installing hdd new enigma

[okmate]

Help guys
i have a freecom usb hdd 320gb that i used to have installed on my dm800hd since then i have used it to store different things
so have decided to format it and use it on my dm800 again
i used to be able to record and use timeshift but god i'm having a right nightmare
first off whats the correct filesystem i should used
the dm800 is recognising the hdd but when i initialise it takes forever and hangs
also timeshift pause is also not working

please help guys

[okmate]

any one no what format a usb hdd should be for a dm800hd
need a good starting point
thanks guys

[micflair]

It should be a case of whack it in an go mate. The dm800 formats it to what it needs. Is the dm800 recognising it for a start? I cant remember if you have to initialize it first or not..

[Rodbouy]

You can get the box to format it or use this tool. fat32format (2).zip

Then all you need to do is mount the drive.

[owengrey]

Some images dont format the drive properly even though the box recognises the hard drive. easiet way is to remove drive and format it with ext3 not fat32 or ntfs .
i use gparted which can be googled.
just remember fat32 and ntfs are windows format, dreambox is linux so you wont go far wrong if you format ext3

[okmate]

thanks mate i did actualy sort it i downloaded swissknife formated the hdd to fat32 plugged it back in and the dm800 done the rest all sorted thanks for your your time guys