Here is a complete list of links to hacks and howto's for the Western Digital MyBook World Edition.
= Little knowledge required to do the hack.
= Some or lots of knowledge required to do the hack. (not recomended to new linux users)
= This program is also available as an optware package.
White light version update
There is a new version out with white light on the front instead of the blue rings. The configuration of this version is slightly different, so some of the hacks below might not work out-of-the-box as described below. But some will, so feel free to give it a try. Post on the forum if you encounter problems and update the wiki once you have made a hack so that other users know that it works.
Getting In
See "Enable SSH" in first-steps-with-mbwe. Old information left for reference:
- mbwe-get-in-test test your Mybook readiness to apply a ssh hack and have some debug info on applying SSH hacks…
- MyBook-linux SSH hack or MyBook-linux SSH hack with a log file (Reboot required for both)
- Martin Hiner SSH hack (Root password deleted)
- Windows Telnet (Less secure alternative to SSH)
Tips & Modifications
Note: optware is in many cases the easiest and safest way to install applications.
Most of the following hacks needs that you first configure optware.
Use your Mybook as a download server
- Download torrents using Rtorrent Note: has been reported to hang on big files during hash check. (FIX HERE)
- Download torrents using Transmission 1.42. (Recommened)
- Download torrents using W3btorrent 0.1.3
- Nzbget FeaturePak install and configure nzbget easily . ( require webserver and accessbook)
- website images :: collector: let your MyBook download tons of images / movies for you!
Use your Mybook as a print server
- Setting up a Print Server - Install and configure CUPS
Use your Mybook as a File Server
- Enabling it as a NFS server
- SCP file access, a secure and easy alternative to FTP
- Encrypted-Filesystem for the paranoid.
- PhpXplorer a free php (slow) file manager to share files with friends .
- vsftpd
- Enable webdav using lighttpd server
- display "dot-files" (like ".htaccess") within the network shares
- Add NTFS support for external USB drive (WB 2nd edition)
Use your Mybook as a Media Server
- Firefly (mt-daapd) streaming music server for iTunes and the Roku SoundBridge
- Firefly (mt-daapd-svn) same as above but using optware entirely without compiling from sources.
- MediaTomb (UPnP MediaServer)
- TwonkyMedia
- Ushare (UPnP MediaServer)
Use your Mybook as a web and communication server
- Lighthttp the webserver - Serve contents of a 'share' over HTTP
- Web server Use your Mybook as a secure web and PHP server .
- AccessBook A nice and fast portal for sharing files and photos with your friends…
- DokuWiki is a simple to use Wiki, mainly aimed at creating documentation of any kind.
- Install an IRC IRC Eggdrop
- Install a MySQL database server.
Backup with your Mybook
- Enabling rsync server for file synchronisation
- Rsnapshot-based backup solution
- Bacula - another backup solution (compiling tutorial)
- Tutorial for secure syncing two mybooks over the Internet
- Samba
- MybookClone Feature Pack Clone your Mybook to a bigger disk, backup your Mybook's system and data regularly and receive email reports of Backup status…
- RSync Backup To Amazon Web Services Use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as your on-line backup.
Manage\Monitor your Mybook
- MAC Address Change (By running a script at startup)
- How To change your MBWE-bluering MAC-address (Change the hardcoded mac-address)
- Mycheck-Temp-Mem-Monitor - Add a html Temp, Memory and cpu monitor
- gkrellmd - A cool looking system monitoring tool (support thread)
- Text editor Nano
- NCDU
- New Web Interface - Coming Soon
- Detach and manager your terminal sessions using Screen
- net-snmp - Discussion thread here.
- installing-mrtg-without-optware
- gather-information-with-mrtg
- set date and time - A method to keep date and time actual
(Re-)configure Your Mybook
- gcc Forum Thread (for firmware 2.00.15)
- Manual Firmware Upgrade for when the web-interface refuses to cooperate.
- Force Firmware Upgrade for current 02.00.18 - The easyest way of restore to las Firmware
Other Modifications
- ATA over Ethernet
- leds - play with leds
- Making a MyBook cool and quiet - Replacing HW monitoring scripts with more clever and tuned-in versions, and other hacks
- Adding sound support to the kernel - cross compiling kernel modules using gcc 4.1
- Logrotate
- msmtp e-mail setup for TLS enabled smtp servers (like Gmail)
- hamachi : virtual private network even without public IP
- openvpn : (instructions for "Blue Rings" and "White Light" versions) Connect remotely to your Mybook as if you were at home…
- More about Making MyBook cool and quiet
- [http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/adding-isofs-to-mbwe] : Adding ISOFS
Automated installation procedures
- http://www.myboxproject.net Automated installations on MyBook without advanced informatics knowledge and with zero Linux skills. The project focuses on aMule2.22 emule p2p client (FREE INSTALL), Transmission1.42 torrent p2p client (UPDATED!) (FREE INSTALL) and very user-friendly FTP SERVER one click installations.
- http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/featurepacks Automated installation of Web Server, Mybook Interface management , AccessBook for sharing files over internet and providing photo galleries and Feature Manager to install future feature packs like MybookClone…
- http://highlevelbits.free.fr : FeaturePack Manager for the WhiteLight ! : Mybook WhiteLight singleclick installations : OPTWARE,transmission, NZBGET, No-IP, system Configuration …
Other sites on mybook hacks
- http://www.mybookworldedition.co.nr Another usefull link to more tutorials and Hacks
- http://wiki.myboxproject.net Hacks tips for Linux newbies
Modifying the Hardware
- White Light Serial Port
- MBWE (blue rings) hardware
- MBWE (white light) hardware
Adding a serial link : Modifying hardware by Herve GALMICHE
Here is the dump of boot process on serial and here is if entering debug mode.
Open the MyBook World Edition and Remove the Hard drive
"How to" with Pictures Open and Remove Drive from MyBook WE.pdf
Complete reinstall
- a backup with (discuss)
- How to Revive Western Digital Mybook World Edition - Complete walkthru from attaching serial for debricking to installing Debian to internal flash
