is there anyway to get a 3.5" to work in a clone duo?

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • stevo88
    Member
    • Oct 2012
    • 70

    #1

    is there anyway to get a 3.5" to work in a clone duo?

    is there anyway to get a 3.5" hdd to work in a clone duo?

    i have a seagate 320GB thats out of a sky hd box.

    thanks.
    Last edited by stevo88; 16 November, 2012, 17:37.
  • dell_xps
    V.I.P. Member
    • Dec 2008
    • 2558

    #2
    Is the one from a sky box not an ide ?, whereas a Vu takes a sata hard drive, you would need a ide to serial ata convertor, there on Ebay for a few quid, and I believe it works.
    HTH

    Comment

    • stevo88
      Member
      • Oct 2012
      • 70

      #3
      no its a sata, all connections fit perfectly

      Comment

      • Rodbouy
        DK Veteran
        • Jul 2010
        • 1320

        #4
        What is the exact problem?

        What image are you running?

        Is it just not recording?

        Comment

        • dell_xps
          V.I.P. Member
          • Dec 2008
          • 2558

          #5
          What exactly is the problem ?, have you formatted it ?

          Comment

          • alonso
            Member
            • May 2008
            • 47

            #6
            I stuck a 320gb drive in my clone thats from a skybox, working great! (Blackhole 1.7.3)

            Comment

            • stevo88
              Member
              • Oct 2012
              • 70

              #7
              i havent done anything with it just took it out the sky box and put it in the duo? do i need to format?

              alonso did you format before putting in the duo?

              Comment

              • dell_xps
                V.I.P. Member
                • Dec 2008
                • 2558

                #8
                Initialize it !!

                Comment

                • alonso
                  Member
                  • May 2008
                  • 47

                  #9
                  Originally posted by stevo88
                  i havent done anything with it just took it out the sky box and put it in the duo? do i need to format?

                  alonso did you format before putting in the duo?
                  No I didnt format it, just stuck it in mate then initialised it then mounted it

                  Comment

                  • portbhoy
                    DK Veteran
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 717

                    #10
                    For info see http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...starts-303889/

                    Comment

                    • Rodbouy
                      DK Veteran
                      • Jul 2010
                      • 1320

                      #11
                      For BH images you need to initialize then mount.

                      If using PLi you need to initialize also but should auto mount.

                      If it does other aspects ie store picons but does not record, then add move dir to hdd and it will then will recording.

                      Comment

                      • digicon
                        V.I.P. Member
                        • Jul 2009
                        • 8261

                        #12
                        Just for future reference the Sky HD hard drives should not need formatting as the Sky HD receivers run a form of linux themselves, so as already stated just stick the hard drive in and mount via the blue button i have not yet had to initialise any Sky HD drive in any Linux reciever

                        Comment

                        Working...