Recover a non working "bricked" Linkstation

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	Any information how to recover a non working Linkstation should get here.		Any information how to recover a non working Linkstation should get here.
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		+	== Firmware Reinstallation ==
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		+	The following steps can be used to "reanimate" a Linkstation (here an HD-HGLAN):
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		+	* open linkstation (see [[Articles/GeneralDisassemble]])
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		+	* disconnect disk from internal mainboard and power.
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		+	* connect disk to a PC with knoppix via a USB-IDE adapter or directly to the IDE controller.
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		+	* start knoppix in terminal mode "knoppix 2"
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		+	* remove all partitions:
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		+	parted /dev/sda
		+	rm 1
		+	rm 2
		+	rm 3
		+	rm 4
		+	quit
		+
		+	* reconnect disk to LS
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		+	* power on LS (Reset button not pressed)
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		+	* disable Windows Firewall & set IP Address to 192.168.11.11
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		+	* unpack HD-HGLAN_149_100_telnet.zip
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		+	* start HD-HGLAN FWUpdate.exe
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		+	* press "search", should find Linkstation "EM" (Emergency Mode)
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		+	* start update, following messages appear:
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		+	Saving Settings
		+	Conf...?
		+	Firmware is being renewed
		+
		+	* if You get the following message You are done.
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		+	The firmware has been renewed
		+
		+	* But because the reformatting (?)and partitioning takes too long,
		+	the diskfill LED may blink and you may get:
		+
		+	Attempt to renew firmware failed
		+
		+	* if so, wait until Diskfull LED goes off after some minutes.
		+
		+	* press "search" again.
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		+	* start update again.
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		+	* after all the other messages You should get this time:
		+
		+	The firmware has been renewed
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		+	* the LS is now reachable via telnet and the "old" IP.
		+	so switch back IP settings and reenable the windows firewall.
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		+	* use telnet to get a prompt:
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		+	telnet linkstation
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		+	* set root password:
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		+	passwd
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		+	* change bash to login:
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		+	vi /etc/init.d/telnet
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		+	* add a new guest user
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		+	useradd -m -d /home/guest guest
		+
		+	* and ...
		+
		+	reboot
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Revision as of 14:32, 6 July 2006

Any information how to recover a non working Linkstation should get here.

Firmware Reinstallation

The following steps can be used to "reanimate" a Linkstation (here an HD-HGLAN):

• open linkstation (see Articles/GeneralDisassemble)

• disconnect disk from internal mainboard and power.

• connect disk to a PC with knoppix via a USB-IDE adapter or directly to the IDE controller.

• start knoppix in terminal mode "knoppix 2"

• remove all partitions:

parted /dev/sda
rm 1
rm 2
rm 3
rm 4
quit

• reconnect disk to LS

• power on LS (Reset button not pressed)

• disable Windows Firewall & set IP Address to 192.168.11.11

• unpack HD-HGLAN_149_100_telnet.zip

• start HD-HGLAN FWUpdate.exe

• press "search", should find Linkstation "EM" (Emergency Mode)

• start update, following messages appear:

Saving Settings
Conf...?
Firmware is being renewed

• if You get the following message You are done.

The firmware has been renewed

• But because the reformatting (?)and partitioning takes too long,

the diskfill LED may blink and you may get:

Attempt to renew firmware failed

• if so, wait until Diskfull LED goes off after some minutes.

• press "search" again.

• start update again.

• after all the other messages You should get this time:

The firmware has been renewed

• the LS is now reachable via telnet and the "old" IP.

so switch back IP settings and reenable the windows firewall.

• use telnet to get a prompt:

telnet linkstation

• set root password:

passwd

• change bash to login:

vi /etc/init.d/telnet

• add a new guest user

useradd -m -d /home/guest guest

• and ...

reboot

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