I've got one.  First time I tried it wouldn't boot on the computer I used.  And since then I just haven't had time for further testing.  Doubt I'll get time this weekend either.  Maybe next.

 

The Kingston MobileLite G2 has two slots.  One that fits a microSD and one that fits the larger SD (or microSD adapter).  The larger slot is the first slot and you need to put unRAID chip in that slot to get it to boot.

That's what I was thinking.  Glad to hear I wasn't wrong there.  

 

If you just want to check it's serial number then insert it into a usb port, telnet to unRAID (or at console) type

         ls /dev/disk/by-id

The you will get a list of devices and one will look like this.  Yours will have a different serial number than this.  Post this device entry.

         usb-Kingston_Reader_SD_MS_AA00000000062713-0:0@

 

I might be able to do that tonight sometime - at work now.  Thanks.

I've got one on order now since I'd love to be able to test as well (especially since I picked up the cheap C2SEE).  Got enough other spare parts to put a test box together to play around with/evaluate betas etc.

 

 

queeg, so you can't boot from a microSD card with the G2?  That's disappointing.

queeg, so you can't boot from a microSD card with the G2?  That's disappointing.

 

Yes you can.  I'm booting with a microSD.  They usually come with a SD sized adapter they slide into.

Like this one.

Ah, ok.  But you can't boot from the G2's native microSD slot?

Ah, ok.  But you can't boot from the G2's native microSD slot?

 

I'm not saying you can't.  I'm saying unRAID likes to boot from the first partition.  I think it's hard coded in it.

OK, so if you had a microSD card installed in the native slot and no SD card installed, it might be bootable?  Have you tried that?

 

I'm only interested because I have a bunch of spare microSD cards laying around, but not many SD cards.

OK, so if you had a microSD card installed in the native slot and no SD card installed, it might be bootable?  Have you tried that?

I couldn't get it to boot - but that isn't saying much.

OK, so if you had a microSD card installed in the native slot and no SD card installed, it might be bootable?  Have you tried that?

 

I'm only interested because I have a bunch of spare microSD cards laying around, but not many SD cards.

 

All you need is a single SD adapter.  I'm sure you can come up with one can't you?  Did you throw them all away?

OK, so if you had a microSD card installed in the native slot and no SD card installed, it might be bootable?  Have you tried that?

 

I'm only interested because I have a bunch of spare microSD cards laying around, but not many SD cards.

 

All you need is a single SD adapter.  I'm sure you can come up with one can't you?  Did you throw them all away?

 

Here's one adapter for a couple bucks on ebay.

Yeah, I've got one or two of those.  I just like to use them in my digital camera, so I would prefer to not dedicate one to unRAID.

 

Obviously this isn't a huge deal, I was just curious.

The serial number on mine is usb-Kingston_Reader_SD_MS_AA00000000190229-0:0@

 

Sorry it took so long but computers were busy.

The serial number on mine is usb-Kingston_Reader_SD_MS_AA00000000190229-0:0@

 

Sorry it took so long but computers were busy.

 

Yours is different than my 3 so I'd say that reinforces the unique serial number for these devices.

usb-Kingston_Reader_SD_MS_AA00000000062713-0:0@

usb-Kingston_Reader_SD_MS_AA00000000113220-0:0@

usb-Kingston_Reader_SD_MS_AA00000000114147-0:0@

 

I just discovered this thread because of Rajahal's post to the Good Deals forum. 

 

I find this thread a little funny because I've been running unRAID this way since I first bought a Pro license 2 years ago (Christmas Eve 2008 to be exact ), and never really thought anything of it... my thinking at the time was to ensure I could replace the flash memory card as speeds improved, for lifecycle replacement, or just due to failure without relying on LimeTech in the event the company stopped supporting the product.

 

I have an adapter that looks exactly like the one pictured in Rajahal's reply #5 in this thread... as a side note, it worries me a little because I now run it on an internal USB port on my SuperMicro mobo and I worry about the metal ring getting jostled and hitting the mobo in just the wrong place while the power is on... maybe I'll snip it off and replace it with some tape or something.

 

But in any case, 2 years running and no problems...

 

Nyago123, be warned that the microSD adapter you and I have does NOT produce a unique GUID, so technically it is incompatible with unRAID.  Now you've been using it for 2 years, so you are probably fine.  Chances are you were the first person to register that GUID, so basically that means that you are the only person who will ever be able to use that particular model of microSD adapter.  The rest of us are S.O.L.

Nyago123, be warned that the microSD adapter you and I have does NOT produce a unique GUID, so technically it is incompatible with unRAID.  Now you've been using it for 2 years, so you are probably fine.  Chances are you were the first person to register that GUID, so basically that means that you are the only person who will ever be able to use that particular model of microSD adapter.  The rest of us are S.O.L.

 

Isn't the customer's name also encoded into the unRAID key?  So really it's not just the GUID, but also some other data as well?  (Now if you happen to have the same name as me...  )

 

Nyago123, be warned that the microSD adapter you and I have does NOT produce a unique GUID, so technically it is incompatible with unRAID.  Now you've been using it for 2 years, so you are probably fine.  Chances are you were the first person to register that GUID, so basically that means that you are the only person who will ever be able to use that particular model of microSD adapter.  The rest of us are S.O.L.

 

Isn't the customer's name also encoded into the unRAID key?  So really it's not just the GUID, but also some other data as well?  (Now if you happen to have the same name as me...   )

 

 

No unique serial guid = no sale.

Got my Kingston a few days ago, but here is what I see.

 

usb-Kingston_Reader_SD_MS_AA00000000225020-0:0@

 

I'm so glad work didn't mind me playing in their Bios so I could load unRAID. LOL

Here's the GUIDs from my Kingston Readers: AA00-000000231194 & AA00-000000226794

I have one but have not been able to test it out as of yet.  Super busy with other things...

Received mine 2 days ago GUID 090C-6300-AA00-000000159101. Waited on some class 10 cards to install unRAID on. Received my 2nd key today. Works like a champ and is blazing fast compared to my flash drive. I believe it is safe to say that they do indeed have unique GUID serials.

I wonder how fast a USB is compaired to a sd card.

I wonder how fast a USB is compaired to a sd card.

 

Do you mean a usb connected hard drive or do  you mean a usb flash reader?  The SD cards are rated.  The reader should in all likelyhood exceed the SD speed by a wide margin.  So the SD is the bottleneck, not that it matters much for unRAID.

I finally got a chance to test out my thumb drive with a couple different SD cards.

 

I have tried it with the same SD card in different USB port and the flash GUID stayed the same.  The then tried with a different SD card in all the ports and the flash GUID was the same every time and it matched the one from above.

 

The GUID every time was: 090C-6300-AA00-000000121902

 

This will probably be the next drive I register for a pro license when I start my Server overhaul.

I wonder how fast a USB is compaired to a sd card.

 

Do you mean a usb connected hard drive or do  you mean a usb flash reader?  The SD cards are rated.  The reader should in all likelyhood exceed the SD speed by a wide margin.  So the SD is the bottleneck, not that it matters much for unRAID.

 

Yeah I meant a USB thumbstick.

 

I could of sworn I read somewhere that a USB stick could range in the 12-20MB opposed to a Class 10 SD, which would be 10MB. However the 10MB is based on write not reading. Reading would be much faster.

 

I don't recall where I saw that, but I thought it was interesting none the less.