MFSLive - Upgrade Guide Page 3
Dual TiVo Drives to Single Drive Upgrade
Series 2:
This section of the guide assumes that your dual TiVo drives are on primary master(hda) and secondary master (hdc), cdrom is on primary slave(hdb), new drive is on secondary slave(hdd). Refer to Computer Setup guide for more details on how to setup drives. This guide does not cover every scenario so try ICG if you are confused.
Disk to Disk Copy
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Slow way but preserves recordings: (avg 2GB/min)
Option 3.1 To copy everything from dual Tivo drive to bigger single drive and expand capacity. If you get "Backup target not large enough" error, chances are you will need to use this command.
This option is built into WinMFS so give it a try.
Option 3.2 To copy from expanded dual drives to new single bigger drive:
This option if not supported yet.
Quick way but will loose recordings: (1-2 minutes)
Option 3.3 To copy from dual Tivo drive to bigger single drive and expand capacity:
backup -qf 9999 -so - /dev/hda /dev/hdc | restore -s 128 -r 4 -xzpi - /dev/hdd
With MFSLive Linux Boot CD 1.3 or higher, -r 4 is optional as the bug is found and fixed. Read all about r value.
You can customize linux swap partition by using different -s value. Read all about swap.
Series 2 Backup to a File
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This section of the guide assumes that your dos drive is on primary master(hda), cdrom is on
primary slave(hdb) and two TiVo drives are on secondary master (hdc) and secondary slave(hdd). Dos drive is mounted as /dos. Refer to Computer Setup guide for more details on how to setup drives.
First you need to mount dos or windows formatted drive:
To mount on primary master, connect windows formatted drive on primary master and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /dos
To mount a USB external drive, USB thumb stick or SATA drive, plug-in the device first and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /dos
Slow way but preserves recordings: (You will run out of disk space on your DOS drive so don't try this unless you have little recordings and you have a really big DOS drive.)
Option 3.4 To backup everything from dual Tivo drive to a file:
backup -6qTao /dos/mybackup.bak /dev/hdc /dev/hdd
Quickway but will loose recordings:
Option 3.5 To make truncated backup of dual Tivo drive to a file: (This option is the most common way to make a backup for safe keeping)
backup -f 9999 -6so /dos/mybackup.bak /dev/hdc /dev/hdd
Series 2 Restore from a File
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This section of the guide assumes that your dos drive is on primary master(hda), cdrom is on
primary slave(hdb), new TiVo "A" drive is on secondary master(hdc). Dos drive is mounted as /dos. Refer to Computer Setup guide for more details on how to setup drives.
First you need to mount dos or windows formatted drive if it's not already mounted:
To mount on primary master, connect windows formatted drive on primary master and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /dos
To mount a USB external drive, USB thumb stick or SATA drive, plug-in the device first and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /dos
Option 3.6 Expand to bigger drive from truncated backup file: (Only works if your backup was done with option 3.5)
restore -s 128 -r 4 -xzpi /dos/mybackup.bak /dev/hdc
With MFSLive Linux Boot CD 1.3 or higher, -r 4 is optional as the bug is found and fixed. Read all about r value.
You can customize linux swap partition by using different -s value. Read all about swap.
Series 1:
Disk to Disk Copy
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This section of the guide assumes that your dual TiVo drives are on primary master(hda) and secondary master (hdc), cdrom is on
primary slave(hdb), new drive is on secondary slave(hdd). Refer to Computer Setup guide for more details on how to setup drives.
If want to mount root or var ext2 file system you have to choose boot option 2 (Byteswapping is turned on). For most people, boot with option 1 works (Byteswapping is off).
Slow way but preserves recordings:
Option 3.8 To copy everything from dual Tivo drives to bigger single drive and expand capacity but limit the size to 137GB: (With original capacity "A" drive)
backup -qTao - /dev/hda /dev/hdc | restore -s 127 -nxzi - /dev/hdd
Option 3.9 To copy everything from dual Tivo drives to bigger single drive and expand capacity but limit the size to 137GB: (With expanded "A" drive). If you get "Backup target not large enough" error, chances are you will need to use this command.
This option is built into WinMFS so give it a try.
Option 3.10 To copy everything from dual Tivo drives to bigger single drive and expand capacity (you won't be able to boot this drive w/o hacking if you use drives bigger than 137GB):
backup -qTao - /dev/hda /dev/hdc | restore -s 127 -r 4 -xzi - /dev/hdd
Option 3.11 To copy everything from dual Tivo drives to bigger single drive and expand capacity (you won't be able to boot this drive w/o hacking if you use drives bigger than 137GB). If you get "Backup target not large enough" error, chances are you will need to use this command.
This option is built into WinMFS so give it a try.
With MFSLive Linux Boot CD 1.3 or higher, -r 4 is optional as the bug is found and fixed. Read all about r value.
You can customize linux swap partition by using different -s value. Read all about swap.
Fast but loose recordings:
Option 3.12 To make truncated copy from dual Tivo drives to bigger single drive and expand capacity but limit the size to 137GB:
backup -qso - /dev/hda /dev/hdc | restore -s 127 -nxzpi - /dev/hdd
Option 3.13 To make truncated copy from dual Tivo drives to bigger single drive and expand capacity (you won't be able to boot this drive w/o hacking if you use drives bigger than 137GB):
backup -qso - /dev/hda /dev/hdc | restore -s 127 -r 4 -xzi - /dev/hdd
With MFSLive Linux Boot CD 1.3 or higher, -r 4 is optional as the bug is found and fixed. Read all about r value.
You can customize linux swap partition by using different -s value. Read all about swap.
Series 1 Backup to a File (always use boot option 1 to avoid confusion)
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This section of the guide assumes that your dos drive is on primary master(hda), cdrom is on
primary slave(hdb) and two TiVo drives are on secondary master (hdc) and secondary slave(hdd). Dos drive is mounted as /dos. Refer to Computer Setup guide for more details on how to setup drives.
First you need to mount dos or windows formatted drive:
To mount on primary master, connect windows formatted drive on primary master and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /dos
To mount a USB external drive, USB thumb stick or SATA drive, plug-in the device first and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /dos
Slow way but preserves recordings: (You will run out of disk space on your DOS drive so don't try this unless you have little recordings and you have a really big DOS drive.)
Option 3.14 To backup everything from dual Tivo drives to a file:
backup -6qTao /dos/mybackup.bak /dev/hdc /dev/hdd
Quickway but will loose recordings:
Option 3.15 To make truncated backup of dual Tivo drives to a file:
backup -6qso /dos/mybackup.bak /dev/hdc /dev/hdd
Series 1 Restore from a File
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This section of the guide assumes that your dos drive is on primary master(hda), cdrom is on
primary slave(hdb), new TiVo "A" drive is on secondary master(hdc). Dos drive is mounted as /dos. Refer to Computer Setup guide for more details on how to setup drives.
First you need to mount dos or windows formatted drive if it's not already mounted:
To mount on primary master, connect windows formatted drive on primary master and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /dos
To mount a USB external drive, USB thumb stick or SATA drive, plug-in the device first and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /dos
Boot option 1: (byte swapping off, dma on and fast)
Option 3.16 Restore and expand to bigger drive but limit the size to lba28(137GB): (Only works if your backup was done with option 3.15)
restore -s 127 -nxzpi /dos/backupfile.bak /dev/hdc
Option 3.17 Restore and expand to bigger drive but limit the size to lba28(137GB): Use this if your backup was done with option 3.14. If you get "Backup target not large enough" error, chances are you will need to use this command.
This option is built into WinMFS so give it a try.
Option 3.18 Restore and expand to bigger drive with no limit: You can't boot this w/o hacking and only works if your backup was done with option 3.15.
restore -s 127 -r 4 -xzi /dos/backupfile.bak /dev/hdc
Option 3.19 Restore and expand to bigger drive: Use this if your backup was done with option 3.14. If you get "Backup target not large enough" error, chances are you will need to use this command.
This option is built into WinMFS so give it a try.
With MFSLive Linux Boot CD 1.3 or higher, -r 4 is optional as the bug is found and fixed. Read all about r value.
You can customize linux swap partition by using different -s value. Read all about swap.
Series 3:
This section of the guide assumes that your internal TiVo drive is on 1st SATA port, eSATA drive is on 2nd SATA port, new drive is on 3rd SATA port, and cdrom is on primary slave(hdb). If you don't have 3rd SATA port, you can use USB port using USB to SATA adapter. If your eSATA drive has an USB port, you can use that as well. Refer to Computer Setup guide for more details on how to setup drives. This guide does not cover every scenario so try ICG if you are confused.
Disk to Disk Copy
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Slow way but preserves recordings: (avg 2GB/min)
Option 3.20 To copy everything from original capacity (250GB) internal drive and eSATA drive to bigger single drive and expand capacity. If you get "Backup target not large enough" error, chances are you will need to use this command. This option works only if your internal drive is never been expanded with restore -x option.
This option is built into WinMFS so give it a try.
Option 3.21 To copy from expanded internal drive and eSATA drive to new single bigger drive:
This option if not supported yet.
You can customize linux swap partition by using different -s value. Read all about swap.
Quick way but will loose recordings: (1-2 minutes)
Option 3.22 To make a truncated copy from dual Tivo drive to bigger single drive and expand capacity:
backup -qf 9999 -so - /dev/sda /dev/sdb | restore -s 128 -r 4 -xzpi - /dev/sdc
You can customize linux swap partition by using different -s value. Read all about swap.
Series 3 Backup to a File
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This section of the guide assumes that your internal TiVo drive is on 1st SATA port, eSATA drive is on 2nd SATA port and cdrom is on
primary slave(hdb). If you don't have 2nd SATA port, you can use USB port using USB to SATA adapter. If your eSATA drive has an USB port, you can use that as well. Refer to Computer Setup guide for more details on how to setup drives. This guide does not cover every scenario so try ICG if you are confused.
First you need to mount dos or windows formatted drive:
To mount on primary master, connect windows formatted drive on primary master and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /dos
To mount a USB external drive, USB thumb stick or SATA drive, plug-in the device first and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /dos
Slow way but preserves recordings: (It's listed here for completeness but don't do this unless you have little or no recording and you have a large windows formatted drive with lots of space)
Option 3.23 To backup everything from dual Tivo drive to a file:
backup -6qTao /dos/mybackup.bak /dev/sda /dev/sdb
Quickway but will loose recordings:
Option 3.24 To make truncated backup of dual Tivo drive to a file: (This option is the most common way to make a backup for safe keeping)
backup -f 9999 -6so /dos/mybackup.bak /dev/sda /dev/sdb
Series 3 Restore from a File
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This section of the guide assumes that your new internal TiVo drive is on 1st SATA port and cdrom is on
primary slave(hdb). If you don't have a SATA port, you can use USB port using USB to SATA adapter. If your eSATA drive has an USB port, you can use that as well. Refer to Computer Setup guide for more details on how to setup drives. This guide does not cover every scenario so try ICG if you are confused.
First you need to mount dos or windows formatted drive if it's not already mounted:
To mount on primary master, connect windows formatted drive on primary master and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /dos
To mount a USB external drive, USB thumb stick or SATA drive, plug-in the device first and run the following command:
mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /dos
Option 3.25 Expand to bigger drive from truncated backup file: (Only works if your backup was done with option 3.24)
restore -s 128 -r 4 -xzpi /dos/mybackup.bak /dev/sda
You can customize linux swap partition by using different -s value. Read all about swap.
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