How to configure and access a local USB drive?
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21st Jan, 2013, 03:44 AM
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How to configure and access a local USB drive?
I just installed the latest version of Xbian to a SD card and I'm using it with Raspberry Pi version B. Access over the network works great. I want to use it as a portable player with an external USB drive. I have looked for tutorials on this but haven't found specifics. Not being a Unix user, I'm looking for a little guidance.
I have a 2.5 USB drive connected to the Raspberry Pi via a powered USB hub. I can see the drive in the boot code but when I check all the options in XBMC, I don't see the drive. I've tried both NTFS and FAT32 volumes. I want to retain the ability to copy movies to the USB drive in Windows. Can anyone point me in the direction on how to mount or make available a local USB drive and what format type would be the best to use so I can play movies >4GB in file size? Any help would be most appreciated. |
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21st Jan, 2013, 10:20 AM
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How to configure and access a local USB drive?
The drive should automatically mount and will appear under for example Videos -> Files -> [nameofthedisk]. A notification in XBMC (right bottom corner) will also appear when a disk gets mounted (replug your drive while you see XBMC). If this is not the case we need to look deeper into this issue.
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