LS-Pro - Using the Firmware Updater
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It is aparent, like all of the Linkstations, that the firmware does not want to update the firmware if the LS-GL reports the same firmware version as the the one to be that's to be sent to the LS-GL (i.e. a modified firmware). The work around is to: | It is aparent, like all of the Linkstations, that the firmware does not want to update the firmware if the LS-GL reports the same firmware version as the the one to be that's to be sent to the LS-GL (i.e. a modified firmware). The work around is to: | ||
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Using the Firmware Updater
It is aparent, like all of the Linkstations, that the firmware does not want to update the firmware if the LS-GL reports the same firmware version as the the one to be that's to be sent to the LS-GL (i.e. a modified firmware). The work around is to:
- Add to lsupdater.ini
[SpecialFlags] Debug = 1
- Change in lsupdater.ini
VersionCheck = 1
to
VersionCheck = 0
- Open linkstation_version.txt in any text editor (i.e. vi). Edit either the BOOT=, KERNEL=, INITRD=, or ROOTFS= (this is the main firmware and filesystem) to choose what to update by changing the version to a higher number.
- i.e. by setting rootfs to a higher number, the filesystem will get updated, but uboot, kernel, and initrd won't get updated.
- Steps originally drafted by Georg.
Note: We are not positive if only one segmet (i.e. rootfs) will get updated. This method must be fully tested to find this out.
jonli, should I move the following more technical part about Erics excellent work into a separate section? - Georg
Updater Specifications
- As EricC documented on the LS-GL side clientUtil_server handles the update process and replies to various "ACP"-Commands, which are similar for the LS-GL and the Kurobox:
- LSP Commands
- 8020 ACP_Discover
- 8080 ACP_FIRMUP2
- 80A0 ACP_?? Possible Password?
- 8A10 ACP_CMD
- 8B10 ACP_?? Sent after 8080 and contains the filename. TCP File transfer starts after reply
- 8B20 ACP_?? Sent after TCP file transfer
- LSP Responses
- C020 ACP_Discover_Reply
- COAO Reply of 80A0
- CA10 ACP_CMD_Reply
- CB10 ACP_??_Reply 8B10
- CB20 ACP_??_Reply 8B20
- CB21 Sent after CB20. Same format with data changes Update complete?
- KuroBox Commands
- 8020 ACP_Discover
- 8070 ACP_FIRMUP_END
- 8080 ACP_FIRMUP2
- 8090 ACP_Info_HDD
- 8A10 ACP_CMD
- KuroBox Responses
- C020 ACP_Discover_Reply
- Looking at the command word
- Bit 15 = 1
- Bit 14 is 0 for command and 1 for reply
- Bits 11 to 8 appear to be the command class
- Bits 7 to 4 appear to be the command in the class.
- Bits 3 to 0 appear to be a sequence number in the response.
- The updater on the LS-GL receives ziped images and tries to unzip them by testing for the following passwords
- 1NIf_2yUOlRDpYZUVNqboRpMBoZwT4PzoUvOPUp6l
- aAhvlM1Yp7_2VSm6BhgkmTOrCN1JyE0C5Q6cB3oBB
- YvSInIQopeipx66t_DCdfEvfP47qeVPhNhAuSYmA4
- IeY8omJwGlGkIbJm2FH_MV4fLsXE8ieu0gNYwE6Ty
Custom Updater
See Opensource_Firmware_Updater and LS-GL Custom Updater Thread for more information.
Todo: Import information from the forum here.
