"No HDD found or HDD not initialized" message after reboot.

[Clabs]

Hi everyone.

I just bought myself a Duo and have spent the last couple of days setting it up and getting to grips with it.

I set the box up with the default image it came with and then installed a brand new Samsung HD204UI 2Tb HDD. I used the Initialization utility from within the default image. All seemed well, so I reflashed with Blackhole 1.6 as I want to use this receiver with my Sky subscription.

Once I had reflashed with the Blackhole image, I tried a recording but receive the message "No HDD found or HDD not initialized". If I re-initialize the HDD from within Blackhole, all is well again until I reboot - and then I receive the same message again.

I wondered if this was a problem with Blackhole, so I started from scratch with the default image and this is displaying the same kind of behaviour after each reboot.

I followed the guide on here in the stickies and it made no mention of formatting the drive before initialization. But I have read other posts that say you must format first before initialization.

Could this be where I am going wrong? What does the initialization process actually do and is it really a different process to formatting? If I do need to format, how do I do this from within the original image? I have found a format option in the blackhole settings (blue button x 2) but the drive only appears there after a reboot (ie in an uninitialized state) and if I try to format it here, Blackhole tells me to go and do this from the main menu (where there is no format option!). Once the drive is initialized, it disappears from Blackhole Settings.

Edit - forgot to mention that the file system check utility always fails, whether the HDD is working or not.

Any advice much appreciated.

Mark

[sonc]

After you initialised the HDD, did you mount it as /media/hdd?

If your recording path is set to /media/hdd, then you will probably get the message "HDD not found" if its not mounted. You can mount/map it by doing:

Blue -> Blue -> DeviceManager -> Mount points

[Clabs]

Thanks for taking the time to reply, sonc.

I took a look in Blue -> Blue -> Decices Manager -> Mountpoints but the window is empty and the only option I get is to either save or to format. There is no option to set up a new Mountpoint. If I press save, it tells me that the box will restart, which unfortunately results in the same "No HDD found" message! Grrr.

[Alias1]

edit /etc/fstab and add this line at the bottom then reboot
/dev/sda1 /media/hdd auto defaults 0 0

[snakie]

I had same problem some time ago :
Easiest way to go:meniu/setup/system/harddisk/file system check.It always did work to me.It might take a while(up to an hour).
Hope it helps

[Clabs]

Alias

I don't know what that stuff means (yet!) but it worked like a charm - thank you very much for your help!

Snakie

I did try that, but the filesystem check always failed after only a few seconds. It does work now though, after following Alias's instructions. Thanks for your help though!

Best regards, Mark

[snakie]

I have to say thanks to Alias myself-tested-working:top,top.

[Alias1]

Glad it worked for you guys

[donc]

edit /etc/fstab and add this line at the bottom then reboot
/dev/sda1 /media/hdd auto defaults 0 0

I have the same problem as the op where exactly do I input the above code.

[Alias1]

I have the same problem as the op where exactly do I input the above code.

/etc/fstab
fstab is the file you have to edit

[donc]

After you initialised the HDD, did you mount it as /media/hdd?

If your recording path is set to /media/hdd, then you will probably get the message "HDD not found" if its not mounted. You can mount/map it by doing:

Blue -> Blue -> DeviceManager -> Mount points

Ok I went to edit the file and the line /dev/sda1 /media/hdd auto defaults 0 0 was already there.

So I followed the above instructions and it worked. One thing I would like to add is when you go to device manger and press the red button (mountpoints) it then takes you to the new screen where you have to press

the right arrow key on you remote to select the mountpoint i.e /media/hdd.

thanks guys for all your help.

[kaupz]

for me helped:
1. menu/setup/system/harddisk/initialize
2. reboot
3. Blue -> Blue -> DeviceManager -> Mount points

and also works ide-sata adaptor, with 250gb ide samsung ata drive.
RXD639-IDE-SATA-ADP-unit.jpg
with self made power cable from motherboard 4pin (got it from old PC power supply ) to molex for ide drive

[JimboM]

Hi Kaupz

I've got an old IDE drive that I was hoping to use in my Duo just waiting for the SATA/MOLEX power cable to turn up! Do you know what you had the jumpers set to on your HDD?

Cheers

Jim

[silverfox0786]

Hi Kaupz

I've got an old IDE drive that I was hoping to use in my Duo just waiting for the SATA/MOLEX power cable to turn up! Do you know what you had the jumpers set to on your HDD?

Cheers

Jim

set the jumper as master