BlackArmor NAS Network Storage Server

[Olivier]

These steps (a little bit more detailed) :

1. Download the 'unofficial' service pack (SP42) and use the manual firmware upgrade process through the web interface: http://www.noerenberg.de/hajo/pub/sg2000-2000.1337.sp42.img

Note : Before updating you have first to rename the file to match the major model number of your NAS (sg1000-1000.1337.sp42.img for the 1xx series, sg4000-4000.1337.sp42.img for the 4xx series). (rename the file to correspond your NAS !)

2. ssh root@ with password 'atsahs' or open PuTTY and put the IP, then accept the key, then username:root and password:atsahs Make sure to change the root password as soon as possible!

Note : To connect in SSH I use Secure Shell Client (no more available for download but here you should find alternatives : http://kb.iu.edu/data/ahjh.html ) profile is as follows:

host: 192.x.y.z (according to your network)

user: root

port: 22

password will be required and it will be atsahs

Note : Finally when connected in SSH you can use the following commmand to change the password : passwd

Olivier

[huelfi]

Hi Olivier,

but isn't this a replacement of the (new) firmware 1291 to the "modded" firmware?

huelfi

[Olivier]

This is not a modified 1291 firmware, it contains only the part of the firmware which allows to reset the ssh password to something known, it doesn' t really update the firmware which will remain 1291 (or whatever was before).

I have been using with 3 different firmware of nas 110 and it has always been working (It does work with 1291).

Regards

Olivier

see explanation below :

1. Enable SSH on the Seagate Blackarmor 220 NAS - the easy way

   1. Download my 'unofficial' service pack (SP42) and use the manual
      firmware upgrade process through the web interface:

      http://www.noerenberg.de/hajo/pub/sg2000-2000.1337.sp42.img
      (do NOT rename the file!) --> this part was for NAS 220, for NAS 110 you shall rename it

      This image (service pack) does not contain any device-/model-specific
      files (e.g. no kernel) and may work on other Seagate Blackarmor
      models as well (not tested -- please let me know).

      Update: You have to rename the file to match the major model number
      of your NAS (sg1000-1000.1337.sp42.img for the 1xx series,
      sg4000-4000.1337.sp42.img for the 4xx series).

      Update: This SP works on the BA440 (reported by Mike)
      Update: This SP works on the BA110 (reported by Tudeskie)

   2. ssh root@<NAS-IP> with password 'atsahs'

   Make sure to change the root password as soon as possible!

[huelfi]

Hi Olivier,

I've done the described steps, and it works like it has to.

Thanx

huelfi

[Slip Cougan]

So I have updated to sg1000-1000.1291.

What is the trick to deleteing the pesky .tb folders as I am still unable to delete these?

Thanks

slip

[Slip Cougan]

Still no support for Passive FTP - sigh

[huelfi]

Hi,

I've deleted them normally in the windows-explorer. You can try to start the explorer as administrator.

huelfi

[Slip Cougan]

I'm logged in as adminstrator.

I am the only user on the BA with admin privilidges - I can delete files no problem just not the .tb folders.

slip

[huelfi]

Hi,

I mean, if you are using Win7, start the explorer with admin-rights by rightclick on explorer and chose "run as administrator".

huelfi

[Slip Cougan]

No I am still XP (company laptop)

Now what is interesting is that I killed the power to the NAS by accident today. Got the usual email from Seagate GA to inform me of the abnormal shutdown.

So a while ago I tried to delete a few of the .tb folders and yes they went.

Did a search for all the .tb folders and found nearly a 1000 and was able to delete them all.

Not sure why the power outage should produce this result but it's happy me now.

The NAS has been shutdown and rebooted a few times from the web interface after the fw update so can only assume it needed a hardware 'jolt'

slip