Comments on: Landisk: How to fix a bricked LANDRIVE (alternative style)

By: Tomi

Tomi — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:01:26 +0000

I have latest model of LANServer, with build in chip S2892. I Flashed it
with NAS2891-012, but now NAS dont recongnise me any hard disk.
Where to get any Firmware for S2892 chipset?

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:46:23 +0000

@ReGun
Simply follow the guide as it is explained in the .pdf file. By inserting a piece of metal in the indicated spot you will short 2 pins. This makes pin 18 \”high\”.

Follow the rest of the guide to get things done…

By: ReGun

ReGun — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:52:11 +0000

I have ARGOSY HD363N landisk ( Storagebird lan fujitsu-siemens etc) I was destroy it in tests another firmware.
Now this landisk on the router have MAC 06:07:08:09:0A:0B and don’t get IP from DHCP router.
Have’t any IP. only “emergency mac” 06-…-0B.
Chipset R2881. How recover firmware ? How assign IP ?
My mainboard landisk have green PCB on the pdf: http://www.aroundmyroom.com/images/2006/11/landrive.pdf
best regard ReGun

By: Dr J C Bullas (aka Fatbloke)

Dr J C Bullas (aka Fatbloke) — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:23:13 +0000

Your webpage de-bricked my Lindy LAN USB 2.0 silver box!!!!! I did discover the drive was set as slave which could not have help – reflashing the firmware has enabled my Speedtouch 585 to actually see the brick on its device list! Flashing to the Lindy firmware bricked it back to default “sort of” YOUR method recovered it…. WELL DONE

Greetings from Southampton UK

By: Aldo

Aldo — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:29:10 +0000

Hi all, and compliments for the high quality of the content of this forum.
And now the question.
I have bricked my Landrive, and at this moment it responds to ping only 2-3 times a few seconds after powering on.
So i would try to revive it putting A18 “to high”, but i don’t understand how i can make it.
I suppose, i must short two pins, but i not know wich pins.
In the SUPER guide of od1sea i see a picture with a red arrow pointing to a blue marked pin of the 39VF040 component. So i understand, this pin may be shorted with another (ground ?), but i have no idea witch wich one.

Please, can someone help me ?

Many thanks in advance, and sorry for my bad english.

By: George

George — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:12:28 +0000

I have an External Landisk but an unsuccess firmware upgrade bricked my device. Only the USB connection works but the Lan connection does not. It is an STR8132 chipset based device. Have you any idea how can I repair my device?

Hereby the link, this is the LanDisk I have:
http://www.mc.co.th/atec/ns-348s.php

regards

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:58:23 +0000

Scratch that last comment, I’ve updated to version69 :D

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:58:55 +0000

Okay,

I have upgraded the device with the latest firmware 48B and it WORKS!
I haven\’t been able to upgrade the loader (error message) though. I\’m still using version 67 now.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:55:03 +0000

Incredible!

I have the exact same unit over here of which the case and PCB are shown in the pictures of this tutorial. My RDC chip even had the little round “PASS QC” sticker on it but when I removed it I found out the chip is actually a R2881 NOT a R2882! I don’t think that sticker got placed there by accident.

If I’m right, this means the R2881 chip and R2882 chip are identical. That would mean firmware updates do NOT depend on the chip being a R2882 but depend on the other components on the board, much like the writer of the tutorial explained.

Since this is a cheap NAS I’ll try and upgrade to the latest firmware version to see what happens.

By: deegy

deegy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:04:20 +0000

Did the A18 trick on the Maplin Nas a 2882 mine has a en29lv040a so it was short 8-9 on the left hand side of the chip. I flashed it via the web page

So we re all back working now thanks