HACKING WD My World Hard Drive

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Install Clean HDD in (white light) My Book World Edition
Summary
• this tutorial is for white light single disc drives WDH1NCxx000E only (for WDH2NCxx000E see
footnote)1
• Build a firmware image from scratch: you need only a file of 945-Byte and a online connection to
the update server from Western Digital!!
• From an WD_MyBook_Firmware_download_V 1.00.16 extract the stuff that counts
• Connect your new disk to a Linux-PC (I'm using Windows with Vmware "Ubuntu 9.10") and copy
the stuff you extracted to the new disk
• You must only copy the scripts to your terminal (root). Nothing must be changed (except /dev/sd?)
• Take the new disk and stick it in the MyBook
• While first booting the Mybook goes to factory reset and make the XFS file system on sda4 with all
shares!
Attention:
• This way works with disk of every size and disk of every vendor.
• this script kills all data on sdb4!!
• You get a fantasy MAC address. Don't simple change the MAC address. The kernel bootcmd is
protected by a check sum (you need fw_printenv with fw_env.config to change the mac).
some hints for ubuntu users:

• I hope, do you know the root access in ubuntu: "sudo su"
• you need the package mdadm for creating software raids (go to
System/Administration/SynapticPackageManager and install madadm - the tool to administer Linux
MD arrays (software RAID))
• my new disk is the second disk: /dev/sdb -> check the disk numbers with sfdisk -l and change (if
necessary) the device names in the following scripts to /dev/sd?
I reverted to rev 14 and killed the changes of user sorinacke (see history). Two weeks ago I wrote him a
private message about his changes but he don't answered me. Please use the discuss thread at the end of this
page before you make major changes!
edit 14. Febr 2011: New offsets in part2 with firmware >= 01.01.18 !!
read in discussion feed the post from mikeywikey 13 Feb 2011
http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-207498/install-clean-hdd-in-white-light-my-book-world-edition
edit 21. Febr 2011: some hints from user mikeywikey

1. Watch your blocksize, the guide assumes 512 bytes, however some new disks
(specifically, the larger advanced format disks) will come with 1024 bytes or even GPT
style
4094 bytes (from the log I see the disk was a 1024 byte).
2. If you build your arrays under ubuntu 10.10 (possibly anything with a 2.6 kernel)
then the
md superblock can be later than 0.90 (1.x, or 0.91 in some circumstances), this depends
on
your mdadm.conf, but forcing -e 0.90 will ensure an older superblock - you would not
get this
issue under the version of unbuntu in the guide.
edit 4. July 2011: use install scripts

here you find a solution with nice scripts (for newer firmware offsets):
http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/ultra-fast-install-for-my-book-world-edition-i-and-ii-white
it's only but only WD Caviar Green, or edit factoryDefault.sh - see part for user of non WD disk further
down
part1: firmware download

edit 31. March 2010: first check with your browser the newest firmware link - the link above to wdhxnc-
01.00.16.img is down:
http://websupport.wdc.com/firmware/list.asp?type=WDH1NC&fw=01.00.02
the way below only works with firmware < 01.01.18
use this actual link with wget
# download the latest firmware - also see /proto/SxM_webui/admin/fw_chk.php

wget http://cache.websupport.wdc.com/wdhxnc-01.00.16.img -O ./fw.img
# "decode" the firmware image and remove unnecessary files

# see /proto/SxM_webui/admin/inc/wixHooks.class
dd skip=0 count=1 bs=5120 if=./fw.img of=./tmp_img1
dd skip=15 count=1 bs=5120 if=./fw.img of=./tmp_img2
cp ./fw.img ./fw_img.orig
dd seek=0 count=1 bs=5120 if=./tmp_img2 of=./fw.img
dd skip=1 seek=1 bs=5120 if=./fw_img.orig of=./fw.img
cp ./fw.img ./fw_img.orig
dd seek=15 count=1 bs=5120 if=./tmp_img1 of=./fw.img
dd skip=16 seek=16 bs=5120 if=./fw_img.orig of=./fw.img
rm ./tmp_img1
rm ./tmp_img2
rm ./fw_img.orig
# extract gzipped image .tar.gz

tar zxf ./fw.img
# check if md5sum matches

md5sum -c upgrd-pkg-1nc.wdg.md5
# unpack firmware to /fw

mkdir ./fw
SKIP=`awk '/^__ARCHIVE_FOLLOWS__/ {print NR +1; exit 0 }' ./upgrd-pkg-1nc.wdg`
tail -n+${SKIP} ./upgrd-pkg-1nc.wdg | gunzip | /bin/tar xm -C ./fw
# check md5sums
cd ./fw
md5sum -c md5sum.lst
cd ..
part2: build the boot partition
# download 945 extra Bytes with the MBR, the stage1 and the MAC-address (kernel
bootcmd)
wget http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/local--files/install-clean-hdd-in-white-light-my-
book-world-edition/mbr_mac.tar.gz
tar -xzf ./mbr_mac.tar.gz -C ./fw
#clear boot partition

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=64260
# for infos about the DISK SECTOR OFFSETS see ./fw/upgrade1.sh
# write MBR with start address of stage1

dd if=./fw/mbr of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=0
# main stage-1 image

dd if=./fw/stage1 of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=1
# main u-boot image

dd if=./fw/u-boot.wrapped of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=3
# main MAC image

dd if=./fw/mac of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=239
# main kernel image

dd if=./fw/uImage of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=300
# main upgrade rootfs

dd if=./fw/uUpgradeRootfs of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=6000
# main upgrade kernel

dd if=./fw/uImage.1 of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=6512
# backup stage-1 image

dd if=./fw/stage1 of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=10608
# backup u-boot image

dd if=./fw/u-boot.wrapped of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=10610
# backup MAC image

dd if=./fw/mac of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=10846
# backup kernel image

dd if=./fw/uImage of=/dev/sdb bs=512 seek=10862
# remove UPGRADE_FLAG
echo -ne '\x00\x00\x30' | dd of=/dev/sdb seek=255
sync
part3: build the filesystem

# if you have a disc with partitions
# now look for auto mounted raid devices and stop this raid arrays
# in ubuntu I have md_d1 / md_d0 / md_d3
cat /proc/mdstat
# and stop this raid arrays!!

mdadm --stop /dev/md_d0
# delete old superblocks

mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/sdb1
# delete all boot sectors

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb1 bs=512 count=1
#clear 4. partition (/Datavolume) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do YOU UNDERSTAND IT??

# make the raid partitions (md0 md1 md3)

# echo y for "yes" !
echo "y" | mdadm --create /dev/md0 -l 1 -n 2 /dev/sdb1 missing
# format the raid partitions

mkfs.ext3 /dev/md0
mkfs.ext3 /dev/md3
# format swap partition

mkswap /dev/md1
# mount
mkdir ./sdb1
mkdir ./sdb3
mkdir ./rootfs
mount -o rw,noatime /dev/md0 ./sdb1
mount -o rw,noatime /dev/md3 ./sdb3
mount -o loop,ro,noatime ./fw/rootfs.arm.ext2 ./rootfs
# copy rootfs-files to /sdb1

cp -a ./rootfs/* ./sdb1
# /var: copy files to /sdb3

cp -a ./rootfs/var/* ./sdb3
# it's necessary for success

echo final_tested_ok > ./sdb1/etc/mfgtest_state
echo WCAU44141904 > ./sdb1/etc/serialNumber
# set the factory_restore flag -> thats rebuild a clean (=deleted!!!) md2/sda4 after
reboot
touch ./sdb1/etc/.factory_restore
Here is a part for user of non WD disk. You must hack the factoryDefault.sh
# !!!! if you have a non WDC Disc !!!!!

# use an editor and comment out following lines 158 and 161 in
# gedit ./sdb1/proto/SxM_webui/admin/tools/factoryDefault.sh
# ...and check the result:
cat -n ./sdb1/proto/SxM_webui/admin/tools/factoryDefault.sh | head -161l | tail -5l
# 157 cat /sys/block/sda/device/model | grep WDC >/dev/null 2>&1
# 158 #if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
# 159 let WD_DISK_COUNT=WD_DISK_COUNT+1
# 160 DISK1=sda
# 161 #fi
now you are ready
# the file system is ready -> stop Raid

umount ./sdb1
umount ./sdb3
umount ./rootfs
mdadm --stop /dev/md0
# you are ready - shutdown

sync
… and if your disk size not 1TB then correct the MBR…
# if you use not the original WD 1TB disk now correct the size of sda4
# fdisk reads lines of the form <start> <size> <id> <bootable>
# When a field is absent or empty, a default value is used.
# The default value of size is as much as possible
# (until next partition or end-of-disk).
echo 4,244,fd>DSKPART
echo 248,32,fd>>DSKPART
echo 280,123,fd>>DSKPART
echo 403,,fd>>DSKPART
/sbin/sfdisk --force /dev/sdb <./DSKPART
sync
part 4: boot the new disk

while booting mybook you gets at http-access "Making filesystem ………. (%)"
Footnotes
1. For upgrading white-light dual disk drives WDH2NCxx000E http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-
311495/success-report-upgrading-mbweii-white-light-from-2tb-to-4tb#post-1011695 or Ultra Fast Install for
My Book World Edition I and II (White Light) of any disk size

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Install Clean HDD in (white light) My Book World Edition

some hints for ubuntu users:

edit 21. Febr 2011: some hints from user mikeywikey

edit 4. July 2011: use install scripts

part1: firmware download

the way below only works with firmware < 01.01.18

use this actual link with wget

# download the latest firmware - also see /proto/SxM_webui/admin/fw_chk.php

# "decode" the firmware image and remove unnecessary files

# extract gzipped image .tar.gz

# check if md5sum matches

# unpack firmware to /fw

#clear boot partition

# for infos about the DISK SECTOR OFFSETS see ./fw/upgrade1.sh

# write MBR with start address of stage1

# main stage-1 image

# main u-boot image

# main MAC image

# main kernel image

# main upgrade rootfs

# main upgrade kernel

# backup stage-1 image

# backup u-boot image

# backup MAC image

# backup kernel image

part3: build the filesystem

# and stop this raid arrays!!

# delete old superblocks

# delete all boot sectors

#clear 4. partition (/Datavolume) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do YOU UNDERSTAND IT??

# make the raid partitions (md0 md1 md3)

# format the raid partitions

# format swap partition

# copy rootfs-files to /sdb1

# /var: copy files to /sdb3

# it's necessary for success

# !!!! if you have a non WDC Disc !!!!!

now you are ready

# the file system is ready -> stop Raid

# you are ready - shutdown

part 4: boot the new disk

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