How to install E2 on External HDD - IPbox91(CubeRevo250HD) Please?

m_jasour

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I have a 250 HD and I know how to install E2 on USB memory stick.
but now i want install E2 on an Externall 1 TB WD HDD.
I do all the procedure same as i did for installing E2 on USB memory stick, but at the end, nothing happened when i reboot and hold 5 on RCU.
please tell me what i did wrong ?
 

m_jasour

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thank you hasan jan!!
but if you read my first topic, I know how to install E2 on USB memory stick ( in persian word, cool disk ) and now I want to install E2 on External HDD.
is there any body who installed E2 on External HDD at 250HD ?
no answers ?
 

m_jasour

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what are you doing MIKAME ?
I used thanks button and then wrote the answer.
Read my topic again and see I wrote that my box is 250HD, not 900HD.
 

Glimpser

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i use this method on my box with usb HDD
go to telnet " putty is a good program "
use this commands without " "
"advanced_command.sh MAKE_USB_AS_DISK"
type "3" then press enter
at last for reboot answer No
"mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1"
"mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda2"
"mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb"
copy myimage1.tar.gz file to /media by Dcc
"cd /mnt/usb"
"tar -zxvf myimage1.tar.gz"
"sync"
"rm myimage1.tar.gz"
"umount /dev/sda1 "
Reboot your Box and use 5 for HDD and 3 for original image
in some receiver you need to use sdb1 and sdb2 instead of sda1 and sda2 also in "type "3" then press enter " i think i use "1" i have 900HD

sorry for my English
 
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m_jasour

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i use this method on my box with usb HDD
go to telnet " putty is a good program "
use this commands without " "
"advanced_command.sh MAKE_USB_AS_DISK"
type "3" then press enter
at last for reboot answer No
"mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1"
"mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda2"
"mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb"
copy myimage1.tar.gz file to /media by Dcc
"cd /mnt/usb"
"tar -zxvf myimage1.tar.gz"
"sync"
"rm myimage1.tar.gz"
"umount /dev/sda1 "
Reboot your Box and use 5 for HDD and 3 for original image
in some receiver you need to use sdb1 and sdb2 instead of sda1 and sda2 also in "type "3" then press enter " i think i use "1" i have 900HD

sorry for my English

You are welcome "Glimpser"
This method is not working for me on 250HD. i told you at eurocamservers !

I think there is nobody that Installed E2 on external HDD on 250HD !!!
 

asaphus

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OK... Here we go m8.

In this example I use a 320 gb usb hdd, Latest PGI image in the flash and latest PKT image (e2).

connect your usb hdd to the receiver
Power on with the dgs image and wait till you get a picture
download a usb.tar.gz version of your desired e2 image into your pc (desktop for example)

from your pc telnet to your box (with your password/login (root/relook))

then type:

1) umount /dev/sda1

2) fdisk /dev/sda

3) type p and enter

look for the name of your existing partition (sda1 for instance)

then type d and enter
delete the existing partition(s) one by one

4) Create 2 partition on the HDD


n for new partition
w for saving the partition

in my case, I created almost 2 equal partitions (one for the e2 image and another for pgi) like this:
(remember its for my 320gb hdd so you need to choose your own deppending on the capacity of your hdd).

type n then enter

choose p then enter

type 1 then enter

Now choose half of the capacity of your usb hdd, in my case:

1 - 16000 then enter (there are spaces between "1" and "16000" and "-" and "16000")

type 16000 and enter again

type n again
type p and enter
type 2 and enter
enter
and enter again

now type w to write the changes

4) Format each partition

to format sda1 partition type:

mkfs.ext2 -I 128 /dev/sda1 -L ext2
enter

to format sda2 partition type:

mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda2 -L ext2
enter


5) mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb

with FTP copy the image you want myimage1.tar.gz to /mnt/usb
TELNET
cd /mnt/usb
tar -vzxf myimage1.tar.gz
sync
rm myimage1.tar.gz

disconnect ftp

cd /
umount /dev/sda1

Now reboot your box and as soon as you see "BOOT" on the front display press and hold number 2 key on your remote for 8-10 seconds and you should be able to boot from e2 on your usb hdd

This way you can record and timeshift with both pgi and pkt images on one hdd

(if decided to use the pkt image you must remember to mount the sda1 through its mount manager (blue button on remote)

Good luck
 
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kolyani4

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OK... Here we go m8.

In this example I use a 320 gb usb hdd, Latest PGI image in the flash and latest PKT image (e2).

connect your usb hdd to the receiver
Power on with the dgs image and wait till you get a picture
download a usb.tar.gz version of your desired e2 image into your pc (desktop for example)

from your pc telnet to your box (with your password/login (root/relook))

then type:

1) umount /dev/sda1

2) fdisk /dev/sda

3) type p and enter

look for the name of your existing partition (sda1 for instance)

then type d and enter
delete the existing partition(s) one by one

4) Create 2 partition on the HDD


n for new partition
w for saving the partition

in my case, I created almost 2 equal partitions (one for the e2 image and another for pgi) like this:
(remember its for my 320gb hdd so you need to choose your own deppending on the capacity of your hdd).

type n then enter

choose p then enter

type 1 then enter

Now choose half of the capacity of your usb hdd, in my case:

1 - 16000 then enter (there are spaces between "1" and "16000" and "-" and "16000")

type 16000 and enter again

type n again
type p and enter
type 2 and enter
enter
and enter again

now type w to write the changes

4) Format each partition

to format sda1 partition type:

mkfs.ext2 -I 128 /dev/sda1 -L ext2
enter

to format sda2 partition type:

mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda2 -L ext2
enter


5) mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb

with FTP copy the image you want myimage1.tar.gz to /mnt/usb
TELNET
cd /mnt/usb
tar -vzxf myimage1.tar.gz
sync
rm myimage1.tar.gz

disconnect ftp

cd /
umount /dev/sda1

Now reboot your box and as soon as you see "BOOT" on the front display press and hold number 2 key on your remote for 8-10 seconds and you should be able to boot from e2 on your usb hdd

This way you can record and timeshift with both pgi and pkt images on one hdd

(if decided to use the pkt image you must remember to mount the sda1 through its mount manager (blue button on remote)

Good luck
This does'nt work on PGI 0.8 :( when i do umount its says no valid argument.
 

asaphus

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It works. You should ONLY have your HDD connected to the box, nothing else should be connected to the usb port.

If you get the massage "no valid argument" in step 1, it means that your hdd is not mounted, so start with step 2.
 
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