Formatting a 128Gb Flash Drive on HDFoxT2

[Andybrody]

Just trying to format a 128 Gb flash drive on my HDFoxT2 seems to be taking for ever, any ideas how long it may take.
While it is formatting is it not possible to log into Web IF all I'm getting is 404 not found.
Thanks
Andy

 

[Black Hole]

How are you doing it? What sort of "flash drive" are you talking about?

 

[Andybrody]

See Below

 

[Andybrody]

How are you doing it? What sort of "flash drive" are you talking about?

Via the HDFox Menu.
This one :- https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019JY1W54/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Black Hole]

Via the HDFox Menu.

Hmm. Maybe the HD-FOX doesn't like the drive, or maybe it isn't even capable of dealing with a 128GB UPD.

I suggest formatting to FAT32 on a PC, then using the CF tool to convert it to suitable for installing CF on.

 

[Andybrody]

Hmm. Maybe the HD-FOX doesn't like the drive, or maybe it isn't even capable of dealing with a 128GB UPD.

I suggest formatting to FAT32 on a PC, then using the CF tool to convert it to suitable for installing CF on.

Yes I forgotten that the HDD had the custom firmware on it (ain't age a wonderful thing) hence no logging in 404 not found response.
So I'm now formatting the 128 FlashDrive via an EXT3 formatting prog and then going to try and clone the original 500Gb HDD (without the Video files) onto the 128Gb FlashDrive
not sure if this will do want I want.
Only did this as I needed the 500Gb drive for another purpose.

 

[Black Hole]

Yes I forgotten that the HDD had the custom firmware on it (ain't age a wonderful thing) hence no logging in 404 not found response.

I think you should get a minimal page rather than not found.

 

[Andybrody]

So here is where I'm at,
I was going to try and use a 128Gb flash drive for recordings and custom firmware on my bedroom HDFoxT2 that originally had 500Gb HDD being used,
I gave up on that idea and have now changed it to a 1Tb HDD I formatted it to Ext3 (All of the 1TB as one partition with EasUs partition manager), I then used EasUs to create a clone of the original 500Gb HDD which worked like a dream and got the HDFoxT2 back up and running as before
There was one slight problem the clone operation had done its job well but I ended up with two 500Gb drives the original PVR and a then unformatted second drive which I have now formatted to Ext3, and now have my PVR drive and a second USB drive visible on the HDFox. I have tried to merge the two drives but the two partition managers I have have merge greyed out.

My question is this, can the HDFoxT2 or the HDRFoxT2 in the lounge merge these two drives in to one,

Thanks for reading
Andy

 

[Black Hole]

My question is this, can the HDFoxT2 or the HDRFoxT2 in the lounge merge these two drives in to one,

Probably not. What you need to do is fire up a partition manager again, delete the unused partition, and then expand the remaining partition into the available space.

 

[prpr]

...and then resize the filesystem therein.

 

[Black Hole]

Good point, but if the tool is any good it will do that anyway (assuming it understands Ext3).

 

[Andybrody]

...and then resize the filesystem therein.

Good point, but if the tool is any good it will do that anyway (assuming it understands Ext3).

Is Ext3 the best file system to start with or is another one better?

 

[prpr]

Is Ext3 the best file system to start with or is another one better?

It's your only option if you want to record on it.

 

[prpr]

if the tool is any good it will do that anyway (assuming it understands Ext3).

It's trivial to do with native Linux tools (resize2fs - search the forum!).

 

[Black Hole]

If only there was someone here who could recommend a good drive cloning tool......?

I didn't say cloning tool, I said partition management tool. I use GPartEd.

 

[EEPhil]

If only there was someone here who could recommend a good drive cloning tool......?

I got the "joke" even if BH didn't. (Strange how the original post seems to have vanished).

 

[emdubya77]

I got the "joke" even if BH didn't. (Strange how the original post seems to have vanished).

Thanks . I was in a bad mood last night anyway so I just deleted it.
I'll try to be more accurate when attempting humour in future.

 

[Black Hole]

I got the "joke" even if BH didn't.

I still don't. What am I missing?

 

[EEPhil]

I still don't. What am I missing?

Well, I thought emdubya77 might have been referring to posts including this one in the "Clone Humax 500GB > 1TB: Windows only Programs" thread. (Consider the comments of prpr and Ezra in #14 and #17 of that thread)

 

[Andybrody]

I got the "joke" even if BH didn't. (Strange how the original post seems to have vanished).

Haven't vanished just trying to find enough time to try what was recommended. I got the joke as well

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