I Can't get files to copy to NTFS Drive

[Black Hole]

Clutching at straws, you understand.

 

[4ndy]

Clutching at straws, you understand.

Probably. I am begining to think it will be easier to get Ext3 to work in Windows than NTFS on the Humax.

Hopefully, someone with more skill than me, may solve it one day.

 

[Black Hole]

Works fine for me, although I have not tried moving files from one drive to another (actually, I might have done).

 

[4ndy]

Works fine for me

Out of interest, do you get the pie charts and disk capacity?

 

[Black Hole]

In the WebIF? No, my pie chart only shows the stats for the internal drive.

 

[4ndy]

What about on screen?

 

[4ndy]

1.2.20 / 2.12 is no longer available. I will try 1.2.29 /2.12.

 

[Black Hole]

1.02.20 no longer available? That's a blow - .20 is the last one which does not default to retuning itself and killing off your recording schedule (without other measures). Perhaps we should make it available ourselves.

Update: see post 30.

 

[4291]

It is still on the Humax Beta site.

http://beta.humaxonline.co.uk/freeview-hd-t2

 

[Black Hole]

@ Andy: all the relevant firmware is available via our main download index on the Wiki HERE (click), what's the problem?

 

[4291]

It seems to have expired on the Zippy Share site.

 

[Black Hole]

Out of interest, do you get the pie charts and disk capacity?

Hmm... My NTFS drive is also not mounting (1.02.20/2.12). Investigating...

 

[Black Hole]

rag.log (drive1 is Ext3):

>>> Contents of /var/log/rag.log 3.53 KiB

--------- Info for PID 367 ---------
367: MDEV:       sda1
367: ACTION:     add
367: Model:      HDR
367: Device:     /dev/sda1
367: Modinit: 
367: Waiting for disk to mount...
367:  still waiting...
367:  mounted.
367:  /dev/sda1 mounted on /media/drive1
367: Waiting for modinit to complete.

--------- Info for PID 419 ---------
419: MDEV:       sdb3
419: ACTION:     add
419: Model:      HDR
419: Device:     /dev/sdb3

--------- Info for PID 414 ---------
414: MDEV:       sdb2
414: ACTION:     add
414: Model:      HDR
414: Device:     /dev/sdb2
419: Modinit: 
414: Modinit: /mnt/hd2
419: Waiting for disk to mount...
414: Waiting for disk to mount...

--------- Info for PID 409 ---------
409: MDEV:       sdb1
409: ACTION:     add
409: Model:      HDR
409: Device:     /dev/sdb1
409: Modinit: 
409: Waiting for disk to mount...
409:  mounted.
409:  /dev/sdb1 mounted on /mnt/hd1
409: Waiting for modinit to complete.
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
414:  mounted.
414:  /dev/sdb2 mounted on /mnt/hd2
419:  still waiting...
419:  mounted.
419:  /dev/sdb3 mounted on /mnt/hd3
419: Waiting for modinit to complete.
414: Running modinit.
414: Scanning /mnt/hd2 for packages/bundles
414: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan 22  2012 My Music
414: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan 21  2012 My Photo
414: drwxr-xr-x   28 root     root         20480 Feb  5 10:18 My Video
414: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Feb  5 10:19 Tsr
414: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        799744 Feb  4 22:33 dms_cds.db
414: drwx------    2 root     root          4096 Oct 16 10:27 lost+found
414: drwx------   14 root     root          4096 Feb  5 10:19 mod
414: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jul  6  2011 thumbnail
409: modinit has completed (waited 15 second(s)).
367: modinit has completed (waited 17 second(s)).
367: Scanning /media/drive1 for packages/bundles
419: modinit has completed (waited 7 second(s)).
419: Scanning /mnt/hd3 for packages/bundles
409: Scanning /mnt/hd1 for packages/bundles
409: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Feb  5 10:18 dvbepg
409: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       3275776 Feb  5 10:11 epg.db
409: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        603136 Feb  5 10:19 epg.db.load
409: -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root             0 Oct 25  2011 epg.db.stamp
409: drwx------    2 root     root          4096 Oct 16 10:27 lost+found
419: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root     397919935 Feb  4 23:56 Streamer_down_file
419: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           179 Jan 18 21:54 cookie.txt
419: drwx------    2 root     root          4096 Oct 16 10:27 lost+found
367: drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root          4096 Mar 10  2012 2011
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Oct 20 10:10 Dance Nights
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Aug 20  2011 Strictly Come Dancing (WW)
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  7  2012 TEST
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 May 20  2012 Transcripts
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Aug 23 14:02 [MISC_KEEP]
367: drwx------    2 root     root         16384 Aug 14  2011 lost+found
367: drwxrwxrwx    7 root     root          4096 Dec 19  2011 mod
367: drwxr-xr-x    7 root     root          4096 Jan 19 20:10 portal

I don't understand why hd2 and hd3 are being scanned for bundles.

mount diagnostic:

>>> Beginning diagnostic mount
Running: mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root on / type squashfs (ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw)
tmpfs on /media type tmpfs (rw)
/dev/mtdblock1 on /var/lib/humaxtv type jffs2 (rw)
/dev/mtdblock2 on /var/lib/humaxtv_backup type jffs2 (rw)
/dev/mtdblock2 on /usr/browser/config-ocontroller-si-rootfs.txt type jffs2 (rw)
/dev/sda1 on /media/drive1 type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/sdb1 on /mnt/hd1 type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/sdb2 on /mnt/hd2 type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/sdb3 on /mnt/hd3 type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/sdb2 on /opt/share/images/blue type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root                16.6M     16.6M         0 100% /
tmpfs                    61.0M    100.0K     60.9M   0% /tmp
tmpfs                    61.0M         0     61.0M   0% /media
/dev/mtdblock1            2.0M    532.0K      1.5M  26% /var/lib/humaxtv
/dev/mtdblock2            2.0M      1.3M    732.0K  64% /var/lib/humaxtv_backup
/dev/mtdblock2            2.0M      1.3M    732.0K  64% /usr/browser/config-ocontroller-si-rootfs.txt
/dev/sda1               293.4G    278.2G    341.8M 100% /media/drive1
/dev/sdb1              1011.4M     39.0M    921.1M   4% /mnt/hd1
/dev/sdb2               447.6G    396.5G     28.4G  93% /mnt/hd2
/dev/sdb3                 9.8G    530.5M      8.8G   6% /mnt/hd3
/dev/sdb2               447.6G    396.5G     28.4G  93% /opt/share/images/blue

>>> Ending diagnostic mount

Is there a diagnostic I an use to check ntfs-3g is running properly?

 

[af123]

@Black Hole - I don't see an NTFS disk in that output. Do you have a second partition on that external drive that is NTFS?
What does fdisk say?

humax# fdisk -l /dev/sda

 

[Black Hole]

@Black Hole - I don't see an NTFS disk in that output. Do you have a second partition on that external drive that is NTFS?

That is what is worrying me. To answer the original queries I plugged in a NTFS drive (I have used before) this morning and got this. I'll try another one in a bit.

What does fdisk say?

humax# fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072932864 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/sda1               1       38913   312568671+ 83 Linux
humax#

I'm not sure what that is telling me.

 

[Black Hole]

Well now.

For the sake of argument, drive A is Ext3, drives B and C are NTFS. With A plugged in the back and B plugged in the front I had the results above.

I then switched C for B, again nothing.

I unplugged A and stuck C in the back, and it was recognised (the media options pop up on screen).
I swapped B for C, and it was recognised.
I swapped A for B, and it was recognised.

With A in the back, I plugged C in the front, and it was recognised.
I swapped B for C (ie back to the original configuration) and it was recognised!

I will post the diagnostics for the working configuration in a moment...

>>> Contents of /var/log/rag.log 13.23 KiB

--------- Info for PID 367 ---------
367: MDEV:       sda1
367: ACTION:     add
367: Model:      HDR
367: Device:     /dev/sda1
367: Modinit: 
367: Waiting for disk to mount...
367:  still waiting...
367:  mounted.
367:  /dev/sda1 mounted on /media/drive1
367: Waiting for modinit to complete.

--------- Info for PID 419 ---------
419: MDEV:       sdb3
419: ACTION:     add
419: Model:      HDR
419: Device:     /dev/sdb3

--------- Info for PID 414 ---------
414: MDEV:       sdb2
414: ACTION:     add
414: Model:      HDR
414: Device:     /dev/sdb2
419: Modinit: 
414: Modinit: /mnt/hd2
419: Waiting for disk to mount...
414: Waiting for disk to mount...

--------- Info for PID 409 ---------
409: MDEV:       sdb1
409: ACTION:     add
409: Model:      HDR
409: Device:     /dev/sdb1
409: Modinit: 
409: Waiting for disk to mount...
409:  mounted.
409:  /dev/sdb1 mounted on /mnt/hd1
409: Waiting for modinit to complete.
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
419:  still waiting...
414:  still waiting...
414:  mounted.
414:  /dev/sdb2 mounted on /mnt/hd2
419:  still waiting...
419:  mounted.
419:  /dev/sdb3 mounted on /mnt/hd3
419: Waiting for modinit to complete.
414: Running modinit.
414: Scanning /mnt/hd2 for packages/bundles
414: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan 22  2012 My Music
414: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan 21  2012 My Photo
414: drwxr-xr-x   28 root     root         20480 Feb  5 10:18 My Video
414: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Feb  5 10:19 Tsr
414: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        799744 Feb  4 22:33 dms_cds.db
414: drwx------    2 root     root          4096 Oct 16 10:27 lost+found
414: drwx------   14 root     root          4096 Feb  5 10:19 mod
414: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jul  6  2011 thumbnail
409: modinit has completed (waited 15 second(s)).
367: modinit has completed (waited 17 second(s)).
367: Scanning /media/drive1 for packages/bundles
419: modinit has completed (waited 7 second(s)).
419: Scanning /mnt/hd3 for packages/bundles
409: Scanning /mnt/hd1 for packages/bundles
409: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Feb  5 10:18 dvbepg
409: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       3275776 Feb  5 10:11 epg.db
409: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        603136 Feb  5 10:19 epg.db.load
409: -rw-rw-rw-    1 root     root             0 Oct 25  2011 epg.db.stamp
409: drwx------    2 root     root          4096 Oct 16 10:27 lost+found
419: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root     397919935 Feb  4 23:56 Streamer_down_file
419: -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           179 Jan 18 21:54 cookie.txt
419: drwx------    2 root     root          4096 Oct 16 10:27 lost+found
367: drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root          4096 Mar 10  2012 2011
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Oct 20 10:10 Dance Nights
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Aug 20  2011 Strictly Come Dancing (WW)
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  7  2012 TEST
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 May 20  2012 Transcripts
367: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Aug 23 14:02 [MISC_KEEP]
367: drwx------    2 root     root         16384 Aug 14  2011 lost+found
367: drwxrwxrwx    7 root     root          4096 Dec 19  2011 mod
367: drwxr-xr-x    7 root     root          4096 Jan 19 20:10 portal

--------- Info for PID 7764 ---------
7764: MDEV:       sda1
7764: ACTION:     remove
7764: Model:      HDR
7764: Device:     /dev/sda1

--------- Info for PID 7794 ---------
7794: MDEV:       sda1
7794: ACTION:     add
7794: Model:      HDR
7794: Device:     /dev/sda1
7794: Modinit: 
7794: Waiting for disk to mount...
7794:  mounted.
7794:  /dev/sda1 mounted on /media/drive1
7819: fuse filesystem is available
7819: Mounting /media/usb-drive1 using ntfs-3g
The disk contains an unclean file system (0, 0).
The file system wasn't safely closed on Windows. Fixing.
7794: Scanning /media/usb-drive1 for packages/bundles
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             0 Feb  4  2012 $RECYCLE.BIN
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 31  2011 Best Classical Album in the World
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         16384 Oct  8 17:08 Bond
7794: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           324 Jul 26  2012 Coast_20120610_2058.hmi
7794: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root     4530225152 Jul  1  2012 Coast_20120610_2058.mpg
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         40960 Oct  8 17:06 FILMS
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 31  2011 Isao Tomita
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             0 Oct 28  2011 RECYCLER
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         12288 Feb 18  2012 Slide Show
7794: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         13184 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.hmt
7794: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root       4323680 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.nts
7794: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         43680 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.thm
7794: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root     2147483647 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.ts
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         24576 Oct  6  2011 Strictly Come Dancing 2010 (KW)
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         36864 Feb  4  2012 Strictly Come Dancing 2011 (KW)
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         20480 Oct  8  2011 StrictlyWW
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 28  2011 System Volume Information
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 31  2011 Vangelis
7794: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 May 10  2012 Waternymphs

--------- Info for PID 7871 ---------
7871: MDEV:       sda1
7871: ACTION:     remove
7871: Model:      HDR
7871: Device:     /dev/sda1
7871: Mount point: /media/usb-drive1
7890: Unmounting ntfs-3g mount point /media/usb-drive1

--------- Info for PID 7919 ---------
7919: MDEV:       sda1
7919: ACTION:     add
7919: Model:      HDR
7919: Device:     /dev/sda1
7919: Modinit: 
7919: Waiting for disk to mount...
7919:  mounted.
7919:  /dev/sda1 mounted on /media/drive1
7944: fuse filesystem is available
7944: Mounting /media/usb-drive1 using ntfs-3g
7919: Scanning /media/usb-drive1 for packages/bundles
7919: -rwxrwxrwx    2 root     root         82726 May 30  2011 SAMSUNG_EHDD.ico
7919: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             0 Jun 25  2011 System Volume Information
7919: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         57344 Sep  9 20:44 [FILMS]
7919: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          8192 Sep 30 22:47 [JOSIE]
7919: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            32 May 30  2011 autorun.inf

--------- Info for PID 8896 ---------
8896: MDEV:       sda1
8896: ACTION:     remove
8896: Model:      HDR
8896: Device:     /dev/sda1
8896: Mount point: /media/usb-drive1
8918: Unmounting ntfs-3g mount point /media/usb-drive1

--------- Info for PID 9940 ---------
9940: MDEV:       sda1
9940: ACTION:     add
9940: Model:      HDR
9940: Device:     /dev/sda1
9940: Modinit: 
9940: Waiting for disk to mount...
9940:  mounted.
9940:  /dev/sda1 mounted on /media/drive1
9940: Scanning /media/drive1 for packages/bundles
9940: drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root          4096 Mar 10  2012 2011
9940: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Oct 20 10:10 Dance Nights
9940: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Aug 20  2011 Strictly Come Dancing (WW)
9940: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  7  2012 TEST
9940: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 May 20  2012 Transcripts
9940: drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Aug 23 14:02 [MISC_KEEP]
9940: drwx------    2 root     root         16384 Aug 14  2011 lost+found
9940: drwxrwxrwx    7 root     root          4096 Dec 19  2011 mod
9940: drwxr-xr-x    7 root     root          4096 Jan 19 20:10 portal

--------- Info for PID 11516 ---------
11516: MDEV:       sdc1
11516: ACTION:     add
11516: Model:      HDR
11516: Device:     /dev/sdc1
11516: Modinit: 
11516: Waiting for disk to mount...
11516:  still waiting...
11516:  mounted.
11516:  /dev/sdc1 mounted on /media/drive2
11869: fuse filesystem is available
11869: Mounting /media/usb-drive2 using ntfs-3g
11516: Scanning /media/usb-drive2 for packages/bundles
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             0 Feb  4  2012 $RECYCLE.BIN
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 31  2011 Best Classical Album in the World
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         16384 Oct  8 17:08 Bond
11516: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           324 Jul 26  2012 Coast_20120610_2058.hmi
11516: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root     4530225152 Jul  1  2012 Coast_20120610_2058.mpg
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         40960 Oct  8 17:06 FILMS
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 31  2011 Isao Tomita
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             0 Oct 28  2011 RECYCLER
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         12288 Feb 18  2012 Slide Show
11516: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         13184 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.hmt
11516: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root       4323680 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.nts
11516: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         43680 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.thm
11516: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root     2147483647 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.ts
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         24576 Oct  6  2011 Strictly Come Dancing 2010 (KW)
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         36864 Feb  4  2012 Strictly Come Dancing 2011 (KW)
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         20480 Oct  8  2011 StrictlyWW
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 28  2011 System Volume Information
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 31  2011 Vangelis
11516: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 May 10  2012 Waternymphs

--------- Info for PID 12107 ---------
12107: MDEV:       sdc1
12107: ACTION:     remove
12107: Model:      HDR
12107: Device:     /dev/sdc1
12107: Mount point: /media/usb-drive2
12144: Unmounting ntfs-3g mount point /media/usb-drive2

--------- Info for PID 13437 ---------
13437: MDEV:       sdc1
13437: ACTION:     add
13437: Model:      HDR
13437: Device:     /dev/sdc1
13437: Modinit: 
13437: Waiting for disk to mount...
13437:  still waiting...
13437:  mounted.
13437:  /dev/sdc1 mounted on /media/drive2
13810: fuse filesystem is available
13810: Mounting /media/usb-drive2 using ntfs-3g
13437: Scanning /media/usb-drive2 for packages/bundles
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             0 Feb  4  2012 $RECYCLE.BIN
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 31  2011 Best Classical Album in the World
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         16384 Oct  8 17:08 Bond
13437: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           324 Jul 26  2012 Coast_20120610_2058.hmi
13437: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root     4530225152 Jul  1  2012 Coast_20120610_2058.mpg
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         40960 Oct  8 17:06 FILMS
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 31  2011 Isao Tomita
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             0 Oct 28  2011 RECYCLER
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         12288 Feb 18  2012 Slide Show
13437: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         13184 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.hmt
13437: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root       4323680 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.nts
13437: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         43680 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.thm
13437: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root     2147483647 Jan 21  2012 Springwatch Christmas Special 2011_20111226_1902.ts
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         24576 Oct  6  2011 Strictly Come Dancing 2010 (KW)
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         36864 Feb  4  2012 Strictly Come Dancing 2011 (KW)
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         20480 Oct  8  2011 StrictlyWW
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 28  2011 System Volume Information
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 Oct 31  2011 Vangelis
13437: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          4096 May 10  2012 Waternymphs

--------- Info for PID 14166 ---------
14166: MDEV:       sdc1
14166: ACTION:     remove
14166: Model:      HDR
14166: Device:     /dev/sdc1
14166: Mount point: /media/usb-drive2
14196: Unmounting ntfs-3g mount point /media/usb-drive2

--------- Info for PID 15170 ---------
15170: MDEV:       sdc1
15170: ACTION:     add
15170: Model:      HDR
15170: Device:     /dev/sdc1
15170: Modinit: 
15170: Waiting for disk to mount...
15170:  mounted.
15170:  /dev/sdc1 mounted on /media/drive2
15557: fuse filesystem is available
15557: Mounting /media/usb-drive2 using ntfs-3g
15170: Scanning /media/usb-drive2 for packages/bundles
15170: -rwxrwxrwx    2 root     root         82726 May 30  2011 SAMSUNG_EHDD.ico
15170: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             0 Jun 25  2011 System Volume Information
15170: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root         57344 Sep  9 20:44 [FILMS]
15170: drwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          8192 Sep 30 22:47 [JOSIE]
15170: -rwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            32 May 30  2011 autorun.inf

>>> Beginning diagnostic mount
Running: mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root on / type squashfs (ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw)
tmpfs on /media type tmpfs (rw)
/dev/mtdblock1 on /var/lib/humaxtv type jffs2 (rw)
/dev/mtdblock2 on /var/lib/humaxtv_backup type jffs2 (rw)
/dev/mtdblock2 on /usr/browser/config-ocontroller-si-rootfs.txt type jffs2 (rw)
/dev/sdb1 on /mnt/hd1 type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/sdb2 on /mnt/hd2 type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/sdb3 on /mnt/hd3 type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/sdb2 on /opt/share/images/blue type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/sda1 on /media/drive1 type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
/dev/sdc1 on /media/usb-drive2 type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other)
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root                16.6M     16.6M         0 100% /
tmpfs                    61.0M    116.0K     60.9M   0% /tmp
tmpfs                    61.0M         0     61.0M   0% /media
/dev/mtdblock1            2.0M    532.0K      1.5M  26% /var/lib/humaxtv
/dev/mtdblock2            2.0M      1.3M    732.0K  64% /var/lib/humaxtv_backup
/dev/mtdblock2            2.0M      1.3M    732.0K  64% /usr/browser/config-ocontroller-si-rootfs.txt
/dev/sdb1              1011.4M     39.0M    921.1M   4% /mnt/hd1
/dev/sdb2               447.6G    396.5G     28.4G  93% /mnt/hd2
/dev/sdb3                 9.8G    530.5M      8.8G   6% /mnt/hd3
/dev/sdb2               447.6G    396.5G     28.4G  93% /opt/share/images/blue
/dev/sda1               293.4G    278.2G    341.8M 100% /media/drive1
/dev/sdc1               698.6G    162.3G    536.3G  23% /media/usb-drive2

>>> Ending diagnostic mount

humax# fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072932864 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/sda1               1       38913   312568671+ 83 Linux

 

[Black Hole]

Back to the original enquiry.

No, the NTFS volume reports "Free storage.. Not available". Only the Ext3 volume seems to work in that respect (not sure about FAT).

I tried a SUI-mediated copy from Ext3 to NTFS external drives, and it didn't do anything (as you reported), but it also seems to have stalled the WebIF in the process (it might be trying to do something...).

After a reboot (warm restart) I tried the same copy with the WebIF copy-paste and it worked fine.

 

[4ndy]

Thanks Black Hole & af123 fo checking this out. At least I now know that it isn't me, the firmware or my HDD drives at fault.

 

[xyz321]

I think there are two problems here. The first (as reported by BH) being a failure of the Humax app to mount an NTFS drive. My Humax box also seems to be suffering from this at the moemnt. The second problem is the failure of the Humax app. to write to the NTFS formatted drive

At the moment I am looking into the first problem. I would like to find the root cause of this but may eventually give up and try using a second NTFS drive as BH suggested. It was working a few days ago but I have not yet found a modified file which is likely to cause this problem.

Edit: Just found the problem - the partition table entry type was set to Linux

Edit2: Now I can mount the drive, I can confirm that I can successfully write to the drive using the Humax UI with the ntfs-3g package.

 

[Black Hole]

You mean the partition table on the drive itself? I don't see how that could account for my observations.