Hello DSFuchs,
I'm paying high attention to your indications and trying to follow them.
However, when you say "find one with an 'Alcor Micro' controller" this is difficult for new dudes like me since how can I know whether a stick memory has this type of memory or controller before buying it...impossible for me. For instance, is the USB stick ADATA C906 8GB will do the job ?
Or even better, I'm not sure whether I understood correctly but here are points that still puzzling me :
1) If we even have a compatible stick we need to remove the original USB DOM board ? If yes, then why don't we simply backup the content of the DOM and install the new firmware directly on the DOM and reuse it without removing or doing any hardware intervention ?
2) Is the DSM running from USB DOM or HDD ?
3) If Adata C906 is compatible and I success to upgrade, does it mean that the stick needs always be connected to the front USB port or it is just for booting and installin ?
Depending on your answers I will either but C906 or preferably do as Monsieur PIGNON (Sacré toi Pignon !) and do it on command line with SSH and DD and so on ....
Thanks again for your great helps for the Community Mr DSFuchs !