Request for Feedback: NAS Devices

As my visitors are the best average consumer available I have some questions for you. And with your answers I will be capable of doing nice things ;-)

This is your way to express what you want or tell me what you need.

  1. If you would buy a NAS, why would you buy a NAS and not a USB DISK?
  2. What is the main reason why you want to buy a NAS?
  3. Is price the most important part in your descision or also the features?
  4. What features are the most important part for you?
  5. What

CM3HD – Sneak Preview

So another project kicked-off and finished (soon available in the shop) .. Sneak Preview of the Conceptronic CM3HD. A basic Full HD MediaPlayer with HD (no network) and playback for many video formats. MKV, M2TS, AVI etc. etc. (even PGS) is suppported. Chipset does not support WMV.

CH3HNAS: Beta firmware 2.3.40

Beta firmware: Conceptronic CH3HNAS V2.3.40
1. Modified text for jumbo frames, was incorrect
2. Add WebGUI Save configuration settings download button, this was unclear
3 Changed behaviour of the NTP server cron.
4. Changed NFS service share folder path, default /home, but also possible /home/Public and /home/Media

Known issues: wierd things happen with FTP, when enabled the GUI jumps to disabled, but server is enabled, also proftd daemon cannot start according to logfile..
Restart will not load correct settings made into GUI (FTP, UPnP)

download here the 2.3.40 firmware

Conceptronic: CH3HNAS firmware 2.3.37

RFR (Ready For Release) Beta firmware 2.3.38 for CH3HNAS

1. Fixed: Add device name and group name setting page. Lost in previous firmware
2. Add NFS Service.
3. Fixes HDD suspend mode where the web gui cannot be displayed anymore
4. Add option for dhcp server: “auto”
5. New Function: Web admin password and ssh user password are combined
6. New Function: when changing the device name the browser redirects to the new device name.
7. Fixed: webgui could not be accessed when HDD was in suspend mode
8. Fixed: network start cannot get correct BOOTPROTO.
9. New Function: DHCP service can set correct DNS address
10. Changed ssh user to admin (combining web admin user with ssh user): advise to change default admin password.
11. Modified: smbpasswd to support admin user.
12. Modified: UPnP folder select button was not correct
13. Sort the rootfs.(/var/www/iTunes_server)
14. Modified udhcpd start sequence.
15. Add lmhosts.
16. Fixed: uShare and iTunes cannot keep status.
17. New Function: add a disable option for UPnP rescan time.
18. Add new option: rescan times for for iTunes.
19. Modified that when DHCP Server disconnects, auto reset IP to 169.254.0.253
20. Modified: increasing the samba performance.
21: Fixed: cannot use device name to access device

download here

CH3HNAS – test Fun_Plug

Only for people who like to test

Conceptronic CH3HNAS with Fun_Plug (in 2 flavours: chrooted and without a chrooted environment). A lot of functions are not implemented, will not work or even have bugs. It is highly experimental and only for those who want to play around. It is also not c0mpatible with fun_plug 0.5 as it is causing segmentation faults. But with the GPL sources of the device you can do more with compiling packages for your own

chrooted environment: download these files: firmware [1] & fun_plug

CFULLHDMA(i): Beta Firmware Release 1.23

Firmware 1.23.03 for 06/09/10

Do not use this firmware if you use NFS, cause NFS seems not to work correctly (no playback).

  • New Feature: manual aspect ratio option for video (CFULLHDMAi only)
  1. 1:1
  2. Full
  3. 4:3 LB
  4. 4:3 PS
  5. 16:9
  6. 16:9 PS
  7. 2.35:1
  8. 1.85:1
  • Improved: Speed up the process of starting a movie
  • Fixed: some MKV files could not be played
  • Fixed: UTF8 detection issue
  • Fixed: Playlist sorting issue
  • Fixed: DLNA mp3 ordering issue
  • Added: Playlist icon
  • Fixed: internet playlist crashed
  • Fixed: some M-JPEG files