i really wished i found this thread before i attemtped the flash to the latest firmware (129)
web flash - stuck at 10% - waited and waited and figured it failed
restarted the device and eventually gained access and flashed through the GUI with a local file
it worked … but the UI is so unresponsive now - takes so long to navigate
and initial network access (by a new device) seems to take a very long time as well
reverted the drive (lost my data, but it is all backed up) … and still the device is slow
tried to revert to v124 with no success (manually)
WD - FIX THE FIRMWARE
this firmware has some significant problems associated with it