The official line from western digital is that they do not support the use of their my book live nas drives with linux or unix. I have a wd my book live duo device which i used as a network drive. Im attempting my firstever mount in linux ubuntu 12, specifically a network raid drive that contains a photo archive that i want to access with a photo managementediting program. The logicboard only has an ac and a ethernet port so theres no way to install linux on place. Disk 1 was the one that was connected to my computer running windows 7 at first. Then, in ubuntu, i used gparted utility to format the exfat partition in ext4 format. Put a blank dvd in your dvd burner and open it with disk utility when prompted. Recover data from raid1 array my book live duo helpful. The drive works fine under linux, and the wd disk utility can still be used to.
The tools are for drives whose usbsata bridge card has been damaged and removed. The my book duo drive has massive capacity for storing photos, videos, documents and music. Recovering data from a wd mybook live 2tb 3tb or similar. Recover my book duo 1st gen after resetting the raid 1. So i set up my router as dhcp server and user nmap x. This is simply a step by step guide showing how to use a nas network available storage service in this case wd mycloud which is simply a debian family linux nas server with linux in this case linux mint 18 based on ubuntu. Network attached storage nas devices are quickly gaining popularity. Western digital my book duo external usbc hdd features up to. How to increaseupgrade wd my book world edition white light capacity to 3tb4tb. Its the ideal onestop knowledge source for ubuntu novices, those upgrading from older versions or other linux distributions, and anyone moving toward poweruser status. I currently use this for time machine backups for my mac but id also like to use it as a backup location for my linux box which is running ubuntu. However, what that means is that they only develop tools for accessing their products for windows and maybe os x. But after starting the computer, it does not recognise the device right off. If you dont know how to create a boot disclive cd, try this guide to wd my cloud data.
My book live duo personal cloud storage \\mybookliveduo\public public share \\mybooklive my book. Recovering data from a wd mybook live 2tb 3tb or similar april 25, 20 linux admin this article was originally written in 20 and applies to a fairly old model of the wd mybook live. This guide was created as an overview of the linux operating system, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter. Wd my book live hidden ssh enable introduction update 9182012 added information on making rsync start upon reboot. The device, which was working flawlessly for almost 2 years suddenly stopped working, that is. Before you deploy the duo access gateway for linux, make sure to complete these requirements. The minimum system requirements for the duo access gateway host are. Plugging into a free ethernet port on your router, switch or pc, these devices provide a quick and convenient way to increase storage space available to a single pc or the entire network without the need of a computer to share the attached storage. I have a wd my book live duo device which i used as a network drive with a raid1 configuration. Here is a workaround to unlock wd my passport or any other wd password protected hdds on linux. The compatibility of a storage device with an os depends on the file system thats active on it. Slow access to western digital mybook live duo nas. Recover data from raid1 array my book live duo ask ubuntu.
All credit goes to the creator of these scriptstools downlo. Unfortunately it has recently failed showing constant blue light only. I could not figure out what default ipaddress it uses when no dhcpserver is available. This is linux bash script solution to restore mbwe white light install firmware once again. You will find linux related ebooks for both beginners and experts, let us know if we should add a certain ebook to this list by simply contacting us. Recovering data from nas devices including wd mybook pro. Hello, im looking to buy the my book duo wdblwe0040jchnesn for an external backup drive. But it was easy enough to connect my lubuntu laptop as a network file system nfs client via three shell commands. The official ubuntu book, ninth edition, has been extensively updated with a single goal.
I accidentally formatted the duo book before removing. The method you used was a linux method to restore the corrupted filesystem of a linux os drive adapted for use on the wd my cloud. Picked this up from officeworks, at decent price iirc. There should be nothing special you need to do to make an external usb drive to work with ubuntu. Hi, i have been using my wd my book live duo 4 tb since more than a years. Since i need to get the data, i have tried removing the hard drive and connecting it to the sata port of the pc running ubuntu 11. On a linux system the file is located under the users home directory here. Tried to find a solution to my question by looking first to the questions already asked about it, but couldnt find anything suitable, some im trying my luck. Mybook live debricking guide osx and windows from usb mybook live debricking guide osx and windows from usb. My ubuntu installation was quite old and i needed to update it considerably for this procedure to work. A clean ubuntu install should detect drive automatically and opening the drive should cause the ui to mount the drive for you. Had trouble getting a circa 2010 nas to boot wd my book world edition 1.
I had forgotten the struggle to get this working under ubuntu, so thought it prudent to put this post together for my own reference, if nothing more. Unbricking a western digital mybook live a couple months ago, my 2tb wd nas decided to brick itself after i had to move it. Click the burn icon in disk utility to burn your ubuntu linux install dvd. Raid0 mode provides superfast performance with up to 360mbs 2 sequential read speeds using the usb typec port. Here are the dumps from the two disks in the my book duo. Hi, i recently purchased 20tb my book duo and connected directly to ubuntu machine but dont know how to mount or also etcfstab. In disk utility go to file menu open disk image then find the iso file of ubuntu you just downloaded and mount it in disk utility. Its been a while since i did anything with linux, so pardon my confusion. In the end, the hard disk is just another electronic equipment with binary instructions on it, so, technically, it should be compatible with any other. So my question is, i have a 500g western digital mybook essential external usb harddrive. You can also set the my book duo to work as two independent drives in jbod mode if youd like. Then use a hard drive connector to connect wd my cloud with your computer.
Yes, it is normal for 800mhz machine with 256mb ram to backup and compress 1,2gb of data. For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. How do i mount a wd mybook world network drive in linux. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or.
How to unlock western digital drive on linux sofiane. In my case i wanted nas with a set of users, each having a private space as well as a shared area where we can all. Is the wd passport hard disk compatible with ubuntu. Cifssmb is the protocol natively used by windows for accessing network drives. No cd means the only boot drive i could use is usb. Got an external hard drive mybook western digital by someone who didnt know im using linux. There was no mention of linux which is a shame since you would think that they are leveraging the communitys efforts in their products.
But recently due to same problem the ethernet port of my device has stopped working and i am not able to access my data, i have tried reseting the device but there is no success. You should be able to access the mybook on a linux unix system by using the smbclient or mount. I was able to do this by using the disk utility with ubuntu 16. Deploy a physical or virtual modern 64bit linux server in your perimeter network or dmz. Ive mounted a western digital mybook live duo nas on my home network to my ubuntu 12. Its my first time posting and thanks for your reading. Compiling mybook live modules hacking wd mybook world ed. I already have one qnap nfs mount which is working fine 192. The storage and backup strategy here at the smallnetbuilder labs my humble home office has evolved over time. Also, i dont know if the wd my book live home network drive is compatible with ubuntu linux as the box. If you see the packet loss in duo dashboard on your machine, please unload the driver and use the following.
Its essentially a 1tb hdd with gigabit ethernet, powered by debian lenny although it doesnt state support for linux, it can be. It has been tested on linux redhat, fedora, centos, debian, ubuntu, amazon linux, bsd freebsd, netbsd, openbsd, solaris, and aix. Next, use a linux boot disclive cd like the one from ubuntu to boot the computer into linux and access the drive contents. Searching the internet, one can find that this is not exactly an uncommon problem, and is diagnosed by the unit showing a solid blue light with the occasional flash to yellow. Recovering data from a wd mybook live 2tb 3tb or similar april 25. Unbricking a western digital mybook live endless turtles. I cant install the drive through that in ubuntu because it isnt support in linux the firmware that is. I have a duo book live with two 2tb hard drives in raid1. 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. I am used to windows auto loading any usb devices i have hooked up. So any debrick methods introduced in this forum is not an.
Problem is, i have a lot of my stuff on my external hd. How can i recover data from my book live duo wd community. Tips and tricks to configure and control your wd mybook live and live duo devices. At first i thought that it was just not starting well but after a few emails with the wd support team, live duo s enclousure looks mechanically malfunctioning. Mybook live debricking guide osx and windows from usb. Note that the sat layer may be inside a generic os layer e. Mounting wd external hard drive mybook ubuntu forums.
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