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DOCKSTAR FREE INSTALL

It’s got a 1.2Ghz Marvell Kirkwood ARM processor, 128 megs of RAM, and gigabit ethernet. I used the kernel patches from the second link in the post, and the precompiled u-boot and blparam from the Plugbox Linux guys. I couldn’t get the Sheevaplug Debian squeeze installer or lenny rootfs image to work but if someone tried harder they could surely do it I didn’t care enough as I already had the working Gentoo system. If you have any questions, please comment and I will get to them.I’m running Gentoo on my Dockstar, got it for $20 at Woot. That’s all there is to it! You are now online, and any storage device you attach to your DockStar will be available to you online and remotely! Then you go to your computer and go to the activation website ( Go through the instructions on the screens you see – create an account for yourself – and then the system/application will find your DockStar. You simply connect the power to the DockStar, plug it into your router, and attach a drive (either a Seagate FreeAgent Go, or any other USB connected external storage device). But with DockStar, the installation can be accomplished in about 60 seconds.

Network product installation is usually very difficult, and not designed for the non-tech professional. This is one excellent way of giving your new iPad or iPhone or iTouch practically limiteless storage capacity! All available to me instantly, anywhere, and any time.Īnd now, with the new Apple iPad, using that with DockStar will give you access from wherever you are connected to all your photos and music and videos. But with DockStar, and the iPhone app, I can have access to every picture I have ever taken, as well as those that have been shared with me by others. But I cannot carry ALL the pictures from my personal library. I carry music, pictures and some videos on it, as well as all the applications. But think about this – I carry an iPhone. There are so many use cases for DockStar that it’s hard to list them all here. You can even take pictures using your iPhone while traveling and then instantly upload those pictures to the DockStar in your home, allowing others who have access to that folder to see them immediately. There’s an iPhone app so you can get access to your photos, music and videos (as well as anything else attached) while you are on the road.

You can even share those devices and folders that are attached with anyone you know, simply by entering their email address. You simply log in through a browser-based interface to get rich media access to whatever is attached to it. And once installed, you can attach your FreeAgent Go or any other external USB storage devices to it to make them available over your network in your home, and even outside your home.ĭockStar makes your stuff available to you anytime, anywhere.

DOCKSTAR FREE INSTALL

Let’s start by answering the first question – what is DockStar?ĭockStar is by far the easiest to install and set up network device you will ever find. So I thought I’d give some blog space to trying to expand on the capabilities of DockStar.

DOCKSTAR FREE HOW TO

Seagate started shipping its FreeAgent DockStar product this past fall, and there are still lots and lots of questions about what it is, what it does, how to use it, and why someone might want it.

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