USB stick for recording?

[aplok]

Re: USB stick for recording?

2.5 or 3.5 ?
i should prefer 2.5, for pc compatibility, and with the belief of lower power consuming

inside or outside ?
if outside, you can move it, and share with friends ...
no temperature problem

inside
if if if it warms up, a wide and slow fan may help

5200 or higher rpm
as it is for recording and viewing media (pretty stream, relatively slow), lower seems better to me

also, remeber this:

__http://www.satlover.eu/forum/dreambox-discussion-only/49807-estar-dm-800-se-hdd-problem.html

__http://www.satlover.eu/forum/dreambox-discussion-only/49807-estar-dm-800-se-hdd-problem-2.html

[zoran89]

Re: USB stick for recording?

I would buy external HDD so if you whant you can move it where you need HDD.

Also 3.5 is better then 2.5, so I would buy it.
and of course 7200 rpm, let say that you buy 1tb HDD and you whant to copy 500GB to somewhere, it will copy it very long with 7200 and with 5200 it will take evan longer.


Internal HDD you can move sometimes in your PC, but you need to see if 3.5 evan fit to your reciver, if it doesnt then you buy 2.5 5200prm...

[vasko1980]

Re: USB stick for recording?

can someone tell me how to open linux formated usb stick on a mac?
thanks

[Gulmunir]

Re: USB stick for recording?

I also want to ask the same question ask vasko1980.

[aplok]

Re: USB stick for recording?

read this :
___http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57457850-263/how-to-manage-ext2-ext3-disks-in-os-x/

and
****** how to manage ext2 ext3 disks in os x

FUSE has been available for OS X in the MacFUSE project, but development for this has halted and FUSE is now available in the "FUSE for OS X" or "OSXFUSE" project, which derived from MacFUSE and shares much of its code base. To use the FUSE system to mount and manage Ext2 and Ext3 filesystems, you will need to install the FUSE system along with a plug-in for Ext2/Ext3, and then mount the drives manually within your user account.

    Install either MacFUSE or OSXFUSE (the latter is preferred).
    Install the Ext2 FUSE module.
    Attach your Ext2/Ext3 disk and Use Disk Utility to locate the device name of the drive. This can be done by enabling the viewing of all drive partitions, and then selecting the Ext2/Ext3 partition and getting information on it to get its device name, which will be something like "disk2s2."
    Create a new folder somewhere to use as a mount point (a folder in the hidden /Volumes directory is recommended, but it can be anywhere you desire).
    Mount the Ext2/Ext3 drive using the following Terminal command, and replacing the device name and mount path with that of your disk and your specified path:

[bokkie]

Re: USB stick for recording?

With my Solo2 there is absolutely no problems with temperature at all, even after the hot summer we had, and it is in an enclosed tv unit as well.
The fan is automatic and you can adjust fan speed to suit your requirements.
Only a 2.5" drive will fit in the solo2 so that is your only option for an internal drive.
As far as 5400 vs 7200, remember that the solo2 has gigabit lan which makes for faster data transfer.. The rpm of the drive will make very little difference, if any on a stb.

[kalpikos]

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Dear @bokkie, thank for your info

Somewhere, I read that some HDD are not suggested for recordings on sat receivers because of a technology called intelligent park, smart park etc (I think it's from WD) that make the disk to stop when it's not in use for some time.

I would like to ask if I have to be careful on what HDD I should select.

[phil76]

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Originally I mounted a 3,5" drive inside my Venton HD, but later I opted for an external 2,5" drive.
On Venton internal drive generate, in my opinion, a lot of heat. The position of hard drive is exactly on broadcom processor, so heat does not dissolve well.

2,5" is better because you do not need to use power supply to power it.

[aplok]

Re: USB stick for recording?

... sat receivers because of a technology called intelligent park, smart park etc (I think it's from WD) ...

this is an os and dedicated tools as linux:

the linux hdparm gives you some idea

and

NAME
hdparm - get/set SATA/IDE device parameters

SYNOPSIS
hdparm [ flags ] [device] ..

DESCRIPTION
hdparm provides a command line interface to various kernel interfaces supported by the Linux SATA/PATA/SAS "libata"
subsystem and the older IDE driver subsystem. Many newer (2008 and later) USB drive enclosures now also support "SAT"
(SCSI-ATA Command Translation) and therefore may also work with hdparm. Eg. recent WD "Passport" models and recent
NexStar-3 enclosures. Some options may work correctly only with the latest kernels.


hdparm --help
...

-y Force an IDE drive to immediately enter the low power consumption standby mode, usually causing it to spin down.
The current power mode status can be checked using the -C flag.

-Y Force an IDE drive to immediately enter the lowest power consumption sleep mode, causing it to shut down com-
pletely. A hard or soft reset is required before the drive can be accessed again (the Linux IDE driver will
automatically handle issuing a reset if/when needed). The current power mode status can be checked using the -C
flag.


this lead to the idea you can what ever you wants with the linux tools ...

[bokkie]

Re: USB stick for recording?

Dear @bokkie, thank for your info

Somewhere, I read that some HDD are not suggested for recordings on sat receivers because of a technology called intelligent park, smart park etc (I think it's from WD) that make the disk to stop when it's not in use for some time.

I would like to ask if I have to be careful on what HDD I should select.

Sorry but I am not to sure which hdd to avoid, but most known brands should be ok.
I have a 1tb samsung spin point.

[fandm]

Re: USB stick for recording?

Just buy a old sky box the black one with a silver band at the front 500gig inside sata .you will get one for a fiver or a tenner they are supposed to be for serial recording,
well, that's what they do in a sky box.
but it beats me they all use a silver disk they may have a different bios to run them but in the end they run on a silver disk wich are the same.
I run pc's with these disks and they perform no different than any other.
so my answer would be stick what you want in and take no notice of what people tell you.
Anyway i'm off to buy a left handed walking stick and tea cup.

PS for the original part of this thread USB stick format in just fat not fat 32.

[kalpikos]

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I found a HDD at a very good price.

The model is: seagate ST1000LM024 / sumsung HN-M101MBB momentus 1TB SATA2

@bokkie, is the same as yours? Could you please tell me the code model?

[bokkie]

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Sorry mate I can't remember the model number, and I'm away from home at the moment.

[abrarshah]

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i am using 4 GB usb with my startrack 2015hd plus
this usb working fine for software purpose
but when i try to record theany program massage show
usb speed slow
howi check about usb speed ?

[kalpikos]

Re: USB stick for recording?

i am using 4 GB usb with my startrack 2015hd plus
this usb working fine for software purpose
but when i try to record theany program massage show
usb speed slow
howi check about usb speed ?

Check your usb stick speed with a tool that can measure the usb speed.

If your usb stick is too old or very slow, you have to buy a new one faster.

I have seen that there are in the market some usb sticks with very high speed and very good prices.