External HDD help please!

[beamobhoy]

I have never got my external HDD which is a WD passport essential 320gb unit, working with my azbox premium. I recently updated to KGD 0.4348 as it stated easier HDD use. Still no recording! Someone please, please help me with this basic detail. It has been formatted in linux and FA**2 - both have no positive results. What am i doing wrong? :banghead:

[gubernator]

As far as I know the WD passport has no external power supply - right? You should try an active usb hub.

[beamobhoy]

no ext power supply, but this worked fine on my old technomate so why not the azbox??

[gubernator]

I haven't tried an usb hdd without external powersupply but read a lot of it in several forums and I think the AZBox can't give enough power to the hdd. You may try an USB cable with two connectors at one side. Plug one connector in the AZBox and the other one in a device which can give power to the hdd.

[kebien]

I am using a toshiba 2.5" laptop hdd in an usb enclosure and the azbox have no problems handling it.
Is a 320 gb fa**2 formated.

[beamobhoy]

anyone using a wd essential passport with their azbox?

[ade1970]

i could not get my usb stick to work, but got an old usb 30gb flip2disk (toshiba built -amacom make) running at weekend...formatted the drive on laptop to ntfs, then reformatted in azbox to ex**? i think it is. anyhow...when it works correctly the formatting display should go all the way up to 100% and then reboot disc and azbox all on its own...if it finishes at like 63/75 or 95% then not formatted correctly as i experienced. good luck.
ps old uncle argos in uk has 16 day money back guarantee-always worth a visit to check a couple of diffrerent ones out.

[beamobhoy]

thanks gubernator, your advice to get a dual usb lead worked, now got the hdd working with a little help from the trusty old technomate!
:respect-040:

[gubernator]

Good to hear. Now have fun with your box.

[beamobhoy]

Just one more little question, how do i get more than 2gb file size recording? i am using latest kgd f/w and have formatted drive in fa**2.

[fundidun]

EX** format your disk, so you worked all KGD panel applications, and you can record with files over 4GB


MMP[~]$ mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,nodiratime)
/dev/mtdblock5 on /DISK1 type jffs2 (ro,noatime)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
/dev/hda1 on /MMP type ex** (ro,data=ordered)
/dev/hda3 on /DISK2 type ex** (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/hda4 on /Download type ex** (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/hdb1 on /DATA/hdb1 type ex** (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/hdb1 on /PLUGINS type ex** (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/hdb1 on /opt type ex** (rw,data=ordered)

MMP[~]$ df
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mtdblock5 1.0M 452.0K 572.0K 44% /DISK1
/dev/hda1 135.6M 118.2M 10.4M 92% /MMP
/dev/hda3 7.7M 5.7M 1.7M 77% /DISK2
/dev/hda4 78.4M 56.7M 17.7M 76% /Download
/dev/hdb1 687.7G 37.5G 615.3G 6% /DATA/hdb1
/dev/hdb1 687.7G 37.5G 615.3G 6% /PLUGINS
/dev/hdb1 687.7G 37.5G 615.3G 6% /opt
MMP[~]$

[fundidun]

aggg

Format E X T 3


MMP[~]$ mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,nodiratime)
/dev/mtdblock5 on /DISK1 type jffs2 (ro,noatime)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
/dev/hda1 on /MMP type e x t 3 (ro,data=ordered)
/dev/hda3 on /DISK2 type e x t 3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/hda4 on /Download type e x t 3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/hdb1 on /DATA/hdb1 type e x t 3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/hdb1 on /PLUGINS type e x t 3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/hdb1 on /opt type e x t 3 (rw,data=ordered)

[beamobhoy]

how long does it take formatting via kgdpanel?! almost an hour now!