[GUIDE] How to install Ubuntu 18.04 Server on the My Cloud PR4100 NAS

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Debian Linux on the My Cloud PR4100 / PR2100

Debian Buster with UEFI boot This guide applies to WD My Cloud PR2100, PR4100, DL2100, DL4100. I’m running Ubuntu 18. Debian Installation in VM Get the buster amd64 netinst iso from the official sources. Get KVM apt install qemu-kvm ovmf Prepare work dir mkdir isos && cd isos Setup bios binary for UEFI support. See here for some more info. cp /usr/share/ovmf/OVMF.fd bios.bin Find your USB device, usually /dev/sdb or /dev/sdc. I’ll use /dev/sdX here. lsblk blkid Now start a virtual m…

I think you need to install grub-efi with the --removable flag. Also it’s best to pin your network interfaces.