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Mr. Mister
14-09-11, 12:42
Hi guys..

My m8 gave me a 1TB HDD and i already had a 500GB installed in one of my duo`s..

I installed the 1TB last night.. and since then the box just hangs on "Starting"

Is this an issue with the current Vix image.. ??

If i got back to an earlier image just to get it working .. can i then update to the latest image..

Any help would be great..

thanks
Sicilian
14-09-11, 12:58
What happens if you power off, disconnect the HDD and power back up again?
Mr. Mister
14-09-11, 13:00
The box boots as normal..

I see where you going with this.. lol

But the HD came out of another Duo and has been formatted in Fat32..
Sicilian
14-09-11, 13:03
The box boots as normal..

I see where you going with this.. lol

But the HD came out of another Duo and has been formatted in Fat32..

Try connecting to a PC, deleting all partitions then reconnecting to Duo and initialize.
Mr. Mister
14-09-11, 14:24
ok.. have formated the HDD 3 times now and it just sits with VIX spinning..

in top left corner..

I have formatted in Fat and Exfat

I can not format in Fat32 as this option is not given..

Any other suggestions please.. ?

thanks
Sicilian
14-09-11, 14:57
What model is the HDD?

Have you tried deleting all the partitions in windows? Control panel > Administrive tools > Computer managment > Disk Management.
Mr. Mister
14-09-11, 15:03
Just to add 1 more thing..

A m8 of mine that is a member here on this forum also had the same problem yesterday changing from a 250GB to a 500GB..

Both our HDD`s are Seagate.. 1 came from an old Sky HD box.. ( my m8`s ) and mine is brand new from puter shop.. M8 bought it and did not need a hdd as big.. was in his duo for 1 week..
bassethound
14-09-11, 15:04
I usually initialize my hard drive using the original Vu+ image (can be found in the download section)

then put back on my backup image :p
Mr. Mister
14-09-11, 15:17
its formatting at the mo in my pc again.. but there was still no option to format in Fat32..

thanks basset..
If this dont work this time i will flash the original Vu image.. and see what happens..
Mr. Mister
14-09-11, 16:04
cheers Basset..

That worked a treat..

I flashed the official Vu Duo image.. and it went staright to the set up menu..

then initialized it.. and then flashed vix 2.2.1..

all working great..

Thanks Bassett..
bassethound
14-09-11, 16:12
Glad you got all sorted Mr. Mister go and enjoy Vix now :zoom: