no ip address, unable to access the NAS

[danilomag]

hello everyone,
I was given a lacie 5big as a gift. I checked the capacitors and some were swollen so I replaced them.
When I turn it on all the hard drives start, the rear leds are blue, the front led flashes blue. Whether I connect it to the modem or the pc is not assigned an IP address and I cannot log in.
I would like to try to connect a serial cable to understand what happens during boot, but I don't know where to find TX,RX and GND.
I also tried to do a reset, holding down the front button during boot, but it doesn't seem to do anything.
any suggestions?

[fvdw]

What firmware is on the device? You could try to load the fvdw-sl standalone kernel using fvdw-sl console.

[danilomag]

I have no idea what firmware version it has. I have never been able to log in.
I replaced the first hard drive because it didn't work, now the rear lights are all blue, except for the first drive.
I tried with the console, but no device is detected, both if I connect the NAS to the modem and if I connect it to the PC.

[fvdw]

Then probably lacie firmware is on the device.
Suggest you teplace it by fvd-sl. Read this topic how to to do that https://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3086#p30199

[danilomag]

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I tried several times to load the firmware, but I always get telnet time-out.
i connected the nas with the cable to the pc, with the nas off i selected the firmware, as soon as u-boot waiting appears i turn on the nas. but nothing.
the only writing that appears is the one in the screenshot

[fvdw]

So there is akernel uploaded. If telnet doesn't connect it most likely mean that a wrong kernel was selected for the device. Are you sure that you have a 5big1 and a 5big2?.
If I remember well we had two versions of a 5big1 that need a different kernel because of location of uboot in memory. You can select in the installer program two version select the other one and try again.

[fvdw]

Sorry I mixed 2big1 with 5big1, 5big1 has only one standalone kernel.
In the picture you posted it mentions that UIMAGE-26394-5BIG1-43-standalone is uploaded.

That is strange as the last versions of the fvdw-sl console package contains UIMAGE-26394-5BIG1-45-standalone.
Which fvdw-sl console package are you using?

[danilomag]

before being able to enter the forum I had found online version 16 of fvdw-sl. only now i realized that there is also version 18. i still haven't figured out where to download it from.


EDIT - I found the updated version, I'll try that

[danilomag]

I also tried with the fvdw-sl 18-1 version.
In version 18 there is firmware UIMAGE-26394-5BIG1-43-standalone and UIMAGE-3142-5BIG1-11. I tried both but nothing changed.
Also windows always says "unidentified network"

[fvdw]

In 18-1 there is UIMAGE-26394-5BIG1-45-standalone.
Seems you still use 16-1 fvdw-sl console.

And again are you sure you have a 5big1?