Hdmu and ipbox9000

[ray._b]

I run the image off a pen drive without too many issues!

If you have multi boot all is good...

This is how I created my pen drive boot.

I assume you have e2 in flash
You will need to be able to FTP your box, and use putty...

I use putty for the next bit.
User: root
Password: HDMU

To create a partition on the pen drive
mkfs,ext2 /dev/sdb1 -L ext2

Then copy your downloaded file into this directory via FTP transfer (tar.gz on this site)

Back to putty...to unpack the file
mount dev sdb1 /mnt/usb


Then use putty to unpack the file...

cd /mnt/usb

tar -vzxf *****.tar.gz (then the full name of the image)

then...
sync

remove the image using FTP if required.

Start your box using the correct key number on the remote. Set-up the image as per the instructions

Cheers

[santa]

sata is min 20secs faster than usb, if he had a hdd, he should use it

[blaska]

Thanks for your help.
Which putty commands I need to do it on the hard drive?

[santa]

maybe you can understand this faq-->klick
if not, aks again.
try to install with morlys stb admin tool-->klick

[blaska]

I can't understand German.
I've installed a 320gb sata.
From box menu I've choosed initialization and ext2 format, other options are ext3, fat32 and jfs. Ext2 is good or better chose another?

[blaska]

you have to create some partitions.

1 RECORD in ext3
2 SWAP
3 MINI1 in ext2
4 MINI2 in ext2

swap and minis should be 500MB, the other GBs for RECORD

do you know how to create parts?

I don't know how to create partition. I'm familiar with putty and winscp.
Can you pass me commands to make parts?

[blaska]

After formating from the box menu, I can not see any more the option hard disk on the menu.
from putty I can see this:
is my hdd recogniced?

root@S400:~# fdisk -l


Disk /dev/sda: 524 MB, 524869632 bytes
189 heads, 61 sectors/track, 88 cylinders, total 1025136 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000a5053


Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 1023999 510976 83 Linux


Disk /dev/sdb: 4041 MB, 4041211904 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 3854 cylinders, total 7892992 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x30624145


Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 64 1327103 663520 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 1329150 7890943 3280897 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 1329152 7516159 3093504 83 Linux
/dev/sdb6 7518208 7890943 186368 82 Linux swap / Solaris

[santa]

strange, i only see two sticks, i think:

Disk /dev/sda: 524 MB,
Disk /dev/sdb: 4041 MB,

try a reboot

[blaska]

Yes, extrange... I saw the same. I did a soft reset, I'll try a hard reset.
No usb attached.
Maybe i can format from putty?

[santa]

yes of course, but we must have to see the hdd with fdisk before