The hardware looks great. I've been looking for a replacement for my home server; My current favourite option is a second-hand Geode thin client with an external harddrive, followed closely by a mini-itx Atom or E-350, but this looks much tidier.
I'm a little cautious about the software platform, though. Is it possible to run ordinary Debian on these?
The TonidoPlug2 is running ordinary Debian Squeeze 6.0 with full apt-get support. And in any case, you can also boot the TonidoPlug via a USB or SATA drive and setup whatever you want.
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The hardware looks great. I've been looking for a replacement for my home server; My current favourite option is a second-hand Geode thin client with an external harddrive, followed closely by a mini-itx Atom or E-350, but this looks much tidier.
I'm a little cautious about the software platform, though. Is it possible to run ordinary Debian on these?
The TonidoPlug2 is running ordinary Debian Squeeze 6.0 with full apt-get support. And in any case, you can also boot the TonidoPlug via a USB or SATA drive and setup whatever you want.
Do you get access to the bootloader etc? They dont seem to be selling it as an open platform, so a bit unclear...
The process is a bit of a pain, but you should be able to do what you want following the documentation here: http://www.plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/Installing_De...
http://www.tonido.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=4101