nogami
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Post by nogami on Feb 16, 2007 10:20:37 GMT 7
Just wondering if anyone would consider (or be able to) make a clean image of their installed OS on the box (dumping the contents of the flashmem card).
I suspect that since the flashmem card is a standard IDE interface (albeit with a smaller pin-header on the motherboard), it would be possible to hack-up (or buy) an IDE -> flashmem adapter, then just re-load the factory image onto the card for a clean install using a linux (or other) drive imaging program.
Might help those of us who have boxes that seem a little messed-up, as there doesn't seem to be any other way of doing a full clean-install and clearing-out config leftovers.
Ideas?
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Post by kniteowl on Feb 16, 2007 12:12:42 GMT 7
actually, this is easier than you think. the DOM that the OS runs on shows up as a standard hard disk, so if you removed it and put it in a different machine, you can use any imaging software to do it (ghost, trueimage, etc...)
An easier way to do this, if you have the ssh and sysuser installed, you can just image the disk out with the "dd" command right to a file in the /raid/data/<share folder> then you can from any machine copy the file out and have a copy of it.
Lastly, this may not be needed at all, if I can remember where the files was located, I can confirm, but when I last looked at the upgrade process, I remember that the upgrade process extracts the bin file out and it was a complete image of the OS drive. I will have to look for it again and confirm.
If it becomes a real necessity, I can reset mine to default and then do a dump, as long as there is a place to host the file.
Teng
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Post by omega on Feb 16, 2007 16:56:45 GMT 7
The firmware upgrade .bin file contains the whole system....  Andreas |
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nogami
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Post by nogami on Feb 18, 2007 4:15:17 GMT 7
The firmware upgrade .bin file contains the whole system.... Hmm... So what would be the procedure to make a completely "clean" install, clearing out any old config files in the filesystem, legacy directories, etc? |
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Post by omega on Feb 18, 2007 7:06:02 GMT 7
This is a good question and even though I'd be able to answer this one after some investigations I fear I'll not have the time for it in the near future...... I'm sorry for that  Basically when installing an upgrade (in fact I don't like the wording "upgrade" as most of the software is just replaced) almost everything is just replaced except some system configuration files. So your only question is how can I also get the initial set of configuration files and start from scratch. I'm quite sure that Thecus already has a script which resets everything to the factory defaults, even the complete configuration. Maybe you should write them an e-mail or maybe Thecus will answer this question here.... Andreas |
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Post by kniteowl on Feb 18, 2007 14:38:42 GMT 7
This might be a little on the simple side of things, but can't you just upgrade to the firmware that you want, then if you want a clean system, do a hard reset. I did this when I was having problems and it brought me back to roughly what I started out with. Now, keep in mind that I didn't go back in and verify each and every file, but things seem to be at a clean state again after the hard reset.
I forgot if the hard reset command was on the support web page or in the manual, but it involves holding down the reset button then turning on the system, I forgot how long you had to hold it before it took place, if needed, I can search my notes.
Teng
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Post by omega on Feb 18, 2007 17:42:21 GMT 7
Basically you're right, but the hard reset keeps your personal settings.... That's the reason why I stated that there seems to be no "official" way to do a hard reset which resets all settings too. Still hope that Thecus will tell us how to do it.... Andreas |
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