External HDD

[satfoot]

I have an External HDD connected to DM800 and works OK but with one problem.
Each time that I switch it off, the pathway in the Image also changes. For example, from /media/hdd it is then found in /autofs/sdb1/ and so on.
This is inconvenient because if I then need to record something, I first have to re-adjust the Recording Path accordingly.
Is there a way to always keep the same pathway?

 

[Pattyren]

Did you reboot after changing path? Do not switch off from mains before a reboot

 

[satfoot]

If I switch it off and try to use it say next day, the path changes on its own. Is there a way to stop this from happening?

 

[Ferret]

Set the path again and then do a Menu-reboot now. It should save then

Out of intrest where are you altering the path ?

 

[satfoot]

I've already tried this several times. The path chagnes from say /media/hdd to /autofs/sdb1 or to autofs/sdc1. Can't figure why it does not keep a static location.
BTW the Box is a DM800 original and this happens on both NewDreamElite 1.0 and ICVS with GP3 Plugin.
The Recording paths are altered at Menu>SetUp>System>Recording Paths if this is what you meant.
Thks.

 

[Ferret]

have a look at your fstab in /ect to see if you can edit the patch there then save.

Ferret

 

[satfoot]

fstab contents are as follows:-

rootfs               /                    auto       defaults              1 1
proc                 /proc                proc       defaults              0 0
devpts               /dev/pts             devpts     mode=0620,gid=5       0 0
usbfs                /proc/bus/usb        usbfs      defaults              0 0
#/dev/mtdblock2       /boot                jffs2      ro                    0 0
tmpfs                /var                 tmpfs      defaults              0 0
tmpfs                /tmp                 tmpfs      defaults              0 0

Any suggestions pl? BTW, at the moment, just to test the HDD, I'm recording four simultaneous SD Channels from same Transponder of course.

 

[Ferret]

Is this drive esata or USB ?

Ferret

 

[satfoot]

It's an Esata Seagate 500gb encased in an Icy Box.