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buffalo linkstation - repair / new harddrive

having some trouble to get a Buffalo LinkStation 421 LS421DE up and running again, after two new harddrives where placed into

- problem with emergency mode
- problem with deploying new firmware using the firmware updater tool >> message "partition not found"

solution

>> download firmware updater: https://www.buffalo-technology.com/de/productview/LS421DE
>> set a debug flag in: LSUpdater.ini

[Flags]
VersionCheck = 0
NoFormatting = 1

[SpecialFlags]
Debug=1


now start LS-Updater, right click with the mouse on the system menu >> there are the debug options!!

>> further steps are described in detail on that great page: http://www.herzig-net.de/prog/?page=unbrick_ls-wxl

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