Question: is the NAS_Config mtd partition used on debian?

[douardda]

As I mentioned there, I have successfully installed Debian on my old TS219P (so I can use it as a borgbackup powered second backup, nothing else).

Now I wonder why keeping the NAS_Config partition at all? is used in any way by (uboot and) Debian?

[amouiche]

On Sat, 2023-12-09 at 07:17 -0800, David Douard wrote:

As I mentioned there, I have successfully installed Debian on my old TS219P (so I can use it as a borgbackup powered second backup, nothing else). Now I wonder why keeping the NAS_Config partition at all? is used in any way by (uboot and) Debian? Good question, but I'm sure it is not used by uboot nor by Debian. When I first decide how new partition layout should look like, I was very cautious to not break anything for the QNAP firmware. But really, who cares once you jump to Debian. You did it for the purpose of get rid of the QNAP firmware limitations...

It would have been better to:

• tell people to keep a complete copy of their QNAP original MTD content (which they should do anyway)
• extend the kernel fs to the remaining NAS_Config => 256KB additional size for the kernel.

Arnaud

[IT-Cru]

I don't have this partition anymore on my Debian running QNAP TS-410 and it is running fine without it. But as @amouiche mentioned data of this partition could be useful, if you want to switch back to OS provided by QNAP.