Talk:Firmware

Firmware questions
Related to Firmware 9/19/2008 R1.0 point '''4. file transfer with samba server is 2MB/s.'''

¿Is that an improvement or a limitation compared to previous versions? because in my opinion transfer rate is too poor for a 100 Mbit bandwith... (asked by Anonymous User)
 * R1.0 is the earliest version of the firmware available. These are just the change notes listed on it if you download it seperately.  R1.1 supposedly has an improvement to the transfer speed.  Perhaps Iomega will release it to us again someday.  JCoug 01:46, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Related to Firmware R1.1, is there any way to get it? (asked by Anonymous User)
 * Iomega replaced the download link for the R1.1 firmware with the R1.0 firmware, so there isn't any way to get it except for those few who were lucky enough to download it during that particular period. Maybe you could post a message on the forum and ask IomegaTSBA about it. JCoug 01:46, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

I see that user WLVS has got firmware version r1.1  What are the advantages/ disadvantages of this vs the version r1 -  Abhishek sundaram 13:14, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You did read the release notes, didn't you?

Is there any posibility to get the R1.1 firmware? Thank you. Bugdiscoverer 12:20, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * A little birdie knows where to find it. But since it isn't available from Iomega anymore, it is officially unsupported.  They refuse to even admit they posted it.

Thank you very much little birdie.

The network speed with R1.1 is the same than with R1 (1 MB/s). I can't see any improvement in this regard. Bugdiscoverer 11:17, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

In the explanation to change HDD in the unit, there is a simple statement to re-load firmware, and a link to IOMEGA instructions.

Reading the section on File formats, etc. thre are 4x partitions on the HDD, 3x EXT + 1xNTFS

Is there a gap in the instructions to swap HDD?

Popping a new HDD into the case is easy enough How do you then make 4xparts, and format 3 of them to EXT before you re-load the firmware.


 * No, there is no gap. The firmware installation will automatically create all of the partitions necessary and install the OS into them. --JCoug 17:20, November 25, 2009 (UTC)

I've just swapped the 500 Gb Hdd in my 2 week old SPPHD for a 1.5 Tb. On loading r1.8, it got stuck about 60% way through Step3 - Copying. So I canceled the operation, cycled the power on the SPPHD - with the USB still connected to PC. The Upgrade software screen said to power up first, but it did not find the SSPHD, powering with it connected solved this issue. On the second attempt, it loaded the firmware OK. Everything seems to be OK. DW-2 Dec 2009