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Re: F4-210 annoying chirp
Posted: 18 Jan 2025, 05:40
by seasonedgeek
According to this they have abandoned F4-210.
viewtopic.php?t=6809
Re: F4-210 annoying chirp
Posted: 18 Jan 2025, 09:02
by crisisacting
Nothing within that thread about ×86/×64 TOS makes any inferences to that effect about this ARM series.
Only the 220 & 420 series devices have officially been retired recently @
viewtopic.php?t=6910
Re: F4-210 annoying chirp
Posted: 21 Jan 2025, 00:57
by seasonedgeek
There is "officially retired" an then there is abandoned by future development. TOS 6.x doesn't run on F4-210 per that article.
Been abandoned since TOS 5.x.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TerraMaster/co ... ?rdt=64923
Pretty much time to set up a Mint or Rocky Linux server using an old machine.
Re: F4-210 annoying chirp
Posted: 21 Jan 2025, 17:35
by crisisacting
seasonedgeek wrote: ↑21 Jan 2025, 00:57… TOS 6.x doesn't run on F4-210 … Been abandoned since TOS 5.× …
That's
not the fault of TerraMaster; the blame should
solely be faulted on Realtek.
The SoC in the 210 series devices lacks newer Linux kernel support due to
RealTek choosing not to develop it further; every manufacturer that uses/used the
Realtek RTD1296b SoC is in the same situation of being stuck on a previous version of their respective NAS OS.
TOS builds follow Linux LTS kernels, so unless
RealTek has a change of heart with/for this SoC, the 210 series devices could
only continue to receive
TOS 4.2.× builds with internally developed workarounds to implement any possible patches; the latest LTS 4.× kernel TerraMaster could possibly use is
4.19.× which has just lost support since the end of last year (December 2024).
This "
abandonment" is from
Realtek.