WD mycloud Gen2 hard drive replacement and initialization
1. Get linux bootable image like
https://sourceforge.net/projects/systemrescuecd/files/sysresccd-x86/3.8.1/systemrescuecd-x86-3.8.1.iso/download
2. Rufus portable for linux image writing for usb drive.
https://rufus.ie/
3. Download uImage and uRamdisk files and copy them to USB drive.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_6OlQ_H0PxVRXllYjY5RG1CZEU
1) Developing/uImage-wdrecovery
2) Developing/uRamdisk-wdrecovery
4. Plug in USB drive and turn on PC with pressing boot select mode button.
5. Select GUI mode.
6. To make initialize hard drive, run gparted.
7. Delete all partition of hard drive (Be aware of right device path /mnt/sda or /mnt/sdb or /mnt/sdc i.e. my case was /mnt/sdb )
8. Go back to terminal, then type follows:
>parted /dev/sdb
parted>mklabel gpt
parted>mkpart primary 1049kB 2149MB
parted>mkpart primary 8591MB -1MB
parted>mkpart primary 7517MB 8591MB
parted>mkpart primary 2149MB 3222MB
parted>mkpart primary 3222MB 4296MB
parted>mkpart primary 4296MB 6443MB
parted>mkpart primary 6443MB 7517MB
parted>q
>mkswap /dev/sdb1
>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb3
>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb2
>mkdir /mnt/boot
>mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt/boot
>mkdir /mnt/boot/boot
>cp /livemount/boot/uImage-wdrecovery /mnt/boot/boot/uImage
>cp /livemount/boot/uRamdisk-wdrecovery /mnt/boot/boot/uRamdisk
9. Turn off linux mode PC.
10. unplug from USB enclosure and install motherboard and hard drive of WD Mycloud.
11. Turn myCloud with ethernet cable plugged. (it will blink red light rapidly after blue lights few seconds)
12. Find myCloud IP address from device list of IP router menu or apr -a on MAC terminal.
13. In case you could not find IP address, I set IP address manually with MAC address of the bottom label of WDMCGen2. (under DHCP menu of IP router)
14. Open browser and enter assigned (or found ) IP address (i.e. http://192.168.1.249)
15. Then you got Safe Mode page. then you need new firmware from www.support.wdc.com -> MyCloud -> Firmware version 2 not 04xxx.
16. Then Upload file and 'Apply' button.
17. It should be 100% then shows REBOOT screen.
(In case it is stuck at 0%, try My_Cloud_GLCR_2.21.126.bin not latest one.)
18. Wait for 30 seconds or so, it will be reboot and try http://192.168.1.249 then you can see normal setup page.
19. Make sure that JBOD is active and setup disk first then you can update firmware as well.
http://www.ppomppu.co.kr/zboard/view.php?id=nas&no=25366&keyword=WD+my+cloud+%BA%B9%B1%B8
https://sourceforge.net/projects/systemrescuecd/files/sysresccd-x86/3.8.1/systemrescuecd-x86-3.8.1.iso/download
2. Rufus portable for linux image writing for usb drive.
https://rufus.ie/
3. Download uImage and uRamdisk files and copy them to USB drive.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_6OlQ_H0PxVRXllYjY5RG1CZEU
1) Developing/uImage-wdrecovery
2) Developing/uRamdisk-wdrecovery
4. Plug in USB drive and turn on PC with pressing boot select mode button.
5. Select GUI mode.
6. To make initialize hard drive, run gparted.
7. Delete all partition of hard drive (Be aware of right device path /mnt/sda or /mnt/sdb or /mnt/sdc i.e. my case was /mnt/sdb )
8. Go back to terminal, then type follows:
>parted /dev/sdb
parted>mklabel gpt
parted>mkpart primary 1049kB 2149MB
parted>mkpart primary 8591MB -1MB
parted>mkpart primary 7517MB 8591MB
parted>mkpart primary 2149MB 3222MB
parted>mkpart primary 3222MB 4296MB
parted>mkpart primary 4296MB 6443MB
parted>mkpart primary 6443MB 7517MB
parted>q
>mkswap /dev/sdb1
>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb3
>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb2
>mkdir /mnt/boot
>mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt/boot
>mkdir /mnt/boot/boot
>cp /livemount/boot/uImage-wdrecovery /mnt/boot/boot/uImage
>cp /livemount/boot/uRamdisk-wdrecovery /mnt/boot/boot/uRamdisk
9. Turn off linux mode PC.
10. unplug from USB enclosure and install motherboard and hard drive of WD Mycloud.
11. Turn myCloud with ethernet cable plugged. (it will blink red light rapidly after blue lights few seconds)
12. Find myCloud IP address from device list of IP router menu or apr -a on MAC terminal.
13. In case you could not find IP address, I set IP address manually with MAC address of the bottom label of WDMCGen2. (under DHCP menu of IP router)
14. Open browser and enter assigned (or found ) IP address (i.e. http://192.168.1.249)
15. Then you got Safe Mode page. then you need new firmware from www.support.wdc.com -> MyCloud -> Firmware version 2 not 04xxx.
16. Then Upload file and 'Apply' button.
17. It should be 100% then shows REBOOT screen.
(In case it is stuck at 0%, try My_Cloud_GLCR_2.21.126.bin not latest one.)
18. Wait for 30 seconds or so, it will be reboot and try http://192.168.1.249 then you can see normal setup page.
19. Make sure that JBOD is active and setup disk first then you can update firmware as well.
http://www.ppomppu.co.kr/zboard/view.php?id=nas&no=25366&keyword=WD+my+cloud+%BA%B9%B1%B8
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