Write error disc full on fat32 usb hdd

[judge]

so, have you tried formatting it on the box?
also, what have you set in hard disk setup -> hard disk stand by after? might be worth trying changing those values.

[Rob van der Does]

What is the output of

df -h

and

mount

(both in telnet)?

[jez]

I can record over 4gb now just get the timeshift error if permanent timeshift option is set to yes.
This is the telnet output

Welcome to OpenViX for xp1000
openvix 3.0 xp1000


xp1000 login: root

root@xp1000:~# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
ubi0:rootfs 105.3M 62.5M 42.7M 59% /
devtmpfs 115.3M 4.0K 115.3M 0% /dev
tmpfs 64.0K 0 64.0K 0% /media
tmpfs 115.4M 92.0K 115.3M 0% /var/volatile
/dev/sda2 532.4G 238.5M 505.1G 0% /media/hdd


root@xp1000:~# mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
ubi0:rootfs on / type ubifs (rw,relatime)
devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=118100k,nr_inodes=29525,mode=75
5)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /media type tmpfs (rw,relatime,size=64k)
tmpfs on /var/volatile type tmpfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/sda2 on /media/hdd type ext4 (rw,relatime,data=ordered)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,gid=5,mode=620)
root@xp1000:~#

[Rob van der Does]

What location is TimeShift set to?

[jez]

/media/hdd

edit: ive just changed it to
/media/hdd/timeshift and no error.....sorry and thanks robert

[Rob van der Does]

So all sorted now?

[jez]

Yes running perfect, really happy with this box and the vix image/support, nice one. :thumbup:

[duoduo]

How did you change it jez

[jez]

menu/setup/system/Timeshift Settings/timeshift location then with the channel up button on remote select the parent directory above the bookmarks and save it to timeshift folder in the hdd or usb mate

[duoduo]

I followed your instructions jez and it says the same as what was already there. I thought you said yours now said /media/hdd/timeshift? Mine still says /hdd/timeshift?

Thanks for your help mate

[jez]

First of all my usb hdd is now formatted in linux ext3 not fat32 anymore and mine does say media/hdd/timeshift. If I change the parent directory to internal flash it would say hdd/timeshift. Goto Timeshift settings/Timeshift location press ok then press channel up on remote so "parent directory" folder is highlighted, press ok and you should see "list of storage devices" folder, highlight that and press ok and on mine it shows "ext hdd" and "internal flash" highlight "ext hdd" and press ok then highlight timeshift folder and save it. Thats what worked for me anyway m8

[Rob van der Does]

..... my usb hdd is now formatted in linux ext3 .......

How did you do that? If the box formats the HDD, it will be in Ext4.
And it is advised to let the box format the drive.

[jez]

did it with paragon partition manager 12, it shows up as ext4 for some reason though lol

[jez]

by the way i was just doing an image backup and it failed so i deleted the backup and box crashed and stuck on boot loop, sigh it was going so well lol, so maybe i should have made the backup to a fat32 usb and not the linux usb one. I am reflashing now and setting it back up, i wondering if because i had permanent timeshift on and was doing a backup it might have been too much for the usb hdd to handle, ah well ya live and learn hopefully ill have it backup and running soon

[Rob van der Does]

did it with paragon partition manager 12, it shows up as ext4 for some reason though lol

By the box, yes, but it will still be Ext3. Anyway: better have the drive re-initialised by the box, as Ext4 is better and the settings will be specifically for large files.