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yusuf_gaz · 09-10-11, 12:18 PM

Hi

Need a bit of help, have been trying to use a 16gb usb drive which gets seen in Device manager and mounts but no where else and also an external 1tb Samsung hd which gets seen everywhere and mounts but just cant initialise.

Ive tried fat32 and ext3 but no joy, when it does try to intialise the 1tb drive I lose the format.

Any pointers on how to get these working.

Regards

lincsat · 09-10-11, 02:36 PM

The initialize procedure usually formats as well. You could try removing the partition from the HDD in a PC, then try to initialize in the box again.

yusuf_gaz · 09-10-11, 06:17 PM

Hi

Yeh Ive tried that as well as I realised when you try to initialise it loses its format and Ive had to reformat via easeus but once reconnected to the box same thing fails comes up with messages as below.

Partition sda1 mounted on: /media/hdd.

Unable to initialise harddisk.
Error: Mkfs failed.

Unable to complete filesystem check.
Error: Fsck failed.

The 1tb external drive has its own power supply and Ive reformatted so many times now both the hard drive and the usb via box and pc.

Regards

09-10-11, 12:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
yusuf_gaz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,964 Thanks: 116 Thanked 623 Times in 525 Posts	Dreambox SE + Hard Drive Hi Need a bit of help, have been trying to use a 16gb usb drive which gets seen in Device manager and mounts but no where else and also an external 1tb Samsung hd which gets seen everywhere and mounts but just cant initialise. Ive tried fat32 and ext3 but no joy, when it does try to intialise the 1tb drive I lose the format. Any pointers on how to get these working. Regards

09-10-11, 02:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 6,002 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2,580 Times in 667 Posts	Re: Dreambox SE + Hard Drive The initialize procedure usually formats as well. You could try removing the partition from the HDD in a PC, then try to initialize in the box again. __________________ Blade7000 & DM800Pro/SE in Stock, Linux Sat boxes from £52.25, SkyboxF3 under £60. Kryptview £123.50 & SV6 under £72 with Members Discount - Lincsat's Nick-Nacks (Shop) Drivers Protest Union

09-10-11, 06:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
yusuf_gaz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,964 Thanks: 116 Thanked 623 Times in 525 Posts	Re: Dreambox SE + Hard Drive Hi Yeh Ive tried that as well as I realised when you try to initialise it loses its format and Ive had to reformat via easeus but once reconnected to the box same thing fails comes up with messages as below. Partition sda1 mounted on: /media/hdd. Unable to initialise harddisk. Error: Mkfs failed. Unable to complete filesystem check. Error: Fsck failed. The 1tb external drive has its own power supply and Ive reformatted so many times now both the hard drive and the usb via box and pc. Regards

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