--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "pennhavn"
<pennhaven@t...> wrote:
> Thanks much, that pretty well confirms what I had suspected. Fearing
> this, a switch to TrueImage already had been my "Plan B". However,
> before I go this route I need to confirm that the TrueImage Linux boot
> CD can not only read ext3 but also restore an NTFS partition.

I am shure it does. I boot with the Acronis linux CD to backup my XP
partition to an external drive and I can (at least it is offered to
me, but 'till now there was no need to try it out) restore this
partition, of course.

But you may want to check the documentation and/or download the free
trial:
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/features.html

Best,
h.

Thanks James.  BTW, do you know how to open an
HD-HGLAN250GB?  There is a pushable table on the
bottom and top.  I push them and nothing seems to get
loose.

--- James Ronald <jronald@...> wrote:

> Ugarit
>
> The term firmware is used very loosely in the
> Linkstation world (I think
> buffalo started it) and usually refers to all the
> software installed by the
> buffalo installer.  You are correct the actual
> firmware is really just what
> resides in the flash memory.  Also, I doubt that
> your firmware is the
> problem.  If it is, you have what we call a brick or
> a door stop as there is
> really nothing you can do to fix it.  I believe in
> your case, and most
> cases, the problem is most likely that software did
> not install correctly to
> the hard drive and deleting the partitions and
> reinstalling the software via
> the installer fixes the problem 99% of the time.  In
> regard to installing
> Debian, I was just saying that so long as you have
> the case apart you may as
> well install debian and be done with it.   Once you
> have Debian installed
> it's very easy to install any software packages you
> like.   You also get to
> setup the partitions anyway you like.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ugarit Ebla" <ugaritebla@...>
> To: <LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [LinkStation_General] HD-HGLAN 250 GB
> has become a brick after
> firmware update
>
>
> > James:
> >
> > I don't understand why installing debian would
> solve
> > the firmware issue.  debian would go on the hd but
> the
> > firmware would still be corrupt.  Why would
> deleting
> > the partitians make it possible for me to install
> the
> > firmware?
> >
> > --- James Ronald <jronald@...> wrote:
> >
> >> Ugarit
> >>
> >> The easiest way is to open the linkstation up
> (see
> >> "how to" in the files
> >> section), connect the drive to another computer
> >> (Windows or Linux) and
> >> delete all of the partitions on the drive.  Then
> >> reconnect the drive to the
> >> linkstation and reinstall the firmware.  The
> >> firmware installation will take
> >> care of all the partitioning and such.  Sometimes
> >> you need to keep rerunning
> >> the firmware installer and each time it will get
> >> further.  In the past I
> >> have had to rerun it 3 times before it ran to
> it's
> >> completion.  Also I found
> >> that IDE cable and power can be connected without
> >> removing the drive from
> >> the case and connect to the secondary IDE
> >> controller.  Of course once you
> >> have linkstation open you may as well install
> >> debian.  The "how to" for that
> >> is also in the file section.
> >>
> >> JR
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Ugarit Ebla" <ugaritebla@...>
> >> To: <LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:02 AM
> >> Subject: [LinkStation_General] HD-HGLAN 250 GB
> has
> >> become a brick after
> >> firmware update
> >>
> >>
> >> > My HD-HGLAN 250 GB (bought in the US) has
> become a
> >> > brick after firmware update.
> >> >
> >> > Ok I used
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
http://linkstationwiki.org/downloads/openlink/hg-openlink-051b.zip
> >> > (It was what I think was Japanese) and all
> seemed
> >> to
> >> > go well until the end and the I got an error
> and
> >> now I
> >> > get the five times blinking diag red light :-(
> >> >
> >> > I followed the instructions on
> linkstationwiki.org
> >> >
> >> > how do I restore the stock firmware?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > __________________________________
> >> > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites
> in
> >> one click.
> >> > http://farechase.yahoo.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
> > http://mail.yahoo.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>




__________________________________
Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click.
http://farechase.yahoo.com

Thanks! That script looks good. I just installed smartmontools on my
dev box to try it out and I can get the temperature down from 38
to 26 C by keeping the HDD spun down.

The only thing I want to add to your script is

(a) a whole load of logging so I can see what is going on
(b) test the temperature if the disk is in standby n times in a row
otherwise we might just be catching it after a load of activity but
in fact it is quite hot. However doesn't seem much chance of that
even though I set called hdparm -S6 /dev/hda3 (spin down after
30 seconds) it is not spinning down. I really don't want to
get into why this is: if there are processes that need to do IO
then they need to do it
(c) after calling smartctl, call hdparm -y /dev/hda3 because the disk
will have been woken out of standby

BTW what does AVR stand for?

> # AVR
> #
> TTY="/dev/ttyS0"


Woody



--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "prezet2005" <powell.lee.
imac@g...> wrote:
>
> I've been having a look at Cool&Quiet on the MIPSEL, I was/am
getting the problem of
> getting C&Q to run properly because my drive wouldn't stay in
standby mode for very long
> before Samba and 'kupdated' would ping the drive and spin it back
up.  Which renders
> C&Q useless because it's very rarely in standby mode.
>
> Due to this I've been working on a script which is called by cron
every ten minutes that
> checks the disks spinning status, and/or temp and adjusts the fan
speed accordingly.  It's
> still a working project, but here's the script I'm using:
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> # HD
> #
> MAX_TEMP=35
> DISKSLEEP="$(/sbin/hdparm -C /dev/hda | /bin/grep 'standby' -c)"
>
> # AVR
> #
> TTY="/dev/ttyS0"
> SLOW="\\\\"
> FAST="]]]]"
>
>
> # ... we need to be 'root'
> #
> if [ $UID -ne 0 ]; then
> echo "You need 'root' permissions for this script. Try 'sudo
silence'."
> exit 1
> fi
>
> if [ "$DISKSLEEP" = 1 ]; then
>    echo "${SLOW}" > $TTY
> else
>   HD_TEMP=`smartctl -A /dev/hda | awk '/^194/ { print($10) }'`
>   echo "Current HDD Temperature: $HD_TEMP"
>   if [ $HD_TEMP -le $MAX_TEMP ]; then
>   echo "${SLOW}" > $TTY
>     else
>   echo "${FAST}" > $TTY
>   fi
> fi
>
> exit 0
>
> Basically, it checks if the HDD is in standby, if it is the fan
speed is set to low.  Else, it
> checks the HDD temperature, if the temp is over 35c it allows the
fan to move to high, else
> sets it to low.
>
> I also found that if you access 'smartctl' to obtain thr hdd temp it
spins the drive back up,
> so it useless to use when the drive is alseep, hence it is called
late in the process.
>
>

I know that setting up my LinkStation 250 FTP server flor external
access is possible, however I'm having a hair-tearing time trying to
get the external access part working. I've done all the 'normal' things:

LinkStation:
1) activated annon FTP access to a read/write unrestricted folder
2) assigned a static IP (192.168.1.3)to the LinkStation
3) entered the default gateway address of the router (192.168.1.1)
into the IP setup

Linksys WRT54GX router:
1) Forward port 21 to the LinkStation IP
2) Forwarded additional TCP ports (5000-5124) to the LS IP

Results:
1) From inside my network, FTP access works fine
2) Using the external WAN IP, accessing FTP from outside tries very
hard to work with the following results in the FTP client:
"Connecting to 72.140.xxx.157"
"Connected with 72.140.xxx.157. Waiting for welcome message"
(long pause)
"Disconnected from server. Unable to connect."

I know that others have actually gotten this working, so does anyone
have any ideas as to what I'm missing here??

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711" <chris@a...>
wrote:
>
> I know that setting up my LinkStation 250 FTP server flor external
> access is possible, however I'm having a hair-tearing time trying
to
> get the external access part working. I've done all the 'normal'
things:
>
> LinkStation:
> 1) activated annon FTP access to a read/write unrestricted folder
> 2) assigned a static IP (192.168.1.3)to the LinkStation
> 3) entered the default gateway address of the router (192.168.1.1)
> into the IP setup
>
> Linksys WRT54GX router:
> 1) Forward port 21 to the LinkStation IP
> 2) Forwarded additional TCP ports (5000-5124) to the LS IP
>
> Results:
> 1) From inside my network, FTP access works fine
> 2) Using the external WAN IP, accessing FTP from outside tries very
> hard to work with the following results in the FTP client:
> "Connecting to 72.140.xxx.157"
> "Connected with 72.140.xxx.157. Waiting for welcome message"
> (long pause)
> "Disconnected from server. Unable to connect."
>
> I know that others have actually gotten this working, so does
anyone
> have any ideas as to what I'm missing here??

I could never test or contact mine from 'inside' my network. You
have to try to contact it from outside the network, and are you sure
that your static IP is not within the range set for DHCP by your
router?
>

I have the 'starting address' for DHCP set to 192.168.1.100, and the static IP
for the Linkstation set to 192.168.1.3, so I'm thinking I should be OK on this
point...


--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "gouldyis" <gouldyis@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711" chris@a...
> wrote:
> >
> > I know that setting up my LinkStation 250 FTP server flor external
> > access is possible, however I'm having a hair-tearing time trying
> to
> > get the external access part working. I've done all the 'normal'
> things:
> >
> > LinkStation:
> > 1) activated annon FTP access to a read/write unrestricted folder
> > 2) assigned a static IP (192.168.1.3)to the LinkStation
> > 3) entered the default gateway address of the router (192.168.1.1)
> > into the IP setup
> >
> > Linksys WRT54GX router:
> > 1) Forward port 21 to the LinkStation IP
> > 2) Forwarded additional TCP ports (5000-5124) to the LS IP
> >
> > Results:
> > 1) From inside my network, FTP access works fine
> > 2) Using the external WAN IP, accessing FTP from outside tries very
> > hard to work with the following results in the FTP client:
> > "Connecting to 72.140.xxx.157"
> > "Connected with 72.140.xxx.157. Waiting for welcome message"
> > (long pause)
> > "Disconnected from server. Unable to connect."
> >
> > I know that others have actually gotten this working, so does
> anyone
> > have any ideas as to what I'm missing here??
>
> I could never test or contact mine from 'inside' my network. You
> have to try to contact it from outside the network, and are you sure
> that your static IP is not within the range set for DHCP by your
> router?
> >
>

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "James Stewart" <wartstew@y...>
wrote:
>
> Believe it or not, the damage probably stopped at the power supply.
> It probably stopped at the switcher side of it as well (the parts on
> the side of the little transformer where the capacitors blew up),
> which is just a few parts in case you feel like fixing it.
>
> Also you could "kludge" in an external power supply such as an old PC
> power supply since all you need is a well regulated +5 and +12 volts
> to run the Link station.

Thanks very much for the response. I did some googling and came up with this
page:
http://kuroboxhg.free.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13
Which seems to indicate that it might be possible to get a replacement power
supply that
would handle 240V and enable me to avoid the need for a converter in the future,
assuming that the damage did stop at the power supply.

Anyone else tried replacing the power supply in a Kurobox and/or know of a
source for
these other than Unifive, where I might be able to just buy one? Otherwise is
there any
interest for putting together a group buy, or something like that?

Thanks

Eirik

Thanks woody - I've been working on this a bit recently, and since my post a
number of
things have changed.  Firstly I've stopped allowing cron to run the job as it
'wakes' the
box, and am now running it in /etc/init.d on a loop, which seems to be working
well.

(a) Logging is still to add at a later date.
(b) I had the same problem of the box not spinning down, it came down to 2
processes
which kept waking the box: ftp and samba, once I turned both of them off it
sleeps like a
baby.  I've also run logging tests of the temperature of the drive while in spun
down mode
and it cools quickly.
(c) I don't want to allow smartctl to check the temp while sleeping, as I'm
running the
script to check every 1 minute, if I allowed it to check the box wold never
sleep.

The AVR does lots of things, but importantly controls the speed of the fan.

Will keep you updated once I get the script progressed..

Lee


--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "Woody" <serenity@w...> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks! That script looks good. I just installed smartmontools on my
> dev box to try it out and I can get the temperature down from 38
> to 26 C by keeping the HDD spun down.
>
> The only thing I want to add to your script is
>
> (a) a whole load of logging so I can see what is going on
> (b) test the temperature if the disk is in standby n times in a row
> otherwise we might just be catching it after a load of activity but
> in fact it is quite hot. However doesn't seem much chance of that
> even though I set called hdparm -S6 /dev/hda3 (spin down after
> 30 seconds) it is not spinning down. I really don't want to
> get into why this is: if there are processes that need to do IO
> then they need to do it
> (c) after calling smartctl, call hdparm -y /dev/hda3 because the disk
> will have been woken out of standby
>
> BTW what does AVR stand for?
>
> > # AVR
> > #
> > TTY="/dev/ttyS0"
>
>
> Woody
>
>
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "prezet2005" <powell.lee.
> imac@g...> wrote:
> >
> > I've been having a look at Cool&Quiet on the MIPSEL, I was/am
> getting the problem of
> > getting C&Q to run properly because my drive wouldn't stay in
> standby mode for very long
> > before Samba and 'kupdated' would ping the drive and spin it back
> up.  Which renders
> > C&Q useless because it's very rarely in standby mode.
> >
> > Due to this I've been working on a script which is called by cron
> every ten minutes that
> > checks the disks spinning status, and/or temp and adjusts the fan
> speed accordingly.  It's
> > still a working project, but here's the script I'm using:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> >
> > # HD
> > #
> > MAX_TEMP=35
> > DISKSLEEP="$(/sbin/hdparm -C /dev/hda | /bin/grep 'standby' -c)"
> >
> > # AVR
> > #
> > TTY="/dev/ttyS0"
> > SLOW="\\\\"
> > FAST="]]]]"
> >
> >
> > # ... we need to be 'root'
> > #
> > if [ $UID -ne 0 ]; then
> > echo "You need 'root' permissions for this script. Try 'sudo
> silence'."
> > exit 1
> > fi
> >
> > if [ "$DISKSLEEP" = 1 ]; then
> >    echo "${SLOW}" > $TTY
> > else
> >   HD_TEMP=`smartctl -A /dev/hda | awk '/^194/ { print($10) }'`
> >   echo "Current HDD Temperature: $HD_TEMP"
> >   if [ $HD_TEMP -le $MAX_TEMP ]; then
> >   echo "${SLOW}" > $TTY
> >     else
> >   echo "${FAST}" > $TTY
> >   fi
> > fi
> >
> > exit 0
> >
> > Basically, it checks if the HDD is in standby, if it is the fan
> speed is set to low.  Else, it
> > checks the HDD temperature, if the temp is over 35c it allows the
> fan to move to high, else
> > sets it to low.
> >
> > I also found that if you access 'smartctl' to obtain thr hdd temp it
> spins the drive back up,
> > so it useless to use when the drive is alseep, hence it is called
> late in the process.
> >
> >
>

To those who successfully installed the CoolŽn Quiet Script on LS2,
could anyone post the scipts to the Files-Section? I have still the
scripts from frenchy and did not suceed in adapting them.
IŽm convinced, also some others would be very happy about it!

Many thanks in advance,
Oliver

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "prezet2005"
<powell.lee.imac@g...> wrote:
>
> Thanks woody - I've been working on this a bit recently, and since
my post a number of
> things have changed.  Firstly I've stopped allowing cron to run
the job as it 'wakes' the
> box, and am now running it in /etc/init.d on a loop, which seems
to be working well.
>
> (a) Logging is still to add at a later date.
> (b) I had the same problem of the box not spinning down, it came
down to 2 processes
> which kept waking the box: ftp and samba, once I turned both of
them off it sleeps like a
> baby.  I've also run logging tests of the temperature of the drive
while in spun down mode
> and it cools quickly.
> (c) I don't want to allow smartctl to check the temp while
sleeping, as I'm running the
> script to check every 1 minute, if I allowed it to check the box
wold never sleep.
>
> The AVR does lots of things, but importantly controls the speed of
the fan.
>
> Will keep you updated once I get the script progressed..
>
> Lee
>
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "Woody"
<serenity@w...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Thanks! That script looks good. I just installed smartmontools
on my
> > dev box to try it out and I can get the temperature down from 38
> > to 26 C by keeping the HDD spun down.
> >
> > The only thing I want to add to your script is
> >
> > (a) a whole load of logging so I can see what is going on
> > (b) test the temperature if the disk is in standby n times in a
row
> > otherwise we might just be catching it after a load of activity
but
> > in fact it is quite hot. However doesn't seem much chance of that
> > even though I set called hdparm -S6 /dev/hda3 (spin down after
> > 30 seconds) it is not spinning down. I really don't want to
> > get into why this is: if there are processes that need to do IO
> > then they need to do it
> > (c) after calling smartctl, call hdparm -y /dev/hda3 because the
disk
> > will have been woken out of standby
> >
> > BTW what does AVR stand for?
> >
> > > # AVR
> > > #
> > > TTY="/dev/ttyS0"
> >
> >
> > Woody
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "prezet2005"
<powell.lee.
> > imac@g...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been having a look at Cool&Quiet on the MIPSEL, I was/am
> > getting the problem of
> > > getting C&Q to run properly because my drive wouldn't stay in
> > standby mode for very long
> > > before Samba and 'kupdated' would ping the drive and spin it
back
> > up.  Which renders
> > > C&Q useless because it's very rarely in standby mode.
> > >
> > > Due to this I've been working on a script which is called by
cron
> > every ten minutes that
> > > checks the disks spinning status, and/or temp and adjusts the
fan
> > speed accordingly.  It's
> > > still a working project, but here's the script I'm using:
> > >
> > > #!/bin/sh
> > >
> > > # HD
> > > #
> > > MAX_TEMP=35
> > > DISKSLEEP="$(/sbin/hdparm -C /dev/hda | /bin/grep 'standby' -
c)"
> > >
> > > # AVR
> > > #
> > > TTY="/dev/ttyS0"
> > > SLOW="\\\\"
> > > FAST="]]]]"
> > >
> > >
> > > # ... we need to be 'root'
> > > #
> > > if [ $UID -ne 0 ]; then
> > > echo "You need 'root' permissions for this script. Try 'sudo
> > silence'."
> > > exit 1
> > > fi
> > >
> > > if [ "$DISKSLEEP" = 1 ]; then
> > >    echo "${SLOW}" > $TTY
> > > else
> > >   HD_TEMP=`smartctl -A /dev/hda | awk '/^194/ { print($10) }'`
> > >   echo "Current HDD Temperature: $HD_TEMP"
> > >   if [ $HD_TEMP -le $MAX_TEMP ]; then
> > >   echo "${SLOW}" > $TTY
> > >     else
> > >   echo "${FAST}" > $TTY
> > >   fi
> > > fi
> > >
> > > exit 0
> > >
> > > Basically, it checks if the HDD is in standby, if it is the
fan
> > speed is set to low.  Else, it
> > > checks the HDD temperature, if the temp is over 35c it allows
the
> > fan to move to high, else
> > > sets it to low.
> > >
> > > I also found that if you access 'smartctl' to obtain thr hdd
temp it
> > spins the drive back up,
> > > so it useless to use when the drive is alseep, hence it is
called
> > late in the process.
> > >
> > >
> >
>

From the sounds of things the external client is trying to connect passively to
your ftp.
The stock ftp doesn't support passive connections, and hence this is why you're
getting
this 'non-connection'

Passive FTP requires a random port to be allocated by the FTP server.  The stock
FTP server
included on the LinkStations doesn't specify which port range this port should
be taken
from, hence it probably picks a port that is blocked by your firewall.

I found this to be a very helpful article:
http://www.castaglia.org/proftpd/doc/contrib/ProFTPD-mini-HOWTO-NAT.html

Try to connect to the FTP server with passive connection turned OFF.

If you can connect then this is the problem.  Let me know how you get on, if
this is the
problem I'll guide you through how to edit the proftpd.conf file (as this file
is rewritten
everytime the box is booted'.


--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711" <chris@a...> wrote:
>
> I have the 'starting address' for DHCP set to 192.168.1.100, and the static IP
for the
Linkstation set to 192.168.1.3, so I'm thinking I should be OK on this point...
>
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "gouldyis" <gouldyis@y...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711" chris@a...
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I know that setting up my LinkStation 250 FTP server flor external
> > > access is possible, however I'm having a hair-tearing time trying
> > to
> > > get the external access part working. I've done all the 'normal'
> > things:
> > >
> > > LinkStation:
> > > 1) activated annon FTP access to a read/write unrestricted folder
> > > 2) assigned a static IP (192.168.1.3)to the LinkStation
> > > 3) entered the default gateway address of the router (192.168.1.1)
> > > into the IP setup
> > >
> > > Linksys WRT54GX router:
> > > 1) Forward port 21 to the LinkStation IP
> > > 2) Forwarded additional TCP ports (5000-5124) to the LS IP
> > >
> > > Results:
> > > 1) From inside my network, FTP access works fine
> > > 2) Using the external WAN IP, accessing FTP from outside tries very
> > > hard to work with the following results in the FTP client:
> > > "Connecting to 72.140.xxx.157"
> > > "Connected with 72.140.xxx.157. Waiting for welcome message"
> > > (long pause)
> > > "Disconnected from server. Unable to connect."
> > >
> > > I know that others have actually gotten this working, so does
> > anyone
> > > have any ideas as to what I'm missing here??
> >
> > I could never test or contact mine from 'inside' my network. You
> > have to try to contact it from outside the network, and are you sure
> > that your static IP is not within the range set for DHCP by your
> > router?
> > >
> >
>

Here is my pictorial on the subject:

http://wartstew.homelinux.net/linkstation/Disassembly.html

Note however that most people take the time to peel the front label
off and properly removing the front screws instead of ripping them
out like I did (Hey I didn't know they were there at the time).

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, Ugarit Ebla
<ugaritebla@y...> wrote:
>
> Thanks James.  BTW, do you know how to open an
> HD-HGLAN250GB?  There is a pushable table on the
> bottom and top.  I push them and nothing seems to get
> loose.
>
> --- James Ronald <jronald@c...> wrote:
>
> > Ugarit
> >
> > The term firmware is used very loosely in the
> > Linkstation world (I think
> > buffalo started it) and usually refers to all the
> > software installed by the
> > buffalo installer.  You are correct the actual
> > firmware is really just what
> > resides in the flash memory.  Also, I doubt that
> > your firmware is the
> > problem.  If it is, you have what we call a brick or
> > a door stop as there is
> > really nothing you can do to fix it.  I believe in
> > your case, and most
> > cases, the problem is most likely that software did
> > not install correctly to
> > the hard drive and deleting the partitions and
> > reinstalling the software via
> > the installer fixes the problem 99% of the time.  In
> > regard to installing
> > Debian, I was just saying that so long as you have
> > the case apart you may as
> > well install debian and be done with it.   Once you
> > have Debian installed
> > it's very easy to install any software packages you
> > like.   You also get to
> > setup the partitions anyway you like.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ugarit Ebla" <ugaritebla@y...>
> > To: <LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 1:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [LinkStation_General] HD-HGLAN 250 GB
> > has become a brick after
> > firmware update
> >
> >
> > > James:
> > >
> > > I don't understand why installing debian would
> > solve
> > > the firmware issue.  debian would go on the hd but
> > the
> > > firmware would still be corrupt.  Why would
> > deleting
> > > the partitians make it possible for me to install
> > the
> > > firmware?
> > >
> > > --- James Ronald <jronald@c...> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Ugarit
> > >>
> > >> The easiest way is to open the linkstation up
> > (see
> > >> "how to" in the files
> > >> section), connect the drive to another computer
> > >> (Windows or Linux) and
> > >> delete all of the partitions on the drive.  Then
> > >> reconnect the drive to the
> > >> linkstation and reinstall the firmware.  The
> > >> firmware installation will take
> > >> care of all the partitioning and such.  Sometimes
> > >> you need to keep rerunning
> > >> the firmware installer and each time it will get
> > >> further.  In the past I
> > >> have had to rerun it 3 times before it ran to
> > it's
> > >> completion.  Also I found
> > >> that IDE cable and power can be connected without
> > >> removing the drive from
> > >> the case and connect to the secondary IDE
> > >> controller.  Of course once you
> > >> have linkstation open you may as well install
> > >> debian.  The "how to" for that
> > >> is also in the file section.
> > >>
> > >> JR
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Ugarit Ebla" <ugaritebla@y...>
> > >> To: <LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com>
> > >> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:02 AM
> > >> Subject: [LinkStation_General] HD-HGLAN 250 GB
> > has
> > >> become a brick after
> > >> firmware update
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > My HD-HGLAN 250 GB (bought in the US) has
> > become a
> > >> > brick after firmware update.
> > >> >
> > >> > Ok I used
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
> http://linkstationwiki.org/downloads/openlink/hg-openlink-051b.zip
> > >> > (It was what I think was Japanese) and all
> > seemed
> > >> to
> > >> > go well until the end and the I got an error
> > and
> > >> now I
> > >> > get the five times blinking diag red light :-(
> > >> >
> > >> > I followed the instructions on
> > linkstationwiki.org
> > >> >
> > >> > how do I restore the stock firmware?
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > __________________________________
> > >> > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites
> > in
> > >> one click.
> > >> > http://farechase.yahoo.com
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > __________________________________
> > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
> > > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click.
> http://farechase.yahoo.com
>

I turned the FTP client (CuteFTP) to PORT mode and still get the same
result as before:

STATUS:>   Getting listing ""...
STATUS:>   Connecting to FTP server 72.x.x.x:21 (ip = 72.x.x.x)...
STATUS:>   Socket connected. Waiting for welcome message...
ERROR:>    Control connection closed.

My assumption in reading your note was the the port forwarding on the
router was 'correct', and the beyond turning FTP 'on' on the
LInkStation, there are no other settings available. Is this true?

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "prezet2005"
<powell.lee.imac@g...> wrote:
>
> From the sounds of things the external client is trying to connect
passively to your ftp.
> The stock ftp doesn't support passive connections, and hence this is
why you're getting
> this 'non-connection'
>
> Passive FTP requires a random port to be allocated by the FTP
server.  The stock FTP server
> included on the LinkStations doesn't specify which port range this
port should be taken
> from, hence it probably picks a port that is blocked by your firewall.
>
> I found this to be a very helpful article:
> http://www.castaglia.org/proftpd/doc/contrib/ProFTPD-mini-HOWTO-NAT.html
>
> Try to connect to the FTP server with passive connection turned OFF.
>
> If you can connect then this is the problem.  Let me know how you
get on, if this is the
> problem I'll guide you through how to edit the proftpd.conf file (as
this file is rewritten
> everytime the box is booted'.
>
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711" <chris@a...>
wrote:
> >
> > I have the 'starting address' for DHCP set to 192.168.1.100, and
the static IP for the
> Linkstation set to 192.168.1.3, so I'm thinking I should be OK on
this point...
> >
> >
> > --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "gouldyis"
<gouldyis@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711" chris@a...
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I know that setting up my LinkStation 250 FTP server flor external
> > > > access is possible, however I'm having a hair-tearing time trying
> > > to
> > > > get the external access part working. I've done all the 'normal'
> > > things:
> > > >
> > > > LinkStation:
> > > > 1) activated annon FTP access to a read/write unrestricted folder
> > > > 2) assigned a static IP (192.168.1.3)to the LinkStation
> > > > 3) entered the default gateway address of the router (192.168.1.1)
> > > > into the IP setup
> > > >
> > > > Linksys WRT54GX router:
> > > > 1) Forward port 21 to the LinkStation IP
> > > > 2) Forwarded additional TCP ports (5000-5124) to the LS IP
> > > >
> > > > Results:
> > > > 1) From inside my network, FTP access works fine
> > > > 2) Using the external WAN IP, accessing FTP from outside tries
very
> > > > hard to work with the following results in the FTP client:
> > > > "Connecting to 72.140.xxx.157"
> > > > "Connected with 72.140.xxx.157. Waiting for welcome message"
> > > > (long pause)
> > > > "Disconnected from server. Unable to connect."
> > > >
> > > > I know that others have actually gotten this working, so does
> > > anyone
> > > > have any ideas as to what I'm missing here??
> > >
> > > I could never test or contact mine from 'inside' my network. You
> > > have to try to contact it from outside the network, and are you
sure
> > > that your static IP is not within the range set for DHCP by your
> > > router?
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Hi all,
I'm going to buy an HG-Linkstation this month: does anyone have
experiences running a binary newsreader/grabber on it (with large
usenet groups)? I'd really appreciate any suggestion.
Bye ^^

Thank you James and Simeon

I found this one where the harddrive does not need to
be removed

http://linkstationwiki.org/Articles/GeneralDisassemble

--- James Stewart <wartstew@...> wrote:

> Here is my pictorial on the subject:
>
>
http://wartstew.homelinux.net/linkstation/Disassembly.html
>
>
> Note however that most people take the time to peel
> the front label
> off and properly removing the front screws instead
> of ripping them
> out like I did (Hey I didn't know they were there at
> the time).
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, Ugarit
> Ebla
> <ugaritebla@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks James.  BTW, do you know how to open an
> > HD-HGLAN250GB?  There is a pushable table on the
> > bottom and top.  I push them and nothing seems to
> get
> > loose.
> >
> > --- James Ronald <jronald@c...> wrote:
> >
> > > Ugarit
> > >
> > > The term firmware is used very loosely in the
> > > Linkstation world (I think
> > > buffalo started it) and usually refers to all
> the
> > > software installed by the
> > > buffalo installer.  You are correct the actual
> > > firmware is really just what
> > > resides in the flash memory.  Also, I doubt that
>
> > > your firmware is the
> > > problem.  If it is, you have what we call a
> brick or
> > > a door stop as there is
> > > really nothing you can do to fix it.  I believe
> in
> > > your case, and most
> > > cases, the problem is most likely that software
> did
> > > not install correctly to
> > > the hard drive and deleting the partitions and
> > > reinstalling the software via
> > > the installer fixes the problem 99% of the time.
>  In
> > > regard to installing
> > > Debian, I was just saying that so long as you
> have
> > > the case apart you may as
> > > well install debian and be done with it.   Once
> you
> > > have Debian installed
> > > it's very easy to install any software packages
> you
> > > like.   You also get to
> > > setup the partitions anyway you like.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ugarit Ebla" <ugaritebla@y...>
> > > To: <LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 1:42 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [LinkStation_General] HD-HGLAN 250
> GB
> > > has become a brick after
> > > firmware update
> > >
> > >
> > > > James:
> > > >
> > > > I don't understand why installing debian would
>
> > > solve
> > > > the firmware issue.  debian would go on the hd
> but
> > > the
> > > > firmware would still be corrupt.  Why would
> > > deleting
> > > > the partitians make it possible for me to
> install
> > > the
> > > > firmware?
> > > >
> > > > --- James Ronald <jronald@c...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Ugarit
> > > >>
> > > >> The easiest way is to open the linkstation up
>
> > > (see
> > > >> "how to" in the files
> > > >> section), connect the drive to another
> computer
> > > >> (Windows or Linux) and
> > > >> delete all of the partitions on the drive.
> Then
> > > >> reconnect the drive to the
> > > >> linkstation and reinstall the firmware.  The
> > > >> firmware installation will take
> > > >> care of all the partitioning and such.
> Sometimes
> > > >> you need to keep rerunning
> > > >> the firmware installer and each time it will
> get
> > > >> further.  In the past I
> > > >> have had to rerun it 3 times before it ran to
>
> > > it's
> > > >> completion.  Also I found
> > > >> that IDE cable and power can be connected
> without
> > > >> removing the drive from
> > > >> the case and connect to the secondary IDE
> > > >> controller.  Of course once you
> > > >> have linkstation open you may as well install
>
> > > >> debian.  The "how to" for that
> > > >> is also in the file section.
> > > >>
> > > >> JR
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: "Ugarit Ebla" <ugaritebla@y...>
> > > >> To: <LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com>
> > > >> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:02 AM
> > > >> Subject: [LinkStation_General] HD-HGLAN 250
> GB
> > > has
> > > >> become a brick after
> > > >> firmware update
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> > My HD-HGLAN 250 GB (bought in the US) has
> > > become a
> > > >> > brick after firmware update.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Ok I used
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://linkstationwiki.org/downloads/openlink/hg-openlink-051b.zip
>
> > > >> > (It was what I think was Japanese) and all
> > > seemed
> > > >> to
> > > >> > go well until the end and the I got an
> error
> > > and
> > > >> now I
> > > >> > get the five times blinking diag red light
> :-(
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I followed the instructions on
> > > linkstationwiki.org
> > > >> >
> > > >> > how do I restore the stock firmware?
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > __________________________________
> > > >> > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel
> sites
> > > in
> > > >> one click.
> > > >> > http://farechase.yahoo.com
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > __________________________________
> > > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
>
> > > > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in
> one click.
> > http://farechase.yahoo.com
> >
>
>
>
>
>




__________________________________
Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click.
http://farechase.yahoo.com

I used this website for testing mine. It allows you to logon to your
ftp server when inside the network.

www.net2ftp.com


--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "gouldyis"
<gouldyis@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711"
<chris@a...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I know that setting up my LinkStation 250 FTP server flor
external
> > access is possible, however I'm having a hair-tearing time
trying
> to
> > get the external access part working. I've done all the 'normal'
> things:
> >
> > LinkStation:
> > 1) activated annon FTP access to a read/write unrestricted folder
> > 2) assigned a static IP (192.168.1.3)to the LinkStation
> > 3) entered the default gateway address of the router
(192.168.1.1)
> > into the IP setup
> >
> > Linksys WRT54GX router:
> > 1) Forward port 21 to the LinkStation IP
> > 2) Forwarded additional TCP ports (5000-5124) to the LS IP
> >
> > Results:
> > 1) From inside my network, FTP access works fine
> > 2) Using the external WAN IP, accessing FTP from outside tries
very
> > hard to work with the following results in the FTP client:
> > "Connecting to 72.140.xxx.157"
> > "Connected with 72.140.xxx.157. Waiting for welcome message"
> > (long pause)
> > "Disconnected from server. Unable to connect."
> >
> > I know that others have actually gotten this working, so does
> anyone
> > have any ideas as to what I'm missing here??
>
> I could never test or contact mine from 'inside' my network. You
> have to try to contact it from outside the network, and are you
sure
> that your static IP is not within the range set for DHCP by your
> router?
> >
>

You'll be able to ftp to the box from a computer on the network with the the
internal ip
address 192.186...etc, but to test the external IP you'll need to use a
connection outside of
your local lan.

If you install openlink and tools, you will be able to hack around a few scripts
to allow you
to make additional ftp configuration settings.  But this cannot be done on a
stock
machine.


--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711" <chris@a...> wrote:
>
> I turned the FTP client (CuteFTP) to PORT mode and still get the same
> result as before:
>
> STATUS:>   Getting listing ""...
> STATUS:>   Connecting to FTP server 72.x.x.x:21 (ip = 72.x.x.x)...
> STATUS:>   Socket connected. Waiting for welcome message...
> ERROR:>    Control connection closed.
>
> My assumption in reading your note was the the port forwarding on the
> router was 'correct', and the beyond turning FTP 'on' on the
> LInkStation, there are no other settings available. Is this true?
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "prezet2005"
> <powell.lee.imac@g...> wrote:
> >
> > From the sounds of things the external client is trying to connect
> passively to your ftp.
> > The stock ftp doesn't support passive connections, and hence this is
> why you're getting
> > this 'non-connection'
> >
> > Passive FTP requires a random port to be allocated by the FTP
> server.  The stock FTP server
> > included on the LinkStations doesn't specify which port range this
> port should be taken
> > from, hence it probably picks a port that is blocked by your firewall.
> >
> > I found this to be a very helpful article:
> > http://www.castaglia.org/proftpd/doc/contrib/ProFTPD-mini-HOWTO-NAT.html
> >
> > Try to connect to the FTP server with passive connection turned OFF.
> >
> > If you can connect then this is the problem.  Let me know how you
> get on, if this is the
> > problem I'll guide you through how to edit the proftpd.conf file (as
> this file is rewritten
> > everytime the box is booted'.
> >
> >
> > --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711" <chris@a...>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have the 'starting address' for DHCP set to 192.168.1.100, and
> the static IP for the
> > Linkstation set to 192.168.1.3, so I'm thinking I should be OK on
> this point...
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "gouldyis"
> <gouldyis@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "wedes7711" chris@a...
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I know that setting up my LinkStation 250 FTP server flor external
> > > > > access is possible, however I'm having a hair-tearing time trying
> > > > to
> > > > > get the external access part working. I've done all the 'normal'
> > > > things:
> > > > >
> > > > > LinkStation:
> > > > > 1) activated annon FTP access to a read/write unrestricted folder
> > > > > 2) assigned a static IP (192.168.1.3)to the LinkStation
> > > > > 3) entered the default gateway address of the router (192.168.1.1)
> > > > > into the IP setup
> > > > >
> > > > > Linksys WRT54GX router:
> > > > > 1) Forward port 21 to the LinkStation IP
> > > > > 2) Forwarded additional TCP ports (5000-5124) to the LS IP
> > > > >
> > > > > Results:
> > > > > 1) From inside my network, FTP access works fine
> > > > > 2) Using the external WAN IP, accessing FTP from outside tries
> very
> > > > > hard to work with the following results in the FTP client:
> > > > > "Connecting to 72.140.xxx.157"
> > > > > "Connected with 72.140.xxx.157. Waiting for welcome message"
> > > > > (long pause)
> > > > > "Disconnected from server. Unable to connect."
> > > > >
> > > > > I know that others have actually gotten this working, so does
> > > > anyone
> > > > > have any ideas as to what I'm missing here??
> > > >
> > > > I could never test or contact mine from 'inside' my network. You
> > > > have to try to contact it from outside the network, and are you
> sure
> > > > that your static IP is not within the range set for DHCP by your
> > > > router?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Hi,

i buy this day a Linktheater.
My Gigabit LinkStation is not automaticaly reconize by the linktheater.
When i add manually the IP, it work one time per ten.

Can i update the firmware of HD-HG300LAN with the HD-H300LAN one ?
If yes, how?
What can i do ?

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "rodolpheglory"
<rodolphe.glory@l...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> i buy this day a Linktheater.
> My Gigabit LinkStation is not automaticaly reconize by the
linktheater.
> When i add manually the IP, it work one time per ten.
>
> Can i update the firmware of HD-HG300LAN with the HD-H300LAN one ?
> If yes, how?
> What can i do ?
>
I had this problem when I bought my LinkTheater, it wouldn't stay
connected to my network after I manually entered the IP and then
turned it off. Do you use it wirelessly I wonder?
I had to change my wireless channel because it was picking up my
neighbours signals and getting confused. It wasn't anything to do
with my Linkstation(s), although they are not HG's.

Renewing the firmware on your type of box is still causing problems
I believe. Because of a problem that someone has suggested Buffalo
are trying to fix, expect to lose the use of your Linkstation if you
try to..... check   http://linkstationwiki.org/forum/6_0.html

cheers

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "rodolpheglory"
<rodolphe.glory@l...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> i buy this day a Linktheater.
> My Gigabit LinkStation is not automaticaly reconize by the
linktheater.
> When i add manually the IP, it work one time per ten.
>
> Can i update the firmware of HD-HG300LAN with the HD-H300LAN one ?
> If yes, how?
> What can i do ?
>
I had this problem when I bought my LinkTheater, it wouldn't stay
connected to my network after I manually entered the IP and then
turned it off. Do you use it wirelessly I wonder?
I had to change my wireless channel because it was picking up my
neighbours signals and getting confused. It wasn't anything to do
with my Linkstation(s), although they are not HG's.

Renewing the firmware on your type of box is still causing problems
I believe. Because of a problem that someone has suggested Buffalo
are trying to fix, expect to lose the use of your Linkstation if you
try to..... check   http://linkstationwiki.org/forum/6_0.html

cheers

Hello, apologies in advance if I have missed the obvious. I have
looked about on this group and at the linkstation wiki but I can't
find a simple and definitive guide on how to take a HG series
linkstation (I have a HG300) and get it to the point where it runs
mt-daapd.

From what I have read it seems the steps are

1. Flash to latest Openlink
2. Download PPC daapd binaries to PC and copy across to Linkstation
3. Install mt-daapd as described in the daap project at Linkstation wiki.

I'm unsure on a couple of points.

1. Are the latest Freelink/Openlink packages safe to use on the HG300?
I have seen some recent posts by folks who have flashed using
Open/Freelink on the HG300 and who have been left with an unresponsive
box.
2. Do you need to add installing the dev tools at some point in the
process? If so how do you do this? Do you need to do this for binaries
- as opposed to compiling your own?

I really couldn't find a page anywhere on how to start, there are a
couple of entries on the wiki on how to install mt-daapd from the kuro
box code but they are marked as out of date.

If anyone could help out with a fool proof starting out guide I would
be most grateful.

Thanks!

hi
i m a student of third year diploma computer engineer. i m about to
do a project.project includes that while internet connection through
dial up phone if any call comes then it should show a message which
shows the details of the user. can u help to do this project.how can
i do this. is this project hardware or software project. if software
then can i include any hardware. how can i?

plz send me some review. kind of u.
thank u.

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "haberschnasel"
<haberschnasel@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "pennhavn"
> <pennhaven@t...> wrote:
> > Thanks much, that pretty well confirms what I had suspected. Fearing
> > this, a switch to TrueImage already had been my "Plan B". However,
> > before I go this route I need to confirm that the TrueImage Linux boot
> > CD can not only read ext3 but also restore an NTFS partition.
>
> I am shure it does. I boot with the Acronis linux CD to backup my XP
> partition to an external drive and I can (at least it is offered to
> me, but 'till now there was no need to try it out) restore this
> partition, of course.
>
> But you may want to check the documentation and/or download the free
> trial:
> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/features.html
>
> Best,
> h.

Thanks much H.

Here are some findings, in case anyone else wants to use their
LinkStation for PC partition backup images.

I downloaded the latest True Image 9 to do some testing. From what I
have seen it appears to work as you reported. Generally I was
impressed with True Image since it has a much more intuitive user
interface than Ghost 9. This is especially true for the recovery boot CD.

Unfortunately I also found TI 9 still has some bugs that need to be
worked out before I will purchase it. While it seems to work fine for
creating a backup image of a complete partition, it freezes up tight
when I try to use it's folder / file imaging feature. Too bad, as that
would be a great way to back up only data folders. My backup strategy
is to back up my data files frequently, but only create a backup of
the primary partition image every week or after major software
installations.

I still do not know, one way or the other, whether the Ghost recovery
disk will read an ext3 drive that is attached directly to the PC, but
I plan to find out eventually. In the mean time I have a work around.
After some testing it is clear that the Ghost recovery disk can read
an image from the LinkStation over the network. (This requires running
a utility on the recovery disk to map the LinkStation drive, while
True Image's much slicker recovery disk performs the local network
mapping transparently.) Since Ghost can access the LinkStation it
should also be able to read a USB drive attached to the LinkStation.

So I plan to attach my USB drive to the LinkStation, let the LS
reformat it as ext3 and back up the LinkStation to the USB drive. This
way I will have backup images of my PC's primary partition on both the
LinkStation and the USB drive. As long as the LinkStation is operable
I should be able to restore from either drive. Once I have this set up
I will test Ghost with the USB drive connected directly to the PC. If
this does not work, when I get ambitious I may go so far as to remove
the drive from the USB enclosure and connect it to the EIDE interface
in the computer, and test it this way, as it would be nice to know
that I can restore directly from the ext3 drive without using the
LinkStation.

----- Original Message -----
From: "pennhavn" <pennhaven@...>
To: <LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 3:01 PM
Subject: [LinkStation_General] Re: Norton Ghost - NTFS drive image from ext3
partition to new drive?


> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "haberschnasel"
> <haberschnasel@y...> wrote:
>>
>> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "pennhavn"
>> <pennhaven@t...> wrote:
>> > Thanks much, that pretty well confirms what I had suspected. Fearing
>> > this, a switch to TrueImage already had been my "Plan B". However,
>> > before I go this route I need to confirm that the TrueImage Linux boot
>> > CD can not only read ext3 but also restore an NTFS partition.
>>
>> I am shure it does. I boot with the Acronis linux CD to backup my XP
>> partition to an external drive and I can (at least it is offered to
>> me, but 'till now there was no need to try it out) restore this
>> partition, of course.
>>
>> But you may want to check the documentation and/or download the free
>> trial:
>> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/features.html
>>
>> Best,
>> h.
>
> Thanks much H.
>
> Here are some findings, in case anyone else wants to use their
> LinkStation for PC partition backup images.
>
> I downloaded the latest True Image 9 to do some testing. From what I
> have seen it appears to work as you reported. Generally I was
> impressed with True Image since it has a much more intuitive user
> interface than Ghost 9. This is especially true for the recovery boot CD.
>
> Unfortunately I also found TI 9 still has some bugs that need to be
> worked out before I will purchase it. While it seems to work fine for
> creating a backup image of a complete partition, it freezes up tight
> when I try to use it's folder / file imaging feature. Too bad, as that
> would be a great way to back up only data folders. My backup strategy
> is to back up my data files frequently, but only create a backup of
> the primary partition image every week or after major software
> installations.
>
> I still do not know, one way or the other, whether the Ghost recovery
> disk will read an ext3 drive that is attached directly to the PC, but
> I plan to find out eventually. In the mean time I have a work around.
> After some testing it is clear that the Ghost recovery disk can read
> an image from the LinkStation over the network. (This requires running
> a utility on the recovery disk to map the LinkStation drive, while
> True Image's much slicker recovery disk performs the local network
> mapping transparently.) Since Ghost can access the LinkStation it
> should also be able to read a USB drive attached to the LinkStation.
>
> So I plan to attach my USB drive to the LinkStation, let the LS
> reformat it as ext3 and back up the LinkStation to the USB drive. This
> way I will have backup images of my PC's primary partition on both the
> LinkStation and the USB drive. As long as the LinkStation is operable
> I should be able to restore from either drive. Once I have this set up
> I will test Ghost with the USB drive connected directly to the PC. If
> this does not work, when I get ambitious I may go so far as to remove
> the drive from the USB enclosure and connect it to the EIDE interface
> in the computer, and test it this way, as it would be nice to know
> that I can restore directly from the ext3 drive without using the
> LinkStation.
>
The Ghost recovery disks are DOS based at least as of Ghost 2003.  There are
DOS drivers that can mount an ext2 partition but I don't think that there is
one for ext3.  I would start by finding and testing a DOS ext2/3 driver as
that's going to be your show stopper.

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "pennhavn"
<pennhaven@t...> wrote:

> Unfortunately I also found TI 9 still has some bugs that need to be
> worked out before I will purchase it. While it seems to work fine for
> creating a backup image of a complete partition, it freezes up tight
> when I try to use it's folder / file imaging feature. Too bad, as that
> would be a great way to back up only data folders. My backup strategy
> is to back up my data files frequently, but only create a backup of
> the primary partition image every week or after major software
> installations.

I never used this feature. I keep all my data files on the LS and back
them up via RSYNC to an attached USB drive each night. So maybe the TI
bug you mentioned went unnoticed.

Been trying to get pcast working on my linkstation (ls2, 250gb),
with open firmware 2.05. I point the browser to port 8000, and it
picks it all up, but its not what I imagined.

I can browse through to files on my designated shared area, as
specified in the linktheater setup page. However, if I click on any
video's, it won't stream them, it just downloads them then plays
them. Is this because the files are not streaming files themselves?
I'm dissappointed if that's the case - I thought it was a streaming
media server that would convert them. Its next to useless over a
wireless lan if you want to watch transcoded dvd movies.

I'm leaning towards the thought that its just broken though - I
tried clicking on music files, and it opens up a web page with text
showing the path to the file rather than the file, and when I try to
click on images, it goes back to the main page.

I also notice that the HTML page title seems to show PCAST function
names in the title bar such as PCAST_CURRENT_DIR or something like
that. Has anyone else played with this, and how much success have
you had?

thanks in advance.

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "James Ronald"
<jronald@c...> wrote:
>
> The Ghost recovery disks are DOS based at least as of Ghost 2003.
There are
> DOS drivers that can mount an ext2 partition but I don't think that
there is
> one for ext3.  I would start by finding and testing a DOS ext2/3
driver as
> that's going to be your show stopper.

Appreciate your effort to be helpful. Unfortunately "at least as of
Ghost 2003" is the important qualifier. It seems that the Ghost
"engine" was replaced after 2003. This is one reason why the
documentation on Symantec's "support" site is so unhelpful, as nearly
all of it seems to refer to the earlier versions.

From an informative article:
http://www.softpanorama.org/Articles/a_slightly_skeptical_view_on_norton_ghost.s\
html

"Norton Ghost 9  (which is actually  rebranded [Power Quest] Drive
Image, a different product from the original Norton Ghost) ha[s a] so
called Symantec Recovery Disk...

Norton Ghost 9.0 also offers increased driver and interface support
for USB, USB2 and FireWire removable storage devices in comparison
with Ghost 2003.  That provides the possibility of restoring the image
from USB2 or FireWire disk...

This version of Ghost also supports Linux EXT2 file system apart from
FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS..."

The bottom line is that this is a very confusing topic, and (based on
my search efforts anyway) it is very difficult to find definitive answers.

--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "awvc1" <awvc1@h...> wrote:
>
> Been trying to get pcast working on my linkstation (ls2, 250gb),
> with open firmware 2.05. I point the browser to port 8000, and it
> picks it all up, but its not what I imagined.
>
> I can browse through to files on my designated shared area, as
> specified in the linktheater setup page. However, if I click on any
> video's, it won't stream them, it just downloads them then plays
> them. Is this because the files are not streaming files themselves?
> I'm dissappointed if that's the case - I thought it was a streaming
> media server that would convert them. Its next to useless over a
> wireless lan if you want to watch transcoded dvd movies.
>
> I'm leaning towards the thought that its just broken though - I
> tried clicking on music files, and it opens up a web page with text
> showing the path to the file rather than the file, and when I try to
> click on images, it goes back to the main page.
>
> I also notice that the HTML page title seems to show PCAST function
> names in the title bar such as PCAST_CURRENT_DIR or something like
> that. Has anyone else played with this, and how much success have
> you had?
>
> thanks in advance.
>


I'm no expert but this may explain some more about PCAST, its from
linkstationwiki.org >

http://linkstationwiki.org/Articles/GeneralFunWithPCast

I don't fully understand your question, are you trying to get your
Linktheater to use PCAST? (It should pick it up automatically)

Are you wanting to use PCAST on your desktop? You may aswell just
create a few shortcuts pointing to the folders from your Linkstation?
I stream DivX files that way.

"I'm leaning towards the thought that its just broken though"

I just pointed my browser to :8000 and got the same results as you
describe, presume it's designed for things as discussed in the article
above

thanks for the response, I'm not using a linktheater, I was just
playing with the html interface from my pc, I was hoping it could be
used to stream files through to any pc on the network. Clearly it
doesn't from that article, the webserver is there to augment the
functions of the upnp streaming I guess.

The webserver is not a good way to do things, as clicking on a file
in it means that the whole video must be downloaded before viewing
it - as you say opening the file by browsing the drive share is a
better bet.

Shame though. maybe I'll think about getting a linktheater some day
mind.



--- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "gouldyis"
<gouldyis@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In LinkStation_General@yahoogroups.com, "awvc1" <awvc1@h...>
wrote:
> >
> > Been trying to get pcast working on my linkstation (ls2, 250gb),
> > with open firmware 2.05. I point the browser to port 8000, and
it
> > picks it all up, but its not what I imagined.
> >
> > I can browse through to files on my designated shared area, as
> > specified in the linktheater setup page. However, if I click on
any
> > video's, it won't stream them, it just downloads them then plays
> > them. Is this because the files are not streaming files
themselves?
> > I'm dissappointed if that's the case - I thought it was a
streaming
> > media server that would convert them. Its next to useless over a
> > wireless lan if you want to watch transcoded dvd movies.
> >
> > I'm leaning towards the thought that its just broken though - I
> > tried clicking on music files, and it opens up a web page with
text
> > showing the path to the file rather than the file, and when I
try to
> > click on images, it goes back to the main page.
> >
> > I also notice that the HTML page title seems to show PCAST
function
> > names in the title bar such as PCAST_CURRENT_DIR or something
like
> > that. Has anyone else played with this, and how much success
have
> > you had?
> >
> > thanks in advance.
> >
>
>
> I'm no expert but this may explain some more about PCAST, its from
> linkstationwiki.org >
>
> http://linkstationwiki.org/Articles/GeneralFunWithPCast
>
> I don't fully understand your question, are you trying to get your
> Linktheater to use PCAST? (It should pick it up automatically)
>
> Are you wanting to use PCAST on your desktop? You may aswell just
> create a few shortcuts pointing to the folders from your
Linkstation?
> I stream DivX files that way.
>
> "I'm leaning towards the thought that its just broken though"
>
> I just pointed my browser to :8000 and got the same results as you
> describe, presume it's designed for things as discussed in the
article
> above
>

Hi,

Since this model is different from previous ones (has anyone
succeeded in gaining even root telnet access?), I'm wondering whether
it runs Netatalk 1.6.4 or whether Buffalo finally upgraded to
Netatalk 2.0.x.

Does anyone know?

--Marc

Hello there
    I'm a newcomer to Linkstation (haven't bought one yet!) and a
relatively experienced SW/Hardware engineer. I am interested in buying
a linkstation and doing some hacking with it. I'm confident of my
technicxal abilities, especially with the resources of places like
this newsgroup. I only one extra question at the moment...

- The 120Gb linkstation seems quite cheap at the moment (price is a
consideration to me ;-). The price differential between the different
disk sizes seems rather large compared to the price of hard disks, so
I was thinking of buying a smaller Linkstation and upgrading with my
own HD. I see that this can be done ... but are there any HW
differences between the different capacity linkstations - I'm thinking
of a higher capacity Power Supply, for instance.

Also, presumably the smaller Linkstations have the PowerPC HW. Is this
likely to be an issue in the future?

Thanks for your thoughts.

     jon N