To compile the linux kernel for the goflex home, you must first have an arm cross compiler installed. With the device on and online, ssh in to the goflex home. This was partially verified later by a grep of the uboot sources supplied in gpl release by seagate. May 20, 2017 can i switch off smbv1 with seagate goflex home. Discus and support can i switch off smbv1 with seagate goflex home.
Last year i bought a secondhand seagate goflex 2tb to use as a second home nas. Go to the bottom just above the line which says exit 0. Due to a still high interest in this post i added usb device partitioning and other small things. After using my seagate dockstar more than one year, a friend moved into town and wanted something similiar for home uses now as the pogoplugs are too pricy and old dockstars are pretty rare in europe and even then around 60 used. I dont think theres an officially supported way to get into the linux its running. This information might be under attached devices in your router page, which often times is a very similar process.
I understand that it comes with arch linux installed but wondered if it would take freebsd, instead. How to connect a goflex home network drive to your raspberry pi. Here is a list of some best free and open source nas operating system available on the internet. While quite comfortable with svn and happy with the previous svn server installation on the seagate goflex home nas, id like to take things a bit further and try out a git server. Hacking seagate freeagent goflex net as nas with debian. Hope the information helps, if you have any further queries, feel free to post.
Goflex home nas access server not disk there used to be seagate support site that had information to access the server on these devices. I recently gave ubuntu a shot to see how it compares with windows for android development i might post something about it later, and for windows i used a local visualsvn server a no brainer svn server package, very easy to install and maintain. After logging out, i am no longer able to log in at all. Write down your product id which is found on the bottom of your drive. After i try to write to the disk with updates, i start to have failures and the inability to use basic commands and eventually the os stops responding and gets stuck on io errors. I understand windows 10 is not seeing your goflex home nas on your network. Hi, i have recently got a netgear stora and tonight ive followed the minidlna update guide on the openstora wiki to update to 1. Wirelessready multipc and mac computer backup and file sharing the goflex home network storage system includes software to automatically and continuously back up all the files and folders on up to 3 pc and mac computers in the home.
However, the webbased gui is dreadful and there are a few security problems described here. Aug 09, 20 turning a nas into a halfway decent media server a while back, i bought a seagate freeagent goflex home network attached storage nas device essentially a hard drive with a network port that does not need to be connected to a computer. You can build your own nas server for your home theater by using an old or new serverpc hardware. P it seemed that although the goflex home has usbide enabled in uboot, the arcnumber variable is not. May 27, 2018 thank you for contacting seagate support. Ssh access to my seagate goflex the approachable geek. Turning a nas into a halfway decent media server a while back, i bought a seagate freeagent goflex home network attached storage nas device essentially a hard drive with a network port that does not need to be connected to a computer. How to fix nas drive not visible on network windows 10. It is very convenient to have torrent client running on nas so that we need not have laptop powered on the whole night to do larger downloads. I experimented with a usb stick plugged into the goflex to see what i could use a usb stick for, not much. I have acronis configured such that incremental backups of all my computers are copied to the nas six days a week and a full backup image is generated every sunday. Torrent downloads on seagate goflex home nas jaks lab.
Lets see how to fix nas drive not visible on network windows 10 or network discovery issue in windows 10. Goflex home is a consumer network attached storage nas hard drive for the home. For additional information about using the goflex home after 123118, please see our support article here. I recently bought a 2 terabyte goflex home network drive to run as a media. Setup could not be easier but i recommend configuring via the devices web interface, as opposed to installing the software that comes with the seagate goflex home. At this point, i was quite reluctant to modify goflex homes nandflash with new ubootkernelinitrd, and seriously rethought if i should. Goflex home network storage system seagate support us.
Seagate stam2000100 2tb goflex home network storage system. Feroceon 88fr1 562511 revision 1 armv5te, cr00053977 0. Setting up and using the seagate goflex home storage. Seagate goflex home nas installing a package manager. The pins to use are the ones covered up by the tips of the arrows, i. The good the goflex home network storage system is a good performing, simple nas server that is compatible with seagates goflex desk external hard drives. Once that is all complete, im able to boot the goflex home and gain root access no problem.
If you dont like to type lot of commands take a look at this post. As far as the seagate dashboardmemeo instant backup software is concerned, the software is really not going to be of any benefit to you. Apr 26, 2018 lets see how to fix nas drive not visible on network windows 10 or network discovery issue in windows 10. Dear dennis, i own a seagate 4 bay nas network attached storage and i forgot my admin password. Install a package manager with example midnight commander if you want to add software to your goflex home then the easiest way to do that is with a package manager, which is a software installer that takes care of the housekeeping tasks of adding new programs. Turning a nas into a halfway decent media server security for. Installing freebsd on seagate goflex home nas the freebsd. Click the compatibility tab, tick the box next to run this program in compatibility mode for and select windows.
Seagate freeagent goflex home building kernel beyondlogic. I purchased the 2tb model at costco a year ago and have been running acronis backups to it for the past eight months. Heres a way to gain root access and perform drive maintenance on the drive. I have an old goflex home 1tb that has been working great for the last 8 years suddenly this weekend it decided not be recognized anymore, i have done everything i can come up reading forums here and following instructions from seagate and still no drive, i did a hard reset for longer than 10 secs and now the user name and password are not working. Write down your product id which is found on the bottom.
Setting up and using the seagate goflex home storage system goflex home is a consumer network attached storage nas hard drive for the home. Torrent downloads on seagate goflex home nas update seagate goflex home nas has torrent client called transmission inbuilt but not enabled by default. When you click the disk icon in linux you simply use the goflex user id and password generated for the account when registering the product. This post is an update to my earlier post mentioned above. Install archlinuxarm on the seagate goflex home philipps. Hi community, i have a frustrating issue in that i have a goflex home personal nas that. Luckily it is fairly easy to replace seagates software written by pogoplug with a. Please see our goflex home remote access shutdown article for more details. Will these instructions be the same for the stora to allow me to update to 1.
A safer way to hack goflex home linux device hacking. Easy to set up and use, it allows the access, sharing, streaming, and backup of files and media for computers, network tvs, media players and game consoles connected to the home wireless network. But if you dont spend hundred of bucks on a nas, its also ok. Ive tried resetting my password from the nas web control panel, which then takes me to the. Seagate goflex home disk maintenance david vielmetter.
Oct 25, 2012 setup could not be easier but i recommend configuring via the devices web interface, as opposed to installing the software that comes with the seagate goflex home. If needed, perform a full reset by holding the reset button for at least 10 seconds. Oct, 2014 while quite comfortable with svn and happy with the previous svn server installation on the seagate goflex home nas, id like to take things a bit further and try out a git server. If you want to mount more than one of the goflex folders, public, private and backup, you need to have a separate command in the. How to get debian on a seagate goflex net device morschis blog. Please see our goflex home remote access shutdown article for more details after december 31st, 2018. I was unable to follow the directions for setting the ethernet mac address to the value on the sticker on the bottom of the device. Seagate freeagent goflex home drive not detected with. Turning a nas into a halfway decent media server security.
It also enables you to wirelessly share a usb printer with every pc and mac in your home and access your files. The goflex home is a device based on the marvell sheeva plug computer platform, and is the successor to the dockstar and sister device to the goflex net. I followed the arch linux installation instructions for the seagate goflex home. When you click the disk icon in linux you simply use the goflex user id and password generated for. Seagate goflex home server firmware update issues solved. Aug 12, 2010 the good the goflex home network storage system is a good performing, simple nas server that is compatible with seagates goflex desk external hard drives. On the hardware side, nothing much has changed there. Aug 06, 2014 anyone know if its possible to install freebsd on a seagate goflex home nas device. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. At this point, i was quite reluctant to modify goflex home s nandflash with new ubootkernelinitrd, and seriously rethought if i should. Seagate goflex home nas installing a package manager dan dar3.
Anyone know if its possible to install freebsd on a seagate goflex home nas device. I have given three solutions in this video to fix this problem. Goflex home gaining root access and performing drive. Seagate freeagent goflex home drive not detected with recent.
Seagate goflex net nas server 0 gb sign in to comment. For unix machines like mac os and linux you can use the inbuilt terminal. Recently i went to update the firmware which can be found in the web interface of the device. Arch linux arm view topic goflex home abandond by seagate. There is a simple method of gaining root access on the goflex home. Fortunately, underneath the lessthanstellar seagate software is a fully functional linux. Download the drive from the manufactures website, right click on the setup file and select properties. Setting up and using the seagate goflex home storage system.
Ive been generally happy with my seagate goflex home nas device. Effective december 31st, 2018, remote access, including the premium service, will no longer be available. Following on from the discussion below in the ransomware thread, ive been trying to turn off smb1 in windows given its been highlighted as an security risk but still retain access to my seagate goflex home, which is an old nas device. How to connect a goflex home network drive to your.
How to connect a goflex home network drive to your raspberry. It has since been on accessing the server on seagate goflex home nas devices. They are other posts on how to open a goflex drive if the need exists. Follow the onscreen instructions for the installation.
Unlike the goflex net, the goflex home comes with a single sata connection used by either a 1, 2, or 3 tb hard drive that comes with the device. With only the drive you intend to install arch linux arm to plugged in all data will be erased, switch on the power. Useful tips and howto advice for the seagate freeagent goflex home nas. Some of the things looking forward to are local commits while away or when the nas is sleeping, and pushing those changes at a later stage when connected. Dashboard and memeo software for goflex home updated for windows 8. How to get debian on a seagate goflex net device morschi. Use seagate dockstar or goflex net as nas on lan without. After using my seagate dockstar more than one year, a friend moved into town and wanted something similiar for home uses now as the pogoplugs are too pricy and old dockstars are pretty rare in europe and even then around 60 used i ran into the seagate goflex net. Feb 28, 2015 the seagate goflex home is a nas for consumers. Its got an itunes server build in and all that sort of stuff, its a handy bit of kit. Once i clicked update, the device found an update but would not download the update. Seagate has terminated their seagate share service which is not a problem as it was old and probably had some security holes.