Re: [Dorset] Strange hard disk
Nice :) I guess maybe the difference between a "designer for PVR" type drive and a regular one is some kind of QoS thing like guaranteed minimum read and write speeds. Hamish On 04/03/2020 11:09, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: > After Clive was able to redo the partitions with it last night using > gparted, I was able to see it on my system this morning, and then > installed KDE Neon on it. This was vn 5.8 and it does have some > problems, but I remember that it gave me problems when I tried it > before, so I might get an updated version. But I (we) have done what > I wanted and got it working in a PC. > > Thanks everyone. > Peter > > On 28/02/2020 15:02, Patrick Wigmore wrote: >> On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:17:03 +, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty wrote: >>> we'd need a power brick and an adaptor to plug it in to USB. I have >> a power brick I can bring if needed. >> >> I might as well bring a USB/SATA adaptor, a power adaptor and a short >> extension lead. The more the merrier! >> > > signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-02-04 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Strange hard disk
After Clive was able to redo the partitions with it last night using gparted, I was able to see it on my system this morning, and then installed KDE Neon on it. This was vn 5.8 and it does have some problems, but I remember that it gave me problems when I tried it before, so I might get an updated version. But I (we) have done what I wanted and got it working in a PC. Thanks everyone. Peter On 28/02/2020 15:02, Patrick Wigmore wrote: On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:17:03 +, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty wrote: we'd need a power brick and an adaptor to plug it in to USB. I have a power brick I can bring if needed. I might as well bring a USB/SATA adaptor, a power adaptor and a short extension lead. The more the merrier! -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-02-04 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Strange hard disk
On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:17:03 +, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty wrote: > we'd need a power brick and an adaptor to plug it in to USB. I have a power brick I can bring if needed. I might as well bring a USB/SATA adaptor, a power adaptor and a short extension lead. The more the merrier! -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-02-04 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Strange hard disk
Ah, I see, that does appear to be a 3.5 inch model. Won't fit in my laptop then. This might be a pain because we'd need a power brick and an adaptor to plug it in to USB. I have a power brick I can bring if needed. Hamish On 26/02/2020 22:11, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: > It's a standard size (3.5"?) disk out of a Humax 9150T which I seem to > remember has a proprietary format and is Western Digital WD1600AVVS > HDD 160GB. I think the AVVS nomenclature means that it is specially > for video security systems or something like that. > Peter. > > On 26/02/2020 21:30, Bob Dunlop wrote: >> Hi, >> >> An idea of which Humax model might have been useful. >> >> My Humax Foxsat HDR had a fairly conventional partition table and >> layout for a linux box. The notes from when I upgraded 300G to >> 1.5TB said the original was partitioned as follows: >> >> /dev/sdb1 2G ext3 >> /reserve.info 745920 bytes Recording reservation list. >> >> /dev/sdb2 99M ext3 >> /fsatepg/epg.dat 4413676 bytes Program guide data. >> >> /dev/sdb3 267G ext3 >> /Movie/ empty >> /Video/ Video streams >> >> /dev/sdb4 25G ext3 >> /Music/ empty >> /Photo/ empty >> >> I think you need to add the sparse_super and large_file flags when >> creating the filesystems but otherwise it was standard. >> >> Maybe the later models have a reserved boot space that needs to be >> skipped ? >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 26 at 05:14, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: >>> Hi all, On tuesday I hope to remember to bring along a hard disk >>> from my PVR. it is formatted in a manner that I can't read except >>> with the Humaxrw utility in windows. If someone has a SATA >>> connection device?? I'll be interested to see if there is any way >>> you guys can devise to read it. > > signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-02-04 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Strange hard disk
It's a standard size (3.5"?) disk out of a Humax 9150T which I seem to remember has a proprietary format and is Western Digital WD1600AVVS HDD 160GB. I think the AVVS nomenclature means that it is specially for video security systems or something like that. Peter. On 26/02/2020 21:30, Bob Dunlop wrote: Hi, An idea of which Humax model might have been useful. My Humax Foxsat HDR had a fairly conventional partition table and layout for a linux box. The notes from when I upgraded 300G to 1.5TB said the original was partitioned as follows: /dev/sdb12G ext3 /reserve.info 745920 bytesRecording reservation list. /dev/sdb299M ext3 /fsatepg/epg.dat 4413676 bytes Program guide data. /dev/sdb3267G ext3 /Movie/empty /Video/Video streams /dev/sdb425G ext3 /Music/empty /Photo/empty I think you need to add the sparse_super and large_file flags when creating the filesystems but otherwise it was standard. Maybe the later models have a reserved boot space that needs to be skipped ? On Wed, Feb 26 at 05:14, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: Hi all, On tuesday I hope to remember to bring along a hard disk from my PVR. it is formatted in a manner that I can't read except with the Humaxrw utility in windows. If someone has a SATA connection device?? I'll be interested to see if there is any way you guys can devise to read it. -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-02-04 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Strange hard disk
Hi, An idea of which Humax model might have been useful. My Humax Foxsat HDR had a fairly conventional partition table and layout for a linux box. The notes from when I upgraded 300G to 1.5TB said the original was partitioned as follows: /dev/sdb1 2G ext3 /reserve.info 745920 bytesRecording reservation list. /dev/sdb2 99M ext3 /fsatepg/epg.dat4413676 bytes Program guide data. /dev/sdb3 267G ext3 /Movie/ empty /Video/ Video streams /dev/sdb4 25G ext3 /Music/ empty /Photo/ empty I think you need to add the sparse_super and large_file flags when creating the filesystems but otherwise it was standard. Maybe the later models have a reserved boot space that needs to be skipped ? On Wed, Feb 26 at 05:14, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: > Hi all, On tuesday I hope to remember to bring along a hard disk from my PVR. > it is formatted in a manner that I can't read except with the Humaxrw utility > in windows. If someone has a SATA connection device?? I'll be interested to > see if there is any way you guys can devise to read it. -- Bob Dunlop -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-02-04 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Strange hard disk
Is this laptop-size? I can bring my old laptop which makes it easy to add a 2.5inch SATA drive. We can then just pass it around and people can try different things. Hamish On 26/02/2020 17:14, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: > Hi all, On tuesday I hope to remember to bring along a hard disk from > my PVR. it is formatted in a manner that I can't read except with the > Humaxrw utility in windows. If someone has a SATA connection device > I'll be interested to see if there is any way you guys can devise to > read it. > > Peter > > signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-02-04 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
[Dorset] Strange hard disk
Hi all, On tuesday I hope to remember to bring along a hard disk from my PVR. it is formatted in a manner that I can't read except with the Humaxrw utility in windows. If someone has a SATA connection device I'll be interested to see if there is any way you guys can devise to read it. Peter -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2020-02-04 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
