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Overview

This page should list information on different firmware releases, betas, ...

The firmware numbers normally consists of 3 numbers - higher numbers mean newer firmware. Sometimes there are firmware revisions with 4 numbers, e.g. 1.00.04.9. These are BETA firmware revisions and they are older than the corresponding official release.

In other words: 1.00.04.9 < 1.00.04.10 < 1.00.04 < 1.00.05 (where '<' means 'older than')

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Thecus Official Firmware Links

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Current Official Release

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Security Note

Up to now all FW releases (2.01.XX) still to be verified) are vulnerable to remote file inclusion as reported for the N5200 series in various security databases (see OSVDB). Exploits are available so users are encouraged to either:

  • disable access from untrusted networks to the WebUI
  • disable access from the NAS to untrusted networks
  • disable "allow_url_fopen" in php.ini (usually /etc/php.ini)

Details have been reported to Thecus as case KKM-798736 on 2008/02/26.

I made a update available for download that will set allow_url_fopen to off in php.ini. To download the the update and MD5 checksum follow the links below:

N5200_N5200pro_1U4500_N7700_N8800_FIX_KKM-79873.bin

N5200_N5200pro_1U4500_N7700_N8800_FIX_KKM-79873.bin.md5

The update has been tested on 'N5200pro' and can be applied on the following models running ANY FW version (the update reports version 99.99.99):

  • N5200
  • N5200pro
  • 1U4500
  • N7700
  • N8800

The update process will report 'success' if either of the following applies:

  • allow_url_fopen was not set to on
  • php.ini modified successfully

An 'error' is reported if either of the following applies:

  • php.ini was not found
  • the process was not able to update php.ini

After applying the update a reboot is required so httpd gets restarted.

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Firmware 2.01.09

  • Release Date: 2009-06-09
  • Firmware Binary: N5200_N5200PRO_FW_2.01.09.bin (approx. 36.4 MB)
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: Thecus_NAS_FWUPG.pdf
  • Firmware Release Notes:N5200_N5200PRO_1U4500_FWRN_v20109.pdf
  • GPL Source: n7700_n8800_n5200_n5200pro_1u4500_n4100pro_2.01.09_GPL.tar.bz2
  • List of issues: see N5200 Firmware 2.00.12 Issues
  • Changes (compared to 2.00.15) from Release Notes:
    • Feature: On-Line RAID Migration/Expansion
    • Feature: XFS Support
    • Feature: CP1251 and KOI8-R support with FTP
    • Feature: GMail TLS support (GMail only !!!!)
    • Feature: Russian language support
    • Feature: Secure FTP
    • Feature: Bonjour Service / iTunes Server
    • Feature: HDD Tests (SMART and Bad Block Scanning)
    • Change: SMART Info changed
    • Fix: Removed FW version from login page
    • Fix: Samba upgraded to 3.0.34
    • Fix: FTP users will only see folders they have access to
    • Fix: Seagate RAID migration issue
    • Fix: Boot issues with Hitachi E7K1000[.B]
    • Fix: iSCSI 2TB size limitations
    • Fix: FTP bandwidth control
    • Fix: HDD detection issue with Seagate/Samsung
    • Fix: Time zone mapping
    • Fix: Link Aggregation compat. issue (Netgear)
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Current BETA Release

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Firmware 2.01.10.04 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2009-06-17
  • Firmware Binary: N5200_N5200PRO_FW_beta_2.01.10.4.bin (approx. 36.3 MB)
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: Thecus_NAS_FWUPG.pdf
  • Firmware Release Notes: (none)
  • GPL Source: (none)
  • List of issues: see N5200 Firmware 2.00.12 Issues
  • Changes (compared to 2.01.09) from Release Notes:
    • Fixed the issue that Nsync will stop durning operation
    • Fixed NT4 domain issue
    • Fixed the issue that Russian UI became unmanageable when admin logged in
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Firmware 2.01.10.7 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2009-07-27
  • Firmware Binary: N5200_N5200PRO_FW_beta_2.01.10.7.bin (approx. 36.3 MB)
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: Thecus_NAS_FWUPG.pdf
  • Firmware Release Notes: (none)
  • GPL Source: (none)
  • Changes (compared to 2.01.09) from Release Notes:
    • N5200/N5200PRO beta firmware V2.01.10.7
    • 1. This is just a beta, not official release.
    • 2. Fixed the issue that Nsync task will be interrupted during data transfer.
    • 3. Fixed NT4 domain issue.
    • 4. Fixed the issue that Russian UI became unmanageable when admin logged in.
    • 5. Fixed the RAID Migration and Expansion issue in firmware 2.01.09 for the RAID volumes created in old firmware 1.00.xx.
    • 6. File info:
      • 2009/07/27 18:43 38,015,768 N5200_N5200PRO_FW_beta_2.01.10.7.bin
      • MD5(N5200_N5200PRO_FW_beta_2.01.10.7.bin)= df52611b5b7df02b20383a58a4e446cb
  • !!! WARNING !!!
    • For the NAS with the following WD or Samsung HDD, DO NOT APPLY Firmware 2.01.09 and beta 2.01.10.x. There have been some cases reporting this firmware may use below HDD degraded or even RAID N/A.
      • - WD5001ABYS-01YNA
      • - WD10EACS
      • - WD RE2-GP WD1000FYPS
      • - Samsung HD103UJ 1AA0
      • - Samsun HD753LJ
      • - SAMSUNG HD501LJ
  • modules working :
    • SYSUSER 2.00.02 : OK
    • SSHD 2.00.00 : OK
    • APCUPSD 1.04.02 : OK
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Older Releases

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Firmware 1.00.01.3

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Firmware 1.00.03

  • Release Date: 2006-09-22
  • Firmware Binary: not available any more
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: N5200_FWUPG_10003.pdf
  • Firmware Release Document: N5200_Release_Note_v10003.pdf
  • Source Code: was available, but is not available anymore
  • Changes (unofficial list):
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Firmware 1.00.04.9 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2006-09-30 (??)
  • Firmware Binary: not available anymore
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: not available
  • Firmware Release Document: not available
  • Source Code: not available
  • Changes (unofficial list):
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Firmware 1.00.04.10 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2006-10-10 (??)
  • Firmware Binary: not available
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: not available
  • Firmware Release Document: not available
  • Source Code: not available
  • Changes (unofficial list):
    • Interim beta release, some devices have been sold with this release
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Firmware 1.00.04

  • Release Date: 2006-11-20
  • Firmware Binary: not available anymore
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: N5200_FWUPG_10004.pdf
  • Firmware Release Document: N5200_Release_Note_v10004.pdf
  • Source Code: was available, but is not available anymore
  • Changes (unofficial list):
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Firmware 1.00.05

  • Release Date: 2006-12-26
  • Firmware Binary: not available anymore
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: N5200_FWUPG_10005.pdf
  • Firmware Release Document: N5200_Release_Note_v10005.pdf
  • Source Code: was available, but is not available anymore
  • Changes (unofficial list):
    • New Mediabolic DLNA Media Server (more information HERE)
    • Some minor bug fixes
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Firmware 1.00.06.5 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2007-01-13
  • Firmware Binary: not available anymore
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: not available
  • Firmware Release Document: not available
  • Source Code: not available
  • Changes (unofficial list):
    • Please use with care: it's a BETA release, changes are yet unknown!
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Firmware 1.00.07

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Firmware 1.00.08

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Firmware 1.00.09

  • Installed on some units shipped from the factory
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Firmware 1.00.10 (made BETA shortly after release)

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Firmware 1.00.11.3 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2007-06-08
  • Firmware Binary: No Longer Available Online
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: Not Available
  • Firmware Release Document: Not Available
  • Source Code: Not Available
  • Changes (unofficial list):
    • Please use with care: it's a BETA release, changes are yet unknown!
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Firmware 1.00.12.3 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2007-07-01
  • Firmware Binary: N5200upgrade.1.00.12.3.bin
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: Not Available
  • Firmware Release Document: Not Available
  • Source Code: Not Available
  • Changes (unofficial list):
    • Please use with care: it's a BETA release, changes are yet unknown!
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Firmware 1.00.12.5 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2007-07-25
  • Firmware Binary: N5200upgrade.1.00.12.5.bin
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: Not Available
  • Firmware Release Document: Not Available
  • Source Code: Not Available
  • Changes (unofficial list):
    • Please use with care: it's a BETA release, changes are yet unknown!
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Firmware 2.00.00

  • Release Date: 2007-7-25
  • Firmware Binary: [1]
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: Not Available
  • Firmware Release Document: Not Available
  • Source Code: n5200pro_2.00.00_GPL.tar.bz2 (approx. 242 MB)
  • Changes (unofficial list):
    • Please use with care: it's a released version, but not known to work with N5200 units
    • Modules confirmed to work: RSYNC SSHD SYSUSER
    • Added iSCSI and multiple RAID support exclusively for the N5200PRO
    • NFS Support is broken (/etc/exports file gets corrupted when more than one folder are shared via NFS)
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Firmware 2.00.01

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Firmware 2.00.02 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2007-09-11
  • Firmware Binary: N5200upgrade.2.00.02.bin (approx. 30 MB)
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: Not Available
  • Firmware Release Document: Not Available
  • Source Code: Not Available
  • Changes (unofficial list):
    • Please don't use it: the firmware image has a wrong checksum.
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Firmware 2.00.03 (BETA)

  • Release Date: 2007-09-17
  • Firmware Binary: N5200upgrade.2.00.03.bin (approx. 34 MB)
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: Not Available
  • Firmware Release Document: Not Available
  • Source Code: Not Available
  • Changes (unofficial list):
    • NFS problem when having more than one exported share is fixed.
    • Issue installing/uninstalling/updating modules
    • Please use with care: it's a BETA release, changes are yet unknown!
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Firmware 2.00.04

New/Updated/Deleted:

  • {N} wget now standalone (gnu) 1.10.2
  • {N} MEncoder 1.0rc1-3.3.6 added
  • {N} reiserfs tools 3.6.19 added
  • {N} tune2fs 1.40.2 added
  • {N} user{add|mod|del} and group{add|mod|del} added
  • {U} samba updated to 3.0.26a
  • {U} iSCSI (othingycsi) updated to 1.1-648
  • {U} krb5 updated to 1.6.2
  • {D} USB "UB" driver no longer included
  • {D} failback file system no longer incuded
  • {D} AVR FW no longer included in FW package

Fixes:

  • file systems created with (-m 0) now -> no reserved space
  • md kernel driver seems to handle state "degraded" now (earlier versions detected degraded arrays as damaged ones)
  • fixed hwclock sync (--utc removed so HW clock assumed to be on local time)
  • WebUI: fixed PHP upload temp dir from /raid/tmp to /raid/data/tmp
  • WebUI: dangerous/useless files removed from /img/www/htdocs/adm (security fix)
  • WebUI: fixup of language files
  • WebUI: fixup of httpd.conf to allow access to certain file extensions only (security fix)
  • various fixes/changes for eSATA
  • various fixes/changes for USB HD
  • disks now forced to standby when HD spindown time is set through WebGUI and on startup
  • various fixes/changes in FTP used by nsync

Other Changes:

  • iSCSI vendor/product IDs changed to "NAS"/"iSCSI-VDISK"
  • iSCSI daemon options changed: MaxConnections (1->8), DataPDUInOrder (Yes->No), FirstBurstLength (262144->default of 64k)
  • size of /tmpfs (tmpfs) increased from 128MB to 256MB (this will reduce the amount of memory available to processes !!)
  • ROM files no longer mounted from /cloopfs
  • calling syntax for /img/bin/logevent/event has changed (side effect to modules ?)
  • massive changes in quota management scripts
  • massive changes to RAID resize scripts
  • folder default for "guest_only" on "usbhdd" and "usbcopy" changed to "no"
  • net2280 USB controller now loaded with DMA enabled
  • iSCSI limit increased to 5 for the PRO version
  • new feature "Stackable" seems to allow "stacking" (chaining) of boxes
  • SNMP still not enabled
  • new but disabled feature "IP cam" used to fetch (cam) images from the net and assemble MPG movies of them (that is what MEncoder is being used for)

User reported bugs:

  • nsync not (always?) working (confirmed by Thecus) (link)
  • Disk spindown not possible if nmbd becomes local master browser or quota is enabled and set on any RAID folders
    eTicket# ZCW-42077-204 / updated for the quota part
  • file locking not working over NFS (rpc.statd not started)
    eTicket# GLW-74871-794
    use module RPCSTATD to work around the issue
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Firmware 2.00.08

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Firmware 2.00.10

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Firmware 2.00.12

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Firmware 2.00.13

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Firmware 2.00.14

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Firmware 2.00.15.4 (beta)

  • Release Date: 2009-01-09
  • Firmware Binary: N5200_N5200PRO_FW_beta_2.00.15.4.bin (approx. 32.1 MB)
  • Firmware Upgrade Document: (none)
  • Firmware Release Notes:N5200_N5200PRO_FW_beta_2.00.15.4.txt
  • GPL Source: (none)
  • List of issues: N5200 Firmware 2.00.12 Issues
  • Changes (compared to 2.00.14):
    • Fixed hotplug issues with certain disk models/sizes (Thecus)
    • Samba upgrade from 3.0.26a to 3.0.33 (Note: this requires all ACLs to be re-applied) (Thecus)
    • Support for Windows Server 2008 AD (Thecus)
    • AVR (LCD) FW Update from 01.02.c6 to 01.03.02 available with image but not applied
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Firmware 2.00.15

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Firmware 2.00.16 (BETA)

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Firmware 2.01.10.02 (BETA)

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