How to install fvdw-sl

[antieco]

Hi, i been able to extract the hdd and i have it plugged to my ubuntu via usb/sata adapter.
How do i install fvdw-sl?

[fvdw]

If you have a pc running windows we advice to use the fvdw-sl console to install the firmware. https://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2691In that case you can leave your hdd in the casing. Both nas and pc must be connected to same lan

[antieco]

Hi, thanks for your reply.

HDD not being detected while on cloudbox case, led light just blinks blue. No LAN support.
is there a way to install it from ubuntu directly to the hdd with this usb/sata adapter?

[fvdw]

Think you don't understand well. The fvdw-sl console will upload a standalone kernel that fully runs from RAM and it does not need need a disk or any firmware running on the nas. This standalone kernel can be used to investigate, repair the disk and to install fvdw-sl firmware . Your pc will communicate with this standalone kernel running on the cloudbox using a telnet client on your windows pc (is part of the fvdw-sl console package).

But if you prefer manual way there is this guide for manual install version 11-0 on a nwsp2 http://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=336#p2043. It will also work for a cloudbox. After that you will need to upgrade to 15-3 and to higher versions. We don't advise this manual method as working with the fvdw-sl console us a much easier way and faster as it use scripts to di all the required installation steps.

Ps a blue flashing light indicates that the disk is not recognized by the bootloader. This could be a dead disk.

[antieco]

Thanks for your reply.
If i got it right, using console script will delete all my data, is that correct? I need to recover my data, lots of family photos.
Im on a ubuntu laptop thats why im using the usb to sata adapter to hdd, ubuntu mounts 2 partitions, but not my data partition. HDD seems usable.
Will installing manually keep my data safe?

[fvdw]

No installing firmware will delete your data as the disk will get a new partition table and will be formatted.

The fact that you can not mount the data partition is that is configured as raid by lacie firmware. I donot know why lacie did this as it is useless on a single disk device. Anyhow you first have to assemble the array before you can mount it. In the cloud box forum you can find more info on this. For example here https://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2499

This is the command to use

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mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 /dev/sdx8

Note sdx to be replaced by actual disk name as recognized in ubuntu.
If this command succeeds you can try to mount /dev/md0 and get access to your data

[Jocko]

@ fvdw

yes raid tools are required but also LVM tools https://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2499&start=10

[fvdw]

@ fvdw

yes raid tools are required but also LVM tools https://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2499&start=10

Correct he can find info about in the topic https://plugout.net/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=2499

[antieco]

Cloudbox doesnt shows up as connected (wired) on router admin panel.

[fvdw]

Cloudbox doesnt shows up as connected (wired) on router admin panel.

Of course it won't as long as the disk is not recognized. Nothing is running on your nas to tell your router what is going on.
What exactly are you trying to do?