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wportre · 03-12-2021, 05:03 AM

I am astonished and pleased you are still DM-ing out links. I was googling, found you on the original image thread, followed the link and: wow! Linux firmware must be a thing in Oz: what must be nearly 20 years ago a guy down there helped us all root our Maxtor NASs. That was fun: subscribing to podcasts etc.

Anyway: just a shoutout. I may need your help with an image but not sure. I've managed to "kill" the WiFi on a couple of these devices as mentioned elsewhere (a bit more research to do). But the devices aren't bricked: just dull, USB no telnet etc. For various reasons I have pulled them out of the drawer after 10 years. I have an image but no idea which model the image is for etc. etc. In the interim I junked (uncharacteristically: it's always the way...) the original that I had working perfectly but broke the screen. If I kept the SD, well: 2GB SDs are not the sort of thing to get found after a decade.

Anyway: glad to have you here as a possible safety net and well done: that's a lot of devices kept alive.

03-12-2021, 05:03 AM	#924
wportre Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: Wireless, N289 and N647	Shoutout to @davidfor I am astonished and pleased you are still DM-ing out links. I was googling, found you on the original image thread, followed the link and: wow! Linux firmware must be a thing in Oz: what must be nearly 20 years ago a guy down there helped us all root our Maxtor NASs. That was fun: subscribing to podcasts etc. Anyway: just a shoutout. I may need your help with an image but not sure. I've managed to "kill" the WiFi on a couple of these devices as mentioned elsewhere (a bit more research to do). But the devices aren't bricked: just dull, USB no telnet etc. For various reasons I have pulled them out of the drawer after 10 years. I have an image but no idea which model the image is for etc. etc. In the interim I junked (uncharacteristically: it's always the way...) the original that I had working perfectly but broke the screen. If I kept the SD, well: 2GB SDs are not the sort of thing to get found after a decade. Anyway: glad to have you here as a possible safety net and well done: that's a lot of devices kept alive.