Revert Buffalo Linkstation Mini To Stock Firmware
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=== Erase Both Hard Drives === | === Erase Both Hard Drives === | ||
| - | <li> Disassemble device and remove both hard drives | + | <li> [[Disassemble_the_LS_MINI|Disassemble device]] and remove both hard drives |
<li> Attach both drives to the SATA ports on your computer | <li> Attach both drives to the SATA ports on your computer | ||
<li> Boot Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop Edition CD-ROM | <li> Boot Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop Edition CD-ROM | ||
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sudo bash | sudo bash | ||
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<li> Disable all active swap paritions | <li> Disable all active swap paritions | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
swapoff -a | swapoff -a | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
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{{Warning|'''The following commands will delete all partitions on both drives. <b>ABSOLUTELY ALL DATA ON THE DRIVES WILL BE LOST</b>. Proceed at your own risk.'''}} | {{Warning|'''The following commands will delete all partitions on both drives. <b>ABSOLUTELY ALL DATA ON THE DRIVES WILL BE LOST</b>. Proceed at your own risk.'''}} | ||
<li> Delete all partitions on both hard drives (TFTP Boot only works when drive partitions are missing) | <li> Delete all partitions on both hard drives (TFTP Boot only works when drive partitions are missing) | ||
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echo -e "d\n1\nd\n2\nd\n3\nd\n4\nw\n" | fdisk /dev/sda | echo -e "d\n1\nd\n2\nd\n3\nd\n4\nw\n" | fdisk /dev/sda | ||
echo -e "d\n1\nd\n2\nd\n3\nd\n4\nw\n" | fdisk /dev/sdb | echo -e "d\n1\nd\n2\nd\n3\nd\n4\nw\n" | fdisk /dev/sdb | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
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<li> Shutdown computer | <li> Shutdown computer | ||
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shutdown -h now | shutdown -h now | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
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<li> Power off computer and remove drives | <li> Power off computer and remove drives | ||
<li> Reassemble device, but '''do not power it on yet''' | <li> Reassemble device, but '''do not power it on yet''' | ||
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[Flags] | [Flags] | ||
VersionCheck = 0 | VersionCheck = 0 | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
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<li> Add section to LSUpdater.ini | <li> Add section to LSUpdater.ini | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
[SpecialFlags] | [SpecialFlags] | ||
Debug = 1 | Debug = 1 | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
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<li> Disable firewall software (firewalls can interfere with network traffic) | <li> Disable firewall software (firewalls can interfere with network traffic) | ||
<li> Change computer IP address to 192.168.11.1 (subnet 255.255.0.0). The device expects to find the TFTP server at this address | <li> Change computer IP address to 192.168.11.1 (subnet 255.255.0.0). The device expects to find the TFTP server at this address | ||
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<li> Change the IP address to 192.168.11.150 (subnet 255.255.255.0) | <li> Change the IP address to 192.168.11.150 (subnet 255.255.255.0) | ||
<li> Click on the OK button to save choices | <li> Click on the OK button to save choices | ||
| - | <li> Confirm the change of IP address (ignore any | + | <li> Confirm the change of IP address (ignore any error message about the DHCP server) |
</ol> | </ol> | ||
<li> Make sure that you have selected the correct device, then click on the "Update" button to rebuild the device | <li> Make sure that you have selected the correct device, then click on the "Update" button to rebuild the device | ||
<li> Confirm that you want to format and update the target device | <li> Confirm that you want to format and update the target device | ||
| - | <li> Wait for update process to complete (ignore any error messages) | + | <li> Wait for update process to complete (ignore any "couldn't confirm a response" error messages) |
<li> Close LSUpdater utility | <li> Close LSUpdater utility | ||
<li> Enable firewall software</li> | <li> Enable firewall software</li> | ||
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'''Congratulations! You should now have a Linkstation Mini reverted to factory settings.''' | '''Congratulations! You should now have a Linkstation Mini reverted to factory settings.''' | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | * [[Install_Debian_5.0_(Lenny)_On_Buffalo_Linkstation_Mini|Install Debian 5.0 (Lenny) On Buffalo Linkstation Mini]] | ||
| + | * [[Install_Ubuntu_9.04_(Jaunty_Jackalope)_On_Buffalo_Linkstation_Mini|Install Ubuntu 9.04 On Linkstation Mini]] | ||
| + | * [[LS_Mini:_Install_Gentoo|Install Gentoo On Linkstation Mini]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
*[http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/Storage/FAQ-3-of-4-TFTP-boot-procedure-please-read-this/td-p/11015 Buffalo Forum Article about TFTP Boot Procedure] | *[http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/Storage/FAQ-3-of-4-TFTP-boot-procedure-please-read-this/td-p/11015 Buffalo Forum Article about TFTP Boot Procedure] | ||
*[http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/Storage/FAQ-2-of-4-Force-Firmware-update-procedure-please-read-this/td-p/11011 Buffalo Forum Article about Forcing Firmware Update] | *[http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/Storage/FAQ-2-of-4-Force-Firmware-update-procedure-please-read-this/td-p/11011 Buffalo Forum Article about Forcing Firmware Update] | ||
| - | *[ftp://24.153.165.234/ | + | *[ftp://24.153.165.234/array1/share/nas-recovery/ TFTP Boot software for various Buffalo Linkstation models] |
*[http://www.buffalotech.com/support/downloads/ Buffalo downloads area (for downloading Updater software)] | *[http://www.buffalotech.com/support/downloads/ Buffalo downloads area (for downloading Updater software)] | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 28 October 2010
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Contents |
Overview
The following process reverts the firmware and hard drives in a Buffalo Linkstation Mini to its factory default configuration. Here is how the process works:
- Delete all partitions on both hard drives
- Use TFTP Boot software to boot device in EM Mode
- Use LSUpdater software to rebuild entire device
Requirements
- Buffalo LinkStation Mini
- Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop Edition CD-ROM (download and burn this disc image)
- A computer which can mount SATA hard drives (required to erase hard drives)
- A computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system (required to rebuild device)
Procedure
- Disassemble device and remove both hard drives
- Attach both drives to the SATA ports on your computer
- Boot Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop Edition CD-ROM
- Select language as desired (English)
- Click on "Try Ubuntu 10.04 LTS" (to use Ubuntu without making any changes to your system)
- Open a new terminal window (Applications | Accessories | Terminal )
- Start a new bash shell with root privileges
sudo bash
- Disable all active swap paritions
swapoff -a
- Delete all partitions on both hard drives (TFTP Boot only works when drive partitions are missing)
echo -e "d\n1\nd\n2\nd\n3\nd\n4\nw\n" | fdisk /dev/sda echo -e "d\n1\nd\n2\nd\n3\nd\n4\nw\n" | fdisk /dev/sdb
- Shutdown computer
shutdown -h now
- Power off computer and remove drives
- Reassemble device, but do not power it on yet
Install and Configure Software
- Use a computer with the Microsoft Windows operating system (the LSUpdater software requires it)
- Download and extract TFTP boot recovery software ( ftp://24.153.165.234/array1/share/nas-recovery//TFTP%20Boot%20Recovery%20LS-WSGL%201.05.exe )
- Download and extract LSUpdater software ( http://www.buffalotech.com/support/getfile/lswsgl-106.zip )
- Adjust [Flags] section in LSUpdater.ini
[Flags] VersionCheck = 0
- Add section to LSUpdater.ini
[SpecialFlags] Debug = 1
- Disable firewall software (firewalls can interfere with network traffic)
- Change computer IP address to 192.168.11.1 (subnet 255.255.0.0). The device expects to find the TFTP server at this address
- Run "TFTP Boot.exe"
Boot Device
- Attach device to network (or directly to computer using standard ethernet cable)
- Boot device in EM mode using TFTP
- Move device power switch to "off" position
- Remove power cable from device
- Attach power cable to device
- Wait several seconds for lights to turn off
- Press and hold function button while moving power switch to "on" position
- Release function button when single blue light starts flashing
- Press and release function button again
- Press function button when red light starts flashing (repeat until red light stops flashing)
- Wait for TFTP server to send images to device (initrd.buffalo and uImage.buffalo)
Do not proceed unless the TFTP server indicates successful transfer of initrd.buffalo and uImage.buffalo
- Wait 30 seconds for device to complete boot process
- Close TFTP Boot window
Rebuild Device
WARNING! The following commands will completely erase and rebuild the Linkstation Mini. ABSOLUTELY ALL DATA ON THE DEVICE WILL BE LOST. Make sure that you are using the the correct firmware for the intended device (i.e. LS-WSxxxxGL/R1). If you have selected the wrong firmware and/or device, THEN THIS PROCEDURE WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE. Proceed at your own risk.
- Disable firewall software (otherwise the update will likely fail and might brick the device)
- Run LSUpdater.exe
- Configure updater software
- Right-click on title bar of the window (on the word "BUFFALO")
- Select "Debug(D)..." from the context menu
- Select all checkboxes in both "Update" and "Config" frames (Update BOOT, Update KERNEL, Update initrd, Update rootfs, Do not check version, Rebuild partition table, Delete user-config, Force update)
- Select "Execute the change as following" checkbox in the "Changing of IP Address" frame
- Change the IP address to 192.168.11.150 (subnet 255.255.255.0)
- Click on the OK button to save choices
- Confirm the change of IP address (ignore any error message about the DHCP server)
- Make sure that you have selected the correct device, then click on the "Update" button to rebuild the device
- Confirm that you want to format and update the target device
- Wait for update process to complete (ignore any "couldn't confirm a response" error messages)
- Close LSUpdater utility
- Enable firewall software
- Restore the IP address on your computer (undo prior change to 192.168.11.1)
- Open the device web interface in your browser (should be http://192.168.11.150... or use the new IP address assigned by DHCP)
- Login to device (user = admin, password = password)
- Click on second menu item (the icon looks like folded paper)
- Change the language and character set (the last two dropdown lists) as desired (English and ISO8859_1)
- Click on the button at the bottom of the page
- Click on the TOP menu and verify that the language settings took effect
Erase Both Hard Drives
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This will restore the device to factory settings; however, the web interface will be in Japanese language. The next section explains how to change the language and character set as desired:
Configure Device Language
Congratulations! You should now have a Linkstation Mini reverted to factory settings.
See Also
- Install Debian 5.0 (Lenny) On Buffalo Linkstation Mini
- Install Ubuntu 9.04 On Linkstation Mini
- Install Gentoo On Linkstation Mini
References
- Buffalo Forum Article about TFTP Boot Procedure
- Buffalo Forum Article about Forcing Firmware Update
- TFTP Boot software for various Buffalo Linkstation models
- Buffalo downloads area (for downloading Updater software)
