I have an old TS439 Pro II+ NAS that I bought years ago. It no longer gets support or updates, so I don’t like using it, but I would like to avoid it becoming e-waste so I would like to install a version of Linux on it in place of the obsolete QTS software.
However the VGA card on this device does not work - I would like to know if there is a way to enable it so I can boot it from USB and recover this device and reuse it with at least supportable software.
Why not just keep using it with QTS ? SMB v 2.1 should be available
How did you confirm this? Did you connect a monitor, then power-on the NAS?
As long as you keep it on your internal network and do not expose it to the internet (for inbound connection using UPnP or forwarded ports etc) then there are no issues using old equipment.
I attached a VGA to HDMI cable to the back of it, attached it to a monitor and turrned it on.
Sure, but I would still prefer not to be running out of date software if I can put something on there that is not out of date and no longer maintained. I’d be fine with just a bog standard Debian release to be honest - if I could work out how to install it.
Because it’s no longer supported software. I would rather use a supported open source software where I can get current updates.
Also SMB is not my target usage.
Sure, but very few models support any variation of this.