Flashing Oleg's Firmware in WL HDD

[Antiloop]

There is no point where the power led blinks. I tryed releasing it a different stages but it wont let me flash via wireless. If I hold the button too much, It simply shut down


As a side note, I can explain here upon request how to setup a root ftp and a telnet deamon on the WL HDD, as the instruction differs from the WL 500G.

erhz.. how are you supposed to flash wireless if the wireless device is shutdown during firmware restore mode ??

so connect by wire, assign static ip

power OFF the WL-HDD first
then press and HOLD the button
then power ON the WL-HDD
wait until the power led is going to blink
then release the button
start firmware restore from your pc (using the firmware restore util, the one from wl500g will do fine. I never used the one from wl-hdd cd)

woila new firmware

[hugo]

start firmware restore from your pc (using the firmware restore util, the one from wl500g will do fine. I never used the one from wl-hdd cd)

It won't go. The led is flashing, but the firmware utility start connecting
(upload system recovery file)
then stop after a few second without any progress bar, saying
"Upload fail, please check the connection" device is pingable, wl-hdd is 192.168.2.1, pc is 192.168.2.2 on class C subnet with direct cable connection

BTW, led won't flash until something is plugged in lan port

yes you can not mount the internal hdd because there are NO drivers supplied for the Promise controller inside the WL-HDD in the wl500g firmware

Is it just a matter of coping the .o files in the /lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/ide subfolder before making the firmware? or does it need more work?

[Antiloop]

It won't go. The led is flashing, but the firmware utility start connecting
(upload system recovery file)
then stop after a few second without any progress bar, saying
"Upload fail, please check the connection" device is pingable, wl-hdd is 192.168.2.1, pc is 192.168.2.2 on class C subnet with direct cable connection

BTW, led won't flash until something is plugged in lan port



Is it just a matter of coping the .o files in the /lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/ide subfolder before making the firmware? or does it need more work?

is the IP static ? if not than that is causing the problem, I have the same issue when my ip is set to auto

[hugo]

all is static, in same subnet, factory reseted

I can upgrade the firmware using the web page, but it won't accept oleg's one of course, only asus ones

[Antiloop]

all is static, in same subnet, factory reseted

I can upgrade the firmware using the web page, but it won't accept oleg's one of course, only asus ones

are you sure it is in restoration mode ? e.g. can you access websetup at moment when powerled is flashing (e.g. the powerled flashes also when you shutdown the wl-hdd inproperly)

[hugo]

I'm quite sure now the firmware restoration mode is tricky to get to.

I'm positive I had a one point the firmware mode set on the wl-hdd. The power led was blinking as soon as I plugged the power cord.

After flashing the 1.1.2.6, I cannot go back to this mode. I tried to keep the button pressed before unplugging and after, to press it once the power cord is removed and wait, but everytime now it goes to normal boot cycle.

It scares me to think I don't have a reliable way to go to emergency update mode. It probably depends on the way it is shut down as I could get into the right mode after unplugging the power cord without waiting for a full shutdown (and no, it wasn't the blink from the bad file system check because I could start the firmware utility and get it to see the wl hdd)

i'll try to go on my tests.

back to the firmware topic:

I'm now quite sure it would be easy to get oleg firmware working on the wl hdd, using some instmod with the ide folder included in the root fs

Is it something hard to try (even if we have to do the insmod manually afterward?)

[Antiloop]

I'm quite sure now the firmware restoration mode is tricky to get to.

I'm positive I had a one point the firmware mode set on the wl-hdd. The power led was blinking as soon as I plugged the power cord.

After flashing the 1.1.2.6, I cannot go back to this mode. I tried to keep the button pressed before unplugging and after, to press it once the power cord is removed and wait, but everytime now it goes to normal boot cycle.

It scares me to think I don't have a reliable way to go to emergency update mode. It probably depends on the way it is shut down as I could get into the right mode after unplugging the power cord without waiting for a full shutdown (and no, it wasn't the blink from the bad file system check because I could start the firmware utility and get it to see the wl hdd)

i'll try to go on my tests.

back to the firmware topic:

I'm now quite sure it would be easy to get oleg firmware working on the wl hdd, using some instmod with the ide folder included in the root fs

Is it something hard to try (even if we have to do the insmod manually afterward?)

you must be doing something wrong..
firmware restore is not tricky it's even better than flashing via websetup

it is just like this

power OFF
be sure there is an cable at the ethernet port (how else would you flash the firmware ?)
press and HOLD the button
insert the power cord
wait until the PWR led is going to flash (no other ligth may light up)
then release the button

and you are able to flash via the tool at your windows pc

firmwares do not alter your pmon, if your pmon is defective your device would not boot up at all