tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post2600676988935737349..comments2024-02-17T09:06:54.032-08:00Comments on Common Man's Rants and Raves: Buffalo Linkstation - Partition not FoundWill Beldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17349665110929891661noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-33435902271097473142024-01-31T00:39:40.121-08:002024-01-31T00:39:40.121-08:00have error like this;
format failed.
update abort...have error like this;<br /><br />format failed.<br />update abortedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-36950963925775649162020-07-30T23:34:07.925-07:002020-07-30T23:34:07.925-07:00I know many years have past and you no longer have...I know many years have past and you no longer have the product but do you know or remember if this process work on a drive with data on it? Will it rebuild the partition and leave the user data intact? I have some very precious files on it and do not want to chance erasing. Unluckily for me both my NAS and Backup have crashed in a power surge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767879417168148452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-47396197239503469322020-01-06T11:20:34.404-08:002020-01-06T11:20:34.404-08:00Last @Anonymous : Unfortunately, you didn't le...Last @Anonymous : Unfortunately, you didn't leave any contact information. Not that it would matter much, if you'll see my comment from October 2015:<br /> <br /> Would love to help, but all I know is what I've listed here. I actually upgraded to a Drobo. I actually sold the Buffalo, but the buyer was unable to reset the firmware and I had to buy it back. Based on my experience I would never buy another Buffalo.Will Beldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349665110929891661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-71862067309876012502020-01-06T11:17:12.638-08:002020-01-06T11:17:12.638-08:00Would need some advice, I am receiving error below...Would need some advice, I am receiving error below.<br /><br />Format failed.<br />Update aborted.<br /><br />Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-46368181992475871072019-10-30T07:23:21.151-07:002019-10-30T07:23:21.151-07:00Anonymous / Eurii:
I ditched this device a LONG t...Anonymous / Eurii:<br /><br />I ditched this device a LONG time ago, in favor of a Drobo. I can't really answer your generic "how can I unbrick my Buffalo" question, unfortunately. What I've provided, in conjunction with the original (externally linked) post is all I have.<br /><br />While this post might be helpful to many, it probably isn't helpful to everyone. You might be among the latter group.Will Beldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349665110929891661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-41548086933362245302019-10-30T05:20:53.004-07:002019-10-30T05:20:53.004-07:00Eurii
Hello, on your first image you have name of...Eurii<br /><br />Hello, on your first image you have name of the NAS, but in my case i see only UNINSPECT-EM36, how can i unbrick my Buffalo?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-5384541283135123552019-09-10T17:07:51.751-07:002019-09-10T17:07:51.751-07:00Very grateful for this as it gave me the final bit...Very grateful for this as it gave me the final bit of the puzzle in rebuilding a second hand Linkstation 220D Thank you so much.David Haworthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-62502183842302867462018-08-24T23:45:24.015-07:002018-08-24T23:45:24.015-07:00Thank you! You saved my bricked LS-WXLB04.
I hope ...Thank you! You saved my bricked LS-WXLB04.<br />I hope this webpage stays up to help others in the future.JayMaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-73629306417921072302018-08-18T09:54:38.314-07:002018-08-18T09:54:38.314-07:00Just worked for me, thank you. LS-WXL781Just worked for me, thank you. LS-WXL781davethedysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783351745074030702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-67480255793090631922018-08-04T14:58:20.115-07:002018-08-04T14:58:20.115-07:00Worked for me on a TS5400.
It was without HDD/seri...Worked for me on a TS5400.<br />It was without HDD/serial.<br />This blog saved the unit going to the trash, so thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-20330008614684892992018-04-01T10:07:07.730-07:002018-04-01T10:07:07.730-07:00ok thanks, ok thanks, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312631526246569933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-7889095437101129632018-04-01T10:05:10.058-07:002018-04-01T10:05:10.058-07:00Couldn't tell you. Glad it helped you.
I got...Couldn't tell you. Glad it helped you.<br /><br />I got rid of the Buffalo years ago, now. I replaced with an expensive Drobo 5N, but I no longer have issues. None.<br /><br />Sometimes you truly get what you pay for. I went the less expensive route with the Buffalo, and it caused me nothing but issues. I highly suggest getting a real NAS. It will save you hours of time.<br />Will Beldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349665110929891661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-75056451201823565492018-04-01T09:54:27.640-07:002018-04-01T09:54:27.640-07:00omg thanks so much, i just have 1 question in the ...omg thanks so much, i just have 1 question in the future if i add another drive to this would i have to do the same process? i only have 3 out of my 4 slots filled right now, with 3TB drives total. so if i added a 4th what would happen? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312631526246569933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-83152676412068072542017-11-20T16:25:10.872-08:002017-11-20T16:25:10.872-08:00You are awesome. I did waste so many hours trying ...You are awesome. I did waste so many hours trying to find posts on the internet about TFTP, Linux boot, Partition Manager, etc etc. First part of your article I am able to format the drives and update the firmware. Thanks a lot for this post. This post should be sent to Buffalo support team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-18584140771412922352017-06-08T17:13:33.857-07:002017-06-08T17:13:33.857-07:00I have 3 Buffalo NAS, 2 are the LS421 and 1 is the...I have 3 Buffalo NAS, 2 are the LS421 and 1 is the LS441. One of the LS421 bricked out. I followed your procedure after turning off the firewall. It works!<br />Thank you so much for postingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705404942331607020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-75991184477757168752017-01-29T10:23:19.124-08:002017-01-29T10:23:19.124-08:00Gracias, me ha ayudado en la instalación de mi Ter...Gracias, me ha ayudado en la instalación de mi TeraStation TS-WXL/R1. La compre usada y me vino sin información y sin el SW para usarla, en la WEB de Buffalo, no se menciona,(O no lo he leído), editar el archivo INI para entrar en modo Debug.<br />Una vez hecha la edición del fichero INI, funciona perfectamente y he podido poner en marcha, con dos HDU de 500Gb, mi TeraStation.<br />Jose Bernat<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-69657909730464841462017-01-18T18:34:29.421-08:002017-01-18T18:34:29.421-08:00Thank you very much I was able to unbrick my ls-wv...Thank you very much I was able to unbrick my ls-wv/leAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673677195021898318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-46138137116756142522016-07-29T04:50:19.110-07:002016-07-29T04:50:19.110-07:00Just wanted to pass on my thanks for this. I was h...Just wanted to pass on my thanks for this. I was having issues with my Terastation TS-WXL which was showing a hard drive error (E30) and a hard drive that was missing the ini file. I used this post to get the unit back up and running and then upgraded one of the hard drives. I've made sure to bookmark this page.<br /><br />Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-26146023002419973322016-07-07T16:38:03.578-07:002016-07-07T16:38:03.578-07:00This process worked perfectly on a TS-RIXL (iSCSI ...This process worked perfectly on a TS-RIXL (iSCSI model) as well. Replaced 4x2TB drives with 4x6TB drives and performed the debug mode restore and its up and running. I also only had to do one pass with TSUpdater v1.66. Unchecked all the "update" options and checked the three necessary "config" options and the updater did everything in one run. Took about 20 minutes total and the NAS restarted 2 or 3 times but it seems to be working well and sees all 24TB.<br /><br />Awesome! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-59440435141552020112016-05-11T13:03:04.922-07:002016-05-11T13:03:04.922-07:00Recently acquired an empty Terastation TS-RX8.0TL/...Recently acquired an empty Terastation TS-RX8.0TL/R5 four-slot rackmount NAS. <br /><br />Not knowing if the TS was in working condition, I purchased *two* WD Red 2TB figuring to minimize cost if the TS was DOA. Installed the drives in bays 1 and 2, then followed your instructions with TSUpdater. Got an "unable to format" message from the TSUpdater. <br /><br />Had a couple of small capacity SATA drives leftover from previous system upgrades, so I installed those in bays 3 and 4, and reran the update process. With drives in all four bays the format and subsequent update was successful. <br /><br />Probably obvious to your more tech-mined readers, but I thought I'd mention that there has to be a drive in all the drive bays before the Buffalo Firmware Updater will create the necessary partitions.<br /><br />Went ahead and ordered two more 2TB Red drives, and was able to replace the small capacity drives in bays 3 and 4 without issue. The TS-RX8.0TL/R5 is now up and running with four 2TB drives.<br /><br />Thanks *very much* for your very helpful blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-71750399539237566092016-04-25T03:31:51.437-07:002016-04-25T03:31:51.437-07:00Thanks for the guide.
This works for a LS441DE.Thanks for the guide.<br /><br />This works for a LS441DE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-48617009932173334302016-03-28T07:07:52.251-07:002016-03-28T07:07:52.251-07:00I had given up fixing my LS-WVL/E. Even purshased...I had given up fixing my LS-WVL/E. Even purshased a new NAS (a Synology by the way). THen I decided to make one more effort to fix the Buffalo and ran across this article using Google. It WORKED. NAS is back up an running. Now all I have to do is figure out how to replace the Chinese menu with English. Thanks very much.<br /><br />Don KrellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-51536662172895239252016-03-20T07:23:28.281-07:002016-03-20T07:23:28.281-07:00Whew! Thanks! I was about ready to pitch my LS-VL ...Whew! Thanks! I was about ready to pitch my LS-VL into the trash. I really don't understand why this has to be so...arcane. Finally got it to work after turning off my antivirus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02408351506799256084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-45882718679339213932016-03-09T03:57:40.774-08:002016-03-09T03:57:40.774-08:00Thank you for this ... was up against a deadline a...Thank you for this ... was up against a deadline and nowhere to go ... !<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14797282.post-13801979394301868662016-02-12T07:36:14.080-08:002016-02-12T07:36:14.080-08:00Worked perfect on a TS-WRX2. Thanks.Worked perfect on a TS-WRX2. Thanks.Jason Brainerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732791571706564768noreply@blogger.com