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itsOver9000

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TeraStation No Init File ??
« on: February 10, 2015, 10:42:36 AM »
I am having trouble with a Buffalo TeraStation XEL, Model: TS-XE4.0TLR5

On startup of the TeraStation I get this error:
No Init File at HDD 1

I don’t care about saving any information on the hard drives in the TeraStation I just want to get it setup and working like it should.  I wasn’t the one that originally setup the TeraStation so I’m a little lost on what to do…

I’ve tried the NASNavigator program and it can’t find the TeraStation - even with the TeraStation connected to the computer through USB.
I tried a firmware updater program (TSUpdater I think it was?) and it can’t find the TeraStation.
I don’t get any ping responses from the IP the TeraStation is supposed to be getting from our DHCP server, which did work at one time.

Yesterday I tried shutting the TeraStation down, removing the drives, and rebooting the TeraStation.  Then it enters “TFTP Mode E06”.   In that mode it says it has an IP of 192.168.11.150.  I connected the TeraStation and my computer together through a standalone switch, manually set my computer’s IP to 192.168.11.1 and I still couldn’t ping the TeraStation, connect to it through NASNavigator, etc.

I tried fumbling my way through some TFTP stuff I had found online - setting up a TFTP server on my computer, connecting the TeraStation to that, etc.  If that’s what I need to do I’ll need clear, step-by-step instructions on what to do.  LOL

Any help is much appreciated.  Thank you!

souldjer777

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Re: TeraStation No Init File ??
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2019, 11:23:34 AM »
So, in my case - it was an easy fix after I had an empty Buffalo Terastation TS-RX4.0TL/R5 with no hard drives = NO DATA, NO RISK. I put in brand new 1 TB hard drives in all 4 bays, plugged in the power and network cables into my DHCP network and powered it up. And yep, it was in emergency mode when it finally completed booting up (RED LED screen). Mine is a rack mounted Terastation version - so my reset button was on the right. So all I did was hold that pinhole sized button on the right for about 5-10 seconds with a paperclip and it made some musical beeps.  Believe that meant it was rebuilding the array. Then everything was green as that reset everything to the default - wiped everything out - passwords / settings... that was my plan in the beginning anyway = start from scratch. Even the network was now picking up IP addresses from my DHCP server / router. However, couldn't do squat - couldn't access the Terastation from the https: or http: IP and the NAS Navigator 2 showed it was in "Emergency Mode" so I couldn't do anything there either. So then I shut it down and powered it backup and got the Terastation No Init File error. Easy fix imo. I needed to get this thing to boot... So I downloaded the Buffalo TS-X Series Updater Ver. 1.72 from Buffalo's website... https://www.buffalotech.com/support/downloads/terastation-iii
Downloaded tsx-v172.zip and extracted to C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\tsx-v172\TS-X_FW1.72 and within the folder TS-X_FW1.72 I made a copy of the TSUpdater.ini file first - I called the copy "TSUpdater.bak" and then I modified the TSUpdater.ini with Windows Notepad. I changed both the VersionCheck = 1 and NoFormatting = 1 to VersionCheck = 0 and NoFormatting = 0. Then I just double clicked on the TSUpdater.exe and it found my Terastation and just asked me if I wanted to wipe it out and image it. I was like - heck yeah... get this thing online and booting :)
It will take about a half hour - but when it's done it'll say "The TeraStation has been updated". Believe now I can actually use the http, https and NAS Navigator successfully... don't forget the default is "admin" and "password" - even if it's in Japanese!

The default language for Settings is English. To change the display language, click System - Settings -
Language - Modify Settings, select Display Language, and click Save.

I'm using Chrome and got the Google Translate extension so I could read this page... ouch. Right click > Translate to English

http://192.168.1.116/static/root.html

FYI - English is this ISO code:
ISO-8859-1 - Latin 1
    Western Europe and Americas: Afrikaans, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Faeroese, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.

So "Windows Client Language" for English is "ISO8859_1" from the drop down menu.
« Last Edit: October 13, 2019, 11:44:20 AM by souldjer777 »