Thought I'd start this one off, rather than continue on another thread.
As a quick catch up for others:
Have a look at Unetbootin, as a means to try out different versions of Linux, without producing numerous coasters (unwanted CDs).
I haven't tried the method of installing to hard drive, only the USB flash drive method (so far).
Just skimming the surface
Opinions/guidance expressed are intended to benefit the reader (mostly) but no responsibility should be assumed for the accuracy and no warranty is implied/expressed or given - so eBay may pull this post
As a quick catch up for others:
Have a look at Unetbootin, as a means to try out different versions of Linux, without producing numerous coasters (unwanted CDs).
I haven't tried the method of installing to hard drive, only the USB flash drive method (so far).
Just skimming the surface
Opinions/guidance expressed are intended to benefit the reader (mostly) but no responsibility should be assumed for the accuracy and no warranty is implied/expressed or given - so eBay may pull this post
I've just reformatted the drive to Ext3 with EaseUS - it took about one-and-a-half hours 😮
Last time I tried exporting I couldn't play anything afterwards until I did a first-time install on the box X-(
I've been with the AVForums theads since their birth and have been searching them today; have made a minuscule contribtution to the blog. No-one's very forthcoming on exporting *sulk*.
I'm need to watch something that I won't want to keep and then experiment with it - don't know if exported recordings are retained on the original drive for manual delete, or if they are auto-deleted.
See ya later, thanks for your help OE :-x
START AGAIN
The Ext3 drive is recognised, after some hesitation. I exported a one-hour drama from ITV-HD, it took well over 5 minutes, I'd say 😮 Blummin hopeless for exporting a large number of recordings.
All I need is to be able to read and edit the drive on my Windows7 netbook - at present it is not recognised, of course, except by EaseUS partition software.
That would have been brilliant but it won't install on W7, Grumps 😞 You'd think if it would on Vista, it would on W7, but no ?:|
Me too! 😞
I wish you could edit posts on this forum.
A note on Ext2Fsd - you need to install it as Administrator (right-click the setup file and select "run as administrator".
Done, but it's just showing me the same info as EaseUS does. "Fetch me a child of five" :_|
I wish to be able to see what recordings are on the drive and delete them or (perhaps) rename them. I still cannot see it in Windows Explorer or similar. Don't look askance, Grumps :-x
That's all very well, Grumps - but is there an English translation anywhere? 😮
Well, whatever I've done, it's worked 🙂 Strange, the exported recording has an extension .mp2, but the icon given to it is .mp3 ?:| Not to worry!
THANK YOU GRUMPS, once again :-x
I spoke too soon. I cannot delete the file, Windows says it's write protected, I cannot see how to unprotect it. Attributes = N. Do you think it's because W7 cannot "edit" an Ext3 partition, even though it can see it?
If I cannot manage the disk on a Windows laptop, I'd have to re-import recordings to the Smartbox's hard disk and delete them there - an unacceptable solution X-(
I think "Ubuntu here I come". What's the smallest partition I could create on this Ext3 drive to install Ubuntu 11.04 on, reserving as much as possible on the rest of the disk for recordings?
(This is a dead loss 😞 500GB is the biggest I can get to match the drive in the Smartbox. The one-hour ITV-HD programme is nearly 3GB 😮 I don't suppose anyone knows of a 1TB+ AV drive?)
Forgot to attach Properties screenshot - LOOK HOW MUCH SPACE is used with only a one-hour recording on the disk 😮
I've got Unetbootin and Ubuntu ready to go, intending to install on the Smartbox (F at the mo) which can be seen in Windows Explorer (attached).
(1) I cannot seem to select a specific USB drive in Unetbootin, but only one is attached so there won't be any disastrous installation on my netbook drive, will there? 😮
(2) Will the USB drive be formatted by the installation process, or should I do it first? (I'm going to format it first anyway, am just asking for future reference.)
(3) Should I adjust "Space used to preserve files....... = 0" ?
I went off to do my own thing - downloaded GParted to try to re-format the 500GB drive, but it's ISO ?:| Was told (we won't go into by whom, suffice to say I only ever get reluctant and truculent advice therefrom) to install PowerISO, which would make GParted operable. Then got into trouble for not downloading a cracked version, merely a trial one (which looks good enough cos it does 300MB and GParted is less than 150MB).
The upshot is that I cannot understand it at all, I'm very down-hearted and tearful, would like to lose my temper so I'm going to watch something on telly, maybe have something evil to eat, and come back and read OE's, Grumps's and any other posts when I feel better.
Thank you :-x
