How to unbrick a totally dead WD My Cloud Mirror gen 2

[Q-Fireball]

Is there an Image for WDMC Mirror gen 2? Or how can I unbrick such a device?

[Trancer]

The disk image is available in a separate thread within the WD Community. I’d recommend doing a board search using “debrick” as a baseline.

Please bear in mind such proceedings are not warranted or supported by Western Digital.

[Q-Fireball]

@Trancer
Are you sure an image for “WD My Cloud Mirror Gen2” is in a separate thread within the WD Community? I find only “WD My Cloud”, no “Mirror gen2” images.

[Q-Fireball]

Could someone upload such a image?

[Cricket-RJ]

I’ve found these on a Russian forum:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_6OlQ_H0PxVQXdLSmVHYmpqQ1E

Now I need help how to unbrick mine 8TB Mirror Gen 2!

There are several guides to several different models, but I didn’t find one for Mirror Gen 2.

[Q-Fireball]

Just have a look here:

Alternative Firmware (Debian Jessie, Synology DSM6)

All files here: > My website: Fox_exe.ru (Mirror) > Mirror on G.Drive Clean Debian Jessie (?) + OpenMediaVault (?) Easy to install: Just upload my “special” firmware. On first boot you see the exchanging winks hdd leds (purple, 1-2-1-2, 2 seconds). Press and hold reset to start auto formatting HDD and installation Debian OS. If something went wrong on boot - HDD led’s switches to red (purple) and started telnet server. Notes: HDD Leds show activity for disks normally. Power led just bli…

[Cricket-RJ]

Thanks, @Q-Fireball, but it didn’t work also.

My unit is bricked in a weird way. Even if I remove both drives the unit shows solid blue LED for the drives and the power LED keeps blinking blue forever. I’ve opened a thread about it here:

WD My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 Bricked in a Weird Way

Dears, I have a brand new My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 8TB NAS. I’ve just let it overnight copying some files and when got back to it next morning the NAS was in stand by mode and didn’t get back online anyway. I left it for a while, when a power outtage happened. Since then, the NAS keeps booting forever. The power LED keeps blinking blue for hours. I’ve tried the 40s reset, but all 3 LED kept the same way they was, 2 solid blue for the drives and blinking blue for the power. The weirdest thing is t…

EDIT: And I also would appreciate a method without opening it…

I don’t know if this method will be the correct in my case. What is your opinion?

Thanks in advance.

[Q-Fireball]

I didn’t had such a problem, so I can only guess. I assume you tried to hold the reset button for more than 40 sek?!

I would remove the drives (if you need the data just make a backup with linux).

Then try the USB method and download “uImage” and uRamdisk" as described by Miamijerry. I can’t remember correctly, but my experience was, it didn’t accessed the USB drive.

So use the tftp method with the files “uImage” and uRamdisk".

And if you had no luck with all of these, then try to write Fox_exe. He is the russian guy who also wrote in the russian forum.

[Cricket-RJ]

Yup, no success on holding 40s, with or without drives, nor pluging usb with recovery files directly on WDMCM.

I’m looking carefully for the TFTP method. I guess it will be my best choice for now.

I’m not a noobie for computer stuff, but my linux experience is very limited.

[Q-Fireball]

Well linux experience is hard to be judged, because “cracks” write their own source code for linux. I’m only a user and script writer, although i have c and c++ knowledge.

So Fox_exe has more knowledge especially with WD Products.

The TFTP Method is also described in this Forum.