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    dreambox - initializing HDD - dream-elite

    My image would not initialize the HDD - I think there is a command problem between the image setting & linux.

    Here is how I manually setup my drive
    First download a telnet program - i use putty
    connect you dreambox
    & then you will need to Partition, Format & Mount
    the Hard Drive

    partition
    type:-
    fdisk /dev/sda

    if you press P it will show a list
    of the drives

    next press n for new partition
    this is for 1 partition tutorial, so press 1
    and the default starting number 1
    and the default end number This end number depends on your hdd size.

    press P
    you should now see a line similar to
    Disk /dev/sda: 50.0 GB, 50019202560 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 6081 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    /dev/sda1 1 6081 48845601 83 Linux
    Notice the sda1 - that is sda = drive & 1 = the partition.
    If you wanted to, you could split the drive & have different sda numbers.

    now we need to write the partition to the drive.
    so press w

    now we need to format the drive.

    FORMAT
    The way that worked for me was mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1
    another way in linux is mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sda1 -- This is where I think the
    error is in the image, as this way would not work for me.

    Now we mount the drive

    MOUNT
    first we have to edit the fstab file in /etc directory.
    so add the line
    /dev/sda1 /media/hdd ext3 defaults 1 2
    I used an ftp program & wordpad to edit.

    then we type
    mount /dev/sda1
    or (which ever works for you)
    mount /media/hdd
    mkdir /media/hdd/movie


    Thats all I done my drive now records & My drive will now even initalize
    in the menus the way it should.

    Hope thats of help to someone!

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    old thread info added to help -:

    mine would not initialise today and i found what maybe an easier cure,,you need to edit the fstab file,this is found in ect/ ,when you right click and press edit at the bottom where it refers to your HDD it has a hash in front of it,this kind off means "no" in linux so delete hash and save and should initialise straight away mine did

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    Quote Originally Posted by simon 2003 View Post
    old thread info added to help -:

    mine would not initialise today and i found what maybe an easier cure,,you need to edit the fstab file,this is found in ect/ ,when you right click and press edit at the bottom where it refers to your HDD it has a hash in front of it,this kind off means "no" in linux so delete hash and save and should initialise straight away mine did
    I also having trouble with installing Hdd, so I formated it in ext3 on PC, put drive back in, went to initialise and it's saying Error: Mkfs failed.

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