How to format HDD in Vu+ Duo

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    Can anyone tell me how to format the HDD in my Vu+ Duo (running BH 2.0.6)?


    I have tried via Menu > Setup > System > Hard Drive > Initialisation but i get the following error: Unable to initalise the hard drive. Error: Creating partition failed.


    Is there a way to do this via telnet and if so can someone advise of the commands?


    Thanks

    When I try to do the fdisk -l I get the following results.


    root@bm750:~# fdisk -l


    Disk /dev/mtdblock0: 123 MB, 123731968 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes


    Disk /dev/mtdblock0 doesn't contain a valid partition table


    Disk /dev/mtdblock1: 4 MB, 4194304 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 0 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes


    Disk /dev/mtdblock1 doesn't contain a valid partition table


    Disk /dev/mtdblock2: 2 MB, 2097152 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 0 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes


    Disk /dev/mtdblock2 doesn't contain a valid partition table


    Disk /dev/mtdblock3: 1 MB, 1048576 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 0 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes


    Disk /dev/mtdblock3 doesn't contain a valid partition table


    Disk /dev/mtdblock4: 0 MB, 524288 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 0 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes


    Disk /dev/mtdblock4 doesn't contain a valid partition table


    Disk /dev/mtdblock5: 0 MB, 524288 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 0 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes


    Disk /dev/mtdblock5 doesn't contain a valid partition table


    Disk /dev/mtdblock6: 1 MB, 1048576 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 0 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes


    Disk /dev/mtdblock6 doesn't contain a valid partition table
    Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT


    Disk /dev/sda: 976773168 sectors, 931M
    Logical sector size: 512
    Disk identifier (GUID): 0de90fd1-7abc-44c9-b0a3-db782164e815
    Partition table holds up to 128 entries
    First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 976773134


    Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
    1 2048 976773119 931M 0700 primary


    I have a 500GB HDD in the box.

    Quote from ks2013


    Is there a way to do this via telnet and if so can someone advise of the commands?


    Yes there is. Try this below


    1 = mount
    2 = umount /media/hdd
    3 = mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
    4 = mkdir /media/hdd/movie


    Whats the model of your hdd and has it ever been formatted before in a similar box.


    MK

    so have you tried following the commands?

    Hi,
    I now have my HDD up and running again on the system. I removed the HDD and plugged it in to a PC and USB booted to gparted then re-configured the HDD. Now seems like it is back in the box and reading correctly. The problem I have not is that my box is going to Green Screen when I try to do most thing and it is telling me....IOError: [Errno 28] No space left on device.
    Any ideas how I can clear up the space on the box so I can force re-install the plugs so they correct files are re-installed on the HDD?


    Thanks

    root@bm750:~# df -h
    Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
    ubi0:rootfs 102.1M 102.1M 4.0K 100% /
    tmpfs 67.6M 284.0K 67.3M 0% /var/volatile
    udev 2.0M 88.0K 1.9M 4% /dev
    /dev/mtdblock2 2.0M 388.0K 1.6M 19% /boot
    tmpfs 67.6M 0 67.6M 0% /dev/shm
    /dev/sda1 458.5G 367.2M 434.8G 0% /media/hdd


    root@bm750:~# cat /proc/meminfo
    MemTotal: 138492 kB
    MemFree: 3500 kB
    Buffers: 928 kB
    Cached: 60376 kB
    SwapCached: 0 kB
    Active: 57916 kB
    Inactive: 52700 kB
    Active(anon): 49424 kB
    Inactive(anon): 260 kB
    Active(file): 8492 kB
    Inactive(file): 52440 kB
    Unevictable: 0 kB
    Mlocked: 0 kB
    SwapTotal: 0 kB
    SwapFree: 0 kB
    Dirty: 0 kB
    Writeback: 0 kB
    AnonPages: 49356 kB
    Mapped: 14400 kB
    Shmem: 372 kB
    Slab: 12320 kB
    SReclaimable: 3736 kB
    SUnreclaim: 8584 kB
    KernelStack: 984 kB
    PageTables: 620 kB
    NFS_Unstable: 0 kB
    Bounce: 0 kB
    WritebackTmp: 0 kB
    CommitLimit: 69244 kB
    Committed_AS: 361836 kB
    VmallocTotal: 1034164 kB
    VmallocUsed: 10400 kB
    VmallocChunk: 1017004 kB
    root@bm750:~#

    got the backup blackhole image 2.05 on my duo, and 1tb internal hdd, when i switch the box off by the mains, the following day i have to initiate the hdd again, any ideas why this is

    Is the HDD mounted correctly?


    Press the blue button twice on your remote, then select device manger, in here look and see what the hdd is mounted as, it should be showing as media/hdd


    If not then press the red button and mount it as this, then do a full restart.

    fI7WHhv.png


    Please click on the "Like" :thumbup: button if you find the information and support posted on the forum helpful.

    when i press blue button times 2 go to device manager and get a green screen error and box reboots


    when i try to initialise hdd from menu/system/setup/harddrive, i get error same as the opening post


    any ideas guys

    hmmm, i have already reflashed it, think by reflashing image, that might resolve the initalisation issue


    am on bh 1.79 image, should i try another image from scratch then

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