Turn your LinkStation into a Kuro Box (PowerPC)
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<center><font color=red>''Originally by frontalot and edited by james from linkstationwiki.org''</font></center> | <center><font color=red>''Originally by frontalot and edited by james from linkstationwiki.org''</font></center> | ||
| - | I don't recommend that you convert your LinkStation into a Kuro Box. There is a little uncertainty regarding the future of the Kuro Box. The [http://www.kurobox.com official Kuro Box web site] was in disarray but is now being run by the community - the wiki is functional again, but a little sparse and the forums also now work. However, LinkStation hacking has made great strides, to the point where it has surpassed the Kuro Box in available hacks. The method described below only | + | [[Image:HD-H(G).jpg|right|60px]] |
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| + | =Turn your Linkstation into a Kuro Box= | ||
| + | I don't recommend that you convert your LinkStation into a Kuro Box. There is a little uncertainty regarding the future of the Kuro Box. The [http://www.kurobox.com official Kuro Box web site] was in disarray but is now being run by the community - the wiki is functional again, but a little sparse and the forums also now work. However, LinkStation hacking has made great strides, to the point where it has surpassed the Kuro Box in available hacks. | ||
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| + | {{Brick| Converting your LinkStation into a Kuro Box may permanently damage the LinkStation. The method described below will only work on the HD-HLAN V1 with 4MB flash memory, not the HD-LAN V1 LinkStation?. Boxes with 16MB might get even broken in the process. | ||
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| + | {{Warning|Please note that you will lose your warranty - don't blame me if anything goes wrong!}} | ||
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==Gain root access to the LinkStation== | ==Gain root access to the LinkStation== | ||
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==Fixing the Filesystem== | ==Fixing the Filesystem== | ||
| - | * Copy fix_ext2_magic to the LinkStation. You may download fix_ext2_magic from the [http://downloads. | + | * Copy [[fix_ext2_magic]] to the LinkStation. You may download fix_ext2_magic from the [http://downloads.nas-central.org/ downloads]. |
* Extract fix_ext2_magic: | * Extract fix_ext2_magic: | ||
tar -pzxf fix_ext2_magic-1.1_powerpc.tgz | tar -pzxf fix_ext2_magic-1.1_powerpc.tgz | ||
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==Updating the Software== | ==Updating the Software== | ||
| - | * Download the stock Kuro Box and LinkStation firmwares from [[http://downloads. | + | * Download the stock Kuro Box and LinkStation firmwares from [[http://downloads.nas-central.org/ downloads]]. Extract both on your PC. You should now have 2 directories on your Windows PC, 1 with the Kuro Box firmware update and 1 with the LinkStation firmware update. |
* Copy the Kuro Box firmimg.bin to the LinkStation. Rename the Kuro Box image.zip to image.dat and move it to the directory containing the LinkStation firmware updater, replacing the existing file. | * Copy the Kuro Box firmimg.bin to the LinkStation. Rename the Kuro Box image.zip to image.dat and move it to the directory containing the LinkStation firmware updater, replacing the existing file. | ||
* Now run HD-HLAN FWUpdate.exe and start the update process. You will receive an error at the end! Ignore it and turn the LinkStation off then back on. | * Now run HD-HLAN FWUpdate.exe and start the update process. You will receive an error at the end! Ignore it and turn the LinkStation off then back on. | ||
* The LinkStation should now be in [[EM mode]] with the IP address 192.168.11.150. Open a telnet session to the LinkStation and log in as root (the password is kuro). | * The LinkStation should now be in [[EM mode]] with the IP address 192.168.11.150. Open a telnet session to the LinkStation and log in as root (the password is kuro). | ||
| - | * Backup the original firmimg.bin: | + | * Backup the original [[Flash ROM]] to a file named firmimg.bin: |
cat /dev/fl1 > /mnt/share/original-fl1 | cat /dev/fl1 > /mnt/share/original-fl1 | ||
* Then flash the new Kuro Box firmimg.bin: | * Then flash the new Kuro Box firmimg.bin: | ||
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reboot | reboot | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
Most of this information courtesy of: | Most of this information courtesy of: | ||
| - | + | Revolution Community Site - Turn your Linkstation into a Kuro Box <small>Link no longer available</small> | |
[[Category:LS1]] | [[Category:LS1]] | ||
[[Category:HG]] | [[Category:HG]] | ||
[[Category:Linkstation Variants]] | [[Category:Linkstation Variants]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:41, 16 September 2007
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Turn your Linkstation into a Kuro Box
I don't recommend that you convert your LinkStation into a Kuro Box. There is a little uncertainty regarding the future of the Kuro Box. The official Kuro Box web site was in disarray but is now being run by the community - the wiki is functional again, but a little sparse and the forums also now work. However, LinkStation hacking has made great strides, to the point where it has surpassed the Kuro Box in available hacks.
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Gain root access to the LinkStation
- This may be achieved by installing Projects/OpenLink firmware or by using the original Articles/PPCCGIExploit.
Fixing the Filesystem
- Copy fix_ext2_magic to the LinkStation. You may download fix_ext2_magic from the downloads.
- Extract fix_ext2_magic:
tar -pzxf fix_ext2_magic-1.1_powerpc.tgz
- Fix the ext2 superblock:
/mnt/share/fix_ext2_magic --fix /dev/hda1 /mnt/share/fix_ext2_magic --fix /dev/hda4
Updating the Software
- Download the stock Kuro Box and LinkStation firmwares from [downloads]. Extract both on your PC. You should now have 2 directories on your Windows PC, 1 with the Kuro Box firmware update and 1 with the LinkStation firmware update.
- Copy the Kuro Box firmimg.bin to the LinkStation. Rename the Kuro Box image.zip to image.dat and move it to the directory containing the LinkStation firmware updater, replacing the existing file.
- Now run HD-HLAN FWUpdate.exe and start the update process. You will receive an error at the end! Ignore it and turn the LinkStation off then back on.
- The LinkStation should now be in EM mode with the IP address 192.168.11.150. Open a telnet session to the LinkStation and log in as root (the password is kuro).
- Backup the original Flash ROM to a file named firmimg.bin:
cat /dev/fl1 > /mnt/share/original-fl1
- Then flash the new Kuro Box firmimg.bin:
cat /mnt/share/firmimg.bin > /dev/fl1
- Once the flash process has completed, issue the following commands:
sync reboot
References
Most of this information courtesy of: Revolution Community Site - Turn your Linkstation into a Kuro Box Link no longer available
