Need SPI Flash Dump for ReadyNAS 2100 (USB Recovery Tool No Longer Works)
Hi all,
I’m
trying to repair a Netgear ReadyNAS 2100 (x86 model) that has a corrupted SPI flash chip. The original Winbond 25L1605 is unreadable, and I’ve already prepared a replacement chip and programmer.
The problem is that the old Netgear USB Recovery Tool no longer functions correctly. It only writes a minimal boot stub (kernel, initrd, syslinux) and does not generate the original recovery payload (sysimg.tgz), because the backend servers it depended on are now offline.
To finish the repair, I need a known‑good 2MB SPI flash dump from a working ReadyNAS 2100 or any of the other x86 ReadyNAS models that use the same boot flash (NVX, Pro, 3200).
What I’m looking for:
• A full SPI flash dump from the 2MB boot chip
• File size: 2,097,152 bytes
• Usually named flash.img
• Can be read using flashrom or a CH341A programmer
• Any RAIDiator 4.2.x version is fine
This image contains the U‑Boot loader and recovery environment needed to bring the system back to life.
If anyone has a working ReadyNAS 2100 / NVX / Pro / 3200 and can provide a dump of the SPI flash, it would be a huge help.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can assist.