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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Thanks again. It was on 5-6. What I did before your message was power down, remove jumper, persevere and boot with default option. I am also two hours into e2fsck -f -c -c -k -y. Is it adviseable to interrupt it and proceed as per your suggestion?
  aekostas
  
  Post #69
  
  Feb 13, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  I do. Can it be caused by me booting System Rescue and copying system to memory? It was one of the permutations I tried to get the thing to boot.
  aekostas
  
  Post #67
  
  Feb 13, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Good morning. I indeed removed the connections from the other drives and (possibly related, I may try to replicate) I got it working. I made two mistakes: I did not redirect output to a log file and I did not call date after the command to see how long it took. But maybe the command logs anyway...
  aekostas
  
  Post #65
  
  Feb 13, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Thanks, I didn’t touch the jumper. @bottletop I have scared you witless, sorry about that. :-) I am not too worried about running the commands, the filesystems identify themselves quite clearly as linux. I may try a couple more things, but it doesn’t look good just now.
  aekostas
  
  Post #63
  
  Feb 12, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  The box has two disks already in it and a DVD drive. I connected the Hummy HDD (SATA) using the DVD drive's data cable and powered it through an available power connector. The BIOS sees all three HDDs when I enter the booting process but the system now fails to boot from the System Rescue disk...
  aekostas
  
  Post #60
  
  Feb 12, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Two of them did, and it drops the Comtrends too, if nothing else I am thorough. :-) Not obvious how to solve this and I don’t want to stray from the scope for this thread. I will try to fit it in the bays.
  aekostas
  
  Post #59
  
  Feb 11, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  It is great that there is so much interest. It is a shame I may not be worthy. So, I had a powered USB adapter. The problem with it is that it knocks down my network for some reason, and it did so when I started e2fsck (more on that later). I blamed it on its flimsy construction and ordered a...
  aekostas
  
  Post #57
  
  Feb 11, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  I ordered a new USB dongle for the drive and it has not arrived yet. I wil keep people posted.
  aekostas
  
  Post #54
  
  Feb 11, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Personally speaking, I am not sure a GUI is as easy to instruct people to use. When I eventually end up doing the job, I hope to create a concrete cheat-sheet; describing this for GUI requires screenshots etc by someone who know what they are doing (so count me out :-)). But for the CL commands...
  aekostas
  
  Post #52
  
  Feb 7, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Ok, I got it now, using the default option. Running e2fsck on the large partition.
  aekostas
  
  Post #50
  
  Feb 6, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  I got into the second screen, typed "gparted" and got an error message that it cannot connect to the display. Hmmm, OK, need to type startx.
  aekostas
  
  Post #48
  
  Feb 6, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Sorry, findroot is the "Boot a Linux operating system installed on the disk (findroot)" option on my screenshot above. The default option looks like the screenshots but gparted fails to start because it cannot find the display. What I am trying to do is run e2fsck -f -c -c -k -y on the disk in...
  aekostas
  
  Post #45
  
  Feb 6, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  The thing about the default option is that I do not know what to do after it boots; it does not look like a standard *nix terminal. I thought findroot would be easier, similar to connecting to the Hummy using telnet, it just cannot see the commands.
  aekostas
  
  Post #43
  
  Feb 6, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Thanks. It looks similar:
  aekostas
  
  Post #41
  
  Feb 6, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  With the prelims all but over, I managed to get access to the desktop computer. I got it to boot from the System Rescue USB into Linux (findroot). It seems to report some issues, notably "Failed to find /sbin/init on any block device, cannot continue". It seems to see the Humax drive attached...
  aekostas
  
  Post #39
  
  Feb 6, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Ok, I overcame the rufus problem with the author's advice. My laptop will not boot from the USB key (it does not output to HDMI while rebooting and the screen is very, very broken), so I will have a go when I get a chance to access another computer. When successful, I will go for this advice.
  aekostas
  
  Post #38
  
  Jan 30, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  Just a wee update: the disk arrived, I fitted it in (with my son, extra bonus) and it seems to work. It downloaded the CF, I redeployed the extra packages, I added the two reminders. System rescue is another story, some things maybe aren’t meant to be.
  aekostas
  
  Post #37
  
  Jan 29, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
18. A
  Schedule list shows programmes already recorded.
  
  I am hoping that the retune will move BBC FOUR HD to a MUX I can get again. Have we figured it out, had all sufferers fiddled with BBC1 SD?
  aekostas
  
  Post #75
  
  Jan 26, 2022
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Schedule list shows programmes already recorded.
  
  Mine has recurred: yesterday it booted correctly. But it had recordings stuck in the schedule from the day before yesterday and it clearly wasn't shutting down. And I did not have BBC1 SD... So I went in tunefix and told it to stop removing channel 1 (BBC 1 SD). I rescanned the channel that...
  aekostas
  
  Post #73
  
  Jan 25, 2022
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
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  Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive
  
  That's the Linux boot, yes? Is there an obvious pointer? Yup, my thinking exactly. And I can do the recovery, if possible, in my own time.
  aekostas
  
  Post #35
  
  Jan 23, 2022
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware

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Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Thanks again. It was on 5-6. What I did before your message was power down, remove jumper, persevere and boot with default option. I am also two hours into e2fsck -f -c -c -k -y. Is it adviseable to interrupt it and proceed as per your suggestion?
- aekostas
- Post #69
- Feb 13, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

I do. Can it be caused by me booting System Rescue and copying system to memory? It was one of the permutations I tried to get the thing to boot.
- aekostas
- Post #67
- Feb 13, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Good morning. I indeed removed the connections from the other drives and (possibly related, I may try to replicate) I got it working. I made two mistakes: I did not redirect output to a log file and I did not call date after the command to see how long it took. But maybe the command logs anyway...
- aekostas
- Post #65
- Feb 13, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Thanks, I didn’t touch the jumper. @bottletop I have scared you witless, sorry about that. :-) I am not too worried about running the commands, the filesystems identify themselves quite clearly as linux. I may try a couple more things, but it doesn’t look good just now.
- aekostas
- Post #63
- Feb 12, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

The box has two disks already in it and a DVD drive. I connected the Hummy HDD (SATA) using the DVD drive's data cable and powered it through an available power connector. The BIOS sees all three HDDs when I enter the booting process but the system now fails to boot from the System Rescue disk...
- aekostas
- Post #60
- Feb 12, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Two of them did, and it drops the Comtrends too, if nothing else I am thorough. :-) Not obvious how to solve this and I don’t want to stray from the scope for this thread. I will try to fit it in the bays.
- aekostas
- Post #59
- Feb 11, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

It is great that there is so much interest. It is a shame I may not be worthy. So, I had a powered USB adapter. The problem with it is that it knocks down my network for some reason, and it did so when I started e2fsck (more on that later). I blamed it on its flimsy construction and ordered a...
- aekostas
- Post #57
- Feb 11, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

I ordered a new USB dongle for the drive and it has not arrived yet. I wil keep people posted.
- aekostas
- Post #54
- Feb 11, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Personally speaking, I am not sure a GUI is as easy to instruct people to use. When I eventually end up doing the job, I hope to create a concrete cheat-sheet; describing this for GUI requires screenshots etc by someone who know what they are doing (so count me out :-)). But for the CL commands...
- aekostas
- Post #52
- Feb 7, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Ok, I got it now, using the default option. Running e2fsck on the large partition.
- aekostas
- Post #50
- Feb 6, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

I got into the second screen, typed "gparted" and got an error message that it cannot connect to the display. Hmmm, OK, need to type startx.
- aekostas
- Post #48
- Feb 6, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Sorry, findroot is the "Boot a Linux operating system installed on the disk (findroot)" option on my screenshot above. The default option looks like the screenshots but gparted fails to start because it cannot find the display. What I am trying to do is run e2fsck -f -c -c -k -y on the disk in...
- aekostas
- Post #45
- Feb 6, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

The thing about the default option is that I do not know what to do after it boots; it does not look like a standard *nix terminal. I thought findroot would be easier, similar to connecting to the Hummy using telnet, it just cannot see the commands.
- aekostas
- Post #43
- Feb 6, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Thanks. It looks similar:
- aekostas
- Post #41
- Feb 6, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

With the prelims all but over, I managed to get access to the desktop computer. I got it to boot from the System Rescue USB into Linux (findroot). It seems to report some issues, notably "Failed to find /sbin/init on any block device, cannot continue". It seems to see the Humax drive attached...
- aekostas
- Post #39
- Feb 6, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Ok, I overcame the rufus problem with the author's advice. My laptop will not boot from the USB key (it does not output to HDMI while rebooting and the screen is very, very broken), so I will have a go when I get a chance to access another computer. When successful, I will go for this advice.
- aekostas
- Post #38
- Jan 30, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

Just a wee update: the disk arrived, I fitted it in (with my son, extra bonus) and it seems to work. It downloaded the CF, I redeployed the extra packages, I added the two reminders. System rescue is another story, some things maybe aren’t meant to be.
- aekostas
- Post #37
- Jan 29, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
A
Schedule list shows programmes already recorded.

I am hoping that the retune will move BBC FOUR HD to a MUX I can get again. Have we figured it out, had all sufferers fiddled with BBC1 SD?
- aekostas
- Post #75
- Jan 26, 2022
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Schedule list shows programmes already recorded.

Mine has recurred: yesterday it booted correctly. But it had recordings stuck in the schedule from the day before yesterday and it clearly wasn't shutting down. And I did not have BBC1 SD... So I went in tunefix and told it to stop removing channel 1 (BBC 1 SD). I rescanned the channel that...
- aekostas
- Post #73
- Jan 25, 2022
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
A
Fixdisk caused HDR-FOX T2 to want to reformat the drive

That's the Linux boot, yes? Is there an obvious pointer? Yup, my thinking exactly. And I can do the recovery, if possible, in my own time.
- aekostas
- Post #35
- Jan 23, 2022
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware