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Humax Foxsat HDR - USB 4GB limit
What's the easiest way to xfer a >4GB recording to my PC? I have a 16GB memory stick currently formatted with FAT32, and I don't want to install a Linux partition. I gather that formatting the stick with ext3 will allow the HDR to copy the recording to it, but that it leaves the file system in a state which Windows can't deal with easily. Is there some Windows utility which can correct the file system status, perhaps?
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Once formatted as ext3, use EXT2 Installable Filesystem to read it on Windows by mounting it as an EXT2 volume:
http://www.fs-driver.org/ See also http://www.fs-driver.org/faq.html#acc_ext3 |
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What's the easiest way to xfer a >4GB recording to my PC? I have a 16GB memory stick currently formatted with FAT32, and I don't want to install a Linux partition. I gather that formatting the stick with ext3 will allow the HDR to copy the recording to it, but that it leaves the file system in a state which Windows can't deal with easily. Is there some Windows utility which can correct the file system status, perhaps?
However I am not sure if the Humax system handles NTFS as i havent tried it - I cant see why not ?? |
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However I am not sure if the Humax system handles NTFS as i havent tried it - I cant see why not ??
Because it is not supported! |
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The HDR supports FAT16/32 and EXT2/3 (although EXT2 has been found not to work).
Because it is not supported! Yes - u r right, ive just tried with a 1gb USB pendrive and you get a message stating which formats it supports Thanks for that son_t, i'm still getting to grips with what it can and cannot do at the moment |
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Not a problem. My wiki should help: http://foxsat-hdr.wikispaces.com/
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What's the easiest way to xfer a >4GB recording to my PC? I have a 16GB memory stick currently formatted with FAT32, and I don't want to install a Linux partition. I gather that formatting the stick with ext3 will allow the HDR to copy the recording to it, but that it leaves the file system in a state which Windows can't deal with easily. Is there some Windows utility which can correct the file system status, perhaps?
Hope I have understood problem correctly .
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What's the easiest way to xfer a >4GB recording to my PC? I have a 16GB memory stick currently formatted with FAT32, and I don't want to install a Linux partition. I gather that formatting the stick with ext3 will allow the HDR to copy the recording to it, but that it leaves the file system in a state which Windows can't deal with easily. Is there some Windows utility which can correct the file system status, perhaps?
Not sure what your problem is the Flash Drives will normally be formated to FAT16 or FAT32. Not to sure if NTFS is supported for Flash drives. Either FAT16 or FAT32 should support the full capacity of the Pen Drive and should be seen by the HDR & Windows at least unless you are running a very ancient version of windows. If you are going to do any serious amount of copying an external USB drive will be a better bet. 500G or 1TB ones are not that expensive |
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I used Easeus partition manager to create a partition on my ext drive which was formatted as NTFS and then format it as Fat32. Had no problems transferring files and playing them on my PC. Google for it it is free.
Hope I have understood problem correctly . |
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