QNAPPY ====== qnappy is a Python-based control script for the QNAP line of low-end NAS products. Before using it, here's a few tidbits: - It is being developed on a TS-219; if your hardware is different, YMMV - It may or may not keep my NAS from running hot. But much like defragging and Apple's Time Machine, it juts feels good to use it. Requirements ============ - A compatible NAS - A normal Linux variant that provides TTY's and evdev support (not sure if the stock firmware is any good for this) - The [evdev python module][evdev] - The [serial python module][serial], available on debian and ubuntu as python-serial Usage ===== To test qnappy, go to the directory where it is stored run it as root: [user@host qnappy]$ sudo ./qnappy You should see output like this: $ sudo ./qnappy 2011-05-24 14:53:49,871 - qnappy.qcontrol.QNAP TS-219 - INFO - Temp: 42 [low] => fan silence 2011-05-24 14:53:49,873 - qnappy.qcontrol.QNAP TS-219 - INFO - Setting status to fan_silence 2011-05-24 15:03:17,301 - qnappy.qcontrol.QNAP TS-219 - INFO - Temp: 45 [med] => fan low 2011-05-24 15:03:17,302 - qnappy.qcontrol.QNAP TS-219 - INFO - Setting status to fan_low Most of which is a lot of debug crap. Notes ===== I don't really know what the optimal temperatures should be for these devices. I made some wild guesses as to how the fans should spin on which readings from the PIC. Also, the evdev code seems to be a bit buggy. Don't expect this to run very long if you've got a mouse on the port and you're monkeying around with it. Acknowledgements ================ Getting Debian on your QNAP NAS is easy and fun. A million thanks to [Martin Michlmayr][cyrius] for his wonderful site: http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/ Instrumental! Also, the author of the [original qcontrol program][qcontrol], Byron Bradley. [serial]:http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/ [evdev]:http://svn.navi.cx/misc/ [cyrius]:http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/ [qcontrol]:http://code.google.com/p/qcontrol/