[Arm-netbook] Netgear ReadyNAS

[Gordan Bobic]

It suddenly occurs to me that the Netgear ReadyNAS actually has a lot 
going for it as far as small ARM server features go:

1) RAM on a DDR SO-DIMM (IIRC the SoC used can handle up to 3GB of RAM, 
but that's a bit academic since DDR SO-DIMM modules only seem to be 
available up to 1GB).

2) 1.6GHz Marvell ARM, fully supported in mainline Linux kernel

3) 2 SATA ports with built in drive bays

4) Neat, tidy package

5) Cheaper than a SheevaPlug (yes, this is the real WTF)


Anybody tried one of these? How hard is it to hack one of these together 
to run a custom kernel, boot off the SATA disks (or better, a USB 
stick), etc?

Gordan