I've been working my way through the various forums and looking at the add-on software.  From that I am beginning to develop an understanding of the start-up process and how to get packages integrated.  I like to understand what I am using before I start using some of the tools that might abstract this, like unMenu.

I've found some good discussions on these topics, but no single source that covers everything.  Is there such a thing?

 

If not, I'd like to put something together to add to the wiki, for new users, so they will have a shallower learning curve.

I've been working my way through the various forums and looking at the add-on software.  From that I am beginning to develop an understanding of the start-up process and how to get packages integrated.  I like to understand what I am using before I start using some of the tools that might abstract this, like unMenu.

I've found some good discussions on these topics, but no single source that covers everything.  Is there such a thing?

 

If not, I'd like to put something together to add to the wiki, for new users, so they will have a shallower learning curve.

Other than the wiki, I don't think there is anything that is not spread across many forum posts. 

 

Remember, unRAID is built on a minimal stripped down version of Slackware Linux (currently version 12.2 of Slackware)

It uses syslinux as its boot loader.    General information about those will apply.

 

Therefore, anything on the web relating to the start up process of those will apply.  Lime-technology has made some minimal changes to some of the start-up scripts in /etc/rc.d to get it to use the values you entered on the management web-page for networking, and to invoke the config/go script which then starts the "enhttp" the process used to supply the management capability of the unRAID web-interface.  The config folder on the flash drive holds all the individual configuration files the unRAID management screen writes.  It also holds a super.dat file, (the array "superblock").  It is the data of drive model/serial numbers and their status.  It is used to detect if the array has had a drive replacement and to know if the array has been stopped cleanly. 

 

That will get you started... please put something in the wiki.  It will be difficult to keep it shallow for the new users, and informative enough for serious integrators, but that is your challenge. 

 

Joe L.

Thanks Joe.  That is what I needed to know.