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Hi every one, I previously own a NSA 325 from zyxel and I've found lots of information on your forum, I just bought a ix4-300d from lenovo iomega emc2. My goal is to install full debian like I did with NSA325, but it seem like there are not a lot of information for this has. SO I though I could contribute here if other are interested in this NAS.
Why I selected this has:
- first it's a cheap 4 bay has (you can get it for <200euros delivered in europe)
- second it has 4 real data port handled by a marvel chip (yes it's an old SATA II 88SX7042) but at least there 4 independent data connector, not like most of the cheap 4 bay has using port multiplier ...
- it features a quite descent CPU dual core armada-xp, and from what I was able to achieve with the single core kirkwood it should be ok)
- it has a nice front panel lcd (which I hope I would be able to use from bar debian)
- at last lenovo seems to partially play fair and provide kernel and u-boot patch as part of GPL license terms
What I've found so far:
- I was able to compile a linux 3.0.29 patched with lenovo patch
- I was able to enable SSH to backup firmware and root partition (go to lenovoip/manage/diagnostics.html enable ssh, type password, save, then the trick is that the password you entered is appended with "soho" so 123 becomes "soho123"
- Lenovo firmware binary from their website is salted/encrypted gzip (question is can we get the password from the has update procedure?)
- there is support for armada-xp-db and very similar netgear 2120 has in the mainline kernel, I was able to compil a kernel merging the 3.0.29 config file with one of the default configfile from mainline, yet it is too early to know if lenovo boot support device tree, which one to use, write a ix4-300 version etc... I'll need serial / u-boot access for this (work in progress)
some information from ssh access:
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root@ix4-300d:/# cat /proc/cpuinfo
Processor : Marvell PJ4Bv7 Processor rev 2 (v7l)
processor : 0
BogoMIPS : 1332.01
processor : 1
BogoMIPS : 1332.01
Features : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp vfpv3
CPU implementer : 0x56
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant : 0x2
CPU part : 0x584
CPU revision : 2
Hardware : Marvell Armada XP Development Board
Revision : 0000
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root@ix4-300d:/# fw_printenv
baudrate=115200
loads_echo=0
rootpath=/mnt/ARM_FS/
netmask=255.255.255.0
console=console=ttyS0,115200
mtdids=nand0=armada-nand
CASset=min
sata_delay_reset=0
MALLOC_len=5
ethprime=egiga0
bootargs_root=root=/dev/ram rw
bootargs_end=:::DB88FXX81:eth0:none
image_name=uImage
serverip=192.168.1.100
ipaddr=192.168.1.2
bootdelay=7
loadpath=initrd.img
ramdisk_size=4194304
ramdisk_size_f=12582912
ramdisk_name=initrd.img
uver=v2.3.2.6
mfgmodel=IX4-300D
autoload=yes
ubin=0301
env_off=0xe0000
env1_off=0x100000
kernel_start=0x120000
initrd_start=0x520000
kernel_size=0x400000
initrd_size=0x400000
mtdparts=mtdparts=armada-nand:0xe0000@0x0(uboot),0x20000@0xe0000(env),0x20000@0x100000(env2),0x400000@0x120000(zImage),0x400000@0x520000(initrd),0x3F200000@0xE00000(boot),0x40000000@0x0(flash)
standalone=fsload 0x2000000 $image_name;setenv bootargs $console $mtdparts root=/dev/mtdblock0 rw ip=$ipaddr:$serverip$bootargs_end; bootm 0x2000000;
eth2addr=00:50:43:00:00:02
eth3addr=00:50:43:02:00:00
mv_pon_addr=00:50:43:02:00:00
ethmtu=1500
eth1mtu=1500
eth2mtu=1500
eth3mtu=1500
mvNetConfig=mv_net_config=2,(00:50:43:11:11:11,0:1),mtu=1500
usb0Mode=host
usb1Mode=host
usb2Mode=device
usbActive=0
yuk_ethaddr=00:00:00:EE:51:81
nandEcc=1bit
netretry=yes
rcvrip=169.254.100.100
loadaddr=0x02000000
eeeEnable=no
lcd0_enable=0
lcd0_params=640x480-16@60
lcd_panel=0
ethact=egiga0
stdin=serial
stdout=serial
stderr=serial
enaMonExt=no
enaCpuStream=no
enaClockGating=no
enaWrAllo=no
pexMode=RC
disL2Cache=yes
MPmode=SMP
cacheShare=no
setL2CacheWT=no
disL2Prefetch=yes
enaICPref=yes
enaDCPref=yes
enaFPU=yes
sata_dma_mode=yes
netbsd_en=no
vxworks_en=no
amp_enable=no
disaMvPnp=no
enaAutoRecovery=yes
pcieTune=no
serial_number=xxxxxxxxxxxx
opid=xxxxxxxxxx
ethaddr=00:D0:B8:25:38:4D
serialNo=EUE040VJA1
eth1addr=00:D0:B8:25:38:4E
modelname=32042301
serialno=xxxxxxxxxxx
mfgtest_state=final_tested_ok
runintime=14400
ftp_serverip=192.168.32.4
ftp_log_user=runinlog
ftp_log_password=123
ftp_log_dir=storagelogs/soclogs/partlogs/IX4-300D/runin
ftp_pass_user=qrypass
ftp_pass_password=123
ftp_pass_dir=socquery
ftp_qry_user=qrypass
ftp_qry_password=123
ftp_qry_dir=socquery
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