Configuring western digital mybook world edition ii. Today western digital updated their my book series of external hard drives with the wd my book world edition ii, an upgrade and redesign from the. Western digital released yesterday a firmware update for the mybook world edition i and ii network drives, to version 01. I was able to map the public folder to a drive letter. What version of linux does western digital mybook world. Wd0h1nc world edition, wd20000h1nc world edition, wdh1nc0. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or. It has 32mb of ram, a gigabit port a via chip and dual sata300. Wd my book world edition usb connection july 2011 forums. Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world edition ii. I would like to access it from linux but so far have had only limited success. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital.
Couldnt understand why i could see and access files perfectly with my mac and all of our old pcs running windows xp. The wd world book ii is a network attached storage device meant for a typical home or professional user. I will be getting a replacement drive since i cannot access dashboard or even wd quick view frequently. Ssh is used to log into a remote machine and execute. This ssh hack is based on the mybooklinuxssh hack 1 not martin hinner where a a log file has been added, to help you checking if the hack have been successfull or not.
How to clean personal data completely erase to the factory defaults wd my book world edition white light in purpose of sale. When i disconnect the network cable and reconnect it, i get the notification emails. The version i have has a gb ethernet network connection. Hacking western digital mybook world edition how to install rtorrent on a mybookworld my book premium edition ii my book pro edition ii my book world edition ii. Mar 22, 2007 enter the western digital my book world edition. Windows 7 ultimate x64, my book world edition ii ethernet. This 2tb drive attaches to your network with a gigabit ethernet connection for fast data transfers. Windows 10 wd mybookworld driver issue microsoft community.
I needed to set it up to allow the backup scripts ssh access. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. When i opened the link to the hard drive in total commander, it open an explorer window, usually to the my documents folder, rarely to the mbwe. My goal is only transferring the data to another nas. Following are my notes on how to configure digital mybook world edition ii nas. Apr 16, 2010 my book world edition 1 my dad installed this on our network and i tried to access it. A look at the western digital tv live media player and my book world edition nas drive network hard drive. See how it all fits together, what comes in the box, and what the interface looks like. The fuguhub my book live edition is designed exclusively for this device and will not operate on any other my book devices such as my book world edition. Ive bought the wd caviar red to replace the current hard drive. For more information, see drive management on page 41. Once a similar search for a maxtor nas took me to a forum that indicated some people were interested, but no one had gotten perl installed on the device yet.
I have a wd my book world edition 1tb of which ethernet. I have a wd my book world edition 1tb of which ethernet connection point is not working so is there any way i can. I am looking for internet access, like the one mionet provides. How to increaseupgrade wd my book world edition white light capacity to 3tb4tb mbwe i or 6tb8tb mbwe ii. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It works fine on every wd mybook we models both i and ii, capacities from 320gb to 2tb. I suggest googling some combination of the following keywords western digital mybook telnet ssh perl slimserver to see if you come up with anything. Western digital my book world edition ii specifications pdf. My book world edition ii storage pdf manual download.
Wd mybook world edition posted on 20080106 by oliver i had just bought the wd mybook world edition a while ago, since i needed some kind of storage solution that wouldnt occupy yet another usbfirewire port and could be accessed from different machines at the same time. How to change or set my book world edition i or ii white light mac address. This ssh hack is based on the mybooklinux ssh hack 1 not martin hinner where a a log file has been added, to help you checking if the hack have been successfull or not. This video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. You must be able to connect to your public share from your computer and browse your files.
Hard drive replacement for western digital my book world. Dec, 2015 this video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume. Im planning to replace the hard drives on my wd my book world edition ii. The unit has 2 x 1tb drives and, apart from the inability to access, its lights seem to indicate that it is operating normally. Internal hard drives free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Ill have my mybook world in a few days but im not sure about this method of enabling sshd. In the links page there is a site run by martin hinner with a script page that enables ssh remotely and allows you into the shell without having to do anything complicated, however, the contents of the script have not been revealed yet so use this at your own risk i have used it and not noticed anything untoward however. My book world edition ii not responding to web browser, wd.
After looking around for a storage solution to house my growing collection of photographs, i found the western digital my book world edition ii. My book world edition that is the device i have and i want to connect it with. I wont use world book white edition ii anymore, its about 9 years old and i just had to recover world book blue ring raid1, 10 years old where the controller failed capacitor burned on print many thanks for any help. Jun 24, 2009 western digital have updated their my book world edition ii nas, boosting the dualdrive device to a total of 4tb. The device itself is the size of an external usb harddrive, the. Two models will be available 2tb and 4tb each offering either raid 0 or 1. Find answers to mybook world edition ii ip address problems from the expert community at experts exchange. Hi, i have a western digital my book world edition external storage drive. The western digital my book world edition ii has the same functions as its 1tb counterpart but offers 4tb of storage capacity and supports raid. I had the same problem setting up my husbands new dell laptop. Write the following command after login to ssh mbwe is done. Western digital my book dualdrive network storage users manual. What version of linux does western digital mybook world edition ii use hi have been having problems with my mbwe ii, getting message datavolume doesnt exist, any assistance would be appreciated.
Searching, i see that i must use the browser to access mybookliveui ssh within dashboard. This ssh hack is based on the mybooklinuxssh hack 1 not. The model i have is my book world edition 2t white light. And use the network drive mapping can recognize admin drive. Restore the software on a mybook world edition hard drive. Western digital my book external hard drive my book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Western digital service and support how to dismantle a my book pro edition ii, my book premium edition ii, or my book world edition ii to replace a hard drive. Western digital mybook world ii and mionet techspot forums. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition martin hinners. How to recover data from bricked wd my book world edition.
Hacking the wd my book word edition ii nas hardforum. It might be safer to mount one of the drives in another system. At the time of writing the sizes vary between 250gb and 2tb. My book world edition page 2 windows 7 help forums.
Dismount the case and extract the hdd i can give more info for that step connect the hdd to your pc. Western digital my book world edition ii extremetech. I disabled the file sharing software called mionet, on my computer. What are the steps to enable ssh my book live wd community. For this step im assuming the hostname for the mbweii is mybook and that you want to mount. This rather awkwardly named device is one of the more interesting home storage appliances to come along in some time, mostly because it comes. Wait 30 seconds for wd mybook world initialize and shutdown itself all 8 front led go off. I bought brand new wd caviar green hard disks and put them into my book world edition ii white light case but surprisingly it doesnt work or even start. View and download western digital my book world edition ii specifications online.
A capacity gauge on the front tells you how much space you have left on the drive. My book world edition home network storage makes it easy to centralize and back up data on all the computers in your home. Nov 07, 2010 a look at the western digital tv live media player and my book world edition nas drive network hard drive. Designed for home users, creative professionals, workgroups, and anyone looking for shared storage, wds my book world edition ii offers a surprisingly simple and secure way to access and share your data, presentations, and photos at home, in the office and anywhere in the world, even when your local computer is turned off. Wd locked down the maching quite thoroughly, but it can be opened and i did it. It does not even require physical access to the drive. You will then be able to manage your mybook as a real linux box, via a command line interface. In part 3 of our series, we use a wd my book world edition ii as an rsync target. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. Mar 26, 2007 hi, here is some info on the wd my book world edition i got recently. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices rants.
Not sure if this applies to the white light version nor the mybook live mybook live specific page where they have actually facilitated ssh login. Wd wdh1nc20000n 2tb my book world edition home network. Western digital my book world edition ii nas gets capacity. Ive got a wd my book world edition i 500gb and ive started ssh, telnet. Jul 19, 20 wd my book world edition i and ii firmware 01. Wd mybook world edition olivers devnull replacement. How to change wd my book world edition mac address. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition telenet. Book world edition ii not responding to web browser, wd discovery, ssh. Power users with a unix background will probably prefer this, as. When you continue here, your warranty will be worthless. This rather awkwardly named device is one of the more interesting home storage appliances to come along in. Western digital mybook world edition ii nas device is running linux distro internally. Ive been storing my photos on single external hard drives so far, but data loss has always been a concern with that approach.
Turn on your my book world, and access the network. How to access wd my book ii world edition, without mionet. Western digital my book world edition you and your family have a lot of media files. Sep 14, 2011 western digital released yesterday a firmware update for the mybook world edition i and ii network drives, to version 01. Few things are more upsetting than having a piece of hardware that doesnt work. But the thing is that the post has to do with local network access. Wd my book world edition usb connection by rachit20012 jun 22, 2010 10.
I recently purchased a my book world edition model. Hi, here is some info on the wd my book world edition i got recently. For this step im assuming the hostname for the mbweii is mybook and that you want to mount it as a local directory called mntmbwe2 you can of course change these as you want but be sure. Good day, i have a my book world edition ii white lights that has. This ssh hack is based on the mybook linux ssh hack 1 not martin hinner where a a log file has been added, to help you checking if the hack have been successfull or not. Although the two devices follow entirely different concepts, both the thecus n0204 and western digitals mybook world edition ii are very solid nas devices offering decent performance and a. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition the whole process doesnt require hard drive disassembly.
Lets say if i am not at the office, and need to access the wd to get what i need. Its a white book, western digital my book world device. Mybook is powered by arm9 microprocessor, it has 32mb of sdram and boots from internal hard drive. Discovery on network worked poorly, most of the time did not work.
My book world edition user manual getting started 4 getting started format and configuration my book world edition is preformatted as a linux file system. Nov 27, 2012 windows 7 ultimate x64, my book world edition ii ethernet. How to downgrade wd my book world edition white light firmware version. Western digital have updated their my book world edition ii nas, boosting the dualdrive device to a total of 4tb. Then, press power button at the back of the mybook world for 3 seconds until led at the bottom goes on until it boot up. I have a my book world edition ii white lights that has stopped responding to the web browser access. The my book world edition ii looks similar to other my book external hard drives weve seen.
The western digital my book world edition runs on a cut down version of linux and as such can be accessed via ssh. Whether the hard drive died or you hacked it and made a mistake or you just want to restore the drive, this guide should turn your expensive paperweight back into a f. Mybook world edition ii ip address problems solutions. Jun 24, 2009 today western digital updated their my book series of external hard drives with the wd my book world edition ii, an upgrade and redesign from the original world edition line. If the url is to be used in the browser, cant it be done from the browser if one knows what the ipaddr is. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition hinner. Dear manager, i used my book world edition ii white my book world edition ii has 4 drive. Searching, i see that i must use the browser to access mybookliveuissh within dashboard.
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