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How to use Storage Devices Wizard

DreamBox / VU+DM8000HD PVR / DM800HD PVR /DM800se PVR

DM500HD / VU+DUO / VU+SOLO

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ContentPrologue ! 2

Storage Devices Wizard! 4

The first launch! 4

List of found storage devices! 5

Configuring storage devices as harddisk drive! 6

Configuring storage devices as extension of buit-in memory! 7

Initialization (format) of storage devices! 10

Completion of the settings using the Storage Device Wizard! 11

Storage devices menu! 12

Select storage device! 13

Setting the DVD drive! 14

Setup of selected storage device! 15

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PrologueThis wizard will help you manage all storage devices in mediacenter, both external and internal.

In all Dreambox models, a disc connected to the internal bus (internal) is usually at boot time is defined as /dev/sda, and its partition as /dev/sda1 (it is assumed that the disk has one partition). Continuing to boot the system detects a first partition section as /dev/sda1 and begins to assume it as hard drive, mounting it to a folder /media/hdd (which, in turn, indicates a hard link /hdd). With this algorithm, on bootup the system can not uniquely identify that this is the built-in hard drive, because it considers such, any device connected as /dev/sda and if you boot your media center without a built-in hard drive, but with connected external USB-drive, the system will assume its as built-in hard drive and used him to write a media content. This situation is even more complicated if at boot time, the media center you have multiple devices are connected. For example DreamBox can have one internal drive, and several external drives and can handle pretty well their mounts, internal drive always takes precedence and is installed in the folder /media/hdd, that can not be said about the line of VU+ mediacenters. VU+ based Mediacenter in the presence of internal and external drive makes it all the way around, by loading an external drive mounts as a built-in hard drive, and mount it in the folder /media/hdd.Fortunately for the elimination of these incorrect choices mount storage devices, there is a solution that is based on static mounting of a device by its unique number (UUID) to a predetermined system folder. For example for correct determines by the system the storage device as a built-in hard drive, it is necessary to mount the folder /media/hdd (which before mount, as it may seem strange, is simply a folder in the embedded flash memory).Assume that we are mount by UUID selected drive as a built-in hard disk drive (HDD), but then the question arises: what happens to the other external drives that we connect to the USB? Built-in support for hot plug devices initially mounts the external devices in sub-folders, folder /autofs, eg /autofs/sdb1, /autofs/sdc1 etc. If there is no guarantee that the same external drive (USB-drive) when you restart again will mounts in same directory. The same physical drive can easily be swapped (the folder connection) with "neighbor". Now imagine that you want to place on a currect device picons for the channels that will create hard links from the built-in memory, and you specify a system that picons are in the folder /autofs/sdb1. But after a reboot, the external drive with picons, can be installed in another folder and the system can not find them! To resolve this problem and, as you can use the method described above is a static mount storage devices in a predetermined folder, eg /media/usb or /media/cf.Also we have, the featured above, possibility to use external drives for expanding internal memory, such as placing picons for channels, skins, or any user data. To

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implement the above-described possibilities of expanding internal memory, you can use all the same mechanism of static storage connectivity, and the process is divided into two stages: You must connect a storage device such as static, and then move it selected data and further connect this media instead of an expandable folder, located in the internal memory (as a result of expansion of most built-in memory).

NOTICE

To use any device for expanding built-in memory it needs to be initialized (to split it into one partition and format in the ext3 system). This file system allows you to use all necessary specific features of built-in Mediacenter operating system Linux.

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Storage Devices WizardThe first launchWhen You boot your mediacenter first time as a result of flashing the new software, after setting Video and select the language interface, You will be asked to configure storage devices found in the Mediacenter (Photo № 1).

Photo № 1 (Storage Devices Wizard)

Displayed dialog has a choice of two options:

1. Yes, configure storage devices currently2. No, just start my mediacenter

After you select the first option in the menu appears listing all available storage devices (photo number 2).

Choosing the second option will cancel the wizard and proceed to the next step of mediacenter Startup Wizard.

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List of found storage devices

This dialog box lets you select a custom device for its settings. All devices have a friendly name, including model, capacity and bus.

Photo №2 (The list of found storage devices)

If your mediacenter is equipped with built-in hard drive and an additional You plan to use USB-drives, it is recommended to configure the internal hard disk as a static device HDD.

NOTICEFor VU+ mediacenter series this setting is optional, and solves the problem with the wrong mounting at boot while connected hard drive and USB-drive.

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NOTICECurrent dialog always have a menu [Factory settings for storage devices]. If U have any problem caused by changes You was made , You can easy revert all changes in /etc/fstab.

Configuring storage devices as harddisk driveTo configure the internal (or external) hard drive for storing and recording of media content, you must select it from the list of storage devices (Photo № 2) and in the dialog (Photo № 3) to appoint him as a static storage device HDD, by selecting the [Use storage device as static HDD]

Photo №3 (Configuring storage devices)

NOTICE Pay attention to the kind of static device, it can have several meanings HDD, USB and CF (for selection, use the arrow keys left / right).

NOTICEIf you use the hard drive for a first time, it is recommended to initialize the storage device by selecting the action the list.

ATTENTION!After initializing of a storage device, all data stored on it will be destroyed, and mediacenter will be rebooted.

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Configuring storage devices as extension of buit-in memory

To configure the internal (or external) disk / flash memory to increase the amount of built-in memory, you must select it from the list of storage devices (photo number 2) and in the dialog (Photo number 4) to appoint him as a static storage device HDD/USB/CF, выбрав меню [Use storage device as static HDD / USB / CF].

Photo № 4 (Configuring storage devices)

ATTENTION!If you have already used the drive as a hard drive for recording and storage of media content, the choice of HDD can lead to malfunction of mediacenter.

Use storage device as static (HDD/USB/CF) - this action does mount the selected drive using UUID, respectively, as the HDD / USB / CF (select by the left / right arrow keys), no matter of what system device is formatted - FAT, FAT32 or EXT3...

After clicking [OK] and successfully performed action message, menu shown in Photo № 4 will changed to new one (Photo № 5).

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Photo №5 (Configuring storage devices)

NOTICEThis action allows you to free up resources and increase the internal memory.

ATTENTION!This action is only possible if the storage device is formatted in EXT3. If your drive does not satisfy this requirement, you must initialize the storage device.

NOTICEIf at this stage we have not yet decided whether we will actually use the storage device as a memory extension, we can undo this action by going to the first menu and selecting from the USB menu options[Not use as extention built-in memory]

If the previous action was successful, then the first menu item will change and prompt us to use the selected static storage device as an extension of built-in memory, the dialog also allows to stop using the device as a static (Photo № 5).

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Use storage device as extension of buit-in memory - the action move data to a static device and installs it instead of a folder of internal memory. This menu has a choice of several options:

• all user date - makes maximum use of the extension of built-in memory, by installing all add-ons, plugins, skins, logos, etc. at the selected drive.

• skins & picons - allows to use the extension of built-in memory for users who use the maximum number of skins & channel picons. All other add-ons will continue to be istalled in internal memory.

• picons - allows to use the extension of built-in memory for users who use the maximum number of channel picons. All other add-ons & skins will continue to be istalled in internal memory.

After a successful initialization of storage devices as extensions of of built-in memory, a mediacenter will offer to reboot by press [OK], after reboot Storage Devices Wizard start menu will be open.

If you then select the device used as an extension of built-in memory, the composition of the menu change again (Photo №6).

Photo №6 (Configuring storage devices)

ATTENTIONAfter initialization of the extension of built-in memory and install the updates, it's not recommended to disable this selection, as this may result in not stable operation of the system and reflashing software.

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Initialization (format) of storage devicesThis action removes the all the sections of your drive, then creates a single partition and format it in the format of the file system EXT3. Use of this file system, maximizes the use of all the specific features of built-in Mediacenter operating system Linux. After selecting the initialization, message will appear to confirm the selected action.

After initialization is complete and fully restarting of mediacenter, we again find ourselves in a Storage device wizard, which again we will be able to select the current or a new storage device to perform configuration.

NOTICEBefore reflashing or after rewriting the software, it is always recommended to initialize the storage device that is used for memory extension for your mediacenter.

ATTENTION!When initializing a storage device, all data stored on it will be destroyed forever, and mediacenter will be rebooted.

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Completion of the settings using the Storage Device Wizard

After completing the settings of mediacenter, it is necessary in any dialog to select the [Exit storage devices wizard] to continue configuring the software using Startwizard of image.

NOTICEAfter completing Storage device wizard all further actions with the storage devices could be carried out in the menu[ Tasks ] > [ Setup ] > [ System ] > [ Storage devices ]

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Storage devices menuConfigure storage devices perform similar functions described in the previous Storage devices Wizard section and is already used in the operation of your mediacenter, but it allows, if necessary to add or change the configuration of devices without flashing the new software.

Access to Storage devices menu from [ Tasks ] > [ Setup ] > [ System ] > [ Storage devices ]

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Select storage deviceAfter starting the menu familiar to the Storage devices Wizard dialog will be shown to select a storage device (Photo № 7). This dialogue is intended to select a storage device, or restore the factory settings for storage devices.

Photo №7 (Select storage device)

NOTICEThe composition of this menu may differ depending of the model of your mediacenter and connected devices, for example on DM8000HD PVR You can see an additional menu for DVD drive.

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Setting the DVD driveThis menu differs from the setup of disk or similar storage composition of its settings (Photo №8)

Photo №8 (Setting the DVD drive)

In the configuration dialog of DVD drive, you can change the following parameters:

1. Rotational speed of DVD drive - this option allows you to optimize performance and noise of the drive.2. Frequency of settings DVD - this option allows you to assign the period parameter of setting the drive during operation

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Setup of selected storage deviceStorage devices configuration menu as is practically no different from a similar menu in Storage devices wizard, except for the information panel deducing additional information on some of the current settings of the selected drive (Photo №8).

Photo №8 (Setup of selected storage device)

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NOTICEAdditional information about some of the settings from selected storage device

NOTICEFor internal drive also will have an additional adjustment of disk standby time.

Composition of the storage device menu may also changed depending on the current state of storage devices, and all the basic steps are described in the previous chapter Storage devices wizard (Photo №9).

Photo №9 (Setup of selected storage device)

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