Patriot Valkyrie hacking

[Tod Hansmann]

Before I dive into the apparently new ground, has anyone else tried to 
mess with a Patriot Valkyrie NAS and custom firmware?  The thing is nice 
hardware with horrid software, and it runs slow as all get.  I'm hoping 
to put something more workable on it, but apparently this is hasn't been 
done at all yet.

For reference, this is the device: 
http://www.patriotmemory.com/products/detailp.jsp?prodline=6&catid=44&prodgroupid=160&id=926&type=21

-Tod Hansmann