write permission

write permission

pippooo 1209827753|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

hello to everyone,

I'm a newbie and first of all sorry if my english is not good
I bought some y ago a mybookworld edition 500gb ethernet interface

until last week i didnt have any problem, it worked great whole days and i storage a lot of file

one day it decided to not work more …
i dont know how but i could repair it and now it works again; it had some problem with the power

anyway now it works and i can read all file (the most important things for me) … but i cannot write anything

i read all post on this forum to try to fix it by myself but i think i need help

i tryed to:
- reset all impostation with the reset button on the disk
- to delete all user and create a new one
- to create a new folder with all read/write permission to try to use it like the old one (to storage files)

also i tryed some command over TERMINAL but i dont understand really much these command; i couldnt open the /shares/internal
i have an macbook with mac os X

could anyone help me please? maybe writting me step by step what i have to do

thank you
pippooo

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pippooo 1209971310|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

can anyone help me please?

I have 500gb and i cannot use it

i tryed also to mount the hd with a USB interface .. but i cannot mount it in this way and so i cannot use it

is it a good idea to format the md4?

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pippooo 1209971469|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

sorry i forgot:

i tryed to instal ssh but there is no way!!!

all time the firmware is not available or "i have to try in another time" cos the firmware installation is not possible

i have the last firmware for the web intarface!

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Zium 1210010806|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

What do you mean by : i tryed also to mount the hd with a USB interface
How have you tried ?

Fo what i understand, your mbwe isn't moded at all, right ? (i mean no changes made by you except using the WD Web setup)

Do you have ssh access or telnet or … ?

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pippooo 1210023290|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

i disassemle the hd and i attached the hd with a sata-usb intarface
i plug it on my mac

i could see all 4 partition but i cannot mount it

i didnt made any changes

i tryed to install ssh (to try to change permission then) but when i try to install it mbwe always tells me that "it's not possible to install the new firmware now, please try later"

over telnet i dont know … i try to access with "terminal application" but i just enter on PUBLIC folder …

uff this problem make me crazy cos for some minutes i was be able to write … then no more … grr

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Pineapple 1210025626|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

You'll need to reboot the device a few time to start the SSH patch. Turn it off, restart it and try again.
USB enclosure usually don't allow access to anything except the first partition. Connect the drive directly to the Mac with SATA cable will work. The partition use EXT3 file system. Make sure your Mac can read that.

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pippooo 1210061647|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

so i tryed 5times and I had no lucky
i couldnt install the ssh

before tonight i'll try again hoping to be lucky

I have a laptop, there is another way to change permission and finaly write on my mybookwe?

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pippooo 1210150360|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

i tryed again

it' snot possible to install ssh

mybook always tells me "it's impossible to download the firmware" or "it's impossible to install the firmware, try later"
i'm beginning crazy about that!

is it not more fast to install again the sotware (from disk image)?
what can i do now?

thanks for all replys

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Zium 1210192062|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I'd try to hook it again to your computer and use a live boot cd (if it works on mac too, i don't know)

Knoppix has a good live boot cd, do you want to try this ?
I think you won't be able to write without few commands mount, but if it works you'll see everything, then we'll deal with the rest on this post.

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pippooo 1210193557|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

if this is the only way to get back my mybook it's ok

i have a intel mac so i'm be able to install windows
i'm going to read how "live boot cd" works

thank you for your help

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Zium 1210197429|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Well, you'll start a linux from the cd, with no changes ot your hard drive.
Have a look here :

http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html

I suggest download it, burn it, and try to boot with your mbwe drive hooked to your computer.
If i remember well, you'll see your files with no rights to make changes.
You'll have to unmount partition then mount them again to gain right access.

Here is a copy from another post (yes before helping to do this i asked someone else to help me to do the same !)

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first unmount any mounts did to the mybook.

then

sudo mkdir /mybookmount
sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mybookmount -t ext3 -w

you should have full access to /mybookmount
you may need to be su to access it, I can't remember
you may not need to sudo to do the mounts but just choose a mount point where your user has access.

to unmount
umount /mybookmount

depending on your system it may not be SDA, it could be SDB. (you can use sfdisk -l or partimage to see)

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Feel free to make a detailed description of how to do it, i may help someone else later.

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pippooo 1210242075|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

just one question

do I have to connect my mybook with usb or ethernet interface?

then' i'll try to do everything … hoping to be lucky this time!

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Zium 1210248137|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Try using your sata-usb interface. I hope it'll work with knoppix.
I think you've no sata in your computer, right ?

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pippooo 1210268387|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

yep
i have a laptop so i cannot plug direclty with sata …

so i'm a little bir stupid i used my terminal on macos and i got that

this is to show u that my mybook on /dev/ it's saw as disk3

i also tryed to use the disk that you suggest me but i cannot boot with that from my macbook
mmm i can find a pc windows if i need that

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humecazswo 1210452288|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I had the same problem with enabling SSH as you. You did create a user before attempting the ssh-fake-firmware-patch, right? Try ssh with username in ALL CAPS, it worked for me, dont mind the "it's impossible to install the firmware, try later" -error, it gave me the same error too..

Hope this helps..!

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pippooo 1210491893|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

hi

thank you for everyone

i tryed everything but i was not lucky

i tryed also the last help about the new user with all caps lock but now, i canno t install the firmware cos it's impossble to download it

yeah -_-

i think i'll destroy my mybook

… grrr ….

i have to find a solution … i'm burning all files to don't loose them .. then i'll try to rescue all disk

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pippooo 1210593635|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

i'm back

first of all i want to say thank you to everyone again … you were great!

then i dont understand but right now my mybok works again …
i logged as admin (the one that i use for the web interface) and now … it works

yeah!!!