[vdr] Re: new HDD for vdr

[Eckard Brauer <e.brauer@intershop.de>]

You could easily do it from the command line while you are logged in as 
root (lines starting with "#" are only comments):

# try if it already exists in /etc/fstab
# assuming you have it at 1st IDE as slave
# if so, you should avoid next steps...
grep -q hdb /etc/fstab && echo "Disk seems to exist" || echo "Disk seems 
to be unused"

# 1st: partitioning...
fdisk /dev/hdb
# pressing p should show you no partition. Then press n (for New), p (for 
Primary)
# and two times <Return> to accept the defaults (Hope it was correct).
# finally press w (for Write)

# ..., then formatting (in reality: make filesystem) the disk
mke2fs /dev/hdb1

# move the original /video directory out of the way.
mv /video /oldvideo
sed 's/\/video/\/oldvideo/' < /etc/fstab > /tmp/fstab; cp /tmp/fstab 
/etc/fstab

# finally add an entry to /etc/fstab and mount the partition
echo "/dev/hdb1	/video ext2	defaults 0 1" >> /etc/fstab
mount /video

# BTW, the linking of the original stuff still in the /oldvideo directory 
may be done with:
cd /video
find /oldvideo | while read file; do
	# remove "/oldvideo/" from beginning
	newfile=`echo $file | cut -c11-`
	if [ -d $file ]; then
		mkdir $newfile
	else
		ln -s $file $newfile
	fi
done

Hope that helps.

Eckard

Am Mon, 02 Sep 2002 13:04:36 schrieb(en) Gerhard Steiner:
> What should I do with yast2 (format? first search for new
> HDD?).
> 
> port? I will connect it as slave on IDE channel 1, since my
> first HDD is master on channel 1, DVD is on channel 2
> 
> Maybe it is easy to get it running with suse and yast2, but
> what changes do I have to make within VDR (config files,
> parameters?).
> 
> Gerhard
> 
> On Mon, 2 Sep 2002 12:49:40 +0200
>  Karsten Müller <kmu@ratio.de> wrote:
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> > Since you're using SuSE, you should use their yast2 which
> > is designed
> > for newbies but actually is a pain in the *ss in text
> > mode.
> >
> > So:
> >
> > Where did you connect your drive ? Master, Slave, what
> > port ?
> >
> >
> > On Monday 02 September 2002 12:46, Gerhard Steiner wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > since my first HDD is now full with recordings, I just
> > > bought a new one.
> > > IBM 82,5GB.
> > >
> > > Unfortunatly I don't know, how to get it working with
> > linux
> > > and vdr.
> > >
> > > I know how to connect to cables, but nothing more.
> > >
> > > Please, could someone describe me (step by setp), how
> > to do
> > > this?
> > >
> > > I set up my machine as described in Hubertus Sandmann's
> > > manual and I am using suse 8.0 without any desktop.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help
> > > Gerhard
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