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[LIVE] HOW-TO mount hard disk drives on XBMC Live 9.04 - lcapriotti - 2009-05-07 09:18

Due to previous incidents where mounting local drives in special configurations lead to data corruptions, a new token has been introduced in the kernel parameter "xbmc".

By default XBMC Live does not mount fixed fisks any more; ito run the automount script at boot you need to remove the token "nodiskmount" form the kernel command line.

There are two ways to achieve this:

1. for temporary use: use the grub functionalities and edit the kernel line when booting. The change will be limited to the session only.

2. for permanent use: open the file /boot/grub/menu.lst, remove the token and save the file.

- Kprojekt - 2009-05-08 04:34

I've tested this out on two machines with no luck. Eliminating nodisckmount sends the machine in an infinite loop never loading, the screen just flashes. Strangely enough, the laptop I tested it on went into a fit sending a high pitch sound into the speakers. Sounded like a tea kettle!

Both my test machines have IntelGpu.

EDIT: Works fine!
Ive encountered problems initially but I formatted the USBdrive and did a fresh install.

- Discaciate - 2009-05-11 15:00

l.capriotti Wrote:By default XBMC Live does not mount fixed fisks any more; ito run the automount script at boot you need to remove the token "nodiskmount" form the kernel command line.

Sorry for being a total noob. But I have pretty much zero knowledge when it comes to Linux.

Does that mean that if I use XBMC Live I won't be able to easily access my HDs that are locally installed (all NTFS)? And that if I force mount them I get a good chance of data corruption?

Confused

I'm thinking about trying XBMC Live. I really like the windows version, but the lack of GPU assistance is strating to bug me (I don't need it that much for smooth playback, but the possibility of a lower noise non overclocked HTPC really seems great).

Thx.

- miked2024 - 2009-05-12 16:51

Discaciate Wrote:Does that mean that if I use XBMC Live I won't be able to easily access my HDs that are locally installed (all NTFS)? And that if I force mount them I get a good chance of data corruption?

Confused

i don't know about "a good chance", but i have been mounting some NTFS formatted drives in my XBMCLive box for a month or two now without problem. these used to be in my windows box and when it died, i moved them into the xbmc box since they only store my movies. also, i don't export them to the network.

-miked

- Discaciate - 2009-05-14 04:30

miked2024 Wrote:i don't know about "a good chance", but i have been mounting some NTFS formatted drives in my XBMCLive box for a month or two now without problem. these used to be in my windows box and when it died, i moved them into the xbmc box since they only store my movies. also, i don't export them to the network.

-miked
Thx a lot for your reply. I fell like trying it now.

But could anyone elaborate a bit better on what are those data corruptions? Can they lead to full HD data failure?

- lcapriotti - 2009-05-14 09:24

Discaciate Wrote:But could anyone elaborate a bit better on what are those data corruptions? Can they lead to full HD data failure?

There was a case in the past, I can't find the related thread, in which automounting internal hard drives caused a total loss of information.
Apparently that was a case of software disk mirroring or similar, that was not recognized as such so each volume got mounted and the result was the destruction of a working setup.

Since similar setups can be encountered, I decided to disable by default the functionality, allowing each user to enable it.

- hartiberlin - 2009-05-16 23:39

l.capriotti Wrote:Due to previous incidents where mounting local drives in special configurations lead to data corruptions, a new token has been introduced in the kernel parameter "xbmc".

By default XBMC Live does not mount fixed fisks any more; ito run the automount script at boot you need to remove the token "nodiskmount" form the kernel command line.



2. for permanent use: open the file /boot/grub/menu.lst, remove the token and save the file.

I did this,
but I don´t see Drive C:
listed.

I only see the Home Directory:

/home/xbmc

I have a PC with Intel 915 onboard graphics card.
and the Live installation was installed onto the Harddisk
and it plays fine videos from CD-R and also
plays music from Shoutcast.

So how do I get access to Drive C: then ?

Many thanks.

How do add another Harddrive to XBOX Live... - palant - 2009-05-17 15:41

Hi There,
I'm very new to this OS, I installed Xbox live on my PC works great. But I would like to know how add another harddrive to my XBOX live setup. Could someone tell me step by step how to excute commands to do this ?


Thank you
Palant Smile

No more fixes ? - hartiberlin - 2009-05-21 16:44

Hello,
can this error be finally address and be fixed ?

Many thanks in advance.

Regards, Stefan.


hartiberlin Wrote:I did this,
but I don´t see Drive C:
listed.

I only see the Home Directory:

/home/xbmc

I have a PC with Intel 915 onboard graphics card.
and the Live installation was installed onto the Harddisk
and it plays fine videos from CD-R and also
plays music from Shoutcast.

So how do I get access to Drive C: then ?

Many thanks.


- einhänder - 2009-08-15 17:57

l.capriotti Wrote:Due to previous incidents where mounting local drives in special configurations lead to data corruptions, a new token has been introduced in the kernel parameter "xbmc".

By default XBMC Live does not mount fixed fisks any more; ito run the automount script at boot you need to remove the token "nodiskmount" form the kernel command line.

There are two ways to achieve this:

1. for temporary use: use the grub functionalities and edit the kernel line when booting. The change will be limited to the session only.

2. for permanent use: open the file /boot/grub/menu.lst, remove the token and save the file.

is there a way to apply theses parameters on another distro. i'm using gentoo and /boot is not mounted per default. when i install a new kernel, i have to mount boot. so when xbmc is running it would automount /boot and interrupt playback at the same time.