Upgrading Iomega ix2-200 to Cloud Edition

[Recep Baltaş]

You can put links. No problem For the media server issue, I am not that much a linux guy and I won't be able to handle it correctly. You can ask your question here: General NAS-Central Forums • View forum - StorCenter ix2-200

Or you can ask for IOmega to update the componenet via here: Iomega - Official Fan Site | Facebook

[axukar]

hi recep baltas,

i found the solution is very simple you must acessing the twonky media server like this...http:ip ix2-200:50599 or :9000 and them twonky media settings->media receivers->and you find your ip tv and put it as a samsung tv you will find it on the list.

thanks a lot for all the help you give me

cheers,

[caco]

Guys,
Is there someone who can send me a partition image of the system partition of ix2-200?
If so, please, contact me on:

pedro@guedes.tk

Thanks,

Caco

[axukar]

i have the cloud edition.....

[courghan]

Hello, I tried reinstalling the OS (ix2-200 that was previously converted to cloud edition and on 3.2.3 fw) as i had problems with torrents after trying to install transmission.
Now, after having wiped the drives with EASEUS as advised, the unit won't flash anymore from usb. After about 5 minutes, as already described in other posts, the unit red light blinks briefly and then power cycles. I tried 3 different usb sticks, no luck, wiped the disks completely with 1 pass.
Do I need to do anything to initialize the drives before trying flashing again? Do I need to decompress the .tgz file manually?

Thanks!!

[Recep Baltaş]

You need to clean the USB drive and use only here provided tar file

[dornkaat]

hello .. use the firmware updater software provided by iomega --- serach for link --- and create a folderstructure as described in this thread , of course you must copy the firmware of the cloud edition in the same folder as the script should be placed !

copy this script (see downwards) in an unix editor and save it as preimage.sh in folder on your usb-stick ---> \ecmtools\ix2-200d_images\preimage.sh



--------------------- here the script ---- copy in unix editor ans save as --- preimage.sh ---------- --------------------

# /bin/sh
# This script is used to upgrade the drive firmware version
# if the drive firmware is < CC37 then this script needs to upgrade that drive
# Also the hdparm needs to be 9.28 fo this to work
##

echo "!!!!!!This script upgrades the seagate drive firmware"

HDPARM=/usb_drive/emctools/seagate/hdparm916/hdparm
FWPATH=/usb_drive/emctools/seagate
UPGRADED=0

find_firmware()
{
MODEL=$1
if [ "$MODEL" == "ST3500412AS" ]
then
NEW_FIRMWARE="$FWPATH/500-cc37.bin"
elif [ "$MODEL" == "ST31000520AS" ]
then
NEW_FIRMWARE="$FWPATH/1tb-cc38.bin"
elif [ "$MODEL" == "ST32000542AS" ] 
then
NEW_FIRMWARE="$FWPATH/2tb-cc38.bin"
else
return 1
fi
return 0
}

update_firmware()
{
dev=/dev/$1
MODEL=`$HDPARM -I $dev | grep Model | awk '{print $3}'`
echo "Model is $MODEL"
FIRMWARE_REV=`$HDPARM -I $dev | grep Firmware | awk '{print $3}'`
echo "Firmware revision is $FIRMWARE_REV"

find_firmware $MODEL
if [ "$?" == "0" ]
then 
rev=`echo $FIRMWARE_REV | awk '{print substr($0, 3, 2)}'`
if ( [ "$MODEL" == "ST3500412AS" ] && [ "$rev" -lt "37" ] ) || ( [ "$MODEL" != "ST3500412AS" ] && [ "$rev" -lt "38" ] )
then
echo "The drive firmware needs to be updated to $NEW_FIRMWARE"
count=1
while [ "$count" -lt "5" ];
do
echo "pass $count"
$HDPARM --yes-i-know-what-i-am-doing --please-destroy-my-drive --fwdownload $NEW_FIRMWARE $dev
cmd_ret=$?
if [ "$cmd_ret" -lt "6" ]
then
UPGRADED=1
break
fi
let count++
done
else
echo "Firmware does not need an upgrade"
fi
else 
echo "The Model $MODEL is not supported"
return 1
fi
}




#MAX_DRIVES=12
#drive_letters=(a b c d e f g h i j k l)
for i in a b c d e f g h i j k l;
do
drive=sd$i
if [ -f /sys/block/$drive/removable ]
then
isDrive=`cat /sys/block/$drive/removable`
if [ "$isDrive" == "0" ]
then
echo "$drive is a hard drive"
update_firmware $drive
else
echo "$drive is not a hard drive"
fi
else
echo "$drive doesnot exists"
fi
done

if [ $UPGRADED == "1" ]
then
echo "Need to reboot after a firmware upgrade"
exit 1
else
exit 0
fi

[Avram Woroch]

Hello, I tried reinstalling the OS (ix2-200 that was previously converted to cloud edition and on 3.2.3 fw) as i had problems with torrents after trying to install transmission.
Now, after having wiped the drives with EASEUS as advised, the unit won't flash anymore from usb. After about 5 minutes, as already described in other posts, the unit red light blinks briefly and then power cycles. I tried 3 different usb sticks, no luck, wiped the disks completely with 1 pass.
Do I need to do anything to initialize the drives before trying flashing again? Do I need to decompress the .tgz file manually?

Thanks!!

I'm in pretty much the same situation. I have a USB drive that definitely blinked as expected (4-6 after about 60 seconds, then 2 more after 10 more, then a lot for a while), and then shutdown as expected. But after I powered it back up, I've never been able to get anywhere. I can tell from my DHCP server that it's asking for an IP, but the front LED is just blinking rapid white. I've tried reflashing it, but I never get the continuous flashing on the thumb drive again. I've tried re-pulling the drives and putting them in a dock and wiping the partitions again, but no luck. I must be missing something?

[KAR]

Hi All,

Trying to recover my ix2-200 Cloud edition, But using 2 320 GB disks instead. It keep blinking, no files are even extracted at my USB.
Is it allowed to use 320 GB disks?

Thx,
KAR

[Burak Alkan]

I dont't think that there is a limitation. But the disks must be exactly same brand and model. Also try other USB drives as some might not work...