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"initialize" hdd = format? How to avoid of it?

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toyota

Vu+ Newbie
Hi folks,
i'm just migrated my Solo2 from OpenPli to newest BH hoping this enigma2 build be less buggy. Migrated together with internal HDD formated in ext4. My box works also as small NAS at home so have many files on it.
All is fine, I can play movies from hdd, browse through the directories, samba sharing under BH... except one thing- recording/timeshift. Getting message that HDD not found or not initialized. I'm not sure what will happen when I press "initialize" in system menu? I'm afraid of lose all my data on hdd if BH start formatting it.

What would you recommend?
P.S. the way of backing up all hdd would be the last...
 
If you press initialise it will indeed format your HDD. If its already in ext4 can't you just mount the HDD using blue button x2 presses.... Mountpounts ( think its red button) and mount it as HDD in the BH menu?
 
I remember I try couple of times this option, pressed red "mountpoints" when my HDD was displayed in a list but nothing happened then.
 
back up your stuff from hdd to pc then format your hdd then monut the hdd
after you mount the hdd send your stuff back to hdd
 
toyota said:
are you kidding? Should be simpler way to tell to BH that hdd is initialized already.
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Once you press red mount points go to your hard drive press the right ot left select buttons until it displayed /media/HDD then press red to save this will then reboot the receiver to configure this mount
 
If this doesn't work then I'm afraid you will indeed have to back up your files and start from initialise stage and try again
 
Worth checking that the recording and time shift paths are actually set to /media/hdd and not something else, as you say you can access your hdd fine and watch previously stored content etc ok.

Menu / Setup / System / Recording Paths
 
godlovesatrier said:
Worth checking that the recording and time shift paths are actually set to /media/hdd and not something else, as you say you can access your hdd fine and watch previously stored content etc ok.

Menu / Setup / System / Recording Paths
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recording paths option dont appear in menu if HDD is not initialized, mount point set up.
 
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