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Ultra 2+ Powers On - No ethernet activity - Corrupt Firmware ? - USB Boot Recovery NOT Working
Any help or suggestions appreciated.
Helping a friend recover the use of his older ReadyNAS Ultra-2+ which does not boot into the NAS's system management webserver or even attempt to send ethernet ...
The NAS boots off the kernel and loads the initrd.gz and that is what has the commands to put the contents of the firmware image on the internal flash.
There were some special images made to boot RAIDiator off USB many, many years back for Sparc but for the most part there's just been USB Boot Recovery.
It is possible to use a custom USB Boot key to boot the Ultra 2+ into a tech support mode like state. That should indicate if the NIC is working or not.
However if the EEPROM on the internal flash is corrupted that would require remote assistance from NETGEAR to fix or using a customised USB Boot Recovery key with the appropriate files.
USB Boot Recovery is not a magic fix for any and every possible problem. It only helps if the problem is with the firmware on the internal flash which is rarely the case.
There were some special images made to boot RAIDiator off USB many, many years back for Sparc but for the most part there's just been USB Boot Recovery.
It is possible to use a custom USB Boot key to boot the Ultra 2+ into a tech support mode like state. That should indicate if the NIC is working or not.
However if the EEPROM on the internal flash is corrupted that would require remote assistance from NETGEAR to fix or using a customised USB Boot Recovery key with the appropriate files.
USB Boot Recovery is not a magic fix for any and every possible problem. It only helps if the problem is with the firmware on the internal flash which is rarely the case.
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