Is there a way to read exfat SD / USB cards?

rodp · Sep 25, 2022

Hi All,

I've got an SD card formatted to exfat. Is there a way for the HDR Fox T2 Humax with custom firmware, to read it? It's from a digital camera so would be nice to simply be able to plug it in to see the pics.

Thanks

Rodp
Doh! posted this in the FOXSAT.... how do I move this thread?

prpr · Sep 25, 2022

Did you install the exfat package?

(A mod. has moved the thread.)

rodp · Sep 25, 2022

aha! no I didn't do that. Ok, I've done that now and rebooted but it's still not showing up when you press media and change storage to USB. I've also looked on webif media and gone to drive1 but it's still not showing up. When I try a fat32 card it works fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Rodp

prpr · Sep 25, 2022

Haven't done stuff like this for a long time.
Does anything useful show up in /tmp/rag.log ?
Do you see an extra entry in the output from ls -ld /sys/block/sd?

rodp · Sep 25, 2022

does this help:

Code:

humax# cd sys                                                                                                                                                                               
humax# cd block                                                                                                                                                                             
humax# ls                                                                                                                                                                                   
loop0      loop1      loop2      loop3      loop4      loop5      loop6      loop7      mtdblock0  mtdblock1  mtdblock2  mtdblock3  mtdblock4  mtdblock5  mtdblock6  sda        sdb
humax# ls -ld /sys/block/sda                                                                                                                                                                 
drwxr-xr-x    6 root     root             0 Sep 25 17:58 /sys/block/sda
humax# ls -ld /sys/block/sdb                                                                                                                                                                 
drwxr-xr-x    8 root     root             0 Sep 25 18:18 /sys/block/sdb
humax# cd sda                                                                                                                                                                               
humax# ls                                                                                                                                                                                   
dev        device     holders    queue      range      removable  sda1       size       slaves     stat       subsystem  uevent
humax# cd ..                                                                                                                                                                                 
humax# cd sdb                                                                                                                                                                               
humax# ls                                                                                                                                                                                   
dev        device     holders    queue      range      removable  sdb1       sdb2       sdb3       size       slaves     stat       subsystem  uevent
humax#

And this is the rag.log I think it is showing that it know it is exfat but can't really understand the log in its entirety

Code:

195    689:25/09/2022 16:58:10: sda: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.
194    689:25/09/2022 16:58:10: Considering package scan on /media/drive1
193    689:25/09/2022 16:58:10: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba
192    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:09: sdb: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.
191    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:09: Considering package scan on /mnt/hd1
190    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:09: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba
189    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:08: sdb: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.
188    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:08: Considering package scan on /mnt/hd3
187    cat: can't open '/tmp/.smb-hotplug.lock': No such file or directory
186    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:08: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba
185    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:07:     /mnt/hd1 /tmp/tmp.XbR3WY
184    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:07: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba add /dev/sdb1
183    998:25/09/2022 16:58:07: sdb: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.
182    998:25/09/2022 16:58:06: Considering package scan on /mnt/hd2
181    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:06: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g
180    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:06:     /mnt/hd3 /tmp/tmp.zyKTl1
179    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:06:     /mnt/hd1 /tmp/tmp.MJbjQ0
178    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:06: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba add /dev/sdb3
177    998:25/09/2022 16:58:06: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba
176    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:06: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g
175    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:06: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g add /dev/sdb1
174    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:06: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/exfat
173    689:25/09/2022 16:58:05:     /media/drive1 /tmp/tmp.3xW6uW
172    689:25/09/2022 16:58:05: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba add /dev/sda1
171    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:05:     /mnt/hd3 /tmp/tmp.2yNvVz
170    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:05: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g add /dev/sdb3
169    689:25/09/2022 16:58:05: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g
168    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:05: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/exfat
167    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:05:     /mnt/hd1 /tmp/tmp.Mr4ieg
166    689:25/09/2022 16:58:05:     /media/drive1 /tmp/tmp.okAzX6
165    689:25/09/2022 16:58:05: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g add /dev/sda1
164    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:05: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/exfat add /dev/sdb1
163    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:04:   completed after 17 seconds.
162    689:25/09/2022 16:58:04: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/exfat
161    689:25/09/2022 16:58:04:     /media/drive1 /tmp/tmp.r6dsyi
160    998:25/09/2022 16:58:04:     /mnt/hd2 /tmp/tmp.gxqWIz
159    998:25/09/2022 16:58:04: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba add /dev/sdb2
158    998:25/09/2022 16:58:04: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g
157    689:25/09/2022 16:58:04: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/exfat add /dev/sda1
156    689:25/09/2022 16:58:04:   completed after 28 seconds.
155    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:04:     /mnt/hd3 /tmp/tmp.jWwy6i
154    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:04: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/exfat add /dev/sdb3
153    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:04:   completed after 11 seconds.
152    998:25/09/2022 16:58:04:     /mnt/hd2 /tmp/tmp.LIedRD
151    998:25/09/2022 16:58:04: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g add /dev/sdb2
150    998:25/09/2022 16:58:04: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/exfat
149    998:25/09/2022 16:58:03:     /mnt/hd2 /tmp/tmp.40e4AW
148    998:25/09/2022 16:58:03: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/exfat add /dev/sdb2
147    998:25/09/2022 16:58:03: +++ Modinit complete +++
146    689:25/09/2022 16:58:03:   still waiting...
145    1020:25/09/2022 16:58:02:   still waiting...
144    1001:25/09/2022 16:58:02:   still waiting...
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116    689:25/09/2022 16:57:51:   still waiting...
115    998:25/09/2022 16:57:51: +++ Running modinit +++
114    998:25/09/2022 16:57:51:   mounted after 6 seconds.
113    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:51:   still waiting...
112    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:50: Waiting for modinit to complete.
111    998:25/09/2022 16:57:50:   /dev/sdb2 mounted on /mnt/hd2
110    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:50:   mounted after 6 seconds.
109    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:50:   /dev/sdb3 mounted on /mnt/hd3
108    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:50:   still waiting...
107    689:25/09/2022 16:57:50:   still waiting...
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85    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:43:   still waiting...
84    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:43: Waiting for modinit to complete.
83    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:43:   mounted after 0 seconds.
82    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:43:   /dev/sdb1 mounted on /mnt/hd1
81    998:25/09/2022 16:57:43:   still waiting...
80    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:43:   still waiting...
79    689:25/09/2022 16:57:42:   still waiting...
78    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:42: Waiting for the disk to mount...
77    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:42: /dev/sdb1 partition type dos
76    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:42: /dev/sdb1 is NOT connected via USB.
75    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:42: /dev/sdb1 is NOT removable.
74    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:41: Waiting for the disk to mount...
73    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:41: /dev/sdb1 is formatted as ext2/3
72    998:25/09/2022 16:57:41: Waiting for the disk to mount...
71    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:41:   disk ready after 0 seconds
70    998:25/09/2022 16:57:41: /dev/sdb2 partition type dos
69    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:41: /dev/sdb3 partition type dos
68    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:41: /dev/sdb3 is NOT connected via USB.
67    689:25/09/2022 16:57:41:   still waiting...
66    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:41: /dev/sdb3 is NOT removable.
65    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:41: /dev/sdb3 is formatted as ext2/3
64    998:25/09/2022 16:57:41: /dev/sdb2 is NOT connected via USB.
63    1020:25/09/2022 16:57:41: Waiting for disk to become ready...
62   
61    1020: Disk:       sdb
60    1020: Device:     /dev/sdb1
59    1020: Model:      HDR
58    1020: ACTION:     add
57    1020: MDEV:       sdb1
56    1020: Date:       Sun Sep 25 16:57:41 UTC 2022
55    --------- Info for Modinit PID 1020 ---------
54   
53    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:41:   disk ready after 0 seconds
52    998:25/09/2022 16:57:41: /dev/sdb2 is NOT removable.
51    998:25/09/2022 16:57:41: /dev/sdb2 is formatted as ext2/3
50    998:25/09/2022 16:57:41:   disk ready after 0 seconds
49    998:25/09/2022 16:57:40: Waiting for disk to become ready...
48    998:25/09/2022 16:57:40: sdb2 is candidate for mod [/mnt/hd2]
47   
46    998: Disk:       sdb
45    998: Device:     /dev/sdb2
44    998: Model:      HDR
43    998: ACTION:     add
42    998: MDEV:       sdb2
41    998: Date:       Sun Sep 25 16:57:40 UTC 2022
40    --------- Info for Modinit PID 998 ---------
39   
38    1001:25/09/2022 16:57:40: Waiting for disk to become ready...
37   
36    1001: Disk:       sdb
35    1001: Device:     /dev/sdb3
34    1001: Model:      HDR
33    1001: ACTION:     add
32    1001: MDEV:       sdb3
31    1001: Date:       Sun Sep 25 16:57:40 UTC 2022
30    --------- Info for Modinit PID 1001 ---------
29   
28    689:25/09/2022 16:57:40:   still waiting...
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21    689:25/09/2022 17:57:33:   still waiting...
20    689:25/09/2022 17:57:33: Waiting for modinit to complete.
19    689:25/09/2022 17:57:33:   mounted after 1 second.
18    689:25/09/2022 17:57:33:   /dev/sda1 mounted on /media/drive1
17    689:25/09/2022 17:57:32:   still waiting...
16    689:25/09/2022 17:57:30: Waiting for the disk to mount...
15    689:25/09/2022 17:57:30: /dev/sda1 partition type dos
14    689:25/09/2022 17:57:30: /dev/sda1 is connected via USB.
13    689:25/09/2022 17:57:30: /dev/sda1 is NOT removable.
12    689:25/09/2022 17:57:30: /dev/sda1 is formatted as ext2/3
11    689:25/09/2022 17:57:30:   disk ready after 0 seconds
10    689:25/09/2022 17:57:30: Waiting for disk to become ready...
9   
8    689: Disk:       sda
7    689: Device:     /dev/sda1
6    689: Model:      HDR
5    689: ACTION:     add
4    689: MDEV:       sda1
3    689: Date:       Sun Sep 25 17:57:30 UTC 2022
2    --------- Info for Modinit PID 689 ---------
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Black Hole · Sep 25, 2022

IIRC the exfat package needs some setting up. Please read the thread relevant to that package, which is (as are most packages) indexed here: https://hummy.tv/forum/threads/index-of-package-primary-topics.8005/

The index linked above is pinned near the top of the Custom Firmware section of the forum, so there's no excuse.

prpr · Sep 25, 2022

What I meant was:
Make sure the USB is unplugged, then run ls -ld /sys/block/sd?
Then plug it in, wait a few seconds and run the command again.
Do you see any difference in the output?
Nobody knows what disks you have connected to start with, and packages like the virtual-disk ones make a difference.

prpr · Sep 25, 2022

Black Hole said:
IIRC the exfat package needs some setting up.

That's in the bad old days when you needed to build it yourself on the box. No longer relevant. Should be just install and work now.

rodp · Sep 25, 2022

prpr said:
That's in the bad old days when you needed to build it yourself on the box. No longer relevant. Should be just install and work now.

So I don't need to compile (still trying to work out the process if that's the case)? should it just work?

I've rebooted the humax, no USB plugged in (well... except the virtual one) and below is the info.

Code:

humax# ls -ld /sys/block/sd?                                                                                                                                                                 
drwxr-xr-x    6 root     root             0 Sep 25 19:28 /sys/block/sda
drwxr-xr-x    8 root     root             0 Sep 25 19:29 /sys/block/sdb

rag.log (by the way - the log timestamps starts off with the right time (19:34 but then the time changes back to GMT and not British Summer Time).

Code:

177    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:43: sdb: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.
176    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:42: Considering package scan on /mnt/hd1
175    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:42: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba
174    690:25/09/2022 18:34:41: sda: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.
173    690:25/09/2022 18:34:41: Considering package scan on /media/drive1
172    690:25/09/2022 18:34:41: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba
171    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:40: sdb: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.
170    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:40: Considering package scan on /mnt/hd2
169    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:40: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba
168    994:25/09/2022 18:34:39: sdb: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.
167    994:25/09/2022 18:34:38: Considering package scan on /mnt/hd3
166    994:25/09/2022 18:34:38: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba
165    690:25/09/2022 18:34:38:     /media/drive1 /tmp/tmp.MxDv5E
164    690:25/09/2022 18:34:38: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba add /dev/sda1
163    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:38:     /mnt/hd2 /tmp/tmp.NFnkh2
162    690:25/09/2022 18:34:37: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g
161    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:37: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba add /dev/sdb2
160    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:37:     /mnt/hd1 /tmp/tmp.wZvWfo
159    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:37: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba add /dev/sdb1
158    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:37: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g
157    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:37: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g
156    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:37:     /mnt/hd1 /tmp/tmp.c0fPZ3
155    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:37: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g add /dev/sdb1
154    994:25/09/2022 18:34:37:     /mnt/hd3 /tmp/tmp.GQqouT
153    994:25/09/2022 18:34:37: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/z9samba add /dev/sdb3
152    994:25/09/2022 18:34:37: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g
151    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:37:     /mnt/hd2 /tmp/tmp.ugfnPp
150    690:25/09/2022 18:34:37:     /media/drive1 /tmp/tmp.3M5vlm
149    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:36: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g add /dev/sdb2
148    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:36: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/exfat
147    690:25/09/2022 18:34:36: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g add /dev/sda1
146    994:25/09/2022 18:34:36:     /mnt/hd3 /tmp/tmp.RmIN8s
145    994:25/09/2022 18:34:36: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/ntfs-3g add /dev/sdb3
144    994:25/09/2022 18:34:36: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/exfat
143    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:36: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/exfat
142    690:25/09/2022 18:34:36: <<< /mod/etc/mdev/exfat
141    994:25/09/2022 18:34:36:     /mnt/hd3 /tmp/tmp.9374vs
140    994:25/09/2022 18:34:36: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/exfat add /dev/sdb3
139    994:25/09/2022 18:34:36:   completed after 13 seconds.
138    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:36:     /mnt/hd1 /tmp/tmp.saWFTJ
137    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:36: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/exfat add /dev/sdb1
136    690:25/09/2022 18:34:35:     /media/drive1 /tmp/tmp.dqPfAf
135    690:25/09/2022 18:34:35: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/exfat add /dev/sda1
134    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:35:   completed after 13 seconds.
133    690:25/09/2022 18:34:35:   completed after 24 seconds.
132    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:35:     /mnt/hd2 /tmp/tmp.tUjgBU
131    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:35: >>> /mod/etc/mdev/exfat add /dev/sdb2
130    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:35: +++ Modinit complete +++
129    690:25/09/2022 18:34:34:   still waiting...
128    994:25/09/2022 18:34:34:   still waiting...
127    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:34:   still waiting...
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111    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:27:   still waiting...
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105    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:25:   still waiting...
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103    690:25/09/2022 18:34:24:   still waiting...
102    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:24:   still waiting...
101    994:25/09/2022 18:34:23:   still waiting...
100    690:25/09/2022 18:34:23:   still waiting...
99    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:22:   still waiting...
98    994:25/09/2022 18:34:22:   still waiting...
97    690:25/09/2022 18:34:22:   still waiting...
96    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:21:   still waiting...
95    994:25/09/2022 18:34:21:   still waiting...
94    690:25/09/2022 18:34:21:   still waiting...
93    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:20:   still waiting...
92    994:25/09/2022 18:34:20:   still waiting...
91    994:25/09/2022 18:34:20: Waiting for modinit to complete.
90    690:25/09/2022 18:34:20:   still waiting...
89    994:25/09/2022 18:34:20:   mounted after 1 second.
88    994:25/09/2022 18:34:19:   /dev/sdb3 mounted on /mnt/hd3
87    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:19: +++ Running modinit +++
86    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:19:   mounted after 0 seconds.
85    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:19:   still waiting...
84    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:19: Waiting for modinit to complete.
83    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:19:   mounted after 0 seconds.
82    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:19:   /dev/sdb2 mounted on /mnt/hd2
81    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:19:   /dev/sdb1 mounted on /mnt/hd1
80    690:25/09/2022 18:34:19:   still waiting...
79    994:25/09/2022 18:34:18:   still waiting...
78    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:18: Waiting for the disk to mount...
77    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:18: /dev/sdb2 partition type dos
76    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb2 is NOT connected via USB.
75    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb2 is NOT removable.
74    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb2 is formatted as ext2/3
73    690:25/09/2022 18:34:17:   still waiting...
72    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:17:   disk ready after 0 seconds
71    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:17: Waiting for the disk to mount...
70    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:17: Waiting for disk to become ready...
69    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb1 partition type dos
68    994:25/09/2022 18:34:17: Waiting for the disk to mount...
67    994:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb3 partition type dos
66    994:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb3 is NOT connected via USB.
65    994:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb3 is NOT removable.
64    994:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb3 is formatted as ext2/3
63    1001:25/09/2022 18:34:17: sdb2 is candidate for mod [/mnt/hd2]
62    994:25/09/2022 18:34:17:   disk ready after 0 seconds
61    994:25/09/2022 18:34:16: Waiting for disk to become ready...
60   
59    1001: Disk:       sdb
58    1001: Device:     /dev/sdb2
57    1001: Model:      HDR
56    1001: ACTION:     add
55    1001: MDEV:       sdb2
54    1001: Date:       Sun Sep 25 18:34:16 UTC 2022
53    --------- Info for Modinit PID 1001 ---------
52   
51    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb1 is NOT connected via USB.
50    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb1 is NOT removable.
49    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:17: /dev/sdb1 is formatted as ext2/3
48    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:17:   disk ready after 0 seconds
47    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:16: Waiting for disk to become ready...
46   
45    1002: Disk:       sdb
44    1002: Device:     /dev/sdb1
43    1002: Model:      HDR
42    1002: ACTION:     add
41    1002: MDEV:       sdb1
40    1002: Date:       Sun Sep 25 18:34:16 UTC 2022
39    --------- Info for Modinit PID 1002 ---------
38   
37   
36    994: Disk:       sdb
35    994: Device:     /dev/sdb3
34    994: Model:      HDR
33    994: ACTION:     add
32    994: MDEV:       sdb3
31    994: Date:       Sun Sep 25 18:34:16 UTC 2022
30    --------- Info for Modinit PID 994 ---------
29   
28    690:25/09/2022 18:34:16:   still waiting...
27    690:25/09/2022 18:34:15:   still waiting...
26    690:25/09/2022 18:34:14:   still waiting...
25    690:25/09/2022 18:34:13:   still waiting...
24    690:25/09/2022 18:34:12:   still waiting...
23    690:25/09/2022 19:34:11:   still waiting...
22    690:25/09/2022 19:34:10:   still waiting...
21    690:25/09/2022 19:34:09:   still waiting...
20    690:25/09/2022 19:34:09: Waiting for modinit to complete.
19    690:25/09/2022 19:34:09:   mounted after 1 second.
18    690:25/09/2022 19:34:09:   /dev/sda1 mounted on /media/drive1
17    690:25/09/2022 19:34:08:   still waiting...
16    690:25/09/2022 19:34:06: Waiting for the disk to mount...
15    690:25/09/2022 19:34:06: /dev/sda1 partition type dos
14    690:25/09/2022 19:34:06: /dev/sda1 is connected via USB.
13    690:25/09/2022 19:34:06: /dev/sda1 is NOT removable.
12    690:25/09/2022 19:34:06: /dev/sda1 is formatted as ext2/3
11    690:25/09/2022 19:34:06:   disk ready after 0 seconds
10    690:25/09/2022 19:34:06: Waiting for disk to become ready...
9   
8    690: Disk:       sda
7    690: Device:     /dev/sda1
6    690: Model:      HDR
5    690: ACTION:     add
4    690: MDEV:       sda1
3    690: Date:       Sun Sep 25 19:34:06 UTC 2022
2    --------- Info for Modinit PID 690 ---------
1

now USB plugged in...

Code:

humax# ls -ld /sys/block/sd?                                                                                                                                                                 
drwxr-xr-x    6 root     root             0 Sep 25  2022 /sys/block/sda
drwxr-xr-x    8 root     root             0 Sep 25 19:41 /sys/block/sdb

so no change

in the rag.log one extra line appeared

Code:

177    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:43: sdb: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.

Thanks

Rodp

rodp · Sep 25, 2022

Hmm, I think this line might have appeared before I plugged in the USB as when I plug it in and then unplug it again, no other lines appear

Code:

177    1002:25/09/2022 18:34:43: sdb: Non-removable disk, skipping package scan.

A little more investigation. I have a USB hub which has different memory slots. So I plugged that in (with the SD exfat card in) and it seems to show the different drives but still not recognising the exfat card (so it should be one of sdc, sdd, sde or sdf)

Code:

humax# ls -ld /sys/block/sd?                                                                                                                                                                
drwxr-xr-x    6 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:01 /sys/block/sda
drwxr-xr-x    8 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:05 /sys/block/sdb
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:01 /sys/block/sdc
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:01 /sys/block/sdd
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:01 /sys/block/sde
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:01 /sys/block/sdf
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sda                                                                                                                                                         
ERROR: exFAT file system is not found.                                                                                                                                                      
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sdb                                                                                                                                                         
ERROR: exFAT file system is not found.                                                                                                                                                      
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sdc                                                                                                                                                         
ERROR: failed to open '/dev/sdc' in read-only mode: No such device or address.                                                                                                              
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sdd                                                                                                                                                         
ERROR: failed to open '/dev/sdd' in read-only mode: No medium found.                                                                                                                        
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sde                                                                                                                                                         
ERROR: failed to open '/dev/sde' in read-only mode: No medium found.                                                                                                                        
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sdf                                                                                                                                                         
ERROR: failed to open '/dev/sdf' in read-only mode: No medium found.

If I remove the SD card from the hub and just leave the hub in I get this

Code:

humax# ls -ld /sys/block/sd?                                                                                                                                                                
drwxr-xr-x    6 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:01 /sys/block/sda
drwxr-xr-x    8 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:05 /sys/block/sdb
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:13 /sys/block/sdc
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:13 /sys/block/sdd
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:13 /sys/block/sde
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root             0 Sep 25 21:13 /sys/block/sdf
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sda                                                                                                                                                        
ERROR: exFAT file system is not found.                                                                                                                                                      
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sdb                                                                                                                                                        
ERROR: exFAT file system is not found.                                                                                                                                                      
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sdc                                                                                                                                                        
ERROR: failed to open '/dev/sdc' in read-only mode: No medium found.                                                                                                                        
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sdd                                                                                                                                                        
ERROR: failed to open '/dev/sdd' in read-only mode: No medium found.                                                                                                                        
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sde                                                                                                                                                        
ERROR: failed to open '/dev/sde' in read-only mode: No medium found.                                                                                                                        
humax# /mod/sbin/dumpexfat /dev/sdf                                                                                                                                                        
ERROR: failed to open '/dev/sdf' in read-only mode: No medium found.

Note: I referred to this article #58 to learn how to do the dumpexfat thing: https://hummy.tv/forum/threads/exfat-builder-helps-add-exfat-support-to-the-humax.3242/page-3

So it is /dev/sdc that the slot is in but it says it's read-only. It's not read only - I've even double checked the little tab on the side of the sd card and also just tested I can take a photo via the camera and it's fine.

still no USB drives visible in the Humax UI or Webif browser.

I then tried mounting manually but I don't think I'm doing it right.

Code:

humax# /mod/sbin/mount.exfat-fuse /dev/sdc /media/drive2exfat                                                                                                                               
FUSE exfat 1.2.6                                                                                                                                                                             
ERROR: failed to open '/dev/sdc': No such device or address.

I am assuming that this is user error, ie. me! I'm only a novice when it comes to this sort of stuff and so far I've not managed to find any how-to instructions on how to do this so any advice would be great.

Thanks

Rodp

prpr · Sep 25, 2022

Check whether /dev/sdc is readable or not: dd if=/dev/sdc count=1 | hd
and whether it has any partitions: cat /proc/partitions | grep sd

/df · Sep 26, 2022

Sometimes SD (etc) cards go into a read-only state regardless of the file system or RO/RW switch and may be stuck in that mode.

rodp · Sep 26, 2022

I'll give the dd if=... and cat.. thing a try tonight and feedback.

Just one thought. This SC card is 64Gb. I am just wondering if I am hitting a limit or sorts. I don't have anything smaller at hand to test just at the moment. Have other people just installed the extension and it's worked for them or have they had to do some manual mounting or something?

Thanks

Rodp

Black Hole · Sep 26, 2022

I've never tried it. Why use exFat when you can have NTFS?

rodp · Sep 26, 2022

Black Hole said:
Why use exFat when you can have NTFS?

It's how the memory card came, in the camera. I'm a little unsure if it will read an NTFS formatted card. More difficult to copy all the stuff off it at the moment, reformat and then copy back on.

Black Hole · Sep 26, 2022

rodp said:
in the camera

Which camera?

everthewatcher · Sep 27, 2022

/df said:
Sometimes SD (etc) cards go into a read-only state regardless of the file system or RO/RW switch and may be stuck in that mode.

Had a Sandisk USB drive do that when providing a bit of NAS on a TP-Link C8 router being used as a WAP.

Apparently it happens it when the controller detects a file system error and puts the card into RO mode to protect the contents. Can't remember what FS - it handles FAT32, exFat, NTFS or HFS+ - and it was replaced FoC under warranty.

[Edit] I see this is commented on in the first link (Hackaday).

rodp · Sep 27, 2022

Black Hole said:
Which camera?

Canon PowerShot SX620 HS

It talks about exfat in the manual (licensed by Microsoft). I assume it will most likely cope with fat32 and maybe ntfs but as I've mentioned I would find it useful to get the humax reading exfat rather than reformat the memory stick (that's last resort).

Thanks

Rodp

Black Hole · Sep 27, 2022

Just interested. I would be surprised if it didn't cope with NTFS, but that's by the by.

You realise you can access the camera storage over WiFi?

prpr · Sep 27, 2022

rodp said:
Have other people just installed the extension and it's worked for them

Yes, it just works. I've got an SSD attached to a SATA-USB converter though. I can't remember now whether having virtual-disk2 installed is a requirement or not, but that's a side-issue.

Code:

humax# mount|grep sdc
/dev/sdc1 on /media/exfat-drive2 type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,user_id=0,group_id=0,default_permissions,allow_other)
humax# ls -la /media/exfat-drive2/
total 32
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32768 Thu  1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root   140 Tue 27 Sep 2022 18:52:22 ..

And dumpexfat doesn't work for me on the Humax either (it works on an Ubuntu box, but that's 1.3.0 vs 1.2.6 on the Humax).

Still waiting for previous feedback. (And it never hurts to state what CF version you're on.)

Is there a way to read exfat SD / USB cards?

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