I found that the array is in a degraded state, is there any way to reset the password in terminal or do you have to mount the array to make those changes, sorry not the greatest in terminal or linux. Overall I would like to wipe the array and start fresh. Thanks again for all your help!
I'll let our binary friend answer that, as I have no clue.
As to making the boot iso itself and just wiping the array to start fresh, if that is what you're asking:
I don't know how that ubuntu ISO works.
If you're wanting to wipe the unit, you'll have to make actual boot ISO listed above.
I don't know how to wipe the drives in linux, I'd use a DBAN boot usb in that device, or pull the drives and wipe with windows. Even just a Western Digital WinDLG quick erase will do the trick.
I did this recently for a TS-WVHL unit conversion. It used different boot files, but the steps were almost the same.
I wound up using systemrescuecd to boot, and just went into the graphic enviornment:
http://www.system-rescue-cd.org/Right clicking should allow you to bring up the menu, and bring up the terminal so you can run the commands. I think I used 2 or 3 terminals, so as not to get confused.
Start here
you have to extract the firmware first. That article has a link that points to here:
https://buffalonas.miraheze.org/wiki/Extract_Boot_Files_from_Stock_FirmwareEventually, I did follow the posted steps from here:
https://buffalonas.miraheze.org/wiki/Create_Recovery_Disk_for_Intel-based_TerastationFor me, it was confusing as the main article assumes the user knows how to mount drives, and that the mounts are already made.
The instructions could use a little tweaking about the mounting stuff. I definitely got lost with that part, as my linux level is novice.
If you don't have your drives mounted, then you need to take parts of this article to get it done.
(I was getting confused between that and the Create Recovery Disk article, open them in two separate tabs and try not to confuse- which tab is which)
https://buffalonas.miraheze.org/wiki/Restoring_Stock_Firmware_without_TFTPI forget how many mounts I used, I think it was two:
one for where your your buffalo extracted boot files are at, and one for where you are going to make the iso files.
You'll want to see what devices you have, using gparted from the systemrescuecd worked for me.
or run df or lsblk to see what devices are visible to the system.
I went through 3 attempts before it would work,
first, the files would not copy in.
secondly, the system didn't write the entire thing- to where it not boot. Our binary 4200 friend is right about removing usb drives too early. The dd command gives you a prompt before the write is finished. I waited a good couple of mintues. I also used a usb drive that has an LED on it, to also confirm it was no longer being accessed.
Third time was the charm.
I don't know what else to suggest. It would be nice if we could get a google drive or some other online share going again, that had all the boot isos and TFTPs like there used to be. I don't know who maintained that- if it was a buffalo support agent, or if it was some 3rd party user like us.
