Thanks - my responses inline> Bennor wrote:> What firmware were you trying up update too?
latest made available 4.01.04.422 (5/11/2015)
If you tried to use the WD My Cloud firmware to upgrade a WD My Cloud confgured to run “Owncloud” then chances are good the drive is bricked.
yes, I have already come to that conclusion
The drive may be unreadable if you cannot mount it within Linux. I assume you know how to use the various Linux programs/commands for mounting and accessing hard drives.
tried using mount -t ext3 /dev/sdc4 /mnt/MEDIA
If it is totally unreadable then it is possible one may have to either use file recovery software (if any) on the Linux OS
that’s what I am seeking for. fdisk -l shows the output so I am sure disk is readable. also the circumstances under which it went down, I know its only the firmware that’s bad
or send the drive to a dedicated drive recovery company. In both cases there is no guarantee that any data recovered will be readable.
nah dont have the $$$ for that. I would rather tinker around.
Do a search through this forum, there are numerous threads that detail and discuss how to “unbrick” a WD My Cloud.
unbricking is not my priority, data recovery is …
Chances are good that unbricking a My Cloud drive could result in loss of existing data on that My Cloud drive.
yes, and I wouldnt attempt that unless I have done data recovery
