Getting Reading (Playback) support for NTFS harddrives.
e.g.
Install
kernel-module-ntfs online from within softwaremanger/advanced options/ packages.
Then after installation and restart of GUI/or dreambox,
the command
modprobe ntfs
must be given to activate the newly installed ntfs driver to work
(either with Telnet: Then you always have to repeat this command after a box restart)
or:
A) Only in
oe1.6 firmware, in
/etc/init.d/bootup you may add this command at the end of the file (you can e.g. edit bootup with the editor in DCCe2 FTP program - right mouseclick).
In oe2.0 the bootup file mentioned above, doesn´t exist any more.
or:
B) Oe1.6 and oe2.0
you may create a
script file containing the above command inside (Linux compatible editor like e.g. Notepad++ necessary, do NOT use Windows Notepad).
Place the script "user_bootup.sh" (with FTP program) in your dreambox folder /user/script
/usr/script/user_bootup.sh
Then set a link to etc/rc3.d
Telnet command:
ln -sf /usr/script/user_bootup.sh /etc/rc3.d/S99user_bootup.sh
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or:
C.) oe 2.0 only
after installation of kernel-module-ntfs, with Linux compatible editor write a normal startscript "startntfs" (you may choose another name for it) containing the modprobe ntfs command.
In Telnet enter e.g.: update-rc.d startntfs defaults
80
The
number you choose at the end defines the starting position of the script in bootup process.
(If you want information what else gets started in the queue you may have a look at the contents of your folders rc
X.d (
rc0.d ,
rc1.d ,
rc2.d , ...
rcS.d ,). Count entries and you know how many processes start).
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There also exists a kernel-module-ntfs 3g (
http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/NTFS-3G)
that allows
writing (recording) support, but performance is low on most dreamboxes and so it´s not recommendable for doing recordings on external NTFS harddrives.
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or:
D.) Go the opposite way (Don´t let your dreambox learn NTFS - but let Windows learn EXT instead)
If you don´t urgently need an NTFS hdd, but want to use an external drive with your dreambox, you may as well let your dreambox initalize the disc (= format it = all stored data gets lost, of course - so you could only do this with a new disc or with one containing only useless data, that may be deleted).
When initilizing your harddrive with dreambox, it will get Linux EXT filesystem (not NTFS).
Such a harddrive with EXT you can access comparably to NTFS harddrives under Windows, if you install e.g.
Ext2fsd driver for Windows.
http://www.ext2fsd.com/?page_id=16
