LS420D0202 - NEW DRIVES -FIRMWARE /SOFTWARE INSTALL

[nn]

Hello ALL,

I recently did a complete format of my two drives after detecting some drive failure issues. I connecte dthe two drives to a windows pc and did a comple partition delete and format.

I now realise that the system firmware / software was on the drive itself and I have no way to get my linkstation to work.
After I installed back the drives, The power on LED blinks 7 times and repeates itself. Nas navigator cannot see the LS, and I have no way to use it or do any thing to the system

How can I get it working again.

Thanks

[Kane88]

Is it an LS220D or LS220DE?  Look at the back of your unit and you will see one or the other for the model number

The 220DE should go into EM mode for you to update the firmware by itself.

The LS220D needs TFTP files to boot the device.  If you have the 220D You need to contact buffalo support and get the TFTP files.

I think you have the LS220D from what you describe.


What TFTP does, is it boots your unit into EM emergency mode, to where you can reload the firmware using the updater.

Here are my old TFTP notes, if you can get the files, you use the latest firmware and should be able to reload the firmware by holding the function button for 30 seconds.


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PC 1 - main workstation pc
PC 2 - second pc - media center, laptop, test box, whatever

disable windows firewall on both PCs during the update process

All PCs and NAS - on local network/switch

PC 2 - 192.168.11.1 / 255.255.255.0 - firewall disabled, run tftp app - as admin
PC 1 - DHCP, local network
NAS - powered off, plugged into switch on the same network

Verify all items are connected to LAN, nothing should be directly connected to the NAS

tftp app running on PC2
turn on NAS, red error lights blink - hold reset for 30 secs, it will boot
verify 2 sets of blocks are sent from tftp on PC2
unit grabs a dhcp address after it boots

after a few mins, use nasnavi on PC1, find nas
run firmware update, right click, check all boxes on right side
start update

(you should not have this problem with LS220D- older than that will have problems)
then, older models have problems rebooting nas during update
it freaks out, needing the tftp blocks again...

shut the nas unit off.
close out tftp on PC2, reopen it.
keep PC2 on the 192.168.11.1 address
turn unit back on, hold the reset for 30 secs again...
verify 2 sets of blocks are sent from PC2 again...

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unit should start flashing orange, 2 long - 5 short - indicating firmware is updating.
It may lose connection to the firmware update app for whatever reason.  You can close and reopen it if so.