Buffalo Linkstation Install Optware Stock
It worked for a Terastation TS5400R moving from the stock WD Green 2TB to WD Red Pro 4TB disks. The menu paths were slightly different, but easy to figure out. I also did not have to do the firmware in steps 1 and 8 because I was already on the latest. I went back to the latest Buffalo firmware this morning with no problem at all. As before stated ddwrt on this model is still very experimental and has problems installing optware packages, which is the one reason I changed the firmware in the firstplace, so I'll keep it stock for the meantime and keep an eye out for future releases. If you use a Linux machine you could install mdadm and mount the Raid. In any case you should know what it was and obviously the larges partitions are the data. All others you don't need. Ipkg with stock buffalo firmware: the even easier way to install squeezecenter on buffalo linkstation pro (ls-gl) or linkstation live (hs-dhgl & ls-chl) models with arm processor currently, the ipkg process described in this thread installs squeezecenter 7.3.3. From NAS-Central Buffalo - The Linkstation Wiki. Optware & IPKG Install Guide. Once you have root access, you can start to install packages using. From what I gather, almost all kirkwood devices of this nature run very similar software (assuming it's stock, and not switched to Debian or Arch etc). First thing to do is install Optware - it lets you install many prepackaged apps - including useful tools such as nano which I find much easier than the vi editor. The Optware package system now runs on a large number of systems, not just the NSLU2. Below is a summary of the supported platforms. Buffalo Linkstation Live/Pro, Linkstation Mini, Terastation Pro II Maxtor Shared Storage II. User Manual LinkStation Pro Shared Network Storage www.buffalotech.com v1.6. Shortcut for LinkStation and Buffalo NAS Navigator.
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Buffalo Nas Linkstation Software
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I HAVE NOW CREATED A NEW SET OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS USING THE STOCK BUFFALO FIRMWARE. SEE THREAD ENTITLED 'EVEN EASIER SQUEEZECENTER INSTALL ON BUFFALO LINKSTATION PRO AND LINKSTATION LIVE' at http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62842. The instructions in this thread still work, but the version in the other thread will install Squeezecenter with many fewer steps required, and chances of bricking your unit are further reduced.
CURRENTLY, THE IPKG PROCESS INSTALLS SQUEEZECENTER 7.3.3. FUTURE AVAILABILITY OF SQUEEZCENTER 7.4 AND HIGHER VIA THIS METHOD IS UNKNOWN DUE TO TECHNICAL CHANGES MADE IN THE SQUEEZECENTER SOFTWARE THAT IMPACT ITS COMPATIBILITY WITH THE BOTH THE STOCK BUFFALO FIRMWARE AND JTYMOD FIRMWARE. The latest version of Squeezecenter available as IPKG can always be seen at http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/un..cross/Packages. (Search that page for 'squeezecenter'.)
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IPKG and JTYMOD: THE EASY WAY TO INSTALL SQUEEZECENTER ON BUFFALO LINKSTATION PRO (LS-GL) OR LINKSTATION LIVE (HS-DHGL & LS-CHL) MODELS WITH ARM PROCESSOR
This set of instructions is based on numerous threads such as http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52466 started by forum member bzhou and other SlimDevices forum threads, http://buffalo.nas-central.org/forum..t=4075&p=39162, http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index..(for_end-users), and various other web pages. I haven’t created anything new here. I’ve just put together all the pieces in one place to make a straightforward step-by-step instruction set for users who don’t know any Linux. It is essentially a “For Dummies” guide to installing Squeezecenter on a LinkStation Pro or LinkStation Live.
This installation process has been tested from a Windows Vista 64-bit PC to both a LinkStation Pro (LS-GL series) and LinkStation Live (HS-DHGL series). The process should be the same from any PC running Windows XP or Vista. If you’re running a Mac, somebody else will need to come up with directions. If you’re running Linux and know what you’re doing, you shouldn’t need these “For Dummies” instructions.
I have tested this installation process to both a LinkStation Pro LS-GL series and LinkStation Live HS-DHGL series which use an ARM processor. I have NOT tested this process on any other LinkStation models, although other users have now confirmed that the new LinkStation Live LS-CHL also uses an ARM processor, and Squeezecenter can be installed on it the same way.
These instructions will probably NOT work with a LinkStation EZ or LinkStation Mini, which have much different hardware architectures. You could very well brick your unit if you try, rendering it a useless doorstop. You have been warned.
What are IPKG and JTYMOD?
IPKG (Itsy Package Management System) is a quick and easy way to get Squeezecenter installed on a Buffalo LinkStation Pro or LinkStation Live. (See http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/Ipkg for more info on IPKG.)
JTYMOD is a hacked version of standard LinkStation firmware that retains Buffalo’s graphical web interface for controlling the LinkStation. IPKG can be used without JTYMOD, but JTYMOD simplifies the installation of IPKG. (More info on JTYMOD is at http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index..abled_firmware.)
For the average Joe or Jane user, IPKG and JTYMOD form the simplest method to get Squeezecenter installed on a LinkStation Pro or LinkStation Live with minimal entry of coded commands. Linux power users will likely prefer the complete control of a full FreeLink installation (such as via the process documented in this thread by forum member farallon http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46005 ), freeing the LinkStation from the walled-garden of Buffalo firmware. But if all you want to do is just run Squeezecenter on the LinkStation, IPKG is a revelation for its comparative simplicity. And IPKG allows for easy updating to new versions of Squeezecenter with only a few coded commands. The only minor hitch is that before you can upgrade to a new version of Squeezecenter someone has to make the IPKG package for it.
With JTYMOD (or the stock Buffalo firmware), after Squeezecenter is installed, the LinkStation graphical web interface permits you to control many settings of the LinkStation without further use of Telnet or SSH and Linux code commands. And you can configure shared folders without using Samba, which I find particularly appealing. If you don't even know what Samba is, then IPKG with JTYMOD is the way for you. You don't even have to know what Linux is.
Why use JTYMOD?
Why should you install JTYMOD firmware if IPKG Squeezecenter can be installed with the stock Buffalo firmware? Telnet access is not built into the stock Buffalo firmware, but it is built into JTYMOD. More significantly, the Linux “wget” command, which is necessary to install IPKG, is missing from the stock Buffalo firmware. What I found most useful about JTYMOD, and the main reason to use it, is that it includes the “wget” command, simplifying the IPKG installation process. Telnet access and the missing “wget” command can be added to the stock Buffalo firmware by using Java and Linux commands, and doing so is fairly simple for people who know Linux. But for the average Joe or Jane PC computer user who doesn’t know anything about Linux, installing JTYMOD firmware is easier than getting “wget” into the stock Buffalo firmware. Someone more experienced than I am with Linux could probably write instructions similar to these for the stock firmware, but attempting that process myself, I ran into a variety of problems that I couldn’t figure out how to get around. But then, I barely know anything about Linux. The entirety of my Linux experience has been derived from loading Squeezecenter (and/or the older Slimserver) on Buffalo LinkStations. If you want to try your hand at adding “wget” to the stock Buffalo firmware instead of loading JTYMOD, see “SOLUTIONS for missing WGET” at http://buffalo.nas-central.org/forum..hp?f=19&t=4075. If you don’t already know how to do what is described there, just avoid the issue by using JTYMOD as described here.
General instructions for installing JTYMOD firmware are available through links at http://buffalo.nas-central.org/index..abled_firmware, although the instructions below here step you through the process.
***WARNING***
BEFORE UPDATING THE FIRMWARE FOR YOUR LINKSTATION, BE SURE TO HAVE ALL YOUR FILES BACKED UP ELSEWHERE.
***WARNING***
EXECUTING ANY HACKING INSTRUCTIONS SUCH AS THESE COULD RENDER YOUR LINKSTATION INOPERABLE IF DONE IMPROPERLY.
***DISABLE FIREWALL***
BEFORE PROCEEDING, TEMPORARILY TURN OFF WINDOWS FIREWALL UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE SQUEEZECENTER INSTALLATION. The Firewall may interfere with the firmware update. You can access the Windows Firewall setting in Control Panel->Security.
These instructions assume that you are starting with a fresh (empty) LinkStation. If you already have many files stored on your LinkStation, you should back them up elsewhere and reformat the LinkStation disk drive before proceeding. (In the web browser interface, reformat the drive through Disk Management->Disk Format. If you don't know how to do that, consult your LinkStation documentation for specific instructions on reformatting the disk drive.)
Now, on to the installation, contained in the following series of posts.