Buffalo NAS-Central Forums

This is for my use and is supplied as is for anyone who wants an easy solution to open up theyr device

You flash on your own head if you brick it dont come crying to me

There has been a few reports of XL's cycle rebooting running this firmware
I dont own an XL to verify so i dont advise anyone update an XL until i can check

Further info points to a kernel panic with the LS-XL v2 even with buffalo's stock 1.64 firmware
As i dont own a LS-XL v2 ProductID = 0x00000019 i cant test any further
and will disable support for 0x00000019 in any firmware after 1.64 mod1a
until its been confirmed fixed

Here's a link to Buffalo's Stock 1.55 which oddly only has support for the XL v2
so it would seem buffalo know all about it
so why are they offfering 1.64 for the XL v2 on the main website?
http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c85091/LS-XL-155.zip

Tested Devices

LinkStation™ Live LS-CHLv2 (YURYAKU) PID = 0x00000012 Confirmed By Shonk
LinkStation™ Live LS-XL(KOUKEN) PID = 0x00000017 Untested shares the same u-boot as CHLv2
LinkStation™ Live LS-XL(SHOUTOKU) PID = 0x00000019 Kernel Panic Buffalo Bug?
LinkStation™ Pro LS-XHL(ANKOU) PID = 0x00000011 Confirmed By Shonk
LinkStation™ Pro LS-VL(JOMEI) PID = 0x00000016 Confirmed By Shonk
LinkStation™ Mini LS-WSXL(KINMEI) PID = 0x00003007 Confirmed By MaDc0w
LinkStation™ Duo LS-WXL(KEITAI) PID = 0x00003006 Confirmed By scottnzuk
LinkStation™ Pro Duo LS-WVL(KOUGYOKU) PID = 0x00003008 Confirmed By Oxygen8
LinkStation™ Pro Quad LS-QVL(TEMMU) PID = 0x00004001 Confirmed By Shonk


u-boot wont get updated I have removed all updates from u-boot.img
as its very hard to roll back to 1.37 if u-boot is updated
If you must update u-boot use the stock updater

After flashing the firmware reset to defaults in the web interface to clear out the root password.
Then Telnet in and change the root password


1.64-MOD1a
Changes
disable excessive head parking on seagate / others that support apm via mod.sh
by default this time period is quite short, and Linux will access the drive
again, almost straight away. This result's in the drive continually
cycling the heads, and will prematurely wear out the mechanism
drives are rated for 300k parks you could well see the park count in the millions
within a year if head parking isnt disabled
Seagate ST3000DM001 im looking at you

Western Digital Drive owners see
viewtopic.php?f=68&t=25569
to perm disable head parking this method doesnt do anything for WD drives

added /bin/smart
reads smart values for hda-hdd and adds a txt file in the info share
deletes smart-old.txt if exists
renames smart.txt to smart-old.txt if exists
use a decent text editor like ps-pad, notepad wont format it correctly

call this script manually from telnet/ssh by typing smart

added flac and required libs
see http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ff9myydrafto3d9 for files added

added /bin/qvl
call this script manually from telnet/ssh by typing qvl
if you are running in non raid on a duel or quad device and want access to more than one drive with twonky
you can then setup twonky via ip:9050 for all drives like below





1.64-MOD1
Changes
Added Twonky Flash Media Browser after Buffalo removed it (/usr/local/twonky)
Added Twonky Plugins after Buffalo removed them

1.63-MOD1a
Changes
Added Twonky Flash Media Browser after Buffalo removed it (/usr/local/twonky-alt)

1.63-MOD1
Changes
Added CHLv2 Support (Buffalo Removed after 1.60)
Added XHL Support (Buffalo Removed after 1.60)
600 Mhz Devices 47 MB SMB Read
1.2 Ghz Devices 92 MB SMB Read
NasNavi2 Updated to 2.56
Fixed Twonky Icons ps3 win8 etc.. (until buffalo fix it)
/bin/busybox2 updated to BusyBox v1.20.0 (2012-08-22 21:36:06 CDT)

1.60-MOD1
Changes
Twonky Media Feeds Enabled on all devices
Video Transcoding enabled on all devices
(be warned an 8gb avc mkv for example will take well over a day to trancode to mpeg2 on a 1.6ghz kirkwood)

Bugs
This is present in Buffalo's 1.60 I noticed after I had finished
if Buffalo dont fix it I will at some point
LS-XHL + LS-VL Twonky Icon is showing as a LS-WXL Icon on a PS3 etc.

1.58-MOD1a
Changes
Replaced /bin/ps with stock ps and moved full ps to /bin/ps2
was causing problems with some buffalo scripts that use ps|grep

1.58-MOD1
New Firmware

1.57-MOD1
New Firmware

1.54-MOD1
New Firmware

1.53-MOD1c
Fixed XHL/CHLv2 Stanby Problems

1.53-MOD1b
Changes
HDD Spindown
Update Notifications Disabled
See Post 2 Below for another change

Spindown is tested and works
I have no idea how well or if it will cause any problems
or how often services will wake the hd back up or even if log writes and such will stop it from ever spinning down
so test with caution until its confirmed to not cause problems on all devices
and make sure things like twonky & firefly etc. are set to scan not often!!

Spindown time is 20mins
it can be set from 5 to 1275 seconds in 5 second steps
by editing /etc/init.d/hdd_spindown_control.sh
DEFAULT_TIME=1200

Spindown can be enabled or disabled on the fly via the web interface
and survives a reboot if enabled

1.53-MOD1
Changes
New Firmware

*WebAccess Connect still not fixed by buffalo

1.52-MOD1
Changes
New Firmware

*WebAccess Connect doesnt always show up in web service support
its a bug in the 1.52 firmware not mod1 just click web service support
again it should show up

1.43-MOD1c
Changes

SMB+HD Performance Optimizations on all devices
Fully disabled online update feature

1.43-MOD1b
Changes

SMB+HD Performance Optimizations on XHL + CHLv2

CHLv2 SMB Read Before & After
Ethernet 1 Frame Size: 1,518 bytes(Default)


XHL SMB Read Before & After
Ethernet 1 Frame Size: 1,518 bytes(Default)


1.43-MOD1a
Changes

Added /etc/init.d/mod.sh
*Disables Auto Update
*Enables Twonky 5 web interface on devices that support it
*Sets %HOSTNAME% instead of %HOSTNAME%: Linkstation
*Sets scan time to 600
*Sets folder view
*Checks if any changes are needed after every reboot
*and only sets them if needed
ln -s ../../init.d/mod.sh ./S40_mod.sh
Added Commented out settings line 48 /etc/init.d/smb.sh
*enable if you want the nas to be master browser
*or to rename the printer from LP
new initrd

1.43-MOD1
Features

Clear root password by reset to default in the web interface
SSH Working (default off)
Telnet Working (default on)
su working
full ps
down added to /bin to take down http services
up added to /bin to bring http services back up
ltbootd disabled in /etc/init.d/rcS to save memory use
Putty in info share
Updated to NasNavi 2.34
Info Share Cleaned Up
Fixed brick problems with buffalo's release on a rebuild partition update (removed support for 0x00000013 to fix this)

Changes to /etc/melco/info

wg=Lan
hostname=Nas
string=
lang=english
timezone=0
codepage=ISO8859_1
ntpserver=uk.pool.ntp.org
TELNET=on
SSH=off

Current Build
1.64 Mod1a Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?554u56sxh1oda

Old Builds
1.64 Mod1 Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?s2fnreo5nafpd
1.63 Mod1a Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?87ugvhc6migo6
1.63 Mod1 Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?od3ciuau4021a
1.60 Mod1 Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?5pgt7f8q38iwd
1.58 Mod1a Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?si8f9qath69bq
1.58 Mod1 Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?h8hzpo3lf4wpw
1.57 Mod1 Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?endkuc7i3f3i5
1.54 Mod1 Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?g23gth9o2b7g7
1.53 Mod1c Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?bx16ncd9kp4s9
1.53 Mod1b Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzeziz20bd1lx
1.53 Mod1 Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?t7nqovzitom7h
1.52 Mod1 Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?rcm6hv4x7cyh4
1.43 Mod1c Here
http://www.mediafire.com/?9t7061mtpb21f
1.37 Mod1 Here
http://forum.buffalo.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=21865

I added a feature for myself on 1.53 Mod1b
to rename/setup my nas's based on ip/hostname
it shouldnt affect most people

and once its done it removes ###### from /etc/init.d/smb.sh
so it will never update anything again as it will fail on check 1

If your hostname is Nas* and ip 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.5
this will rename your device once and edit smb.sh

Rule1
check for ###### in /etc/init.d/smb.sh
if there check if ip is 192.168.0.2
if matched check if hostname is Nas*
If matched set to
os level = 65
local master = yes
prefered master = yes
Rule2
check for ###### in /etc/init.d/smb.sh
if there check if ip is 192.168.0.3
if matched check if hostname is Nas*
If matched set to
hostname=Nas2
os level = 60
local master = yes
prefered master = no
Rule3
check for ###### in /etc/init.d/smb.sh
if there check if ip is 192.168.0.4
if matched check if hostname is Nas*
If matched set to
Hostname=Nas3
os level = 55
local master = yes
prefered master = no
Rule4
check for ###### in /etc/init.d/smb.sh
if there check if ip is 192.168.0.5
if matched check if hostname is Nas*
If matched set to
hostname=Nas4
os level = 50
local master = yes
prefered master = no

End Result
192.168.0.2 will be master browser
192.168.0.3 - 192.168.0.5 will be high in the pecking order for master browser

NAS 192.168.0.2 00-00-00-00-00-00 LAN MASTER
NAS2 192.168.0.3 00-00-00-00-00-00 LAN
NAS3 192.168.0.4 00-00-00-00-00-00 LAN
NAS4 192.168.0.5 00-00-00-00-00-00 LAN

Thank you!

If I wanted to log on to my 1.41, I was drawn to the new firmware.
That is now over, at least.
Can I disable this prompt to update it?

You mean the auto update checker?
if so

/etc/rc.d/extensions.d/S40B_update_notifications.sh
rename that to
/etc/rc.d/extensions.d/oldS40B_update_notifications.sh

so its not run on startup

or edit /etc/init.d/update_notifications.sh

You can not login without clicking this info box on every login.
This sucks.

that does suck

they dont force you to update though do they?

I will roll one of my chl's back to 1.41 now just to see

its a simple script
I could add my own auto updater that directs to my servers

Still running on 1.37 here - is there any kind of changelog available?

I would love to know whether it is worth the upgrade - in any case. When flashing the new firmware I suppose ALL my settings / package manager etc. are gone (yes the hard disk won't be formatted, I know)?

There's always things they dont mention though
but here's the changelog

[Firmware Release Note]
* Ver.1.43 [2011.6.x]
- Fixed the problem that configuration by UPnP of WebAccess for specific routers could not be made.

* Ver.1.42 [2011.6.x]
- Fixed the problem that E23 error was mistakenly displayed and RAID array was unable to be used when using the drive as RAID1.
- Fixed the problem that configuration in the LinkStation was corrupted if the power was not off in the correct procedure.
- Fixed the problem that the USB drive which was formatted in FAT32 using BUFFALO's utility "Disk Formatter" was not recognized.

* Ver.1.41 [2011.4.x]
- Add online firmware update feature.
- Support hard drives larger than 2TB capacity.
- Fix an issue that when backup task runs while LinkStation is in the standby mode by Sleep Timer, LinkStation does not go to the standby mode after the backup task completes.
- Fixed an issue that LinkStation does not wake up at designated time set on Sleep Timer when the time zone is set other than Japan.
- Fixed an issue that Direct Copy fails when copying files from a digital camera via PTP mode.
- Fixed an issue that rebuilding RAID10 array may fail.
- Fixed an issue that deleting RAID0 array may fail.
- Fixed an issue that RAID array rebuild may fail when enabling Flickr support.
- Fixed an issue that E16 displays while LinkStation boots up.
- Fixed an issue that the seek bar does not work when playing wma file on Squeezebox.
- Update WebAccess to ver.3.3.
- Fixed an issue that the file download may fail on Internet Explorer.

* Ver.1.40 [2010.12.x]
- Add Squeezebox Server.
- Add USB Device Server (For LS-VL, LS-WVL, LS-QVL series only).
- Add web service features (Flickr support and Eye-Fi connected).
- Fixed FTP issue that shared folders are deleted when connecting via FTP.
- Fixed USB drive backup failure issue when USB drive is formatted FAT.
- Update WebAccess to version 3.2.
- Add collaboration feature with other applications when accessing from iPhone/iPod touch/iPad.
(Supported application needs to be installed.)
- Support Motorola MILESTONE.
- Improved picture quality of preview when accessing to mobile version of WebAccess.
- Fixed the issue of multiple file download by a zip file when using an archive software supporting Unicode zip.
- Italian revises the problem that is not displayed definitely in Web Setting Screen.

Hello Shonk, thank you for your work.

Currently I am using version 1.40 for its embedded SqueezeServer 7.5.1

Do SquezzeServer will install on my LS-CHLV2 with 1.43 mod1 ?

nope they removed it for chl's
I havnt looked into enabling removed features yet

I will look into it at some point as they are adding new features
to VL's and not XHL's

CHL's really chug with SqueezeServer as it uses over 200mb of ram
from the 64meg it has

Strange, I have no problems with my LS CHL
I use it everyday for my SqueezeRadio and I have memory leaks only when Squeeze and Transmission run together with too much BT.
Maybe I have ghost memory

Its been starting up for around 15 mins on one of my CHLv2's

and its using 413% of the ram and i still dont have access to the web config

20805 20116 squeezeb D 11944 23% 3% /usr/local/squeezebox/perl-5.10.0/bin/perl /usr/local/squeezebox/scanner.pl --logdir=/var/log/squeezebox/ --priority=0 --wipe --prefsdir=/usr/local/squeezebox/prefs
20116 1 squeezeb D 53276 102% 2% /usr/local/squeezebox/perl-5.10.0/bin/perl /usr/local/squeezebox/slimserver.pl --daemon --pidfile /var/run/squeezebox.pid --httpport 9001 --cachedir /mnt/disk1/spoo
20843 20116 squeezeb D 53276 102% 1% /usr/local/squeezebox/perl-5.10.0/bin/perl /usr/local/squeezebox/slimserver.pl --daemon --pidfile /var/run/squeezebox.pid --httpport 9001 --cachedir /mnt/disk1/spoo
20362 20116 squeezeb S 97180 186% 0% /usr/sbin/mysqld --defaults-file=/mnt/disk1/spool/slim-data/my.cnf

Its finally alive
Using 326% of the ram just sitting there doing nothing
on a nas with 0 files atm

Yep, memory is overloaded because Squeeze performs an auto config and a scan when you use it for the first time
But after that all is OK
Only printserver and power management are broken
WebConfig access take 30 seconds with Firefox 5
Honestly I would rather use the version 1.37mod1 but SqueezeServer 7.3.3 is incompatible with my SqueezeRadio
root@Nas:~# free
/ / / / / total /used /free /shared / buffers
Mem: /60856 /59360 /1496 / 0 /28
Swap: /999988 /92652 /907336
Total: /1060844 /152012 /908832


Squeezebox Server Status
Version: 7.5.1 - r30836 @ Tue Jun 1 07:00:59 MDT 2010
Hostname: Nas
Server IP Address: 192.168.1.31
Server HTTP Port Number: 9001
Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8
Platform Architecture: armv5tejl-linux
Perl Version: 5.10.0 - armv5tejl-linux-thread-multi
MySQL Version: 5.0.70
Total Players Recognized: 1

Library Statistics
Total Tracks: 6,152
Total Albums: 495
Total Artists: 163
Total Genres: 62
Total Playing Time: 472:10:22

Player Model: Squeezebox Radio
Firmware: 7.5.4-r9408
Player IP Address: 192.168.1.32
Player MAC Address: 00:04:20:38:5d:22

I have been messing with the online update feature

Firstly due to the update feature being annoying when it finds an update
so it wont nag you if the's no Mod update

Secondly to give people the option to update via the built in updater

All went well and i i just updated one of my nas's