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    DirecTV R10 Upgrade Help Needed

    I am upgrading my R10 DVR. I previously upgraded the 80 GB drive to a 200 GB drive and now I want to upgrade to a 500 GB drive. I am having a problem copying my 200 GB to the new 500 GB drive.
    This is the command string I have been trying to use and it returns an error message stating that the destination drive is to small.

    mfsbackup -Tao - /dev/hdc | mfsrestore -r 4 -s 127 -xzpi - /dev/hda

    I was hoping to copy all my recordings and settings. The 200 GB is working, I just wanted more room for additional recordings

    What am I doing wrong?

    Thanks for your help.

    P.S. Is there a chart describing all the switches for the mfsrestore and mfsbackup programs?
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  • #2
    What exactly does this command line do?
    mfsbackup -f 9999 -1so /mnt/backup.bak /dev/hdb
    Does it backup everything on the original drive?
    Thanks

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Snoopy View Post
      What exactly does this command line do?
      mfsbackup -f 9999 -1so /mnt/backup.bak /dev/hdb
      Does it backup everything on the original drive?
      Thanks
      That command backs up everything EXCEPT recorded shows.

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      • #4
        What command line do I need to backup everything?

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        • #5
          You can't use any command line to do that if you have already upgraded from an 80gb to a 200gb. You have already expanded the partition once.

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          • #6
            Jeff,
            What's the best way to upgrade to 500 GB? Can I upgrade from the 200 GB without the recordings? I would like to keep all the other options like the Season Passes and the ToDo list or do I have to restore from my original 80 GB backup file?

            Can I use these command lines to upgrade the 500 from the 200?

            mount /dev/hda1 /mnt
            mfsbackup -f 9999 -1so /mnt/backup.bak /dev/hdb
            mfsrestore -s 127 -r 4 -zxpi /mnt/backup.bak /dev/hda

            Is there anyway to modify this command line so I can accomplish the same thing without the need for an additional FAT32 drive?

            mfsbackup -Tao - /dev/hdb | mfsrestore -r 4 -s 127 -xzpi - /dev/hda

            Thanks
            Last edited by Snoopy; 01-20-2009, 10:04 PM.

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            • #7
              You can do that - you'll get settings but no recordings.

              You can modify the second one like this:

              Code:
              mfsbackup -so - /dev/hdb | mfsrestore -r 4 -s 127 -zxpi - /dev/hda
              Been here a long time . . .

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              • #8
                Michael,
                Thanks for your help. I will give it a try later today. Is there anyway to copy the recordings over to the new drive after the upgrade?

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                • #9
                  I would like to mfsbackup and mfsrestore using a USB flash drive. Will mfstools see a USB flash drive?

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                  • #10
                    I think I finally accomplished my task to upgrade without the recordings using a USB flask drive for the backup file. I had to use http://mfslive.org/forums/download/file.php?id=50 from Mfslive.org.

                    Here are the command lines I used.

                    Backup Command:

                    mount /dev/sda1 /dos
                    backup -f 9999 -so /dos/backup.bak /dev/hda
                    umount -f -a -r
                    Ctrl-Alt-Del
                    Turnoff computer

                    Restore Command:

                    mount /dev/sda1 /dos
                    restore -s 127 -r 4 -zxpi /dos/backup.bak /dev/hda
                    umount -f -a -r
                    Ctrl-Alt-Del
                    Turnoff computer

                    Everything seems to be working. All the previous recordings still show in the Now Playing List, but none of them work. Is there a fast way to delete all the recordings without deleting the Season Passes or the ToDo list?
                    Last edited by Snoopy; 01-21-2009, 07:25 PM.

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                    • #11
                      Just push "clear" on each one, and it should go into the "recently deleted" folder.
                      Been here a long time . . .

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                      • #12
                        I have successfully upgraded my R10. Thanks to MFSLive.org and their WinMFS software, I was able to copy all my information including all recordings from my upgraded 200 GB drive to my new 500 GB drive. I used WinMFS Beta Build 9.3f. I ran WinMFS in Windows XP SP3. I used the MFScopy utility on WinMFS and then accepted the added capacity when asked and didn't have a problem. It took 1 hr and 15 min to copy 170 GB on an old Pentium III 1 ghz computer with 512 mb of ram. Using the Secondary IDE connection for both the source (slave) and destination drive (master). I ended up with 435 hours after the upgrade, I then ran MfsSupersize in WinMFS and got another 44 hours bring the total to 479 hours.

                        Never say never.
                        Last edited by Snoopy; 01-22-2009, 07:33 PM.

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