Ext User(Bob Bain)
15-11-2007, 06:21 PM
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:43:54 +1100, I <++@tpg.com.au> wrote:
> The attraction to me is that it will record to an external hard drive
>attached to the USB port - although as the unit runs Linux it formats
>drives in the EXT2 file system.
> I have now made my first recording from TV using an external drive
>attached to the unit with the October 15th firmware. Yes it will
>record to the external hard drive BUT the files it records won't with
>THIS version of the firmware be displayed on the unit for playback via
>the TV (only the internal hard drive files show up).
> Unplug the external hard drive from the unit however and plug it into
>a Linux box USB port (I'm using Ubuntu 7.10) and the recordings will
>be visible,
It isn't a problem at all. It seems they haven't updated the .pdf
manual for this version of the firmware (15/10/2007). Topfield mention
that the manuals have to be revised for the firmware on their
international site http://www.i-topfield.com which is where I got the
latest version of the firmware from.
In selecting the "view files" button it will default to the last
accessed drive (for viewing) - which yesterday was the internal drive.
However move to to the remote and hit either the << or >> buttons and
it will swtich between whatever drive it finds - including the
external drive attached to the USB port. There's also a menu item to
copy from the internal drive to the external drive.. It's working
faultlessly ! I'm assuming now it's possible to move files in the
opposite directions as well.
The recordings are large as they are recorded in true high definition
format and the resolution on a computer screen is magnificent (...even
on Ubuntu Linux - especially on Ubuntu Linux).
I've upgraded my appraisal from 80% satisfaction to 97% satisfaction.
No make that 98.9% :-)
... and there's a little glitch in the ICE TV subscription which may
have provided me with 15 months access to the text only ICE-TV guide
(rather than the 3 months specified on the introductory card inside
the box.)
hint: get twelve months free access via the Yahoo widget thingy and
then enter the numbers inside the introductory offer inside the
Topfield box. The free account was 12 months. The free trial
subscription then adds 12 + 3 = 15.
satisfied customer !
> The attraction to me is that it will record to an external hard drive
>attached to the USB port - although as the unit runs Linux it formats
>drives in the EXT2 file system.
> I have now made my first recording from TV using an external drive
>attached to the unit with the October 15th firmware. Yes it will
>record to the external hard drive BUT the files it records won't with
>THIS version of the firmware be displayed on the unit for playback via
>the TV (only the internal hard drive files show up).
> Unplug the external hard drive from the unit however and plug it into
>a Linux box USB port (I'm using Ubuntu 7.10) and the recordings will
>be visible,
It isn't a problem at all. It seems they haven't updated the .pdf
manual for this version of the firmware (15/10/2007). Topfield mention
that the manuals have to be revised for the firmware on their
international site http://www.i-topfield.com which is where I got the
latest version of the firmware from.
In selecting the "view files" button it will default to the last
accessed drive (for viewing) - which yesterday was the internal drive.
However move to to the remote and hit either the << or >> buttons and
it will swtich between whatever drive it finds - including the
external drive attached to the USB port. There's also a menu item to
copy from the internal drive to the external drive.. It's working
faultlessly ! I'm assuming now it's possible to move files in the
opposite directions as well.
The recordings are large as they are recorded in true high definition
format and the resolution on a computer screen is magnificent (...even
on Ubuntu Linux - especially on Ubuntu Linux).
I've upgraded my appraisal from 80% satisfaction to 97% satisfaction.
No make that 98.9% :-)
... and there's a little glitch in the ICE TV subscription which may
have provided me with 15 months access to the text only ICE-TV guide
(rather than the 3 months specified on the introductory card inside
the box.)
hint: get twelve months free access via the Yahoo widget thingy and
then enter the numbers inside the introductory offer inside the
Topfield box. The free account was 12 months. The free trial
subscription then adds 12 + 3 = 15.
satisfied customer !