Install on an Acer Easystore H340

[arthurdent4242]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if anyone has installed Amahi on an Acer Easystore H340? I have one of these and the main drive is giving out and I am debating on sticking with WHS or switching to Amahi. I am going to build a new box sometime in the future and that will run Amahi for sure, but I would love to get some more hands on experience with it. I have set it up in a VM and it was pretty straightforward (I do wish adding drives to the pool was a bit faster), but I don't know how I would go about it on a headless unit such as the Easystore. Could I install it on a hard drive on a computer with a keyboard and what not, then move that drive to the Easystore? Anyhow, TIA for the advice!

[arthurdent4242]

No one has any advice? That's a shame.

From what I have read I can hook the hard drive up to another computer and install to it, then pop that hard drive into my easystore. this is correct?

[bigfoot65]

That's what some have done with limited success.

[arthurdent4242]

That's what some have done with limited success.

Would you have any suggestions as to how to get it onto the box without video out?

[bigfoot65]

Something similar to this should work for you.

http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Install ... art_Server

Same concept, just different hardware.

[webmole]

I have the same machine running amahi.
What I did:

1. open the case and add a jumper to the i/o troubleshooting pins (see the acer manual)
2. buy a pci xpress x1 videocard and install it
3. use unetbootin to install ubuntu 12.04 to an usb stick
4. make sure to have one hd installed and connect to a monitor and usb keyboard/mouse
5. at startup make sure to press f2 to access the bios or f12 to change boot order
6. now follow the normal installation procedure for amahi

Good luck!

[bigfoot65]

This might be something good to add to the Amahi wiki. Would you mind doing so?