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champs4life
26-05-16, 21:41
Hi this problem has been persisting for some time and not sure what the cause is. Every time I try to record something it says write error failed. I have tried to initialise the HDD itself but to no avail as I get errors when trying to do so.
Is it possible my HDD is gone or box is faulty?
Would appreciate any replies.
Andy_Hazza
28-05-16, 15:39
If your HDD is in use, I.e. For EPG data, Timeshift etc you will be unable to Initialise the HDD.
For simplicity I advise to fresh flash your 3T with the latest ViX image (4.1-009) and proceed to initialise the disk once you have done the basic setup via FIW.
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champs4life
28-05-16, 16:08
What do you mean by FIW?
Rob van der Does
28-05-16, 16:52
I have tried to initialise the HDD itself but to no avail as I get errors when trying to do so.
The most simple way to do that is to attach an USB-stick, click in 'MountManager' on 'Use as HDD', reboot, and then initialise the HDD.
Don't forget to set the HDD again as HDD when done.
champs4life
28-05-16, 17:11
The most simple way to do that is to attach an USB-stick, click in 'MountManager' on 'Use as HDD', reboot, and then initialise the HDD.
Don't forget to set the HDD again as HDD when done.
I dont get what you mean. I havent got a big USB stick, plus I want to try to initialise the HDD itself.
Rob van der Does
28-05-16, 17:19
A small USB-stick is sufficient; it's just temporarily to release the real HDD so it can be initialized.
And indeed: the idea is to initialize the real HDD after the reboot.
champs4life
28-05-16, 19:17
A small USB-stick is sufficient; it's just temporarily to release the real HDD so it can be initialized.
And indeed: the idea is to initialize the real HDD after the reboot.
I will give it a go first instead of having to flash from scratch.
But im not entirely show about the way to do it despite you tell me. Still kinda lost.
champs4life
28-05-16, 23:58
Rob I tried your step but it has no initialize option.
Don't know if I have done it wrong.
Rob van der Does
29-05-16, 04:41
What do you mean by 'it'?
If you go to 'storage media' --> initialize you'll find all connected storage devices; make sure you choose the correct one (the real internal HDD).
If the drive doesn't show there, there is something very wrong (dead HDD, loose connector).
champs4life
31-05-16, 21:50
Ye done it again and the actual HDD doesnt show at all.
So is it dead then?
Try switching your box off a the mains for a few minutes.
On my box the HDD goes "missing" occasionally and the switch off 'cold boot' restores it.
Rob van der Does
01-06-16, 05:05
It certainly looks that way.
If you're familiar with 'Telnet' you could do some tests:
- init 4
- umount /dev/mtdblock3
- e2fsck -v /dev/mtdblock3
- mount -o remount,rw /
- init 3
This command will do a complete check, and show process in the telnet window (omit the -D if you don't want it to try and optimise the directories of the filesystem) - change x to the correct location for the disk you're checking:
e2fsck -p -v -f -D -C0 /dev/sdx1
or:
umount /dev/sda1
e2fsck -f -v /dev/sda1
mount /dev/sda1
or
init 4
umount -a
e2fsck -f -C 0 -v /dev/sdx1
unmount -a will unmount all devices (you could just umount /dev/sdx1).
Also:
smartctl -a /dev/sda
(might need to install ' smartmontools ')
champs4life
01-06-16, 15:34
Try switching your box off a the mains for a few minutes.
On my box the HDD goes "missing" occasionally and the switch off 'cold boot' restores it.
Yes I tried that too unfortunately still doesnt show up.
I guess I have to accept it is dead.
champs4life
01-06-16, 15:35
Unfortunately I dont know what or how to use commands with telnet.
Sorry wouldnt be able to do those tests.
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