QNAP-EC module

[pimposh]

Hi,

Since Cobia lacks cc/gcc it's not longer an easy task to build custom kernel modules (got an interest in well known QNAP-EC kext).
Any chance to get it built-in into next RC release ? Surely ex-Q community users will benefit from fan control module that allows to play with fan speeds per req.

Cheers

 

[Arwen]

You can put in a request to have that module added via "Report a Bug" at the top of any forum page. It usually takes a few users to also want that feature before iX will even look at it. (Aka users vote for a feature.)

If you do make a bug report, post the link here so others with a QNAP and the -EC hardware can see it. Then vote for it.


I'd also suggest a forum post title change. (You might not be able to do so until you have more than 2 posts... I don't remember when that is.) A title like this;

QNAP-EC - Add HWMon Driver for QNAP IT8528 E.C. Chips

 

[anodos]

Hi,

Since Cobia lacks cc/gcc it's not longer an easy task to build custom kernel modules (got an interest in well known QNAP-EC kext).
Any chance to get it built-in into next RC release ? Surely ex-Q community users will benefit from fan control module that allows to play with fan speeds per req.

Cheers

If you need to set up a development environment on TrueNAS SCALE, you can run the command `install-dev-tools` (assuming this is home use-case). Do note though that any issues you encounter after that point should be reproduced on pristine boot environment before being reported as such,

 

[pimposh]

I'd also suggest a forum post title change. (You might not be able to do so until you have more than 2 posts... I don't remember when that is.) A title like this;

QNAP-EC - Add HWMon Driver for QNAP IT8528 E.C. Chips

Thank you! You're right though. Cannot rename it anymore...

 

[pimposh]

If you need to set up a development environment on TrueNAS SCALE, you can run the command `install-dev-tools` (assuming this is home use-case). Do note though that any issues you encounter after that point should be reproduced on pristine boot environment before being reported as such,

Cool! Understanding the ixsystems approach a bit (appliance rather than system to tinker with), I did not even spend a minute trying to use apt myself.
However, manual installation of dev tools worked. Manual installation of QNAP EC worked like a charm (with some minor warnings) and I can now report that it's fully functional! Thanks buddy!

 

[anodos]

Cool! Understanding the ixsystems approach a bit (appliance rather than system to tinker with), I did not even spend a minute trying to use apt myself.
However, manual installation of dev tools worked. Manual installation of QNAP EC worked like a charm (with some minor warnings) and I can now report that it's fully functional! Thanks buddy!

Glad to hear that. This will probably continue to work for Cobia and DragonFIsh, but do not this is an unofficial way of setting stuff up so that you can hack on the NAS (meaning there is no commitment to provide a stable way of enabling a dev environment on TrueNAS). Please file a feature request for the module so that it can be properly considered for inclusion.