Toaster RAID Returns, Better Than Ever

[Guest]

Back in 2001, Dave Goeke shared his first Linux-based NAS with us, which was literally packaged inside a toaster. His design has undergone several revisions (and a number of newer platforms) since then. Read on about his latest toaster-based RAID.

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[Guest]

I thought the idea in fitting a NAS into a toaster is that you plugged the disks through the bread slots!

 

[NateDawg80126]

"Is that Patrick Swayze!?" -Moses as he looked across the Red Sea.

 

[boostercorp]

[citation][nom]ytoledano3[/nom]I thought the idea in fitting a NAS into a toaster is that you plugged the disks through the bread slots![/citation]
yeah it would ve been nice if you could just shove in two hot plug & play drives in there.

 

[Guest]

gives a whole new meaning to "hot swappable"

 

[Astara]

[citation][nom]boostercorp[/nom]yeah it would ve been nice if you could just shove in two hot plug & play drives in there.[/citation]
Imagine a backup-product like the various 'one-touch' backup offerings -- but in this case, you just push a drive into the toaster slot -- it begins the backup process, when done, it can eject** the drive. That sounds very sweet.

**-raise drive, not physically throw it out of the toaster!

 

[Shadow703793]

Using the small 2.5" drives, there is easily room for eight to 12 drives.

Then why not use some of the 640/750GB or 1.5/2TB drives?

Any ways cool mod.

 

[ph3412b07]

ghetto-fab

 

[Guest]

Here's a better one:
http://www.embeddedarm.com/software/arm-netbsd-toaster.php

 

[arkadi]

Grate job, looks perfect mate.

 

[bustapr]

wouldve been cooler to put in a dvd drive in the bread slots.

 

[Guest]

How's this hold up in a heavy sea? Data corrupt, read errors as you pound to weather could be a problem. Also where's the view of the light show, I wanted to see those led's flashing and shining thru the bread slots. A hollow-graphic hula girl shining a-top the slots would be a motivational feature. Ideas for toaster RAID 2012

 

[studiopronto]

Maybe you could connect it wirelessly to your network and "hide" it in your kitchen.

 

[boostercorp]

[citation][nom]studiopronto[/nom]Maybe you could connect it wirelessly to your network and "hide" it in your kitchen.[/citation]

hmmm and then your girlfriend get's a craving for some toasted bread ...
all kinds of crumbs and sh** inside your raid

 

[annihilator-x-]

Seems like a perfect place to hide all the p0rn, innocent looking toaster.

 

[anamaniac]

[citation][nom]studiopronto[/nom]Maybe you could connect it wirelessly to your network and "hide" it in your kitchen.[/citation]

Sounds like an amazing way to hide something.
Possibly make it so 1 of the slots work, and insulate the computer from the heat? Forcing a shutdown if the toaster is actually used. All wireless of course.

[citation][nom]boostercorp[/nom]hmmm and then your girlfriend get's a craving for some toasted bread ...all kinds of crumbs and sh** inside your raid[/citation]

Ha. My brother used to put waffles in our VCR, and yet it still lived. A protected compuer would be fine.