Hi Guys, this is my first post. I have a pvr that uses Linux. It records in .ts files.
This pvr (personnel video recorder) uses external USB hard drives that must be previously formatted into Fat 32, and insure that the drive never reaches a sleep mode.
After that the firmware on the pvr does a quick format. Many users report that after they connect the external USB drive to their XP computer to retrieve or copy the .ts files , then when they reconnect that external drive to the pvr, the drive is corrupted.
After that, the pvr will only recognize the drives size or serial number but absolutely refuses to see the any .ts files.
Then they are forced to write zeros with Seagate (in the case of FREEAGENT PRO) utilities. This causes them to loose all the previous recorded movies.
It makes me very apprehensive to connect my freeagent 750 gig to Xp. It appears that Xp adds a flag or bit to the drive rendering it unreadable by the Linux OS of the pvr.
I wonder if there is a way to clone the external Linux drive (fat 32) directly to another USB drive, so that I can manipulate or watch the drive on an Xp machine without altering the original drive.
I only use Xp.
Any advice is extremely appreciated.
This pvr (personnel video recorder) uses external USB hard drives that must be previously formatted into Fat 32, and insure that the drive never reaches a sleep mode.
After that the firmware on the pvr does a quick format. Many users report that after they connect the external USB drive to their XP computer to retrieve or copy the .ts files , then when they reconnect that external drive to the pvr, the drive is corrupted.
After that, the pvr will only recognize the drives size or serial number but absolutely refuses to see the any .ts files.
Then they are forced to write zeros with Seagate (in the case of FREEAGENT PRO) utilities. This causes them to loose all the previous recorded movies.
It makes me very apprehensive to connect my freeagent 750 gig to Xp. It appears that Xp adds a flag or bit to the drive rendering it unreadable by the Linux OS of the pvr.
I wonder if there is a way to clone the external Linux drive (fat 32) directly to another USB drive, so that I can manipulate or watch the drive on an Xp machine without altering the original drive.
I only use Xp.
Any advice is extremely appreciated.