Mounting error.....

[WrightP]

Hi, everyone,

I've been trying to install image ozTiVo_installer_Philips_1.6.2_20080604.iso
on a new drive, and had two error messages.

The first read:

Fatal error. Unable to mount.
/dev/hdb4 on /mnt/tivo

The second message:

Error occurred mounting
mount: mounting
/dev/hdb2 on /mnt/tivo
/hack failed : no such file or directory.

I also had a message which said I had a kernel/module mismatch. I'm clueless about that, too, but have read http://forums.oztivo.net/showthread.php?t=2017 and will try to sort it out from that info.

Anyway, the install program will progress from the errors, but I haven't tried the drive in the Tivo....a fatal error sounds a bit fatal....

I would be grateful for any ideas..... Cheers, Paula.

[petestrash]

It sound like it may be a hardware issue with the PC you are using.

At what point did these errors occur?

Can you try and use an older PC?

Peter.

[WrightP]

Thanks for your reply Peter-

The errors occurred after the imaging part of the install finished. I got the screen showing estimated recording capacity, then the errors.

I do have an older PC to try. I'll have a go on it. Thanks again.

PW

[WrightP]

No monitor action and alarming intermittent beeping. I'm trying to remember whether the disk drive worked in the old machine, and I think there may have been problems.

Could there be any other options using my functioning PC? It's my 'new' one; a pentium 2.

[Skolink]

Using an older PC is the only option at the moment with the current boot CD. I assume you used the MD5 file to check the CD had downloaded ok?

[WrightP]

Using an older PC is the only option at the moment with the current boot CD. I assume you used the MD5 file to check the CD had downloaded ok?

Errr.......no. I am pushing the limits of my tech skills at the moment (!!). Any links or tips to do that?

Thanks, PW

[WrightP]

OK, I have composed myself a bit now. Thanks for the MD5 tip. I have a utility and am having a go. Excuse my ignorance again, but does one check the downloaded file or its md5 version with the utility? The program seems to think both have an error.

I am downloading the image again and will try a burn with deepburner instead of nero, which I used previously.

Also, does a 3 year old PII qualify as an older pc?

Cheers, PW

[Darren King]

A PII is perfect for the job. So is Nero. It is in fact the very same combination I use to make image CD's and image them onto hard disks. Can't tell you about MD5 as in the six years or so I have been tinkering with TiVo installs I've never had one not work first go :)

[Dave Hatt]

A few thoughts in case the image burn is not the problem...

Re the older PC: is it booting normally without the TiVo disk? (It sounds like the motherboard battery could be flat if you are getting beeping on bootup.)

Re the newer PC: are you sure that the TiVo drive is the only one connected? That the jumpers on the drive are set correctly? Can you see any errors on bootup from the CD -- use Ctrl+PageUp to review.

But Peter is right -- newer PCs don't work as well when imaging TiVo disks. If all else fails you might need to get the drive imaged by someone else. Maybe there's an OzTiVo member close by?

[petestrash]

It's not so much the age of processor, as the type of motherboard chipset used for IDE support. Some chipsets just do not work with our installer.

Peter.

[WrightP]

Thanks guys- sorted.

In the end I'm not sure what fixed it, but I used the older PC after fixing a power problem (thanks Dave), and the older one worked (thanks Pete) with a new and sumchecked image (thanks Skolink).

I've managed the networking ok and now it's indexing! Thank you everyone. You've been very generous. Paula.

[petestrash]

Good to hear, hopefully you are almost ready to go.

Could you please add a location to your profile, so in the future if you have issues we know what region/country you are in.

Thanks,

Peter.

[Dave Hatt]

Thanks, good to hear.

Thanks also for providing the feedback. The checklist could help others.

Regards,
Dave