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Jonli447 at 01:51, 11 September 2007

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-	1. Obtain the desired firmware and extract ramdisk.image from firmimg.bin. See the appropriate [http://~~linkstationwiki~~.~~net~~/index.php?title=Information/Information flash ROM analysis] for instructions on disassembling firmimg.bin.	+	1. Obtain the desired firmware and extract ramdisk.image from firmimg.bin. See the appropriate [http://nas-central.org/index.php?title=Information/Information flash ROM analysis] for instructions on disassembling firmimg.bin.

	2. Mount ramdisk.image:<br />		2. Mount ramdisk.image:<br />

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	<p>This method of obtaining the image.dat zip password works best if you already have root access to the LinkStation. You also need the ability to extract ramdisk.image.gz from firmimg.bin. For these reasons this method is most useful if a new zip password is used for image.dat (as was the case for stock 1.4x firmwares).<p> {{Warning\|Please be aware this method involves manually altering parts of the LinkStation’s flash memory. Proceed at your own risk!}}		<p>This method of obtaining the image.dat zip password works best if you already have root access to the LinkStation. You also need the ability to extract ramdisk.image.gz from firmimg.bin. For these reasons this method is most useful if a new zip password is used for image.dat (as was the case for stock 1.4x firmwares).<p> {{Warning\|Please be aware this method involves manually altering parts of the LinkStation’s flash memory. Proceed at your own risk!}}

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	1. Obtain the desired firmware and extract ramdisk.image from firmimg.bin. See the appropriate [http://linkstationwiki.net/index.php?title=Information/Information flash ROM analysis] for instructions on disassembling firmimg.bin.		1. Obtain the desired firmware and extract ramdisk.image from firmimg.bin. See the appropriate [http://linkstationwiki.net/index.php?title=Information/Information flash ROM analysis] for instructions on disassembling firmimg.bin.

Ramuk at 07:45, 17 July 2006

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-	<p>This method of obtaining the image.dat zip password works best if you already have root access to the LinkStation. You also need the ability to extract ramdisk.image.gz from firmimg.bin. For these reasons this method is most useful if a new zip password is used for image.dat (as was the case for stock 1.4x firmwares). Please be aware this method involves manually altering parts of the LinkStation’s flash memory. Proceed at your own risk!~~</p>~~	+	<p>This method of obtaining the image.dat zip password works best if you already have root access to the LinkStation. You also need the ability to extract ramdisk.image.gz from firmimg.bin. For these reasons this method is most useful if a new zip password is used for image.dat (as was the case for stock 1.4x firmwares).<p> {{Warning\|Please be aware this method involves manually altering parts of the LinkStation’s flash memory. Proceed at your own risk!}}

	<p><i>Note:</i> With some tweaking this method should work even if you don’t already have root access to the LinkStation.</p>		<p><i>Note:</i> With some tweaking this method should work even if you don’t already have root access to the LinkStation.</p>
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Ramuk at 00:34, 26 June 2006

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	<p>There is an alternative method of obtaining the image.dat zip password outlined at the [http://www.terastation.org/wiki/Firmware_password TeraStation Wiki]. Although this has not been attempted, the method should also work for the LinkStation.</p>		<p>There is an alternative method of obtaining the image.dat zip password outlined at the [http://www.terastation.org/wiki/Firmware_password TeraStation Wiki]. Although this has not been attempted, the method should also work for the LinkStation.</p>
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-	~~<p>With some tweaking this method should work even if you don’t already have root access to the LinkStation.</p>~~
	<p>This method of obtaining the image.dat zip password works best if you already have root access to the LinkStation. You also need the ability to extract ramdisk.image.gz from firmimg.bin. For these reasons this method is most useful if a new zip password is used for image.dat (as was the case for stock 1.4x firmwares). Please be aware this method involves manually altering parts of the LinkStation’s flash memory. Proceed at your own risk!</p>		<p>This method of obtaining the image.dat zip password works best if you already have root access to the LinkStation. You also need the ability to extract ramdisk.image.gz from firmimg.bin. For these reasons this method is most useful if a new zip password is used for image.dat (as was the case for stock 1.4x firmwares). Please be aware this method involves manually altering parts of the LinkStation’s flash memory. Proceed at your own risk!</p>
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		+	<p><i>Note:</i> With some tweaking this method should work even if you don’t already have root access to the LinkStation.</p>

	1. Obtain the desired firmware and extract ramdisk.image from firmimg.bin. See the appropriate [http://linkstationwiki.net/index.php?title=Information/Information flash ROM analysis] for instructions on disassembling firmimg.bin.		1. Obtain the desired firmware and extract ramdisk.image from firmimg.bin. See the appropriate [http://linkstationwiki.net/index.php?title=Information/Information flash ROM analysis] for instructions on disassembling firmimg.bin.

Timtim at 20:04, 15 June 2006

Timtim — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:04:43 GMT

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<h2>Mike Tsao’s Method</h2>

With some tweaking this method should work even if you don’t already have root access to the LinkStation.
This method of obtaining the image.dat zip password works best if you already have root access to the LinkStation. You also need the ability to extract ramdisk.image.gz from firmimg.bin. For these reasons this method is most useful if a new zip password is used for image.dat (as was the case for stock 1.4x firmwares). Please be aware this method involves manually altering parts of the LinkStation’s flash memory. Proceed at your own risk!

1. Obtain the desired firmware and extract ramdisk.image from firmimg.bin. See the appropriate [http://linkstationwiki.net/index.php?title=Information/Information flash ROM analysis] for instructions on disassembling firmimg.bin.

2. Mount ramdisk.image: 
   mount ramdisk.image /mnt/ramdisk -o loop 
   cd /mnt/ramdisk

3. Rename the existing unzip: 
   cd bin 
   mv unzip real_unzip

4. Create a new unzip with the following contents 
   #!/bin/bash 
   echo “$*” >> /cmdline 
   `real_unzip $*`

5. Make the new unzip executable: 
   chmod a+x unzip

6. Unmount the image and gzip it back up: 
   cd .. 
   gzip −9 ramdisk.image

7. Use the appropriate toolchain to create a new firmimg.bin containing the original firminfo.txt and vmlinux.gz and new ramdisk.image.gz. For the powerpc-hdhlan LinkStation: 
   setsum firminfo.txt vmlinux.gz -r ramdisk.image.gz -o firmimg.bin

8. Flash firmimg.bin to the appropriate flash bank. For the powerpc-hdhlan LinkStation: 
   cat firmimg.bin > /dev/fl1

9. Replace the original firmimg.bin in the firmware update and run the firmware updater.

10. Once the firmware update process is complete, telnet into the LinkStation and cat cmdline: 
   cat /cmdline

11. You should see the password used to unzip image.dat. For the powerpc-hdhlan LinkStation: 
   -P NFM_TUPSBHFNFM_TUPSBHF /mnt2/image.zip -d /mnt2 

Most of this information courtesy of http://www.sowbug.org/mt/archives/000179.html.

<h2>Sec’s Method</h2>

There is an alternative method of obtaining the image.dat zip password outlined at the [http://www.terastation.org/wiki/Firmware_password TeraStation Wiki]. Although this has not been attempted, the method should also work for the LinkStation.