Posted February 27 Posted February 27 35 minutes ago, jpadgett said: I think it's he does not want to deal with the cloud. He is asking when will he have local control just like when he logs into TureNas Ahh ok, I know its been talked about but don't think it had a date on the roadmap ATM , The next release notes will tell what is officially to come
AntJ Posted February 27 Posted February 27 33 minutes ago, jpadgett said: I think it's he does not want to deal with the cloud. He is asking when will he have local control just like when he logs into TureNas Correct. I have Truenas Scale on another system. it's a steep learning curve and frankly, lifes to short. I have been looking for something easier to use but I dislike Cload Computing. In my opinion, time spent developing the Command Deck is waisted and would be better spent developing a Local UI. At the moment my Truenas system is my main NAS and Server, I am hoping HexOS will just simplify running VMs, Containers and make sharing easier. at the moment, these things are a headeach, especialy VMs. I'm not looking for remote management, I can have that with Tailscail. If HexOS delivers, I'll move my main NAS to it, if it doesn't i'm out of pocket, such is life. In the mean time i'm bouncing between HexOS and ZimaOS
ubergeek Posted February 27 Posted February 27 42 minutes ago, AntJ said: Correct. I have Truenas Scale on another system. it's a steep learning curve and frankly, lifes to short. I have been looking for something easier to use but I dislike Cload Computing. In my opinion, time spent developing the Command Deck is waisted and would be better spent developing a Local UI. At the moment my Truenas system is my main NAS and Server, I am hoping HexOS will just simplify running VMs, Containers and make sharing easier. at the moment, these things are a headeach, especialy VMs. I'm not looking for remote management, I can have that with Tailscail. If HexOS delivers, I'll move my main NAS to it, if it doesn't i'm out of pocket, such is life. In the mean time i'm bouncing between HexOS and ZimaOS Well do know it had been a topic of discussion, so don't feel like you will be out of pocket. The only thing is when will it be a thing is the question, because the road to 1 is a long journey that the devs are taking head on
Mobius Posted March 3 Posted March 3 On 2/27/2025 at 3:47 PM, AntJ said: In my opinion, time spent developing the Command Deck is waisted and would be better spent developing a Local UI. We all are looking forward to local ui but deck definitely has it's own uses. Deck is going to allow me to recommend hexos to my friends. I really don't want to have to do home visits to help install an app or whatnot so cloud access will be nice. I also get that HexOS is supposed to be so easy but some people i help regularly are just too scared to do anything themselves.
FangerZero Posted March 3 Posted March 3 (edited) This coming from probably the target Audience of HexOS, someone who doesn't have the time or motivation to learn TrueNAS but understands what it is, but still wants to use it. I love Deck and it'll I imagine be the UI when it runs locally. Edited March 3 by FangerZero 1
Dylan Posted March 5 Posted March 5 On 3/3/2025 at 9:28 AM, FangerZero said: I imagine be the UI when it runs locally. No telling but I think this is spot on. It may not do much right now but it is a clean, simple UI design that I've grown fond of. Can't imagine they'd throw that out.
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