Firmware Update via SSH

[Jagermeister]

@Myron, @WilliamH

Thank you very much! I knew this topic was talked before but I couldn't find the thread anywhere. I'll try it this evening

[Myron]

Thanks WilliamH. Found the discussion thread now. For completeness and for anyone else who are interested in this discussion . . .

http://community.wdc.com/t5/My-Book-Live/new-My-Book-LIve/td-p/299058

[andynguyen]

@Myron: Thank you so much,  I upgraded latest firmware that reason why i cannot login to Dashboard of MyBooklive. I spent many time on search solution for resolving this. finally, i found your answer, i'm feeling happy. 

[Myron]

Good. Glad it worked. I've had the dead Dashboard UI myself and having SSH access (I changed the default password to something secure) enabled and a bit of additional knowledge, have saved my MyBook Live from being subject to RMA.

Overall, I'm quite happy with it.  Just for some reason Western Digital is having issues with the firmware.

[andynguyen]

Yesterday ,WD released new firmware and I updated my booklive. Unbelievable, I Can login to my Dashboard :X

[skullmonkey]

Hello,

I got my UI bricked and I had no SSH enabled.

Now, I opened my MBL out of its case, connected via sada port on my pc (in AHCI mode) and now how I enter the file manager so I can enable the SSH and update to new firmware? I see 5 partitions in Computer Management

1rst 15MB unalocated

2nd 489 MB RAW

3rd and 4th 1.91 GB

5th 927 GB RAW

Thanks,

S@

[Myron]

On the 3rd and 4th partitions edit the file /etc/nas/service_startup/ssh and change its content from disabled to enabled.  It's actually a RAID1 configuration so would be better mounted as such before editing the ssh file.

Copy the latest firmware update file to the 5th partition under /DataVolume/shares/Public.

Put the MBL back together again and power it up.  the SSH daemon should now be enabled.  get to the Linux's command line and invoke the command . . .

/usr/local/sbin/updateFirmwareFromFile.sh /DataVolume/shares/Public/apnc-021109-053-20120413.deb

Don't close the terminal window while the upgrade is running.

I think this should be the easiest solution from the point you're at now.

...  but reading your post again, I don't know if your PC is running Windows or Linux.  If Windows you may need a file system driver installed like the one at http://www.fs-driver.org/ and http://www.ext2fsd.com/ ..

[skullmonkey]

Thanks for the fast reply,

Primary on Windows 7 x64 but got live ubuntu for this purpose. I cant get to enter any partition on windows or ubunto.

Any suggestions?

[Myron]

Try this . . .

http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-368098/debricking-script-that-can-keep-data

[skullmonkey]

Ok, see the script, how do I run it under ubuntu?

Thanks,

S@