[VU+ Solo2] Unable to initialise and mount 2nd HDD

[bartjunited]

I have a Solo SE 2 , i am trying to set up a new HDD which will eventually replace the existing HDD that is connected
Therefore I am trying to initialise and mount it as hdd2 so that I can then move content between the 2 and then remove the original one

thus far I have put the new hdd in a caddy , connected it to a laptop to initialise it in the laptop and formatted as NTFS (priort to this the solo would not even see the new hdd)

when i connect this to the Solo SE it now sees the device in mount manager

how do i initialise it so I can mount it? I believe this needs to be done so that its formatted in ext 4?

when i try to mount it as is the box crashes

help please and also advise if what i have suggested is the best method to transfer content between the 2 hdds

TIA Bart

 

[cactikid]

My thinking laptop may not set it up correctly?,Is the hdd usb or externally powered?
As with adding adding any storage device insert/remove when box is powered off only then power on and go to storage devices does it see both?

 

[bartjunited]

Hdd is usb powered and I turned off the box before inserting

Mount manager does see it as external storage but oddly it appears twice in there

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[ccs]

usb powered caddy might not work - it depends on the power rating of the caddy + hdd.

 

[cactikid]

I never use passport by usb only as i have 2 here and dont work,others have used a powered usb hub and worked>
Are both your Hdds a different make or size that you know the difference?

 

[bartjunited]

I have been using a usb powered caddy for many years with the existing hdd

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[bartjunited]

I never use passport by usb only as i have 2 here and dont work,others have used a powered usb hub and worked>
Are both your Hdds a different make or size that you know the difference?

Yup diff size and make

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[cactikid]

Time to upgrade to a working one as i have 2tb toshiba desktop hds on a number of boxes,some people it works and others not.

ok so you can see the new one and click on it can you initialize it then check if its ext3-ext4 in mounts?

 

[bartjunited]

Huh this is a brand new 1tb 2.5 inch sata drive, nothing wrong with it. Just needs to be initialised so that i can mount it and it's currently in ntfs format

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[cactikid]

Always start with fat 32,then setup with box settings

 

[bartjunited]

Are you saying to reformat it on the laptop to fat 32 and then connect it back to the box?

If I'm gonna reformat shouldn't I just format to ext4?

And where is the initialisation option in the vix image?

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[cactikid]

Most usb or hdd come as fat 32 do they not?,storage device should see it then when its seen go from there,initialize and ext 3- ext4.
IT will stay connected to box and NOT removed.

 

[bartjunited]

The HDD was not initialised so I had to do that in then laptop and format it at teh same time.

Where in vix do you initialise the device or is this done when you mount it?

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[twol]

And where is the initialisation option in the vix image?

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Main Menu/Setup/Storage/Initialize Devices

If you have a Linux system you can initialise on that as I have had many(all??) HDD's delivered unformatted.

 

[cactikid]

Storage devices should see your new hdd
No start with fat 32 format.On box it might ask you to format the hdd { recheck correct one ticked/listed } yes
Initialize -Yes
ext 3 - ext 4 can be checked in your mounts,as i have a usb and internal both say ext4

 

[cactikid]

Main Menu/Setup/Storage/Initialize Devices

If you have a Linux system you can initialise on that as I have had many(all??) HDD's delivered unformatted.

Have you heard of setting them up from pc m8 thinking it maybe different?

 

[bartjunited]

Main Menu/Setup/Storage/Initialize Devices

If you have a Linux system you can initialise on that as I have had many(all??) HDD's delivered unformatted.

Thanks exactly what I was after.

And yes hdd came unformatted too

When I mount it should I mount it as hdd2 as the 1st device is mounted as hdd?

And is it ok to move the content between the 2 hdds via the solo?

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[twol]

I would use filezilla to move things around ... just more control even if it means copying to PC 1st.
Ref hdd2 , see what comes up in mount manager (setup/Vix) .. last in list so use up key!