Add an additional hard drive - Revision history

Mcefan at 15:26, 19 October 2012

2012-10-19T15:26:43Z

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Twodogs at 20:27, 9 November 2011

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OmeGa at 15:42, 21 September 2010

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	WARNING!!! Do not follow this procedure unless you have a basic understanding of how to format hard drives and you know that you are definately working with a hard drive that contains no important data. The process can cause you to lose all of the data on your hard drive.		==Caveat==
			WARNING!!! Do not follow this procedure unless you have a basic understanding of how to format hard drives and you know that you are definately working with a hard drive that contains no important data. The process can cause you to lose all of the data on your hard drive.

			==Procedure==
	If (after installing LinuxMCE) you would like to add a brand-new (BLANK) hard drive to your Core/Hybrid to add additional storage space for Media you can use the following procedure:		If (after installing LinuxMCE) you would like to add a brand-new (BLANK) hard drive to your Core/Hybrid to add additional storage space for Media you can use the following procedure:

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	==Example==		==Example==
	<pre>		<pre>
	~~lukas~~@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb		user@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
	Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel		Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
	Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x3272b98c.		Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x3272b98c.
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	Syncing disks.		Syncing disks.

	~~lukas~~@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1		user@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1
	meta-data=/dev/sdb1 isize=256 agcount=4, agsize=122094500 blks		meta-data=/dev/sdb1 isize=256 agcount=4, agsize=122094500 blks
	= sectsz=512 attr=2		= sectsz=512 attr=2
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	realtime =none extsz=4096 blocks=0, rtextents=0		realtime =none extsz=4096 blocks=0, rtextents=0

	~~lukas~~@dcerouter:~$ df -h		user@dcerouter:~$ df -h
	Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on		Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
	rootfs 106G 15G 86G 15% /		rootfs 106G 15G 86G 15% /

OmeGa at 15:37, 21 September 2010

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 *Check that the BIOS settings all look correct (Hard drive boot order etc)
 *Boot up LinuxMCE and ssh into the core.
-*Create a partition on the disk using the fdisk command
+*Create a partition on the disk using the fdisk command (you should have read up on this before you use it)
   ie. sudo fdisk /dev/sdX (for a SATA drive where X is the number of the new drive)
 *Create a filesystem on this new partition (XFS is the recommended option)
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 realtime =none                   extsz=4096   blocks=0, rtextents=0
 Keywords: new hard drive, HDD, extra hard drive, second hard drive.

OmeGa at 15:31, 21 September 2010

2010-09-21T15:31:12Z

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	If (after installing LinuxMCE) you would like to add a brand-new (BLANK) hard drive to your Core/Hybrid to add additional storage space for Media you can use the following procedure:		If (after installing LinuxMCE) you would like to add a brand-new (BLANK) hard drive to your Core/Hybrid to add additional storage space for Media you can use the following procedure:

	#Install the physical hard drive into the computer		*Install the physical hard drive into the computer
	#Check that the BIOS settings all look correct (Hard drive boot order etc)		*Check that the BIOS settings all look correct (Hard drive boot order etc)
	#Boot up LinuxMCE and ssh into the core.		*Boot up LinuxMCE and ssh into the core.
	#Create a partition on the disk using the fdisk command		*Create a partition on the disk using the fdisk command
	ie. sudo fdisk /dev/sdX (for a SATA drive where X is the number of the new drive)		ie. sudo fdisk /dev/sdX (for a SATA drive where X is the number of the new drive)
	#Create a filesystem on this new partition (XFS is the recommended option)		*Create a filesystem on this new partition (XFS is the recommended option)
	ie. sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdXY (for partition 'Y' on SATA drive 'X')		ie. sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdXY (for partition 'Y' on SATA drive 'X')
	#Watch the screen of your nearest Orbiter for a few minutes to see if the new partition is automatically detected.		*Watch the screen of your nearest Orbiter for a few minutes to see if the new partition is automatically detected.
	#If it does not get auto detected then reboot the core and it should be auto detected.		*If it does not get auto detected then reboot the core and it should be auto detected.
	#Tell LinuxMCE how you want to use the new drive (ie as an Internal Drive that uses the LinuxMCE structure etc)		*Tell LinuxMCE how you want to use the new drive (ie as an Internal Drive that uses the LinuxMCE structure etc)
	#Reload the router.		*Reload the router.
	#Enjoy your new storage space.		*Enjoy your new storage space.

	==Example==		==Example==
	<~~blockquote~~>		<pre>
	lukas@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb		lukas@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
	Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel		Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
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	Keywords: new hard drive, HDD, extra hard drive, second hard drive.		Keywords: new hard drive, HDD, extra hard drive, second hard drive.
	</~~blockquote~~>		</pre>

OmeGa at 15:28, 21 September 2010

2010-09-21T15:28:04Z

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	If (after installing LinuxMCE) you would like to add a brand-new (BLANK) hard drive to your Core/Hybrid to add additional storage space for Media you can use the following procedure:		If (after installing LinuxMCE) you would like to add a brand-new (BLANK) hard drive to your Core/Hybrid to add additional storage space for Media you can use the following procedure:

	Install the physical hard drive into the computer		#Install the physical hard drive into the computer
	Check that the BIOS settings all look correct (Hard drive boot order etc)		#Check that the BIOS settings all look correct (Hard drive boot order etc)
	Boot up LinuxMCE and ssh into the core.		#Boot up LinuxMCE and ssh into the core.
	Create a partition on the disk using the fdisk command (sudo fdisk /dev/sdX for a SATA drive where X is the number of the new drive)		#Create a partition on the disk using the fdisk command
	Create a filesystem on this new partition (XFS is the recommended option ie. sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdXY for partition 'Y' on SATA drive 'X')		ie. sudo fdisk /dev/sdX (for a SATA drive where X is the number of the new drive)
	Watch the screen of your nearest Orbiter for a few minutes to see if the new partition is automatically detected.		#Create a filesystem on this new partition (XFS is the recommended option)
	If it does not get auto detected then reboot the core and it should be auto detected.		ie. sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdXY (for partition 'Y' on SATA drive 'X')
	Tell LinuxMCE how you want to use the new drive (ie as an Internal Drive that uses the LinuxMCE structure etc)		#Watch the screen of your nearest Orbiter for a few minutes to see if the new partition is automatically detected.
	Reload the router.		#If it does not get auto detected then reboot the core and it should be auto detected.
	Enjoy your new storage space.		#Tell LinuxMCE how you want to use the new drive (ie as an Internal Drive that uses the LinuxMCE structure etc)
			#Reload the router.
	~~Example of the process:~~		#Enjoy your new storage space.

			==Example==
			<blockquote>
	lukas@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb		lukas@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
	Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel		Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
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	Keywords: new hard drive, HDD, extra hard drive, second hard drive.		Keywords: new hard drive, HDD, extra hard drive, second hard drive.
			</blockquote>

OmeGa: Instructions on how to add an additional hard drive after installing LinuxMCE

2010-09-21T15:19:40Z

Instructions on how to add an additional hard drive after installing LinuxMCE

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[[Category: Tutorials]]

WARNING!!! Do not follow this procedure unless you have a basic understanding of how to format hard drives and you know that you are definately working with a hard drive that contains no important data. The process can cause you to lose all of the data on your hard drive.

If (after installing LinuxMCE) you would like to add a brand-new (BLANK) hard drive to your Core/Hybrid to add additional storage space for Media you can use the following procedure:

Install the physical hard drive into the computer
Check that the BIOS settings all look correct (Hard drive boot order etc)
Boot up LinuxMCE and ssh into the core.
Create a partition on the disk using the fdisk command (sudo fdisk /dev/sdX for a SATA drive where X is the number of the new drive)
Create a filesystem on this new partition (XFS is the recommended option ie. sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdXY for partition 'Y' on SATA drive 'X')
Watch the screen of your nearest Orbiter for a few minutes to see if the new partition is automatically detected.
If it does not get auto detected then reboot the core and it should be auto detected.
Tell LinuxMCE how you want to use the new drive (ie as an Internal Drive that uses the LinuxMCE structure etc)
Reload the router.
Enjoy your new storage space.

Example of the process:

lukas@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x3272b98c.
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable.

The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 243201.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)

Command (m for help): m
Command action
a toggle a bootable flag
b edit bsd disklabel
c toggle the dos compatibility flag
d delete a partition
l list known partition types
m print this menu
n add a new partition
o create a new empty DOS partition table
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
s create a new empty Sun disklabel
t change a partition's system id
u change display/entry units
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
x extra functionality (experts only)

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdb: 2000.3 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x3272b98c

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-243201, default 1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (1-243201, default 243201):
Using default value 243201

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.

lukas@dcerouter:/dev/disk$ sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1
meta-data=/dev/sdb1 isize=256 agcount=4, agsize=122094500 blks
= sectsz=512 attr=2
data = bsize=4096 blocks=488378000, imaxpct=5
= sunit=0 swidth=0 blks
naming =version 2 bsize=4096
log =internal log bsize=4096 blocks=32768, version=2
= sectsz=512 sunit=0 blks, lazy-count=0
realtime =none extsz=4096 blocks=0, rtextents=0

Keywords: new hard drive, HDD, extra hard drive, second hard drive.