My DM 800HDSE constantly locks up to the point where I'm having to reboot the damn thing on a daily basis just to try and maintain stability. If I don't, then after a couple of days it seems to 'forget' recordings which I've set up.
Tonight, I mistakenly unplugged it while it was recording something. I realised my error and plugged it back in. I thought the only problem would be that I'd have to record the programme again (it gets several repeats so that's not an issue).
However, while the hard drive is still attached - and with only around 100Gb free of the 1Tb drive - the Dreambox is refusing to record on it.
In its Device Manager, then selecting Storage Devices, the hard drive (eSATA) is showing up on both the first and third options.
On the first, it's got a green dot and says "Please press green to initialize this hard disk" and on the third, it has a red X but knows the correct path /media/hdd
For some reason, this menu also seems to think a 120Gb SATA hard disk is installed, althoughh there's a red X on there too. I know there is not a hard disk there.
Now, since to Initialise the disc means to format it - which I do NOT want to do. How can I get the Dreambox recognising the drive again, please?
Thanks.
PS. If anyone can also tell me a way to stop this box locking up all that time that would be much appreciated also. I tried installing a swap file on there but then stopped that as it made no difference. Apparently there's a way to boot the box from a USB stick which would help but I really need an "Idiot's Guide" for that as the one I read was impossibly convoluted.
Tonight, I mistakenly unplugged it while it was recording something. I realised my error and plugged it back in. I thought the only problem would be that I'd have to record the programme again (it gets several repeats so that's not an issue).
However, while the hard drive is still attached - and with only around 100Gb free of the 1Tb drive - the Dreambox is refusing to record on it.
In its Device Manager, then selecting Storage Devices, the hard drive (eSATA) is showing up on both the first and third options.
On the first, it's got a green dot and says "Please press green to initialize this hard disk" and on the third, it has a red X but knows the correct path /media/hdd
For some reason, this menu also seems to think a 120Gb SATA hard disk is installed, althoughh there's a red X on there too. I know there is not a hard disk there.
Now, since to Initialise the disc means to format it - which I do NOT want to do. How can I get the Dreambox recognising the drive again, please?
Thanks.
PS. If anyone can also tell me a way to stop this box locking up all that time that would be much appreciated also. I tried installing a swap file on there but then stopped that as it made no difference. Apparently there's a way to boot the box from a USB stick which would help but I really need an "Idiot's Guide" for that as the one I read was impossibly convoluted.
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