Upgrade (or replace) the existing LinkStation hard drive - Revision history

Sungod: Reverted edits by 140.113.152.201 (Talk) to last version by Musikgoat

Sungod — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:35:15 GMT

Reverted edits by 140.113.152.201 (Talk) to last version by Musikgoat

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	<font color=red><small>This article based on work by DC and frontalot. Originally by frontalot at Linkstationwiki.org</small></font><br>		<font color=red><small>This article based on work by DC and frontalot. Originally by frontalot at Linkstationwiki.org</small></font><br>

140.113.152.201: chibasmonl

140.113.152.201 — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:17:50 GMT

chibasmonl

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	<font color=red><small>This article based on work by DC and frontalot. Originally by frontalot at Linkstationwiki.org</small></font><br>		<font color=red><small>This article based on work by DC and frontalot. Originally by frontalot at Linkstationwiki.org</small></font><br>

Musikgoat: /* New Generation - LSPro,LSLive */

Musikgoat — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:05:56 GMT

New Generation - LSPro,LSLive

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	====Disadvantages====		====Disadvantages====
-	* ~~No custom partitions possible~~	+	* None currently

Musikgoat at 01:05, 22 September 2008

Musikgoat — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:05:06 GMT

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	# clone /dev/sda1 from the old to the new HDD		# clone /dev/sda1 from the old to the new HDD
	# Assemble the LSPro/LSLive again with the new HDD		# Assemble the LSPro/LSLive again with the new HDD
-	# Flash the Firmware of your choice	+	# Flash the Firmware of your choice or [[Custom_Partitions_on_the_LS_Pro\|Build custom partitions on the box]]
-	# Note - you may need to go into Debug mode and select the option to rebuild the partition table (click on the 2 yellow circles on the top left of the LSUpdater screen and select Debug from the menu).	+	# Note - if you are flashing firmware, you may need to go into Debug mode and select the option to rebuild the partition table (click on the 2 yellow circles on the top left of the LSUpdater screen and select Debug from the menu).

	====Advantages====		====Advantages====

Musikgoat: Added Categories

Musikgoat — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:01:37 GMT

Added Categories

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	====Disadvantages====		====Disadvantages====
	* No custom partitions possible		* No custom partitions possible
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		+	[[Category:LSPro]][[Category:LSLive]][[Category:LS1]][[Category:LS2]][[Category:HS]][[Category:HG]]

Jcc: /* Cloning the first partition and flashing */

Jcc — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:54:24 GMT

Cloning the first partition and flashing

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	# Assemble the LSPro/LSLive again with the new HDD		# Assemble the LSPro/LSLive again with the new HDD
	# Flash the Firmware of your choice		# Flash the Firmware of your choice
		+	# Note - you may need to go into Debug mode and select the option to rebuild the partition table (click on the 2 yellow circles on the top left of the LSUpdater screen and select Debug from the menu).

	====Advantages====		====Advantages====

71.59.39.159: /* Backup Data */

71.59.39.159 — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:32:37 GMT

Backup Data

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	Backup the data in <tt>/mnt</tt> that you want to save either by copying it off of your LinkStation using [[Samba]], [[w:FTP\|FTP]] or a [[w:USB\|USB]] drive. You could create a [[w:Tarball\|Tarball]] of this data if you wanted to.		Backup the data in <tt>/mnt</tt> that you want to save either by copying it off of your LinkStation using [[Samba]], [[w:FTP\|FTP]] or a [[w:USB\|USB]] drive. You could create a [[w:Tarball\|Tarball]] of this data if you wanted to.

-	Then take the old drive out of the LinkStation and put the new drive in.	+	Then take the old drive out of the LinkStation and put the new drive in.
		+	Make sure, it the jumper is set to "Master".
	{{Reconnect disk to LS and flash firmware}}		{{Reconnect disk to LS and flash firmware}}

85.124.221.56 at 09:24, 3 April 2007

85.124.221.56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:24:44 GMT

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	<small>Some of this information courtesy of http://www.geishuettner.de/docs/Linkstation/ </small>		<small>Some of this information courtesy of http://www.geishuettner.de/docs/Linkstation/ </small>

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		+	=Old Generation - [[LS1]],[[LS2]],[[HG]],[[HS]]=

	<big>'''Methods''' - There are two ways to go about this:</big><br>		<big>'''Methods''' - There are two ways to go about this:</big><br>
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	===Restore your Data===		===Restore your Data===
	Restore your data by the reverse of what you did to back it up: Transfer the data back using [[Samba]], [[w:FTP\|FTP]] or a [[w:USB\|USB]] drive. And untar the [[w:Tarball\|Tarball]] of this data if you created one.		Restore your data by the reverse of what you did to back it up: Transfer the data back using [[Samba]], [[w:FTP\|FTP]] or a [[w:USB\|USB]] drive. And untar the [[w:Tarball\|Tarball]] of this data if you created one.
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		+	=New Generation - [[Information/LSPROOverview\|LSPro]],[[HS-DHGL\|LSLive]]=
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		+	There are several ways, but it is not that easy as with the older boxes. Just putting in a blank drive and updating the firmware does not work as the Firmware updater does not find the box. Why? Because in contrast to the older boxes everything but the bootloader(UBoot) is on the hdd. so even EM Mode got implemented via an initrd in /boot (=/dev/sda1).
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		+	== Cloning the first partition and flashing ==
		+	This way works because you need the first partition (/boot = /dev/sda1) so you can boot to EM Mode
		+	# Follow [[Disassemble_the_LS_Pro]] until you have the hdd in your hand
		+	# Connect the HDD to a pc, also connect the new HDD to it.
		+	# clone /dev/sda1 from the old to the new HDD
		+	# Assemble the LSPro/LSLive again with the new HDD
		+	# Flash the Firmware of your choice
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		+	====Advantages====
		+	* Easy, no Linux Skills needed (if you use Norton Ghost for example)
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		+	====Disadvantages====
		+	* No custom partitions possible

24.8.101.168: /* Create the ext2 filesystem and swap partition */

24.8.101.168 — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 04:31:50 GMT

Create the ext2 filesystem and swap partition

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	You can turn off drive checking since we are using ext2 with journaling:		You can turn off drive checking since we are using ext2 with journaling:
	mke2fs -j /dev/hdx3		mke2fs -j /dev/hdx3
-	tune2fs -c0 -i0 /dev/~~hdx2~~	+	tune2fs -c0 -i0 /dev/hdx3
	mkswap /dev/hdx2		mkswap /dev/hdx2
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	===Reboot===		===Reboot===
	Place the new hard drive in the LinkStation and reboot. Be patient as the first boot may take longer than normal.<br>		Place the new hard drive in the LinkStation and reboot. Be patient as the first boot may take longer than normal.<br>
	===Restore your Data===		===Restore your Data===
	Restore your data by the reverse of what you did to back it up: Transfer the data back using [[Samba]], [[w:FTP\|FTP]] or a [[w:USB\|USB]] drive. And untar the [[w:Tarball\|Tarball]] of this data if you created one.		Restore your data by the reverse of what you did to back it up: Transfer the data back using [[Samba]], [[w:FTP\|FTP]] or a [[w:USB\|USB]] drive. And untar the [[w:Tarball\|Tarball]] of this data if you created one.

89.52.220.74: /* Restore your backup of /hda1 */

89.52.220.74 — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:47:43 GMT

Restore your backup of /hda1

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	Restore your backup first		Restore your backup first
	dd if=/mnt/whatever/hda1.bin of=/dev/hda1		dd if=/mnt/whatever/hda1.bin of=/dev/hda1
-	You must run fix_ext2_magic, check for errors, and resize the backup image if you created a larger main partition:	+	You must run [[fix_ext2_magic]], check for errors, and resize the backup image if you created a larger main partition:
	./fix_ext2_magic --fix /dev/hdx1		./fix_ext2_magic --fix /dev/hdx1
	e2fsck /dev/hdx1		e2fsck /dev/hdx1
	resize2fs /dev/hdx1		resize2fs /dev/hdx1
-	You may have to use the force option (-f) if resize2fs complains about not running e2fsck.	+	You may have to use the force option (-f) if resize2fs complains about not running e2fsck.
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	===Create the ext2 filesystem and swap partition===		===Create the ext2 filesystem and swap partition===
	You can turn off drive checking since we are using ext2 with journaling:		You can turn off drive checking since we are using ext2 with journaling: