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TurboNet and Sony SVR2000 'B' Drive only upgrade
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Posted by: ElVee

:confused: First time poster here. I see a lot of posts regarding the Sony SVR2000 11/13 partition situation and I'd like to try to get a clearer view of what I need to do (I have a SVR2000 which I purchased in December with 2.5-01-1-011, so I know I have the 13 partition model).

I want to install Turbonet and want to add a 'B' drive (120GB Maxtor) and don't want to change the 'A' drive.

Am I correct in assuming that since I don't want to upgrade the 'A' drive, I don't have to worry about the partition problem?

I also want to install Turbonet (it should be here tomorrow).. Does it matter what I do first? Should I ...

A - Install Turbonet. Then when I know that's working, add the second drive.
B - Add the second drive. Then when I know that's working, add the Turbonet.
C - Do them both at the same time.

I'm fairly comfortable working with hardware, but I'm a complete newbie when it comes to Linux. I have a Linux savy friend stopping by this week to help out, so I'm not worried about that part. He's already installed TivoNet and a second hard drive on his own Phillips box.

My main concern is the 11/13 partition problem on the SVR2000.

TIA for any help or info provided.

Posted by: stormsweeper

You may have file protection, too, but it's fairly easy to circumvent. You can test this by adding something nonsensical to your rc.sysinit file

code:
# this is a test

the put the drive in your tivo, boot it up until it's up and running again. then shut it down, pull the drive and check rc.sysinit - if the changes are gone, you'll need to run a specific dd command. You cna find it by searching the Underground forum for

code:
dd if=/dev/zero

and limiting to posts by me.

From experience, the 13 partitions only affects expanding your A-drive. All other steps work fine.