[vdr] Re: Newby Question Using a second harddisk for recordings

["Johannes Schoeller" <schoeller@izeman.net>]

> > I installed a 120 GB harddisk and mounted it as "bigdisk" so a
> > "ls" shows it
> > as /bigdisk.
> > I also have my old recording directory called /video.
> > I read the threads the last days about how to handle such an
> > envorioment and
> > decided to go with my configuration to use the second
> > harddisk as /video1 and my existing directory as /video0.
> >
> > Now the question: (a really Linux newby question i know)
> >
> > How do i tell my system to use the /bigdisk as /video1?
> > Do i have to do something like "ln s /bigdisk /video1" ?
> >
> > and rename (eg mv) my old video directory to /video0 "mv /video
> > /video0 -R"
> >
> > In runvdr i will then add the command -v /video0, right?
>
> Mount the 120G as /video1, not as /bigdisk. Move your existing /video to
> /video0. Use the -v switch "-v /video0" in runvdr. Thats all.
>
> Or try evms. This is the way i do it. Then you dont have to hassle with
> different dirs. evmx is similar to the lvm.

or as i did it (because i use a part of my 2nd 80gig disc for jpgs and mp3)
is to make a dir /bigdisk/video1 and make a symlink "ln -s /bigdisk/video1
/video1".
that way scanning for recordings is much faster because VDR doesn't have to
scan eg. /bigdisk/mp3 and /bigdisk/jpg (that was /video1/jpg and /video1/mp3
before - and i was wondering why scanning took THAT long).

did i explain that in a way i can be understood? (i didn't have any coffee
yet *g*)

servus hannes!

Johannes Schoeller
schoeller@izeman.net





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