The interesting fact about mybook live is it runs a strip down version of debian lenny and i thought i. I own western digital world book 2, and until now i used smbclient to discoverfind this device. Hello, recently i found an old nas wd mbwe 2 in basement and i wanted to repair it. Each bug is given a number, and is kept on file until it is marked as having been dealt with. Ghc is available as a standard fedora binary package. The only issue is that many if them are really old. Guide installing owncloud server on my book live my. Western digitals my book live runs on debian lenny. My book drives are designed to look like a standard black hardback book, with the exception of the. Debian on mybook white light hacking wd mybook world ed. For complex applications with a lot of components, orchestrating all the containers to start up, communicate, and shut down together can quickly become. Any update of the wd firmware wipes out your own installed upgrades and new packages.
Over the years, debian was the basis for more than 300 derivatives, of which approximately one hundred are generally active. The pdf format is the document corresponding to the printed book. We can setup this device to be our web server at home. My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. Wd my book world edition ii nassystem mit festplatte 2tb 8, 9 cm 3, 5 zoll, gigabitethernet, usb 2. Sshenable this procedure will allow connect to your mybook via the putty tool and ssh protocol.
But for some reason everybody keeps calling it lenny. I have a number of friends whove always been debian fanboys proponents, and weve had plenty of gentoo vs. The book is available in 3 formats and multiple languages see other tabs for translations. Accessible to all, the book teaches the essentials to anyone who wants to become an effective and independent debian gnulinux administrator.
Youre now the debian stable of the next generation of linux users, and boy do they know better. English the debian administrators handbook, debian jessie from discovery to mastery author. An auxiliary verb, or helper verb, is a conjugated verb that comes before a main verb and determines the main verbs tense, mood, or aspect e. But if i try to mount it as a secondary disk, it refuses to. Problem is, i have a lot of my stuff on my external hd.
Put initbinsh at the end of grub line starting with linux boot and boot then you will get root prompt from which you can changeset password via passwd command. Guide to installation and usage might be a good choice in the beginning, since its part of every debiancdset package debianguide i think and released under the gpl last edited by tokkee. Debian article about debian by the free dictionary. This video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. I dont think i want to downgrade to a pure lenny, as the original sources. Written by debian developers, this is a fantastic resource for all users of a debianbased distribution. But when i plug the wd drive into one of my usb slots, the disk does not mount. For me, the best feature is that it allows to print ebook in pdf. Im trying to get debian working on my nas which is a wd mybook world white light edition. While gentoos been my true love since i got into linux heavily, ive always had tremendous respect for debian. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk change. From a shell, all you need to do is run the following command. A few weeks back, i was tinkering around in the canary channel and through some hacky loops and multiple attempts, i was able to install a linux installer that allowed me to launch linux debian. Install the putty tool 2 on your windows computer, launch this tool, type the ip address of your mybook and use port 22.
A similar project was already done for the first version of mybook world based on the oxe800 chipset but the second version is based on the oxe810 chipset so its not compatible. Freedombox is a ready made personal server, designed with privacy and data ownership in mind. Wd my book world edition 2 blue rings firmware install urgent. It is made available in the hope that it serves as a useful resource for users of free and open source software, and in particular the debian and ubuntu offerings of gnulinux and their varied and many derivatives. How to revive western digital my book world edition complete walkthrough from attaching serial for debricking to installing debian. I dont think i could ever get used to using a thirdparty web browser on my device but for those of you who were looking, now you know how to install brave. It is a pretty nice nas missing one critical feature for which many people ask online. Now all the patches are from openwrt, so all the thanks to their great work. My fast and perfect setup of debian lenny into my 500gb world book. The epub format is the recommended format if your reading devices supports it most smartphones and many e book readers do support it. Debian user forums view topic broken dependencies on.
I bought brand new wd caviar green hard disks and put them into my book world edition ii white light case but surprisingly it doesnt work or even start. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Docker is a great tool for automating the deployment of linux applications inside software containers, but to take full advantage of its potential each component of an application should run in its own individual container. The newer white lights mybook world edition 1 tb and 2 tb storage capacity. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
The ability to sit behind a home lan router and update a dynamic dns entry as many routers can do. The epub format is the recommended format if your reading devices supports it most smartphones and many ebook readers do support it. Forum category hacking wd mybook world ed using and installing other oss mylenny firmware hacking wd mybook world ed. So i was wondering if anyone knew exactly how to get the wd my book to work on. Please note that i am a novice on linux thanks in advance. Adventures with my wd my book live a powerpc debian linux server with 2 tb hdd.
The ghc683prof package contains profilingcapable versions of the. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or install. From there, it provides a complete introductorylevel explanation of installing and using linux and the ghu suite of tools, focusing on the debian 2. Is there a guide for dummies on how to mount my mybook on ubuntu 9. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Wd my book live is network storage installed with debian linux operating system. This leaves rsync support as the piece missing from the my book live, but that turns out to not be a problem. The delivered firmware is not compatible with all upgrades you can make. Debian has stopped powerpc release after jessie, but the powerpc port is still maintained. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. The world of anecdata and pointless optimalisations has transcended gentoo. Debian has a bug tracking system bts in which we file details of bugs reported by users and developers.
An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. It is a subset of the debian universal operating system and includes free software only. Wd provides a hidden page to enable ssh access, which, once enabled, provides full root access and the ability to modify its debianbased os, assuming you. As it turns out, the wd my book live isnt a terrible platform. Hi guys, im trying to get debian working on my nas which is a wd mybook world white light edition. According to the manual, the mybook supports both the cifssmb and the nfs protocols.
I have been using both for a while now and i did ran into few problems with mybook live but it was all because of me experimenting lot of things in it. Open the my book world edition and remove the hard drive. Show only op page 1 of 2 1 2 next jan 25, 2011 at 12. Install clean hdd in white light my book world edition. Hello, i want too a clean minimal debian on my live duo. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Wd my book world edition ii nassystem mit festplatte. Owncloud is server application that provides dropbox or skydrivelike capabilities, using your own hardware.
The base package, containing the ghc and ghci commands and libraries, is ghc. Openmediavault omv is a debian based headless operating system while mybook live is a network attached storage device. The ghcdoc package contains the ghc user guide, and command and library documentation. How to install docker compose on debian 10 digitalocean.
There havent been too many debiandedicated books published. The mybook live is delivered with a lenny linux based system. Debian debates over the years the thing i love about the debian project is that its so professional and stable. Download the book the debian administrators handbook. Upgrade 500gb blue ring single disk to 1,5tb using wd15ears hacking wd mybook world ed. Featured linux networking technology tips and tricks tutorial. Debian debra ian a linuxbased operating system developed by ian murdock in 1993 and named after his future wife and himself. This patch and example kernel configuration support wd my book live not duo, the old drivers have been droped. You can find more resources online and exact steps. I need to install old debian 5 on my system in order to run some tests. Epub reader in debian closed ask question asked 5 years. I just thought it was amusing if you look, out of context, at these developments.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object e. Mybook world on ubuntu other network drives wd community. Busybox found in previous versions, live uses a fullfeatured debian gnulinux. In debian, it will be mounted on mntdata by default, edit etcfstab if you dont like this.
Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. You will then be able to manage your mybook as a real linux box, via a command line interface. After this hack is applied, you must reboot the mybook. You can run it on a small, inexpensive and powerefficient computer box in your home that is dedicated for that use. So, the thing is that one of the drives is dead and. Learning debian gnulinux assumes only that its readers have a bit of windows or macintosh experience, are willing to learn, and arent afraid to do a little experimenting. I visited my computer where the disks at least show up in the list. I was so happy to find out that this book made it, and i think anyone who is a debian lover should support the author by buying this book. How to revive western digital mybook world edition. Running on all major platforms, debian is noted for the thousands of applications that accompany the distribution.