Setting up your external USB HDD with your Solo the easy way!

[dj8377]

Is there a list of compatable hdd's for the solo? can someone please point me in the right direction? I am using a seagate 500 gb external desktop but it works for a couple of days, then I have to reboot for recording to work again? Thank you in advance.

[Stanman]

there are some listed in this thread.

http://www.world-of-satellite.com/sh...lo+hard+drives

[dj8377]

Thank you for your reply, the only problem is it it not not easy to see which hdd's listed are external powered hdd, I can not use an internal hdd as the solo does not support this, can anyone who has used a solo with an external powered please let me know which one worked? Thanks

[Sjattuh]

Mounting was hell easy, but I never made the paths as described in this thread. Wasn't neccesary. It just worked after initialising.

However I can not delete programmed recordings...

I rebooted, restarted, took power off, deleted, reflashed and all, recordings keep comming back.

This is what happens:

1. I program a recording (regardless if I 'add timer' or 'configure auto-timer' both have the same issue)
2. I delete this recording (I check the list and it isn't there anymore)
3. I program a new recording
4. The old recording pop backs into the list

This will keep happening untill the recording is actually fullfilled or I flash the box.
So I can't get my old recordings deleted basically because everytime I add a new recording the old delted ones pop back into the list.

I run the latest VIX image on my Solo and use a 80GB ext. HDD. Timeshift and the actual recording (of both new and deleted programmed tasks...) work just fine.

[satsedhu]

Dear sjattuh bro,I have just purchased VU+solo.Do you help me for setting and updates?

[Sicilian]

Dear sjattuh bro,I have just purchased VU+solo.Do you help me for setting and updates?

Please start your own topic on what ever you are trying to do.

[tazmon17]

Hi

ive followed sicillian's tutorial and after ALOT of fiddling and retrying ive managed to get it set up a bit i think...

BUT... at first i could record but not use timeshift, but now i can use timeshift ok but whenever i try to record, i get a green screen crash notification and the system reboots quickly and returns without sound! if i change the channel, sound comes back... but its not letting me record now.. any suggestions?

[micscave]

Hey all
I've been struggling to set up an external HDD on my mates Solo. I had to initialise it using the original image. Then I flashed the box with VIX 2.3. Telnet into box to make the recording directory as in step 6 with command "mkdir /media/usb/movie" I then get a message saying something along the lines of "can't make directory"
I've tried a few times with the same result. When i go into menu as in step 8 "8. Press Menu > Setup > System > Recording paths > Highlight Defualt movie location" Recording paths isn't there in 2.3, it was in the previous image as we tried to do this last week with the earlier image.

I can see the drive in mount manager if that helps but i'm a bit stuck what to try next. It is showing as being formatted as EXT 3.

Do I need to go back to the original image and mount it as per this instruction tutorial or should I be able to get it working in VIX 2.3?

Any help would be most welcome

Many thanks in advance
micscave

[micscave]

Please remove as it posted twice.

[kardasi]

hi all
what the best imaje for vu+solo?
thancks for all and sory for bade english

[Sicilian]

hi all
what the best imaje for vu+solo?
thancks for all and sory for bade english

Moved your post into its own topic as it has nothing to do with this topic. http://www.world-of-satellite.com/sh...e-for-the-Solo

[nickydoc]

thanks scillian,

I Followed your instructions

however,after my first attempt i got the green screen and it kept rebooting.

i reinstalled my image vix2.2, reconnected my hdd, iomega 500Gb and all is great.
the only difference is i created my path is a different directory.

Thanks.

[john1986]

Im trying to telnet to my solo box im leaving password blank keep getting message saying login incorrect

[punisher]

what username?

[john1986]

User name is Root im leaving password blank keeping getting message saying login incorrect