External Hard Drive Problems and Discussion - See Facts Link in Post 1. - Page 52 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

dirtroad · 2012-07-10, 03:24 PM

stillgolfing, the 211K solo is similar to the 6141/31 here is the manual from Dishnetwork, see chapter 10, page 76 for DVR setup. Here is Bell's info. which is relatively new addition to their website.

stillgolfing · 2012-07-10, 03:55 PM

57
Thanks for the quick response and the link. However, that is where I started earlier today. I did go back and read every post (per Hugh's initial recommendation), however. it appears most of the posted questions and response info relates to 9241 and 9242 recievers which I assume are also PVR's, hence members questions are more using an EHD for archiving rather than as a PVR. Also, you found the one relevant post, but even it would just be an additional "NOTE" that a Technical Writer would add at the end of a step by step procedure, but wouldn't be relevant during that procedure.

So let me ask the question again as clearly as I can.
Does anyone here know where I can find a step by step procedure for adding and setting up an EHD as a PVR for my 6131 receiver.
Thanks SG

stillgolfing · 2012-07-10, 04:30 PM

Thanks DR. The "Bell Info" isn't all I dreamed it could be, but it helps!

Cheers, SG

Jambsi · 2012-07-17, 01:56 PM

I am a current victim of the forced 'upgrade from a 9200 to a 9241 and a 5900. The only bright side I see is the use of an external HD on either/both new PVR's.

Can I record something on 1 of the PVR's (9241 or 5900) onto the external drive, then move the external drive to the other PVR and watch the recorded program there?

jdevlin · 2012-07-17, 02:22 PM

I don't believe the 5900 accepts an external drive.

57 · 2012-07-17, 02:24 PM

Your post was moved to this appropriate thread. The answer to your question is in post 2 of the eHDD Facts thread:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=100773

Drives can only be moved between 9241 & 9242, or 6131 & 6141. Not the 5900, and not between 6 & 9XXXs series

Pinza · 2012-07-17, 04:29 PM

Just to add to 57's post, not that it helps you at all Jambsi, Drives can be swapped between 6131/6141 & 6400's providing they are all on the same account.

57 · 2012-07-17, 05:05 PM

Thanks Pinza. I've added the 6400 to the Facts thread and cleaned the thread up a bit, including some dead links, etc.

Since I'm not a BTV customer, let me know if there is any incorrect info in that Facts thread.

Rods59RT · 2012-07-28, 07:28 PM

If I pull the HD out of my 9200 and put it into an EHD enclosure,will it work on my 9241? Or will it reformat on me?

GL677 · 2012-08-22, 12:30 PM

I just bought a Seagate external hard drive, but this one is USB-powered only. Now I see that the Model 6400 USB doesn't have enough power for the drive, so to get around this can I use a powered USB hub to supply the power to the drive, or will the 6400 not work with a hub? This solution will be cheaper than getting another external drive with external power (getting somewhat harder to find anyway, most of them now are USB-powered).

GL677 · 2012-08-24, 12:43 PM

Update: To answer my own question, yes it does work. I went out and bought a powered hub, connected it and the EHD to the hub, rebooted receiver, it discovered the EHD, reformatted, working fine.

despe666 · 2012-09-01, 04:08 AM

Hello,

I have a 9242 with a 1TB Western Digital external HD. Everything worked perfectly for about 1 year (I watched and deleted a few shows no later than yesterday), but since this morning, I have some weird problems.

1. I cannot pause or stop an event. Whenever I hit one of those two buttons, the image freezes and I have to press Live or Chan +/- to get back to live TV. Skip and fast rev/fwd work without any problem.

2. I cannot delete events from the EHD. Whenever I try it, the Deleting progress dialog shows, but disappears very quickly (much quicker than it would usually take to delete the event) and the event is still there.

3. I cannot archive anything, I get an 855 error stating that there was an error transferring events to the HD.

I tried the usual suspects, reset the IRD with the power button, unplug everything and back. It seems that my HD has switched to read only mode somehow. Stop/Pause buttons could be freezing while trying to write the progress back to the HD (for resuming purposes). Did anybody ever have the same problems? I would like to explore my possibilities before trying to reformat the EHD.

Thanks

4n2t0 · 2012-09-01, 07:44 AM

Has anyone used the Lacie Minimus external hard drive with a 6131? There's a sale on the 2TB model ($99) and I'd like to know what you guys think.

despe666 · 2012-09-02, 01:45 AM

I think I have solved my problem, I ran e2fsck with a ubuntu live CD, it found a bunch of errors that it fixed, and now it works.

ca19 · 2012-09-05, 01:40 PM

Hello,

I have a 1TB External Hard Drive I've been using with my Bell Expressvu for a couple of years now. Then the other day I get an error message:

I have a 6131 receiver. I switched to another 6131 receiver that I had in my basement and it made no difference. Nothing changed on my end, it went from working perfectly to the error. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

2012-07-10, 03:24 PM	#766
dirtroad Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 890	stillgolfing, the 211K solo is similar to the 6141/31 here is the manual from Dishnetwork, see chapter 10, page 76 for DVR setup. Here is Bell's info. which is relatively new addition to their website. __________________ If Life is a Highway,...then why is there no end to this dirtroad?

2012-07-17, 01:56 PM	#769
Jambsi Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arnprior (W of Ottawa) Posts: 14	EHD swap: 9241 to/from 5900? I am a current victim of the forced 'upgrade from a 9200 to a 9241 and a 5900. The only bright side I see is the use of an external HD on either/both new PVR's. Can I record something on 1 of the PVR's (9241 or 5900) onto the external drive, then move the external drive to the other PVR and watch the recorded program there? __________________ SonyA2000SXRD, YamRXV2600, Paradigm Cinema110F&C, CS150S&R, PS1000Sub, BEV9200, PanaDVD-S52, SamsDVD-VR330, Harmony880

2012-07-17, 02:24 PM	#771
57 Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Rogers, 8300HD, eHDD, Panasonic TCP65S1, Denon AVR4310Ci; 8300HD, eHDD & Sony KDL40W3000 Posts: 50,296	Your post was moved to this appropriate thread. The answer to your question is in post 2 of the eHDD Facts thread: http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=100773 Drives can only be moved between 9241 & 9242, or 6131 & 6141. Not the 5900, and not between 6 & 9XXXs series __________________ 57's Home Theatre (Latest equipment & photos) 57's Optimization Services (Home Theatre Optimization)

2012-07-17, 05:05 PM	#773
57 Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Rogers, 8300HD, eHDD, Panasonic TCP65S1, Denon AVR4310Ci; 8300HD, eHDD & Sony KDL40W3000 Posts: 50,296	Thanks Pinza. I've added the 6400 to the Facts thread and cleaned the thread up a bit, including some dead links, etc. Since I'm not a BTV customer, let me know if there is any incorrect info in that Facts thread. __________________ 57's Home Theatre (Latest equipment & photos) 57's Optimization Services (Home Theatre Optimization)

2012-08-22, 12:30 PM	#775
GL677 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 8	Can I use a powered USB hub? I just bought a Seagate external hard drive, but this one is USB-powered only. Now I see that the Model 6400 USB doesn't have enough power for the drive, so to get around this can I use a powered USB hub to supply the power to the drive, or will the 6400 not work with a hub? This solution will be cheaper than getting another external drive with external power (getting somewhat harder to find anyway, most of them now are USB-powered).

2012-07-10, 03:55 PM	#767
stillgolfing Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 12	57 Thanks for the quick response and the link. However, that is where I started earlier today. I did go back and read every post (per Hugh's initial recommendation), however. it appears most of the posted questions and response info relates to 9241 and 9242 recievers which I assume are also PVR's, hence members questions are more using an EHD for archiving rather than as a PVR. Also, you found the one relevant post, but even it would just be an additional "NOTE" that a Technical Writer would add at the end of a step by step procedure, but wouldn't be relevant during that procedure. So let me ask the question again as clearly as I can. Does anyone here know where I can find a step by step procedure for adding and setting up an EHD as a PVR for my 6131 receiver. Thanks SG

2012-07-10, 04:30 PM	#768
stillgolfing Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 12	Thanks DR. The "Bell Info" isn't all I dreamed it could be, but it helps! Cheers, SG

2012-07-17, 02:22 PM	#770
jdevlin Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wainfleet Posts: 464	I don't believe the 5900 accepts an external drive.

2012-07-17, 04:29 PM	#772
Pinza Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA Posts: 8,573	Just to add to 57's post, not that it helps you at all Jambsi, Drives can be swapped between 6131/6141 & 6400's providing they are all on the same account.

2012-07-28, 07:28 PM	#774
Rods59RT Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2	If I pull the HD out of my 9200 and put it into an EHD enclosure,will it work on my 9241? Or will it reformat on me?

2012-08-24, 12:43 PM	#776
GL677 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 8	Update: To answer my own question, yes it does work. I went out and bought a powered hub, connected it and the EHD to the hub, rebooted receiver, it discovered the EHD, reformatted, working fine.

2012-09-01, 04:08 AM	#777
despe666 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 147	Weird problems with EHD Hello, I have a 9242 with a 1TB Western Digital external HD. Everything worked perfectly for about 1 year (I watched and deleted a few shows no later than yesterday), but since this morning, I have some weird problems. 1. I cannot pause or stop an event. Whenever I hit one of those two buttons, the image freezes and I have to press Live or Chan +/- to get back to live TV. Skip and fast rev/fwd work without any problem. 2. I cannot delete events from the EHD. Whenever I try it, the Deleting progress dialog shows, but disappears very quickly (much quicker than it would usually take to delete the event) and the event is still there. 3. I cannot archive anything, I get an 855 error stating that there was an error transferring events to the HD. I tried the usual suspects, reset the IRD with the power button, unplug everything and back. It seems that my HD has switched to read only mode somehow. Stop/Pause buttons could be freezing while trying to write the progress back to the HD (for resuming purposes). Did anybody ever have the same problems? I would like to explore my possibilities before trying to reformat the EHD. Thanks

2012-09-01, 07:44 AM	#778
4n2t0 Rookie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 18	Lacie Minimus w/ 6131 Has anyone used the Lacie Minimus external hard drive with a 6131? There's a sale on the 2TB model ($99) and I'd like to know what you guys think.

2012-09-02, 01:45 AM	#779
despe666 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 147	I think I have solved my problem, I ran e2fsck with a ubuntu live CD, it found a bunch of errors that it fixed, and now it works.

2012-09-05, 01:40 PM	#780
ca19 Rookie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 9	Hello, I have a 1TB External Hard Drive I've been using with my Bell Expressvu for a couple of years now. Then the other day I get an error message: I have a 6131 receiver. I switched to another 6131 receiver that I had in my basement and it made no difference. Nothing changed on my end, it went from working perfectly to the error. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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