How do i mount a wd mybook world network drive in linux. I have a western digital my book world edition external storage drive. The wd my book world edition is also capable of streaming music, internet radio, photos, and videos, to a variety of devices over the local network using the units builtin twonky media server. Hacking western digital mybook world edition this page provides information on how to hack your mybook world edition, so as you can improve performance and add new features. Western digital was formed in 1970, originally as a manufacturer of semiconductors. Chevalr1c, the external comes with its own software of course called smartware. My book world edition is now installed and mapped as a drive letter on your system.
The existing network attached storage device, wd my book world, in each county office is old and unreliable. View and download western digital my book wdh1cs0 install manual online. Theres no linux solution to this since western digital will not provide one. The wd mybook world runs a linux system which can be opened. The version i have has a gb ethernet network connection.
Id like to create a custom nas from a wd my book live so i disassembled it, deleted everything from the hdd and successfully installed an ubuntu server with another pc. To use my book world edition, installing wd anywhere access is required. I could not figure out what default ipaddress it uses when no dhcpserver is available. There are reports of people being able to unlock the drive however, buy installing windows in a vm, unlocking the drive, then disconnect the drive from the vm. I bought brand new wd caviar green hard disks and put them into my book world edition ii white light case but surprisingly it doesnt work or even start. Western digital drivers download for windows 10, 8, 7, xp. But it wont boot with its own logicboard system because after some research i have to realize that its a powerpc architecture stuff. A similar project was already done for the first version of mybook world based on the oxe800 chipset but the second version is based on the oxe810 chipset so its not compatible. This will install debian on the mybook white light. Restore the software on a mybook world edition hard drive. Wd my book world edition nas device page 4 hothardware. After upgraded to the current wd firmware version 01. Hello, recently i found an old nas wd mbwe 2 in basement and i wanted to repair it.
These are my experiences setting up the wd mybook live up using linux ubuntu. Solved wd my book world edition nas not showing up. I was asked to help recover files from a 3tb wd green sata hard disk which came from a wd nas which had a motherboard fault the disk has gpt partitioning and ext 4, it is said the format with 64k sectors is unusual and rarely supported by linux. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. Wd my book world edition 2 blue rings firmware install urgent. I have a wd mybookworld network drive connected directly to my computer but it is not showing up under network in explorer. External hard disks that i have used in the past have had no problems being mounted on either linux or windows. If youre adding a new hard drive and leaving the old one in. Install clean hdd in white light my book world edition. This is a well known problem and many people loose invaluable data because of this problem. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Also, try to install the latest version of the my book live setup installer for windows and check the issue. Converted to ntfs file system and loaded the device with data.
My book world edition is preformatted as a linux file system. So i set up my router as dhcp server and user nmap x. For highest performance and reliability, it is recommended that you install the latest updates and service pack sp. In the 1980s, the company shifted to the storage market and began producing many successful storage products. Debian linux for wdtvs debian for wdtv live running wdlxtv inc. Mybook is powered by arm9 microprocessor, it has 32mb of sdram and boots from internal hard drive.
Continue to section 6 to install remote access and share my book world edition. Reformatting western digital mybook to work on linux and. Linuxubuntu will then be able to access it for that session. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. This video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. According to the manual, the mybook supports both the cifssmb and the nfs protocols cifssmb is the protocol natively used by windows for accessing network drives. The only change i needed to make was update the devsdb4 to devsdc4 as the drive was the third sata drive in my configuration.
The storage device is detected but when the system then checks to see if it is working properly i get the message. I am trying to mount a western digital my book which i believe is formatted as ntfs on an uptodate version of ubuntu 14. This video will show you the contents of the wd mybook high capacity home network back up drive. Hi, i recently bought a my book world edition ii white light from western digital. If creating a new account, fill out all fields then click next. In addition, the world edition uses wd anywhere access to gain remote access to the drive via the internet. List of all wd firmware and software available for download. To make sure your files and folders continue to be backed up on a continuous basis, your office has been given a new device to install. Here is a complete list of links to hacks and howtos for the western digital my book world edition. Solved wd my book world edition nas not showing up on my pc.
See hacking wd mybook world ed wiki and consult first steps with mbwe document. If you enable ssh, it allows for the installation of some simple software on the hard drive. The second generation white lights expands the access choices to include nfs, ftp, an itunes server, and a twonky media server. Configuring western digital mybook world edition ii. So, the thing is that one of the drives is dead and. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume. Installed ubuntu yet again and this time i am wanting to use it for. For more information regarding updating your system, visit windowsupdate recording your wd product information in the following table, write the serial number and model number of your new wd. The command i mentioned earlier has to be run from an elevated command so right click on windows powershell and select run as administrator. How to upgrade and install a new hard drive or ssd in your pc. Wd discovery on 32bit and 64bit pcs this download is licensed as freeware for the windows 32bit and 64bit operating system on a laptop or.
You should be able to access the mybook on a linuxunix system by using the smbclient or mount. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. I have a 1td wd mybook that i could connect to my gateway and even do. Wd mybook unboxing and installation tutorial youtube. Then i attempted a firmware update, which failed, and my desktop computer no longer recognized the drive. Remove mionet from mbwe device do not install mionet on your pc, it is causing problems, slows down the device and unless you want to share the device over internet, it is not worth it. I would like to access it from linux but so far have had only limited success. You can enable ssh and install additional packages. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or install. Looks like a driver issue and the microsoft community says wd has no plans to update the drivers. I have several network drives from western digital and all are bad. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk. Put the new drive into the caddie, and then slide it into place on the case and secure it if necessary.
Hi guys, im trying to get debian working on my nas which is a wd mybook world white light edition. The problem im having is that, i can upload to it large files and several transfers by ftp, or using linux o. Today, western digitals headquarters are located in san jose. Reformatting western digital mybook to work on linux and windows unfortunately, i have found that it has this socalled smartware that prevents it from being used on linux. Wd should provide a tool, made by this guy, to help all the people solve this problem in the event of a failed external case. Wd my book home edition 1 tb bought from costco last week.
However, what that means is that they only develop tools for accessing their products for windows and maybe os x. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. When i boot it up, it shows in nautilus on the side as my book under. Data on first generation blue rings my book world is accessed as cifssmb shared folders.
Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. This is a full fledged debian lenny system and will require actual linux knowledge to get anything done. The electronics on my 1tb blue circle nas world book had died and i had several hundred gb of video that i really wanted off the drive. My book world edition user manual about your wd product 3 updating your operating system go to the start menu and click windows update. I cant install the drive through that in ubuntu because it isnt support in linux the firmware that is. It shows up in devices, but in device manager it has a yellow triangle with an exclamation on it. Search the internet for a linux distribution tailored to your specific nas. Completely new installation procedure that doesnt require an official wd upgrade first. Back up your data to another drive before installing openwrt. To install the new drive in place of the old one, youll just reverse the process. Click on the advanced link in the upper right to enable more selections 1.
Unable to mount wd my passport 1 tb hard disk on ubuntu 12. My book wdh1cs20000, my book wdh1cs15000, my book wdh1cs3200, my book wdh1cs5000, my book. My book live is powered by linux and anyone with some linux experience can install. Ultra fast install for my book world edition i and ii white light of. The wd my book world editions sevenpage quick install guide is about as simple as it gets in terms of getting a product set up and operational. This is linux bash script solution to restore mbwe white light install firmware once again with a factory state and clean disk.
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