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Sunday, 06 = September 2009=20 11:49 teinturman =

The Mybook Rescue Tool is an easy solution to restore a bricked = Mybook=20 to it's original configuration, without loosing the data.

This feature is only available to = donators.

Disclaimer :=20 I have tested several times my tool , but i do not want to be = responsible=20 or injuried if you loose your data using it. Use at your own risks. = Please, do=20 not use any of the tools provided in this site if your Mybook is = critical for=20 your job, life , security of other people etc...What is Mybook = Rescue=20 Tool ?

If you have been playing around too much by installing Linux = hacks from=20 several sites and now your Mybook does not boot anymore, then you will = probably=20 be happy to use this tool.

Mybook Rescue Tool is only working on=20 WhiteLight, SINGLE DRIVE Mybooks of any sizes. ( If you have a = double Drive=20 Mybook, do not use this procedure.) .

How does it work ?

The main prerequisite is to plug the Hard Drive to your Windows = Computer=20 using one of the following methods :

- Plug via the internal SATA connection

- Plug via an external=20 SATA / USB adapter (20=E2=82=AC) .

The rescue Tool will :

- Provide a simple user interface to make it = easy (and=20 safe) to perform this operation. ( The interface will detect the = Mybook=20 Harddrives, display information to allow you to be check that it is = the=20 correct hard drive that is selected, and will launch the correct = commands=20 lines, using the windows "dd" utility)

- Copy a new Mybook Image on the System Partitions of = your=20 Mybook . ( all Hacks , configurations and created users that = have been=20 made will be deleted. All the Mybook Configuration need to be redone = after the=20 rescue Procedure.)

- The rescue tool does not touch the Data Partition = ( Any=20 Data that is on the 4th PArtition remains untouched. )

- Restore the original MAcAddress that your original = Mybook=20 had.

Procedure is the following :

1) Remove the Hard drive from your Mybook . You can follow the = provided=20 procedure :

http://www.highlevelbits.fr/index= .php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3Darticle&id=3D97&lang=3Den

2) Plug the SATA hard drive on your Windows Computer :

- USing a SATA/USB adapter ( 20=E2=82=AC)

- Using your Computer internal SATA connectivity ( = require to=20 open your windows Computer...)

3) Download the Rescue Tool from the Donator's Space

Download the MybookRescue.rar file (100mb) , then unrar on your = windows=20 disk : when unrared , it will take 3,5 GB.

Please, ensure that you have the necessary disk space on = your Windows=20 Computer, before you start downloading...

4) unrar the Mybook Rescue Tool within a Folder that do not contain = any=20 spaces. I recommend C:\MybookRescue :

then double click on the MybookRescue.vbs file. If a warning is = displayed,=20 please accept to run it.

5) a Welcome message is displayed :

Click NEXT

6) Select the Mybook's Hard Drive

Normally, only drives with 4 partitions are displayed, in most=20 situation , you should have only one choice possible : Your = Mybook's Hard=20 Drive.

Click Next ( you can click safely, as another confirmation = message will=20 appear after )

7) Double- Check and confirm the Hard drive :

This step is the very last step before performing the action. Please = double=20 check carefully :

Read the selected partitions names and associated size in the = displayed=20 Window, and Double check that the sizes matches in the textarea below. ( = see=20 screen shot)

If they do not match, then Click CANCEL, and search for a different = solution=20 for rescueing your Mybook.

If all Sizes are matching, then, you can click Next.

As soon as you click Next, the Image copy starts to your Mybook 's = Drive=20 :

This should take 1 hour.

At the end of the copy, a message is displayed " Images have been=20 applied".

8) Now you can plug back your Hard Drive to your Mybook and boot on = it.

You will be asked the same questions as the very first time that you = used=20 your Mybook ( Accept eula, timezone, DHCP or Static configuration) I do = not=20 describe this here, as you have already done it once...

9) Activate SSH ,(launch the Western Digital interface ( user=3Dadmin = /=20 password=3Dadmin) , go to SYSTEM / Advanced , and click Enable = SSH)

10) if you had previously some customized shares, you will need to = recreate=20 all of them , with the exact same name. to retrieve the list of shares = that you=20 had previously created , connect via PUTTY and launch the following=20 command :

ls /DataVolume

Note all names , except Download, Public, _torrent_, jewab.

for each of the other folder names, you need to recreate = the=20 shares using the Western Digital interface.

=3D=3D> on the Western Digital interface, go to the Storage / = Shared Folders=20 configuration

And create new shares with the exact same names ( Case sensitive) as = they=20 were previously.

11) now , you should have your Public and other shares back wit their = data.... ( :-) )

=3D=3D> I recommend that your next step is to install the Feature = Pack Manager=20 , and May be configure the MybookClone FeaturePack, to have a daily = backup of=20 your Mybook...

Mybook Rescue is only available to = donators,
Download the=20 tool here :
http://www.highl= evelbits.fr/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3Dcategory&id=3D5= 0&Itemid=3D71&lang=3Den

The=20 Mybook Rescue Tool has not been sufficient to rescue/unbrick your=20 Mybook or you want to format a brand new disk as a = Mybook=20 Disk ?
if the rescue failed, then you need to reformat = completely=20 your Mybook using the MybookFormat tool :
I recommend the following=20 procedure :
1) Buy a brand new disk with more or equal disk space = than your=20 existingMybook (buy Western Digital Caviar green hard = drive.)
2) Apply=20 the Mybook Format tool + Mybook Rescue tool to this brand new disk = to=20 format the new drive with Mybook System.
3) Plug the old drive to = your blank=20 new system via usb
4) Copy your old data to your blank new system ( i = can=20 send you the command line to do this by email.)
5) Use your old disk = as a=20 backup disk, using MybookClone, so that you will never need again Mybook = Rescue=20 tool :-).

Please, note that the Mybook Format tool = (re-)prepare a=20 hard disk as a mybook disk ( with correct partitions ) : = this tool=20 DEFINITELY DELETE ALL THE DATA THAT WAS ON THE=20 MYBOOK.

Last Updated on = Monday, 24=20 May 2010 22:15

Comments (78)

[Volume Status] Data Volume = 'DataVolume'=20 doesn't exist!

78 = Friday, 04=20 March 2016 12:36

John L = Loudermilk=20 Jr

Receiving the above message in regard to = the WD=20 Blue 2Tb drive installed, model number WD20EZRZ. Any fix or workaround = for this=20 issue?

Thank you.

Disk 3 TB and DataVolume only = 750 Gb =20

77 = Thursday, 06=20 August 2015 14:49

Alexey = Vinogradov=20

Hi again,
So, I did and nas works = well. But, I=20 install 3 TB WD disk, but DataVilume only 750 Gb. What is wrong?

WD Green Desltop Hard Drive 3 TB = =20

76 = Thursday, 06=20 August 2015 10:15

Alexey = Vinogradov=20

I did all according to the tutorial. But = WD not=20 started, only one light flashing. Where the problem?

MyBookRescue Failure

75 = Saturday, 07=20 February 2015 01:12

Walter=20 Harvey

I get the same script error [listed = below] usb and=20 internal sata connection. I am assuming the drive is shot and the data=20 unrecoverable???

Line: 51
Char: 1
Error: Unable to open = registry=20 key "HKCU\SOFTWARE\HTA-UI\HDD" for reading.
Code: 80070002 =
Source:=20 WshShell.RegRead

Mybook live rescue tool. =

74 = Monday, 19=20 August 2013 18:08

guest1

Hi,
I noticed earlier discussions = about a new=20 rescue tool for Mybook live!
is that tool out yet?
thank you=20

teinturman :
no, sorry,; i finally do not provide rescue = tools for=20 Mybook live...

MY BOOK LIVE DUO 4TB, BOTH DISKS = WAS=20 REMOVED

73 = Friday, 26 July=20 2013 16:25

guest1

Hi All, Thanks in advance for helping me, = I'm=20 really desperate. I have a 4tb My book Live Duo, and I format both discs = for=20 stupid reasons outside the unit, now when the unit is on the light is = yellow and=20 I can not locate it.
Is there any way to recover the system, I have = no data=20 on the disks.

Thanks

Gianni

no luck

72 = Thursday, 27=20 June 2013 23:44

Richard=20 Sevilla

i ran the rescue tool and it did what is = billed as,=20 but i believe the network controller is bad on my board only one light = is on on=20 activity light is working; all i need is to see my data and copy it to = my pc i=20 have connected via the internal sata controller it sees the drive but = reports=20 unrecognized partition healthy

i have repeated the process a = couple of=20 times but the drive can not be found with the WD discovery tool it is = not a=20 surprise since the network card seems to be the problem any ideas on how = to=20 retrieve the data on the drive i have a new 3 tb WD live book that i = could just=20 copy the stuff over to if i could only see it i also have Ubuntu ready = to go if=20 needed

teinturman :
Hello,
you could try the "UFS=20 explorer" tool , another user reported that it worked for him, =20
Regards,

[Volume Status] Data Volume = "DataVolume"=20 doesn't exist!"

71 = Thursday, 27=20 December 2012 20:54

Jos = Jeurissen=20

hi teinturman:,

I try to install = a new 2TB=20 disk in my Mybook.
I formatted the disk, using you vbs script and = restored=20 the part ions with our rescue vbs script.

When I reconnect the = disk in=20 the my book, it start automatically and shuts itself down after about 1 = a 2 min.=20
Then I press the power button, the leds are light up. After a while = all leds=20 are flashing.

When I login to the web qui, I see an error. =
[Volume=20 Status] Data Volume "DataVolume" doesn't exist!"

I think the = datavolume=20 isn't formatted.

I did formatted and rescue several time, but = still the=20 same problem.

How can I solve the problem?

Regards =

Jos=20

teinturman :

Several points :
1) if the mybook = contineu=20 shut down after 1 or 2 minutes, it means that you have used a non = Western=20 digital disk.( if you are in this situation , i will send you the = procedure to=20 solve that. )
if the mybook did this one time opnly, then it is = normal.=20

2) the Datavolume does not exist error can occur, ( is still = need to=20 understand in which situation this occurs) .
please, send a contact = message=20 to me, so that we solve this issue together online, via a teamviewer = session.=20
Regards,

no work

70 = Sunday, 14=20 October 2012 11:51

samuel=20 blanquez

no work in my book live DUO !!!! =

teinturman=20 :
??? i do not provide any rescue tool for the Mybook Live = devices...

Bricking after data recovery = (pt 2) =20

69 = Saturday, 11=20 August 2012 00:52

Aidan=20 Karley

Hi again,
Gutted the malfunctioning = MBWE and=20 mounted the disk into a USB enclosure. Ubuntu recognises it as a = degraded 2.0GB=20 RAID array with 4 components. Which is a neat trick on a 1.0TB hard = drive. So=20 ... I guess that the recovery tool did something naughty (or possibly = the Win7=20 subsystems on the machine I did the recovery on. [Rude words]
The = disk=20 utility gives me various information ... but I can't copy'n'paste it = here.=20
From Dmesg ....
[347381.900110] usb 1-1: new high speed USB = device=20 number 4 using ehci_hcd
[347382.041781] scsi18 : usb-storage 1-1:1.0 =
[347383.082337] scsi 18:0:0:0: Direct-Access Samsung STORY = Station =20 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS
[347383.093096] sd 18:0:0:0: Attached scsi = generic sg2=20 type 0
[347383.095242] sd 18:0:0:0: [sdb] 1953525168 512-byte = logical=20 blocks: (1.00 TB/931 GiB)
[347383.097196] sd 18:0:0:0: [sdb] Write = Protect=20 is off
[347383.097202] sd 18:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 28 00 00 00=20
[347383.097940] sd 18:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present=20
[347383.097945] sd 18:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write = through=20
[347383.100572] sd 18:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present=20
[347383.100578] sd 18:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write = through=20
[347383.126596] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4
[347383.129443] sd = 18:0:0:0:=20 [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[347383.129450] sd 18:0:0:0: = [sdb]=20 Assuming drive cache: write through
[347383.129456] sd 18:0:0:0: = [sdb]=20 Attached SCSI disk
(That's the disk caddy identified and connected.) =
[347384.383662] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!=20
[347384.383666] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!=20
[347384.383744] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!=20
[347384.383747] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!=20
[347384.383796] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!=20
[347384.383798] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!=20
[347384.383840] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!=20
[347384.383842] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!=20
[347384.384468] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!=20
[347384.384471] mdadm: sending ioctl 1261 to a partition!
(those = sound=20 ominous. And I've plainly forgotten what I learned last year about mdadm = etc.)=20

[347384.428718] md: bind
[347384.492717] bio: create slab = at 1=20
[347384.492838] md/raid1:md127: active with 1 out of 2 mirrors=20
[347384.492870] md127: detected capacity change from 0 to 1011613696 =
[347384.504609] md127: unknown partition table
[347384.505085] = md: bind=20
[347384.511921] md/raid1:md126: active with 1 out of 2 mirrors=20
[347384.511945] md126: detected capacity change from 0 to 263127040=20
[347384.518593] md: bind
[347384.526708] md/raid1:md125: active = with 1=20 out of 2 mirrors
[347384.526734] md125: detected capacity change = from 0 to=20 996887346176
[347384.583332] md: bind
[347384.590590] md126: = unknown=20 partition table
[347384.594471] md/raid1:md124: active with 1 out of = 2=20 mirrors
[347384.594499] md124: detected capacity change from 0 to = 2006843392=20
[347384.665326] md125: unknown partition table
[347384.673212] = md124:=20 unknown partition table
(don't recognise this stuff from the past!)=20

[347415.933190] EXT3-fs: barriers not enabled =
[347415.933754]=20 kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
[347415.933795] = EXT3-fs=20 (md127): warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended=20
[347415.941050] EXT3-fs (md127): using internal journal =
[347415.941061]=20 EXT3-fs (md127): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode =
[347417.956827]=20 EXT3-fs: barriers not enabled
[347417.957549] kjournald starting. = Commit=20 interval 5 seconds
[347417.957574] EXT3-fs (md124): warning: = checktime=20 reached, running e2fsck is recommended
[347417.965570] EXT3-fs = (md124):=20 using internal journal
[347417.965581] EXT3-fs (md124): mounted = filesystem=20 with ordered data mode
[347419.989541] SGI XFS with ACLs, security=20 attributes, realtime, large block/inode numbers, no debug enabled=20
[347419.994761] SGI XFS Quota Management subsystem =
[347420.021767] XFS=20 (md125): Mounting Filesystem
[347420.174485] XFS (md125): Ending = clean mount=20
(so ... two partitions of the array are EXT3, and the main one is = XFS. And I=20 guess that the unmentioned md126 partition is for the second drive in a = 2-disc=20 MBWE?)

[347422.228119] CIFS VFS: Error connecting to socket. = Aborting=20 operation
[347422.228129] CIFS VFS: Error connecting to socket. = Aborting=20 operation
[347422.240169] CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = =3D -113=20
[347422.244221] CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code =3D -113 =
(I=20 don't know where these came from.)

So ... I mounted the 997GB = partition,=20 despite the array being degraded.
Re-checked dmesg ; nothing added.=20
Looks like all my data is there, but with the RAID arrays degraded = ... that=20 would probably explain why the MBWE isn't booting.
So .... what to = do now?=20 Read, think and sleep, in about that order.

Bricking after data recovery =

68 = Friday, 10=20 August 2012 00:15

Aidan=20 Karley

Sorry - double-post : connection is not = terribly=20 reliable this week.

Bricking after data recovery =

67 = Friday, 10=20 August 2012 00:08

Aidan=20 Karley

Hi Teinturman,
I have a broken (I = think) MBWE.=20
A few days ago, the wife deleted some files (30-thousand of them!) = from the=20 MBWE. The backup was several weeks old, so I took the box apart, mounted = the=20 drive on a Windows box with a well-known XFS recovery tool, found the = deleted=20 files, moved them to another machine, and re-built the MBWE.
It = won't boot. =20
One segment of the LED bar is lit ; the network connected green = light beside=20 the network cable is lit (the hub thinks that physical link is up too) ; = the=20 machine doesn't respond to the power button or the reset button.
The = machine=20 was configured for static IP addressing ; it's not where it should be, = and it's=20 not picking up an address from the DHCP server either.

I am = guessing=20 that the recovery tool has left the file system in an incoherent state, = which is=20 rather disappointing as this is the only XFS recovery tool I've heard of = which=20 has good results.
Am I likely to be able to un-brick the = machine?

Bricking after data recovery =

66 = Friday, 10=20 August 2012 00:04

Aidan=20 Karley

Hi Teinturman,
I have a broken (I = think) MBWE.=20
A few days ago, the wife deleted some files (30-thousand of them!) = from the=20 MBWE. The backup was several weeks old, so I took the box apart, mounted = the=20 drive on a Windows box with a well-known XFS recovery tool, found the = deleted=20 files, moved them to another machine, and re-built the MBWE.
It = won't boot. =20
One segment of the LED bar is lit ; the network connected green = light beside=20 the network cable is lit (the hub thinks that physical link is up too) ; = the=20 machine doesn't respond to the power button or the reset button.
I = am=20 guessing that the recovery tool has left the file system in an = incoherent state,=20 which is rather disappointing as this is the only XFS recovery tool I've = heard=20 of which has good results.
Am I likely to be able to un-brick the=20 machine?

The partitions names and = associated sizes=20 don't match - continued

65 = Saturday, 14=20 July 2012 06:07

Rick=20 Mason

After reading through all the comments = and as I=20 have two white light NAS's I plugged the dodgy one into the good one's = USB port,=20 however the admin console recognises that a drive is connected however = it does=20 show in windows. Below is an extract from the good NAS's logs. =

Any=20 ideas?

07/14 15:58:57 NASMoviesBackup daemon.info = wixEvent[3456]: USB=20 Status - USB device inserted.
07/14 15:58:51 NASMoviesBackup = user.notice=20 [4950]: Setup usb-storage for USB product 152d/2329/100
07/14 = 15:58:51 =20 NASMoviesBackup user.notice [4933]: ... no modules for USB JMicron USB = to=20 ATA/ATAPI bridge
07/14 15:58:38 NASMoviesBackup user.notice = [5404]: disk=20 at=20 /devices/platform/oxnas-ehci.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/host2/target2:0:0/2:0:0:0=

The partitions names and = associated sizes=20 don't match

64 = Saturday, 14=20 July 2012 05:47

Rick=20 Mason

The partitions names and associated sizes = don't=20 match Please please tell me a work around. I don't want to lose my = data. I=20 have listed the output from your script below.

Cheers=20

\\?\Device\CdRom0
size is 2147483647 bytes=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk0\Partition0
link to = \\?\Device\Harddisk0\DR0
=20 Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 200049647616 = bytes=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
link to = \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume1=20
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 1572864000 = bytes=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk0\Partition2
link to = \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume2=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk0\Partition3
link to = \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume3=20
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 5674893312 = bytes=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition0
link to = \\?\Device\Harddisk1\DR1
=20 Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 2000398934016 = bytes=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition1
link to = \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume4=20
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 2006974464 = bytes=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition2
link to = \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume5=20
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 263159808 = bytes=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition3
link to = \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume6=20
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 1011712000 = bytes=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition4
link to = \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume7=20
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is = 1997081543168 bytes=20

Virtual input devices
/dev/zero (null data)
= /dev/random=20 (pseudo-random data)
- (standard input)

Virtual = output=20 devices
- (standard output)

teinturman : =
if the=20 partition size do not match, then you cannot "rescue" the disk in place, = =20
you need to purchase a new disk, use the MybookFormat tool to put = the system=20 on it,
then you can boot with the new disk, and copy the old datat = to the=20 new disk via the usb port.

Regards,

Will it restore webgui for = MyBook White=20 Light newest .14 firmware version?

63 = Tuesday, 19=20 June 2012 00:49

Gustavo

Suddenly I have lost my admin webgui = access on my=20 white light. i have the log-in screen to log-in into the webadmin = network=20 storage manager page but whatever i did (reset button at the back,=20 unplug->power up + reset for 40 sec) did not help. All other users = did not=20 work as well.

-admin/admin, admin/123456 did not work.

I = have=20 samba access to white light (admin/admin), SSH console connection =

do you=20 know any solution for reset the admin via console before I try this = rescue=20 procedure? Will it work with the newest firmware release .14? I did a = firmware=20 upgrade via console trying to resolve this issue it did not work I'm = still on=20 the same situation.

PS: I saw somewhere in the past Teinturman = solution=20 to reset admin pass from the console=E2=80=A6 Teinturman? :)

My Book Destination Disk =

62 = Friday, 08 June=20 2012 11:32

Jean = Pierre=20 Cuypers

This is what i get after Step 6=20

\\?\Device\CdRom0
size is 2147483647 bytes=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk0\Partition0
link to = \\?\Device\Harddisk0\DR0
=20 Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 320072933376 = bytes=20

It looks like the program detects my Computers devices ??? =

Any=20 solutions ?

I got different hdd at MBWE =

61 = Wednesday, 30=20 May 2012 04:42

KHALID AL = ALI

Hi teinturman

Your tool is = definately=20 awesome as it's easy but i got a small problem. I have changed the disk = in my=20 MBWE for a WD RE4 WD2003FYYS. Disk was working perfectly, not too hot = and=20 somehow i have a more trust in Enterprise series and i keep really = important=20 data for me on these drives. Then three days ago something pushed me to = make a=20 firmware update and although that entire process went well after the = device=20 reboot exactly the same situation like other guys describe here. Bottom = let=20 flashing constantly and complitely no access to device - i can't even = turn it=20 off different way then unplug the cable.
Is bought your tool but i = had to=20 stop because the partition size was different at all four partitions. =
Is=20 there any chance to use your tool still to my drive ? I will highly = appreciate=20 your help on that as i see that you definately know what you are talking = about.=20
I have also MBWE II with two exactly the same drives in side and i = was=20 thinking what will happen if i will change the MBWE II for a two single = drive=20 and then i will replace the drive B for the bricked one. Would it = rebuild the=20 system only and keep the data or it will destroy all the data too ? =
When i=20 bought the first black hdd i putted it directly to the slot B in MBWE II = and=20 after just few minutes it was ready, i installed it in MBWE I and all = was=20 working great untill i decided to make the damn upgrade.

From = the other=20 side i am wondering why such company like WD is releasing upgrade = sofrware which=20 is bricking user's device ??? I always had a trust in WD HDD but this = really=20 pissed me off as i keep there really important files which i didn't = copied yet=20 to my second disk.

See what you can do. I am complitelyl green = in Linux=20 but although i have tried to access the disk (carefully in real only = mode) with=20 many programs and Ubuntu LIVE CD but the data partition in all these = programs=20 always stays unreadable and each program ask forst to formatt it ?=20

Please try to help if you can.

Best regards =
James

Won't detect my drive... =

60 = Wednesday, 23=20 May 2012 17:01

John=20 Pullen

I can view the WDC ATA drive attached to = my=20 computer in my system settings - so I know it's seeing it... =

But when=20 I run the Rescue tool, I get...

"No Mybook Hard Drive = detected...=20 Please, plug your Bricked Mybook Harddrive via an USB adapter , then = Click=20 Next."

when i click next i get a Windows Script Host message:=20

Script C:\MybookRescue\MybookRescue.vbs
Line: 51
Char: 1 =
Error: Unable to open registry key "HKCU\SOFTWARE\HTA-UI\HDD" for = reading.=20
Code: 80070002
Source: WshShell.RegRead

Any = ideas?

Firmware Upgrade Failure After = Rescue =20

59 = Saturday, 19=20 May 2012 14:22

Timothy=20 Armaly

OK, I tried your suggestion two different = ways. =20 First, I did a rescue and then applied the firmware and left it = overnight. No=20 change by morning. One light on and a reboot approximately every three = minutes.=20 So the next thing I did was a factory reset, and then tried the = firmware=20 upgrade. The same thing happened and there was no change after about = four=20 hours. The other odd thing is that I have to do an automatic update. = The=20 manual update will not work. Any other suggestions?

Is there = any way to=20 'encode' the latest firmware into the rescue process?

Thanks for = the=20 help. Tim

Firmware Upgrade

58 = Friday, 18 May=20 2012 13:31

guest1

I do hear disc activity so maybe that is = possible. =20 I do notice that the drive is VERY warm when I take it out and doesn't = seem to=20 be spinning down even though power saving has been checked. I will give = it a=20 try over the weekend. I will do the firware upgrade and then let it sit = for a=20 couple of days.

Still no love with upgrading =

57 = Friday, 18 May=20 2012 01:46

Timothy=20 Armaly

OK, so after I backed up all of my data, = I tried=20 doing the upgrade to the latest firmware again. Unfortunately, the same = thing=20 happened. It did the update, and after reboot only one light comes on = at the=20 bottom which shuts off and comes back on every couple minutes. I can't = even do=20 a hard reset with a paperclip from the back. It's just dead. One of = the main=20 reasons that I want to do a firmware update is because with the = 'recovered'=20 version, the Mybook drops my NIC connection randomly. If there any way = to get a=20 Mybookrecover with a newer version of the firmware?

My thanks. = At lease=20 it works most of the time. However, if there is a way that I can = somehow get=20 the firmware on here, that would be great. Oh, and as an added piece of = info, I=20 did try to do a manual update, but I after I hit the submit botton, = nothing=20 happens.

teinturman :
Hi , this is very strange,
one = other=20 possibility is that after the firmware upgrade, the disk starts a disk = check ,=20 which can take a very very long time ...
maybe you could wait 24h = after the=20 firmware upgrade ( and letting the mybook with its single led ) = ...

Will try upgrade again after = backup =20

56 = Monday, 14 May=20 2012 14:48

Timothy=20 Armaly

The NAS, with the new 2 TB drive upgrade, = is=20 working perfectly. I may give the firmware upgrade another try, but I = am in the=20 process of backing up all my data first. I have been taking a lot of = risks with=20 the information so before I go any further I want to be sure that I have = a good=20 copy of everything. Once that is done, I will try again. The Mybook is = working=20 very well with the firmware version that comes with the rescue program = you wrote=20 so I am not complaining. There is very little that will change with the = newest=20 firmware update.

Another Happy Customer =

55 = Saturday, 12=20 May 2012 05:30

Timothy=20 Armaly

I spent hours...litterally....downloading = various=20 versions of Ubunto, trying all kinds of tricks. The scripts wouldn't = work, the=20 commands wouldn't work. Finally, I decided to donate 10 bucks. Figured = the=20 worst that would happen is that I would lose a couple cups of coffee. =

15=20 minutes....that's all...and I had my My Book back! Brillinat. My = thanks for=20 the hard work that paid off for me.

I do have one question. = After I=20 reepaired the My Book, and tried to apply the latest firmware. It = actually=20 bricked the thing again. Any ideas?

teinturman :
hi, = thanks for=20 your nice feedback,
first of all, could you retry the process? /=20 MybookRescue then upgrade firmware ?

you might have missed = some=20 luck...be sure not to shut down the mybook during firmware upgrade... =
also,=20 reboot the mybook after the mybook rescue, to ensure that everything is = in a=20 stable situation before you perform the firmware upgrade...=20

Regards,

Tried a WD7500AAKS

54 = Monday, 23=20 April 2012 05:11

Eric=20 Merkel

I'm rescuing a White Light 1G with a = replacement WD=20 750 AAKS drive. The format and rescue tool ran fine, but the box won't = run. I=20 figured its the wrong type of drive in some way.

The Worldbook = turns on,=20 the disk spins, seeks a bit, LED is on, then after 45 secs it powers = off. No=20 joy. I don't have any green drives around to try.

Are there any = tweaks=20 for a 750AAKS ?

Stage 7 - Sizes not matching =

53 = Thursday, 22=20 March 2012 18:29

Marc=20 Hudson-Gal

Partition Sizes do not match up exactly.=20

\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition1
link to = \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume6=20
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 2006974464 = bytes =20 \\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition1 = (Size should=20 be 2006968320 bytes)
\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition2
link to=20 \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume7
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D = 512
=20 size is 263159808 bytes =20 \\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition2 (Size should be 263208960 bytes)=20
\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition3
link to = \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume8=20
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D 512
size is 1011712000 = bytes =20 \\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition3 = (Size should=20 be 1011709440 bytes)
\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition4
link to=20 \\?\Device\HarddiskVolume9
Fixed hard disk media. Block size =3D = 512
=20 size is 1997081543168 bytes

Will this be an issue or can I go = ahead and=20 rescue my white light book world?

teinturman :
Do not = continue if=20 file size is different ! even if there is only 1 bit different, you = must not=20 continue...
unfortunately, in this case, what i usually recommend is = to=20 purchase another Western digital Caviar green disk (

Raid 1

52 = Sunday, 26=20 February 2012 13:22

guest1

Hi,
Does it work on 2 drives in = raid1 mode ?=20

teinturman :
The 2 drive mybookFormat tool only work with = Blue Ring=20 version.

I do not have an image for the double drive Whitelight=20 version.

Twonky upgrade

51 = Sunday, 05=20 February 2012 01:55

guest1

Ended up fixing my Twonky by deleting the = .ini file=20 with these commands;

cd /DataVolume/jewab
rm = twonkymedia-server.ini=20
sh /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver restart

So my my media server = is up=20 and running again :)

The only problem is that I tried to clone = the drive=20 using your tool so that I could just reset the drive but your clone tool = to=20 restore the data still doesnt work I even tried your suggestions; =

"the=20 Restore menu does work, but depending on internet explorer settings, the = link=20 can be inoperant.
in this case, you simply need to connect the = drive to the=20 restore folder via \\ipaddress\restoreShare
where restoreshare is = the=20 shared folder which is displayed in the restore menu... "

That = didnt=20 work either.. Just feeling a little annoyed that I paid money for = something that=20 doesnt work :(

teinturman :
Hi,
sorry, i do not fully=20 understand the situation.

1) you have restored your drive with = the=20 Mybook Rescue tool. and this has worked
2) you have then upgraded to = the=20 latest firmware
3) you had an issue with twonky which has been = resolved.=20
4) Now , you are trying to use thte MybookClone feature pack to do a = backup=20 of your restored Mybook.

does the disk initialization did work ? = =20
what happened when you launched the backup ?
what is the status = of the=20 backup ?

can you see the percentage of the backup that has been = successfull ?
Regards

Rescue Mybook after a restore = initial=20 configuration process?

50 = Saturday, 04=20 February 2012 14:41

guest1

As always it happends stupidly! but I did = a=20 "restore initial configuration" without saving my datas i had on Mybook! =

Is this "rescue tool" will help me in recovering my datas? =

If=20 not is there any known procedure I can use to do so

Thanks and = regards=20

teinturman :
the rescue tool will not help at all... =
and i do=20 not have any recover procedure...

My advice is to stop = immediately the=20 mybook,do not turn it on. keep it static, do not write any data to the = disk.=20
extract the disk, and search some "file recovery tool" on internet = . (=20 nearly none of them are free) ...

select one that support unix = file=20 recovery
Sorry, i never used these tools myself, so i cannot = recommend any=20 tool name...

you will probably need to plug the disk to a = computer, then=20 boot some "live rescue cd" ...

Regards,

How to update

49 = Thursday, 02=20 February 2012 07:27

guest1

Hi, First of all id like to say thanks = for an=20 awesome tool! Worked great. I was playing around with things and screwd = up my=20 drive and your tool saved it ;) Now though my Twonky media server is at = version=20 4. The problem is none of my MP4 files will play on my xbox anymore :( I = thought=20 that if I updated the firmware it would update Twonky. But now updated = to let=20 latest firmware Twonky doesnt work at all. Now Ill use the tool to go = back to=20 version 4, but how can I update it back to 5 to get full functionality = again?=20

Thanks so much,
Dan.
teinturman :
Hi,
according = to your=20 description, the real issue is that twonky is not working while you have = upgraded the firmware.
this is not normal.
have you tried to = reboot the=20 mybook ?
what happen when you try to connect to the twonky = interface ? =20
what is displayed when you launch the command :
ps -ef |grep = twonky=20
regards,

Cant detect harddrive.... =

48 = Thursday, 08=20 December 2011 20:35

Sander=20 Noordman

Hi teinturman,

My Os is Windows7 = Ultimate=20 x64.

I tried all diffrend reset types i could find;
- the = little=20 button at the back
- the big button at the back
- the reset = option in=20 the software

they resset all the paswords and user names except = the=20 twonky one!

I also contacted WD support, they couldnt help me = and told=20 me to go to Twonky.
I contacted Twonkey, they dont give support for = the=20 version installed on the MyBook!

teinturman :
I got it ! = you can=20 follow the following tuto, it will reset the twonky password ... =

cd=20 /DataVolume/jewab
cp twonkymedia-server.ini = twonkymedia-server.ini.bck=20

vi twonkymedia-server.ini

move the cursor to line 6 with = the=20 down arrow :
^@a^@c^@c^@e^@s^@s^@u^@s^@e^@r^@=3D^@a^@d^@m^@i^@n^@ =
(if you=20 do not read the "^@" characters, you could read : "accessuser=3D...." ) =
type=20 dd ( type the d character twivce)
the line should be deleted. =

move=20 with the down arrow to the line 8 =20
^@a^@c^@c^@e^@s^@s^@p^@w^@d^@=3D^@:^@:^@4^@3^@7^@3^@8^@3^@9^@3^@A^@3^= @5^@3^@6^@=20
if you do not read the "^@" characters, you could read : = "accesspwd=3D...."=20
type dd ( type the d character twivce)
the line should be = deleted.=20

if you are happy with the lines deleted , type
ESC ( = character=20 escape )
: ( character :)
wq
then type enter.

now, = you are=20 back to the prompt :

you can now launch the following command : =
sh=20 /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver restart

you can now access to = twonky=20 with no password !

Cant detect harddrive.... =

47 = Wednesday, 07=20 December 2011 17:49

Sander=20 Noordman

Hi teinturman,

The hard drive = that i use is=20 an original hard drive from a MyBook World White Light, as far as i know = it=20 hasnt been deleted. In Windows i can see my harddisk.

As far as = i know=20 its correctly plugged to my laptop.

I cant use the sata port = because i=20 use a laptop.

I can see the harddisk in windows Disk management=20 interface, but i can see just one "RAW" partition.

When i put my = MyBook=20 together it works normaly. the only problem i have is the reason why i = use your=20 tool.
I dont know what my Twonky password is and i dont know how to = reset=20 that password.

teinturman :
hmm, this is strange... =
what=20 Operating system do you use ? Windows XP ?

=3D=3D> have you = tried to=20 perform a reset via the little button at the back of the device ? the=20 MybookRescue is usually a good idea only when everything else have bneen = tried=20 ...
have you already tried : =20
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3553/~/resetting-a-wd= -my-book-world-(white-light)-to-the-default-username,-password,=20
?

I would recommend that youdo not apply the rescue until = you have=20 tried all other options...

I also think that new Whitelight = devices are=20 coming with GPT partitions, which will only be seen on windows 7 = computers... =20
can you confirm your OS ?

Cant detect harddrive.... =

46 = Tuesday, 06=20 December 2011 22:24

Sander=20 Noordman

When i use this tool i get after step 5 = this=20 message

"No Mybook Hard Drive detected... Please, plug your = Bricked=20 Mybook Harddrive via an USB adapter , then Click Next."

when i = click=20 next i get a Windows Script Host message:

Script=20 C:\MybookRescue\MybookRescue.vbs
Line: 51
Char: 1
Error: = Unable to=20 open registry key "HKCU\SOFTWARE\HTA-UI\HDD" for reading.
Code: = 80070002=20
Source: WshShell.RegRead

teinturman :
Hi,
i think = the hard=20 drive you have plugged via usb is not a Mybook Hard drive, or has been = deleted,=20 or is not correctly seen by Windows.
if it is supposed to be a = mybook=20 original hard drive :
- check that the drive is correctly plugged = to the=20 computer.
- try to use the sata port instead o fthe usb adapter =
-=20 Check if windows "see" the drive by going into the windows Disk = management=20 interface.
does the detected hard disk has 4 partitions ? =

also, what=20 mybook model is it ?
Regards,

Will this program rescue my = World Edition=20 II (2-disk version)?

45 = Sunday, 30=20 October 2011 08:19

guest1

Will this program rescue my World Edition = II=20 (2-disk version)?
Or there're some differences in firmwares between = WE and=20 WE2 units?

teinturman :
This program will be able to = REFORMAT WD=20 Mybook World bluering Double Disk.
but all data on your disk will be = lost.=20
Regards,

D=C3=A9sespoir...

44 = Thursday, 15=20 September 2011 14:45

guest1

Bonjour,

Mon MyWorldBook m'a = subitement=20 lach=C3=A9 alors je lisais des MP3 dessus. J'ai d'abords essay=C3=A9 des = reboot, reset,=20 rien =C3=A0 faire. Il reste toujours bloqu=C3=A9 au d=C3=A9marrage avec = 4 LEDS blanches=20 frontales, et dans le browser, le message "Starting System Now...." = (avec une=20 barre de progression qui varie de 2 =C3=A0 9 % en faisant de Refresh). =

J'ai=20 essay=C3=A9 le MybookRescue, la premi=C3=A8re fois, le processus de = restore =C3=A0 dur=C3=A9 + ou -=20 30 min (ce qui me paru bizarre), j'ai remont=C3=A9 le disque sur le = circuit du=20 mybookworld, il est redevenu normal pendant 30 sec (LEDs fonc des = va-et-vients)=20 puis de nouveau bloqu=C3=A9s sur 4 LEDs, mais j'entends cependant le = disque qui=20 travaille... J'ai donc refais la proc=C3=A9dure une 2eme fois, = dur=C3=A9e, 1h10=20 (mieux...), et ensuite, j'en suis toujours au m=C3=AAme stade, il reste = bloqu=C3=A9 au=20 d=C3=A9marrage...

Sachant que je suis quasi s=C3=BBr que mes = donn=C3=A9es n'ont rien,=20 c'est seulement le syst=C3=A8me WD qui m'emp=C3=A8che d'y acc=C3=A9der, = et que TOUTES mes=20 donn=C3=A9es sont sur ce disque vu qu'il s'agissait du back-up (et que = le premier =C3=A0=20 crach=C3=A9 =C3=A9galement... la chance, quoi...), que puis-je faire = pour tent=C3=A9 de=20 r=C3=A9cup=C3=A9rer celles-ci, et les transf=C3=A9rer sur un autre = disque?

Merci, vous=20 =C3=AAtes mon dernier espoir... ;-)

William
teinturman : =
Bonjour,=20 parfois , le Mybook effectue un check des disques, dans ces cas l=C3=A0, = il ne boote=20 pas completement, tant que les disques n'ont pas =C3=A9t=C3=A9 = v=C3=A9rifi=C3=A9s.

cette=20 proc=C3=A9dure peut prendre jusqu'=C3=A0 24h.... =

=3D=3D> essayez de=20 d=C3=A9marrer le mybook, puis laissez le allum=C3=A9 pendant au moins = 24h.

il se=20 peut qu'il se remette =C3=A0 fonctionner normalement. =

Cordialement,

Very slow...

43 = Tuesday, 09=20 August 2011 12:01

Christopher=20 Czampik

First of all thank you for this great = tool.
I=20 connected the HDD via SATA and started the process. But it is very slow. = The=20 task dd.exe has a maximal writing speed of 45 kBytes/s. What could be a = possible=20 issue?

teinturman :
The normal speed for dd.exe is to see = the=20 number increase by 1 Million per second...
i have seen such issue on = one of=20 my disks, but then i have given it back to western digital as i assumed = it was=20 not working correctly...
if it is a western digital disk, there = might be=20 some tools to check the disk's health...

please help

42 = Thursday, 04=20 August 2011 17:09

guest1

hello ,
i tryed to resolve my = problem with=20 rescue tool but on step 6) Select the Mybook's Hard Drive is dont = show up ..=20 and i dont have nothing to chose pr select , please tell me what can i = do ? i=20 wish to try format tool but tell me where do you have it,, and how much = costs ?=20

teinturman : first of all, there is nothing additional to pay, = you=20 already have downloaded the MybookRescue and MybookFormat Tool. =

The=20 issue you have is that windows does not see your disk...
=3D=3D> = this can=20 have several causes :
1) Check that your usb enclosure ( = 15=E2=82=AC if you do not=20 have one yet) containing your disk is correctly plugged to your windows = computer=20 , check in windows Disk manager if you can see the disk with several = small=20 partitions. unplug/replug...
2) Try to use a SATA cable to plug the = disk=20 instead...

3) if your disk is still not seen by windows in the = Disk=20 manager , then there is a hardware problem with your disk.... check your = warranty dates ....

Regards,

MyBook Live 3TB /DataVolume/ = disappeared =20

41 = Saturday, 30=20 July 2011 17:41

guest1

I did a an update and a factory restore. = After that=20 the /DataVolume partition disappeared.

MyBookLive:~# df -h=20
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/md1 = =20 1.9G 1.2G 658M 64% /
tmpfs 50M 0 50M = 0%=20 /lib/init/rw
udev 10M 256K 9.8M 3% /dev =
tmpfs =20 50M 0 50M 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 50M = 2.3M =20 48M 5% /tmp
ramlog-tmpfs 20M 2.8M 18M 14% /var/log=20

MyBookLive:~# cat /proc/diskstats
1 0 ram0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0=20 0 0 0
8 0 sda 5022 0 138498 47872 2286 0 18288 15584 0 = 13896 63448=20
8 1 sda1 2525 0 70376 25204 1143 0 9144 7388 0 10236 32584 =
8=20 2 sda2 2486 0 67946 22456 1143 0 9144 8196 0 9076 30652
8 = 3=20 sda3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 4 sda4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 =
9 =20 0 md0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 1 md1 5009 0 138306 0 = 1071 0=20 8568 0 0 0 0

MyBookLive:~# cat /etc/fstab
proc /proc proc = defaults=20 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs = rw,size=3D50M 0 0=20

/dev/md1 / ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0

MyBookLive:~# = parted=20 /dev/sda
Error: Could not stat device /dev/sda - No such file or = directory. =20
Retry/Cancel?

Please help to get back /DataVolume. =20

Any help will be highly appreciated.

teinturman : =
Hi, as i=20 can seee, you have a Mybook Live, i do not have any rescue tool yet for = this=20 device.
you should try the following :
1) Wait a bitr of time , = to give=20 a chance to the mybook to recover by itself
2) reboot the device =
3) try=20 another factory reset...

Regards,

WD Quality conrtrol is rubbish =

40 = Monday, 25 July=20 2011 16:40

Jay=20 Joseph

Great tool!

I have two MBWE, one = a gift=20 (now bricked) and a new one via RMA. Kept the brick as I thought I'd = play with=20 it. The brick never really worked from the day I took it out of the box, = no web=20 interface just an xml error when I loaded the page. Strangely the shares = on the=20 drive were available. I acquired the rescue tool and new cables and = proceeded=20 removed the drive from its housing.....only to find that the controller = board=20 was missing its battery and housing!

Contacted WD to be told = they don't=20 do replacement parts and could not help me.... so that's WD off my list = of=20 trusted manufactures.

I shall buy a battery and fabricate a = housing=20 myself.

Ho Hum!

Wating/ hoping...

39 = Friday, 22 July=20 2011 23:01

guest1

My 3TB my book live just ate itself with = an=20 update... I'll be watching for you to have a fix..

Does anyone = know if=20 it's possible to see these drives on linux if we just pull them out and = mount=20 them?

teinturman : Hi,
unfortunately, my MybookRescue tool = for=20 MybookLive is not ready yet ...
( in fact it does work already , but = some=20 testing is not done, and i need to validate the RAID status of each = partitions,=20 and have a few firmware upgrades of a rescued mybook , before i can = release the=20 tool ... ) ... some additional engineering is still needed before it can = be=20 available... be patient... also, as i do not have a 3TB mybook, i do not = know if=20 it will work on such hard drive...(but i guess yes)

Re: DataVolume doesn't exist =

38 = Thursday, 21=20 July 2011 21:16

Roman=20 Matiyenko

Restore to Factory Defaults via standard = web=20 interface WORKED!

DataVolume doesn't exist =

37 = Thursday, 21=20 July 2011 20:50

Roman=20 Matiyenko

Hi Teinturman! Thanks for the tool!
I = have 2TB=20 singledisk whitelite. Drive died. Replaced. Run FormatTool and = RescueTool. Web=20 interface works. However:

1. in Advanced -> Storage -> = Disk=20 Manager:

Disk: HDD 1
Volume: DataVolume
Size: 1.82TB=20
Description: WDC WD20EARX-00P
Status: Good

2. Advanced = ->=20 Storage -> Volume Status:
Volume: DataVolume
Type: Span =
Disk:=20 (icon of one disk)
Usage: unknown
Size: Unknown
Status: = Failed=20 (clicking on Failed shows "volume not found" message.)

3. in the = top of=20 the screen error message: "(date, time) [Volume Status] Data Volume = "DataVolume"=20 doesn't exist!"

I can ssh into it and web interface works fine = and there=20 were no errors during FormatTool and RescueTool.

What's this = problem?=20

Thanks!

My Book Live?

36 = Saturday, 09=20 July 2011 14:11

guest1

Does it work with My Book Live? =
teinturman :=20
Hello,unfortunately,

i have no mybookformat tool yet for the = mybook=20 live...

i will provide one in the future , but it is not ready = yet... =20

(my tool is nearly finished but , i will not have time = to work=20 on it again until august... )

Sorry, for this...=20

Etienne.

Caviar Green 2TB Upgrade AFTER = OE 1TB=20 Failure

35 = Thursday, 09=20 June 2011 15:34

robert = baldi=20

I just thought I would share my = experience in case=20 anyone is thinking about upgrading or replacing a 1TB Caviar Green with = a 2TB=20 Caviar Green. In my case drive failure forced my hand. It obviously = makes sense=20 to go with a 2TB drive if possible and this web site claims it's = possible. So I=20 followed every instruction to the letter. Fortunately I have a modern PC = with an=20 adapter that has 2 Esata ports and an external Molex plug which allows = me to=20 connect an internal HDD up externally. Perfect for this upgrade. So I = connected=20 the new 2TB Caviar Green and fired up the PC. To make sure the new drive = was=20 picked up, I launched the WD Diagnostic Tool that came with my WD My = Books. That=20 confirmed that the new HDD was in fact registering correctly. I then = launched=20 Paragon HDD manager just to double check and to also copy all the serial = numbers=20 off the drive that WD Diagnostic doesn't show.

Those numbers = Are:=20

WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0

WD WCAZA5421674 (WD Diagnostic = doesn't show=20 this)

The first thing I did was ran the format.vbs script which = didn't=20 take any time at all. I shut down my PC, waited about 5 minutes and = restarted=20 it. I then launched the rescue.vbs script and followed all instructions. = Making=20 sure I was running the rescue on the right HDD of course. It didn't seem = to take=20 much time at all. I wish I would have clocked it to be honest. I recall = a=20 message saying that the job was completed. It just seemed like it didn't = take=20 any time at all. I was anticipating that it would take between 45 = minutes to an=20 hour basd on what I read here.

So it completed and I shut down = my PC. =20 I put the WD My Book World Back together and followed the instructions. = I=20 powered the unit on and waited about 5 hours before I tried to access = it. After=20 5 hours of so I typed MyBookWorld into my browser and sure enough the = GUI popped=20 up asking for a userid and passwrd. Everything seemed great. That is = until it=20 became clear that I had no shares and the Data Volume was basically = disabled. I=20 forget the exact terminology it used. I tried a few things and I was = left with 2=20 options, Either repeat the process of running the Rescue Tool minue the = format=20 OR I could run the built in Tool for re-configuring the My Book World = back to=20 Day 1 specs.

So that's what I did. My Data Volume was no good = and I had=20 no shares so I ran the built in WD Configuration Utility to completely = erase and=20 rebuild the data volume and it WORKED! It worked like a charm. So in the = end,=20 this rescue tool did exactly what it was supposed to do. In my heart I = think the=20 problem lies in my new HDD Firmware perhaps. I'm using a far newer HDD = that was=20 available when this software was written. That's why I posted my Serial = Numbers.=20

So thanks to My Book Rescue for allowing me to repair and = Upgrade my WD=20 My Book World so that my Father has his iTunes server once more and the = Twonky=20 server is working once again with my PS3. One think I have learned for = certain=20 is to NEVER try and transfer more then 5gb of files to the World Book at = one=20 time. Large file transfers will lock it up eventually. Also the World = Book=20 doesn't play well with Windows 7 starter editions so you'll want to = upgrade to=20 home premium but that's about it! Thanks!

New disk does not work in My = Book =20

34 = Sunday, 05 June=20 2011 00:57

Ian=20 Brodie

Hi,
I recovered 2 empty my book boxes = after a=20 change of backup policy at my company and someone taking out the 2TB = disk drives=20 to use for something else (sic!).
I bought a new 2TB WD caviar = drive,=20 followed the format and recover instructions carefully and when I plug = it in the=20 MyBook and boot, I get one light for 10 seconds at one end then a second = (at the=20 other) for 5 seconds then 10 seconds later the first goes out (making 25 = seconds=20 in all). Needless to say the MyBook is not found (after waiting a long = time)=20 even in the router table.
In all 6 partitions were created first = time (31Mb,=20 1.87Gb, 251Mb, 965Mb, 4.5Gb, and 1.87Tb). Reformated making sure the = last=20 partition reflected the correct disk size. But still the same problem. =
Any=20 ideas?
Thanks in advance
Ian

teinturman : =

Hello, =20
as you need to reformat 2 disks, when reformating the disks, you = need to do=20 this one by one, ( unplug the other one when youinstall the first ) = because=20 macaddress of both mybooks will be the same. =3D=3D>
1) shutdown = one mybook=20
2) reboot the other mybook by usijng the button ( not the power = cable) ( if=20 you plug the cable, then the mybook will start, then shut down = automatically)=20
3) When the disk has booted, change the macaddress (whitelight only) = of the=20 disk using the following procedure via putty :
sh=20 /usr/local/wdc/uboot_env/mac_set.sh 00:90:a9:15:53:de
( for the = procedure to=20 change mac address on bluering, please contactme.)
(obviously, you = will=20 need to change the macaddress)
4) if the disk still not boot, then = reapply=20 the MybookFormat procedure, be sure to remove properly the usbb drive in = windows=20 between the format and rescue procedure.
5) reboot, the mybook ( the = mybook=20 will boot then shutdown, then you can press the power button.

then, boot the mybook with the = new disk=20 and copy the old data via the Mybook usb port (i will send you the = command line=20 to perform this operation, ( this operation can take up to 3 days... ) = =20

33 = Sunday, 22 May=20 2011 06:18

guest1

Could you please send me that command = line as well=20

Thanks

Daniel Rettke
teinturman : done.

WD MBWE data rescue

32 = Monday, 21=20 March 2011 18:08

guest1

I have a bricked White Light drive, I = have attache=20 it to a SATA port and power in my PC, and can see the drive in the = device=20 manager but not in Windows - I am very keen on trying to get my data off = before=20 unbricking it in case I wipe it. How can I get at my data?
Thanks=20
teinturman :
it is normal that you cannot see the files in = windows,=20 files are stored in ext3 format, which is not recognized by window. =

in=20 such situation, i usually recommend to purchase another disk of same / = bigger=20 size, then use Mybook Format / Mybookrescue on the new drive,
then, = plug=20 the old drive via the usb port of the fresh revived MybookWorld. =

then, i=20 can give you some commands to copy the data from the old disk to the new = one,=20

then, when you are happy with your datas in the new disk, = you could=20 use MybookClone, to backup your data to the usb disk every = night...

Victory!

31 = Tuesday, 15=20 March 2011 09:43

guest1

Just revived my MyBook WE 2TB with these = tools.=20 Bought one 2nd hand, but it did not receive an IP from my router. =

FIrst=20 the partitionsizes where not correct, then i used the formattool and = after that=20 the rescuetool. All went perfect and really easy. Thanks very much! = Really worth=20 the 10 euros!

Installiing the featurepacks now, to further = enhance the=20 drive..

MyBook World Edition (White = Light) =20

30 = Wednesday, 23=20 February 2011 09:50

Stefan

Your tools work perfectly! I got HDD = S.M.A.R.T=20 errors on my original drive and it crashed days later. I replaced it = with a new=20 emty drive, and tried getting it to work via Linux.. and failed (noob). = I am so=20 happy with you Rescuedisk as my MB is now working again! =

Perfect! Thanks=20 a lot!

DIFFERENCE DE TAILLE DE = PARTITIONS =20

29 = Saturday, 05=20 February 2011 12:17

pedro = garcia=20

Bonjour, lors de l'utilisation de mybook = rescue=20 tool je n'obtiens pas la m=C3=AAme taille de partitions dans les 2 = fen=C3=AAtres, doit je=20 continuer ??

Model : WDC WD10 EADS-11M2B2 USB Device
Media = Type :=20 Fixed hard disk media
Size : 1000 GB
Interface Type : USB =

Cdt=20 merci
teinturman :
Bonjour,

si il ya a une = diff=C3=A9rence de=20 taille, alors vous ne devez pas continuer...

vous ne pourrez pas = faire=20 un MybookRescue, mais seulement un MybookFormat ( qui a pour effet = d'effacer=20 toutes les donn=C3=A9es... )

Patience = r=C3=A9compens=C3=A9e...

28 = Wednesday, 26=20 January 2011 07:00

donovan = daniel didier=20 delahaye

Grace =C3=A0 votre tuto et vos outils de = formatage, j'ai=20 pu donn=C3=A9 une seconde jeunesse =C3=A0 mon mybook world edition. j'y = ai install=C3=A9 avec=20 succ=C3=A8s un disque WD caviar green 500Go (32Mo de memoire cache) = derni=C3=A8re=20 generation WD5000AADS.
Merci =C3=A0 vous et bonne = continuation!!

Thanks for releasing these = tools! They=20 work !

27 = Thursday, 13=20 January 2011 12:26

Ste

Accidentally I edited my /etc/sshd_config = to deny=20 remote root login, just to discover that the busybox inside my device = have been=20 compiled without the su or sudo commands...so I've found myself kicked = out from=20 the ssh shell. No soft or hard reset, not even a firmware upgrade gave = me back=20 the original sshd.config.
These tools only worked as promised! =
Thanks,=20 support and respect to you !

Issues with the raid.

26 = Saturday, 01=20 January 2011 00:51

Anthony = Hughes=20

Guys,

Does anyone have how to = re-create the=20 raid array when your doing an upgrade from the 1tb to a 2x2 tb system? = I've sort=20 of got it working on via a single drive see below output.

I am = looking=20 to extend the data patition if i can. If i need to blow away the = currrent=20 partition and re-create is no bother as i haven't put anything on it = yet.=20

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System =
/dev/sdb1 =20 4 369 2939895 fd Linux raid autodetect =
/dev/sdb2 =20 370 382 104422+ fd Linux raid autodetect =
/dev/sdb3=20 383 505 987997+ fd Linux raid autodetect=20
/dev/sdb4 506 1024 4168867+ fd Linux raid=20 autodetect

[root@teros ~]# mdadm -Es
ARRAY /dev/md4 = level=3Draid1=20 num-devices=3D2 UUID=3Dce433d54:3801e6a7:c71a2137:bfea9e64
ARRAY = /dev/md1=20 level=3Draid1 num-devices=3D2 UUID=3De98a463a:df223749:bc4ad7ea:e3be6b50 =
ARRAY=20 /dev/md2 level=3Draid1 num-devices=3D2 = UUID=3Dbd381290:24197810:23c06d2f:d6e99959=20
ARRAY /dev/md3 level=3Draid1 num-devices=3D2=20 UUID=3D4447bf3d:280b8617:96a90b2a:70bcc7f1

Have also asked on = the=20 mybookworld forum see below.=20
http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-294876/attempted-to-install-2x= -2-tb-wd-green-drives-not-showing-up

Rescue

25 = Monday, 13=20 December 2010 10:59

guest1

Thanks, it worked fine.
Ik had to = use the=20 format tool first it to bring the damm thing back to life (after a power = failure).
My data is gone but i'm glad the thing is alive.

thank you , but still have = problem =20

24 = Tuesday, 07=20 December 2010 12:39

Khaled = Saad=20

MybookRescue works fine ,but i checked = the=20 firmware version after rescue its 1.00.16 , i tried to upgrade to = 1.01.16 but=20 its bricked my WD agin I Followed your instructions agin and its work = agin but=20 no way to update firmware to the latest one how to fix ?
bast = regerad=20
magdy Saad

Seriously

23 = Friday, 15=20 October 2010 17:34

Andreas=20 Lindbom

You rock.

WD released a crap = firmware, I=20 managed to update to it
WD descided the firmware was really crap and = pulled=20 it
I tried to edit the fw number and update to the new (older) = firmware=20
MBW bricked.....

Followed your instructions to the letter, = total=20 time for everything little more than 1h.

Thank you for making = this=20 availible to us!

Nothing happen

22 = Monday, 11=20 October 2010 16:23

Michael=20 Nitzsche

Hi from Germany,
my Drive was very = slooooooow!=20 I thought a factory Reset was a great idea, so i download the Tool and = start and=20 reset the HDD! Everything works fine, "Images have been applied" = appears....=20
After i boot the drive, everything like before. All my Shares, = Programs=20 (FPMG) are still there?! What's wrong?!

Thanks

Windows 7 x64

21 = Friday, 24=20 September 2010 08:43

Ian=20 Smith

In response to the guy asking about winXP = x64=20 compatibility, I can report that Win7 x64 works a treat.

20 = Monday, 20=20 September 2010 17:35

Martin=20 Horvath

Could you, please send me that command = line as=20 well?

Thanks,
Martin Horvath

Ace

19 = Monday, 20=20 September 2010 11:24

Ian=20 Smith

You ROCK !!!

Once again this man = saves the=20 day....

NAS bricked

18 = Monday, 13=20 September 2010 09:09

Jocelyn=20 Laurin

Hi, I think I bricked my WD yesterday. It = starts=20 when I plug the power cable, run 15 seconds and then stops.
I have a = 2Tb=20 edition with 2 1Tb disks.
You say that the rescue don't work with 2 = disks=20 editions. I assume that it can't work when we use the 2 disks in RAID0 = (2Tb=20 space in 2 disks) but doesn't it work for my case (I use only one disk = and=20 RAID1, so the second disk is only used for mirroring...
I assume = that I'm in=20 the same case as a 1 disk WD edition, isn't it ?
Did you already = test this=20 configuration in the past ?

Thanks & Regards
J.=20

teinturman :
Hello,
unfortunately, i do not have the = image of=20 the 2Disk - Whitelight Mybook.
I only have the image of the Single = disk=20 Whitelight mybook.
=3D=3D> for the Whitelight, if you apply the = Single disk=20 rescue tool , your disk might boot, but i cannot say if it will = correctly handle=20 the Raid 1 ( maybe...) Also , there is a risk of data loss...
i = would=20 personnally not try such action with my 2 disks in the Mybook... =
Also , the=20 western digital interface is slightly different from the single drive = and the=20 double drive mybook, i do not know how the double drive behaves with a = single=20 drive image...

Sorry for this little info, my personnal advice = is the=20 following :
- whatever happend, keep one of your disks containing = your =20 data in a safe place and do'nt touch it at all until you have a new = running box=20 stable and safe., then you will be able to transfer back your data to = your=20 running box.
- if your disk is under warranty : send the box with = one of=20 the disks to Western digital... (always keep your data in a safe place) =
-=20 at the very very last chance , when then is no other hope, you could try = to=20 rescue your double drive, with only one drive plugged, with the single = drive=20 MybookRescue Tool. But with no warranty at all for the results....

Wow.

17 = Monday, 13=20 September 2010 05:31

guest1

Excellent.
Thank you.
It worked = just as=20 described. I interrupted a firmware upgrade of the MBWE and bricked it. = I tried=20 various techniques for many hours and only the MyBook Rescue Tool = worked. =20
Thank you again!

Does work on Windows Xp64 bit? =

16 = Sunday, 05=20 September 2010 12:41

guest1

Does work on Windows Xp64 bit? =
teinturman : =20
Sorry, i do not know yet, i never tried as i do not have a xp64bit=20 edition...
i would say there are 85%chance that it work ...
if = someone=20 has already tested, please post your feedback...

Everything works fine

15 = Thursday, 17=20 June 2010 23:39

Yury=20 Birchenko

My problem was that I did not press "ON" = buttun.=20 Device starts when you plug power supply and stops after a while.

Something went wrong with the = rescue =20

14 = Thursday, 17=20 June 2010 20:34

Yury=20 Birchenko

MBWE (white lite 1TB) goes silent after = 10-15=20 seconds of loading.

Ethernet light is on, but the disk is = absolutely=20 silent and I cant see mybookworld in my DHCP network.

Before = applying=20 the rescue procedure everything worked fine except SSH which I have = broken. So=20 MBR is ok.

Any ideas?

Partitions sizes do not match =

13 = Wednesday, 09=20 June 2010 17:09

Marat

I hve downloaded and run Rescue tool, but = the=20 partitions sizes on the my disk do not match to partition sizes in = Rescue tool=20 :(
Is the Rescue tool useless in my case?
teinturman : =
Hello,=20
strange that your mybook does not have same sizes as others... =
please,=20 do not apply MybookRescue if size does not match, this could lead to = loss of=20 data!

=3D=3D> the only solution i can propose is to purchase = another=20 Western caviar green digital Hard drive,
then use Mybook format to = format=20 this brand new disk

then, boot the mybook with the new disk and = copy the=20 old data via the Mybook usb port ( i will send you the command line to = perform=20 this operation, ( this operation can take up to 3 days... ) =

then when=20 your mybook is back with the data, you can use the old disk as a Backup = disk,=20 permanently plugged to your Mybook.

MyBook rescue tool - 100% = worked! =20

12 = Monday, 07 June=20 2010 19:11

guest1

=D0=94=D0=B5=D0=BB=D0=B0=D0=B9=D1=82=D0=B5 = =D0=BF=D0=BE = =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0=D0=BD=D0=BD=D0=BE=D0=B9 = =D0=B8=D0=BD=D1=81=D1=82=D1=80=D1=83=D0=BA=D1=86=D0=B8=D0=B8, = =D0=B7=D0=B0=D1=80=D0=B0=D0=B1=D0=BE=D1=82=D0=B0=D0=B5=D1=82 100%=20
=D0=9D=D0=B8=D0=BA=D0=B0=D0=BA=D0=B8=D0=B5 = =D1=82=D0=B0=D0=BD=D1=86=D1=8B =D1=81 = =D0=B1=D1=83=D0=B1=D0=BD=D0=BE=D0=BC =D0=BD=D0=B5 = =D0=B7=D0=B0=D0=BC=D0=B5=D0=BD=D1=8F=D1=82 =D1=8D=D1=82=D0=BE=D1=82 = =D0=B2=D0=B0=D1=80=D0=B8=D0=B0=D0=BD=D1=82!!!
Take on the written=20 instructions that will work 100%
No dancing with a tambourine not = replace=20 that option!!!
Thanks ALL! ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Western Digital Caviar Green or = any other=20 HDD

11 = Saturday, 29=20 May 2010 10:28

Sudan=20 Mylsamy

Can I buy any other hard disk other = western digital=20 caviar green as long as the capacity is higher or the same? If the = rescue tool=20 does not work??

teinturman : Yes, you can., and it will work, = but ...=20
i strongly recommend to buiy the Caviar Green, as it is the same as = the=20 original ones.
Also, on Double drive Mybooks, i even more strongly = recommend=20 to select these drives, as to make it work on other drives , some = additional=20 hacking is necessary , and i have only few feedback on these non western = digital=20 drives.

Great Work

10 = Friday, 07 May=20 2010 21:01

J=C3=B6rg = Fiedler

Thank You - I spent 2 nights - trying to = Re-brick=20 my Mybook.

Then I found this page and spent the 10 =E2=82=AC! =

Now - a=20 few hours later - everything ist ok an my Mybook works again!!! =

Thank=20 you - The 10 =E2=82=AC where a very good invest!

MBWE single drive 2 TB + MBR = needed =20

9 = Tuesday, 20=20 April 2010 19:09

feroze=20 bharmal

My MBWE wont boot, i've used the = mybookrescue tool=20 to recover the partitions but the drive will still not boot.
Can it = be the=20 MBR , if so has anyone got a way to restore the MBR ?

teinturman = : =20
Hello, mbr pb occurs sometimes i do not know why ...
the problem = with=20 restoring the mbr is that it will delete all the data on the disk : =
What=20 you can do, is purchase an additional disk ( Western digital caviar = green=20 model), then use the MybookFormat tool to format the brand new disk with = the=20 Mybook image,
then, when you can boot on the new disk, you can copy = the old=20 data to the new disk.

the spare disk can then be used as a = backup disk=20 to prevent future problems.
Regards,

WDMBII

8 = Wednesday, 10=20 March 2010 20:11

guest1

Whow! Perfect! I thank you!

Close, but no cigar

7 = Tuesday, 02=20 March 2010 16:43

guest1

The tool works great, but unfortunately = didn't=20 unbrick my MyBook. Does the app rewrite the MBR and bootloader, or just = the=20 contents of the first 3 partitions?

teinturman :
The=20 MybookrescueTool only applies the 3 system partitions and does not touch = the=20 MBR. The data is left untouched

if the MybookRescue did not = solve the=20 problem, then you need to go with the "MybookFormat" procedure, = unfortunately,=20 this procedure DELETE ALL DATA on the Mybook drive ...

My = recommendation=20 is :
If you have some Data, the best is to buy a new Hard drive, = use=20 MybookFormat to format the drive as a blank Mybook Hard drive,
boot = your=20 Mybook with this new empty hardrive,
plug your old Hard drive via = usb (using=20 an usb enclosure) to your Mybook

Copy all the data from the old = Hard=20 Drive to the new one.

Then, You can use your old hard drive as a = backup=20 drive, and sync everynight your system and data to an external hard = drive...=20

please, use the contact form to get more personnalized support = ...

Switch to 2TB?

6 = Sunday, 24=20 January 2010 15:49

guest1

Hi, is it with this methode possible to = change the=20 1TB with an 2TB HDD, to have more space on the WD? Or does the Hardware = only=20 takes 1TB on an 1TB version of the MBWE?

Teinturman : if you = only want=20 to upgrade the size of a working Mybook, then the preferred method is to = install=20 the MybookClone Featurepack. It will clone your existing Harddrive to = the 2TB,=20 including all your hacks, configuration and data...

if your = original=20 hard drive is broken, then you can use the MybookFormat procedure to = format your=20 2TB Hard drive.=20
http://highlevelbits.free.fr/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3D= article&id=3D140%3Amybookformat&catid=3D61%3Amybookrescue&Ite= mid=3D78&lang=3Den=20

Note : both methods DOES NOT WORK with Double Drives Mybooks : = only=20 single drive.
if you own a double disk, i have no solution to upsize = the=20 disks on Whitelight Mybooks.

This saved my time, soul and = brain! :) =20

5 = Thursday, 24=20 December 2009 19:37

Ivan001

Hi there,
I have downloaded this = Rescue Files,=20 and set MyBook to work again! :)

The whole procedure lasted = about 20=20 minutes. I unplug the hard drive from a desktop computer and returned to = the=20 MyBook enclosure, and started it. And that was it, the whole job! :) =

I=20 think it will be more and more people which will be needed these = tutorials and=20 rescue files.

Happy New Year and Marry Christmas to all! = :)

Windows 7

4 = Tuesday, 15=20 December 2009 20:34

Administrator

Is this tool compatible with Windows 7? Teinturman : Yes, it is = compatible=20 with Windows Seven.

Iam lucky, thank you!

3 = Wednesday, 04=20 November 2009 07:50

Horst = Freyer=20

MybookRescue works fine for me.
I = didnt find=20 any help to get access to my bricked device. WD support cant help.=20
MybookRescue was the only way to me, and it worked very good. Iam = not good=20 in technical issues, but this was so easy..

Thanks a lot to = teinturman=20 for this great tool!

GREAT WORKS.. everything is = back!! =20

2 = Saturday, 26=20 September 2009 17:45

guest1

Hello,

Thanks a lot.. you save my = life!!

Life saving...

1 = Thursday, 24=20 September 2009 11:55

Nicholas=20 Dimotakis

As I was playing around with SSH in my = White Light=20 MyBookWorld 1TB, I did something strange (/sbin/reboot ... I mean, how = can that=20 hurt), and surprise surprise, it would not boot up!!!

I tried=20 everything, all the resets described on the Internet, etc. nothing would = work.=20

I was really lucky to find this rescue utility, it was a real = life=20 saver. The thought of not having access to any of my data seemed = frightening!=20

The directions are very precise. I did a donation (definitely = worth it,=20 I can tell you!!), got my password immediately, downloaded the software = tool and=20 was ready to go.

I used the instructions on this site to open = the box,=20 very easy, and then I used my SATA-to-USB adapter to connect the hard = disk to my=20 laptop.

I run the tool, and the process took around 1 hour 15 = mins.=20 After it was finished, I put everything back in, prayed to God, and = switched it=20 on. And it worked!

All the settings are back to factory, so you = will=20 need to rediscover your MyBookWorld, but after that it was a breeze.=20

Thanks a lot for creating this, honestly it saved me time and=20 frustration.

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