If your GoFlex Home web interface stops responding a short time after you reboot then it is very likely that your device has been hacked. I have written about this in other posts, but a search for this specific problem might not get you a direct answer, so I added this post.
GoFlex Home iptables firewall security
For remote access you have to open up ports to the GoFlex Home but that attracts brute force attacks. You will see all those attempts if you check your router logs. If you have a good router then you can reject requests unless they come from a whitelisted ip address, but with Netgear routers it is all or nothing, so what can you do to beat the hackers?
Understanding GoFlex Home Spindown
Why won't my disk ever stop spinning? Why is my GoFlex Home slow to respond and how can I increase the delay before it goes to sleep? What do the pwrmgr conf settings mean? Why does the disk even need to spin down at all? This post tries to answer those questions.
Install a Package Manager (with example Midnight Commander)
If you want to add software to your GoFlex Home then the easiest way to do that is with a package manager, which is a software installer that takes care of the housekeeping tasks of adding new programs. I will show you how to install the Optware ipkg utility which then makes it easy to add programs from the repository. Optware allows you to add programs without upsetting your original firmware as it installs to its own location.
Inspect or change a rootfs UBI Image file
If you want to take a look inside a UBI image file before flashing it or maybe change a single file inside the image then how do go about that? I'll show you how to do it for GoFlex Home ubi images.
GoFlex Home Firmware reflash without Seagateshare
The best thing about the GoFlex Home was that that if you forgot your password or acquired a unit with unknown user credentials or just messed things up too badly using ssh, then you could always reflash the firmware and start over with a GoFlex Home just like one straight from the factory. But reflashing wipes out all user accounts and you need to set up the first user over the internet. So now that Seagateshare server has shut down what if you need to reflash your firmware?
How to make your own GoFlex Home firmware backup
Once you have
set up your GoFlex Home just how you want it and especially if you have
installed extra packages like inadyn or NFS then it can be a nuisance if you have to re-flash the firmware and start again.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could make a “system backup” so you could restore
your GoFlex Home system from USB? Well
you can and I’ll show you how to do it. You will need a Linux PC but it’s easy
to install Linux on an old laptop.
"Installing" DuckDNS on the GoFlex Home
To access your GoFlex Home over the internet I recommend DuckDNS. It is very easy to set up your own subdomain and it is free, though you can donate if you want to help to keep this great service operating. Updating your IP address is very simple through their website and they even provide very helpful instructions for setting up a Linux Cron job to automatically update your IP address. Unfortunately their instructions are aimed at a full-blown linux OS and need a bit of tweaking for the GoFlex Home.
Windows File Sharing isn't working in Windows 10. Really?
The recent "Fall Creators" update to Windows 10 broke Windows File Sharing for many users. This was news to me as it I have no trouble connecting and my backups using SMB are still working without any problems even after the latest Windows 10 Update.
I came across seagate-goflex-not-compatible-with-windows-10 thread on Microsoft Answers which started in 2015 with the last reply in December 2017. What does all this mean?
I came across seagate-goflex-not-compatible-with-windows-10 thread on Microsoft Answers which started in 2015 with the last reply in December 2017. What does all this mean?
Seagateshare stopped working now what?
FTPS stopped working
I don't use FTPS myself and prefer SFTP (Google ftps v sftp if you want to know the differences, but basically FTPS is the same File Transfer Protocol as FTP with an encryption layer added over the top).
I didn't notice that FTPS was no longer working until I got a question from someone commenting on this blog. So how to fix it?
I didn't notice that FTPS was no longer working until I got a question from someone commenting on this blog. So how to fix it?
IP camera record to GoFlex Home
IP cameras generally offer an option to record or save to an FTP or NAS location and the GoFlex Home is great for this job as it has FTP and SMB servers.
The problem is that Seagate chose to set up long folder names with spaces in them e.g. GoFlex Home Public and other devices often have trouble with that.
There are several options for fixing this problem;
The problem is that Seagate chose to set up long folder names with spaces in them e.g. GoFlex Home Public and other devices often have trouble with that.
There are several options for fixing this problem;
How to format a 3TB GoFlex Home
Maybe you want to reformat the drive to start over or maybe you're upgrading to a larger drive, but the seagateshare web interface format option won’t work with 3TB drives and you can't use the USB adapter off a GoFlex Desk or Backup Plus, so how do you format a 3TB drive?
Backup to USB Drive (External Storage)
If you have a disk drive connected to the GoFlex Home USB port you can backup the GoFlex Home main SATA drive to it. But if you do that from a remote PC using File Explorer it is very slow especially over a wireless network, because the data is travelling from the GoFlex Home to your PC and back again.
Is there a way to transfer files directly from the SATA drive to the attached USB drive?
Is there a way to transfer files directly from the SATA drive to the attached USB drive?
Configure the iTunes media server (mt-daapd)
The GoFlex Home runs a Firefly media server (as well as the minidlna media server) and the good news is that you can configure it through it's own web interface. I don't use iTunes myself but apparently it is quite popular.
If you use iTunes or have a Sonos or Roku SoundBridge media player then this post might be for you.
If you use iTunes or have a Sonos or Roku SoundBridge media player then this post might be for you.
FTP Port 21 blocked
Some ISPs block port 21 or maybe you just don't like leaving port 21 open.
If you have a router which does port translation (takes packets received for one port and redirects them to another port) then there's no problem. But if your router won't do that then the following might help.
Note: if FTPS stopped working, but FTP is OK then blocked ports isn't your problem; go to ftps-stopped-working
If you have a router which does port translation (takes packets received for one port and redirects them to another port) then there's no problem. But if your router won't do that then the following might help.
Note: if FTPS stopped working, but FTP is OK then blocked ports isn't your problem; go to ftps-stopped-working
How to make the Public Folder read only
OK, you have all your movies and photos saved in the Public folder and you want anyone on your home network to be able to view them, but DLNA's pretty unreliable so you set up a user account so they can log in and access them.
But that also means they can move, rename or delete files in the Public Folder.
So how can you provide access in Windows File Sharing yet prevent people deleting your precious files?
But that also means they can move, rename or delete files in the Public Folder.
So how can you provide access in Windows File Sharing yet prevent people deleting your precious files?
Auto Remote Shutdown
Have you ever wanted to be able to shut down your GoFlex Home in a batch script?
Neither have I, but a user on the old Seagate forums was running several GoFlex Home devices on a UPS and wanted a way to shut down the devices elegantly when the power went off, triggering a Command Line Event
Neither have I, but a user on the old Seagate forums was running several GoFlex Home devices on a UPS and wanted a way to shut down the devices elegantly when the power went off, triggering a Command Line Event
Fixing the 211 MB issue
Some users have reported their GoFlex Home showing a capacity of 211MB. The root file system on flash storage ubi0 is 216,180 x 1k blocks which is 211 MB, so it looks as though the bind mounts are messed up and the root file system on ubi0 is mounted instead of sda1. It seems to happen when there are file system errors on the hard drive.
How to fix file system errors?
How to fix file system errors?