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Old 17-09-2008   #1
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Can I connect an external hard drive to DB

I have a USB external hard drive. Is it compatible with Dream box and is there voltage compatibility? If so how to manage both drives from the main menu?
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I have a USB external hard drive. Is it compatible with Dream box and is there voltage compatibility? If so how to manage both drives from the main menu?
I don't see why not.
The 7025 power supply might become oveloaded, so try to use a USB Flash stick first and if it works you can try the USB HDD.
What is the USB HDD make and model?
Is it a 2.5" or 3.5" and does it come with an external power supply?.
You might need few basic Linux syntax to mount the USB stick. I hope that someone would help you with this.
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Thanks, the HD is Toshiba 2.5" which doesnt come with a power supply but it has a power inlet.
How does the DB choose between drives?
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One more thing:
Remember to back up your USB HDD data as the 7025 would format it in Linux ext3
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Originally Posted by Gentleman_1 View Post
Thanks, the HD is Toshiba 2.5" which doesnt come with a power supply but it has a power inlet.
How does the DB choose between drives?
Just use telnet and mount the second drive to a folder in the first drive or flash.

E.g.
Create directory in flash where you will mount to
Code:
mkdir /media/hdd2
mount your disk to this directory.
Code:
mount /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun1/part1 /media/hdd2
You'll have to modify this line /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun1/part1
so that it points at the correct disk to mount. I have no way of knowing what the correct device path will be in your case.

The enigma menu system wont know the difference between disks. It will only look at the directory structure. So you just browse to /media/hdd2 as you would any other directory.

If you want to record to a different location, you will need to set that up in the Blue-Panel, I cant remember exactly where right now.

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