Hello Trytofixit,
Before start, do you think there's a way to immediately install the latest firmware (16 ?) or I must stay at 15-3 as wrote in the last post?
Yes, you can use the latest firmware 16.0 for a first install. You have to unpack the firmware as I described in
http://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1522&start=50#p15880 to get all the parts for an install via netconsole or by connecting the disk to a linux system (I prefer
gparted booted from stick or cd).
If you want to use the fvdw_sl_console you need a modified installer script described in
http://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1857&start=10#p15347.
after following any explanation on how to install the latest version of the firmware, Lacie 2Bv1 still showed no signs of life
Please check if your 2big1 is really booting. My 2big1 sometimes didn't boot anyway, sometimes it booted without problems. I checked a lot of things, but didn't find the reason. Sometimes a factory reset was useful (the factory reset doesn't change anything to the 2big1 or the disks, it only hands over a restart flag in the kernel command line. The fvdw kernel doesn't care of it).
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[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/sda7 ro reset=1
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=> After connecting a serial console to the JTAG debug interface I pointed out that u-boot hangs waiting for console input. Just the presence of the serial console is sufficiant for a proper boot. If you find it hanging just type in
bootHave fun with your 2big1.