Creating hard link to timeshift file failed! X The file system used for timeshift must support hardlinks. Imedia/hdd/tim

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Tue May 02, 2023 07:20

How can I fix this please.
Error no.17

prl · Post by **prl** » Tue May 02, 2023 10:33

What model Beyonwiz? Which firmware version? Do you have any USB HDDs connected?

The most common cause of this is when a V2 is started with the normal recording HDD is connected to the USB3 port and a FAT32-formatted drive connected to the USB2 port. If that's the case, shut down the V2, disconnect the FAT32 drive and restart the V2. If you want to the FAT32 device, plug it in when the V2 is up and running, and make sure that you don't restart the V2 with the FAT32 drive still connected.

And please put the text of longer error messages in the body of your post, not in the title.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Tue May 02, 2023 10:48

V2
Firmware 20190601
3rd usb tuner

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Tue May 02, 2023 11:13

I disconnected the fat32 drive and rebooted but it is still occurring and it is now frozen on the epg with the spinning loading wheel.

prl · Post by **prl** » Tue May 02, 2023 18:09

What HDDs, of any, are connected connected?

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Tue May 02, 2023 18:45

WD Elements SE 1TB USB3.0 Portable Hard Drive

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Tue May 02, 2023 18:47

The message only appears when the hard drive is connected.

Firmware is actually 20190623

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Tue May 02, 2023 18:54

Have been using the same hdd since purchase in June 2019 without any problems.

MrQuade · Post by **MrQuade** » Wed May 03, 2023 00:01

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Tue May 02, 2023 18:45
WD Elements SE 1TB USB3.0 Portable Hard Drive

If that's your only HDD, then it should not be formatted as FAT32.
It should be formatted as ext4 by the V2.

This will then make it unreadable if you plugged it into a Windows PC though, but FAT32 lacks the features required for advanced timeshift operations.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Wed May 03, 2023 07:37

It is formatted as ext4 by the v2.
The only fat32 was the extra tuner bsb which I have removed.

I have been successfully using the hdd since June 2019.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Wed May 03, 2023 08:42

Although I can access the files on the hdd, is it possible that there is a problem with the hdd itself and may beed replacing?

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Wed May 03, 2023 09:05

I just keep getting the spinning loading wheel and nothing else is responsive until I reboot and then it keeps happening about a minute after rebooting.

prl · Post by **prl** » Wed May 03, 2023 12:03

To clarify:
Does the "Creating hard link to timeshift file failed!" still appear now that the WD drive is the only one connected?

Does it go into the stalled "spinner" state only if you go into the EPG (as seemed to be implied in your earlier post), or does it stall after about a minute, no matter what you do?

And:
Do you use the IceTV EPG or the broadcast EPG?

Are you sure that the WD HDD has been formatted as ext4 by the V2, and hasn't been left as NTFS format (which it was probably formatted as from the factory)? While NTFS formatted drives will work on the Beyonwiz, they seem to become corrupted more easily that ext4-formatted drives.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Wed May 03, 2023 12:15

Thanks,
The 'Creating hard link to timeshift file failed!' only appears when the HDD is connected and the 'spinning' occurs on the broadcast epg. I don’t use ice epg.
When the HDD is disconnected, the message doesn't appear and there is no spinning.
I assumed that it is formatted correctly because I haven't changed anything in 4 years.
Should I reformat? and if so won't I lose current recordings?

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Wed May 03, 2023 12:42

I have just attempted to reformat the hdd and a message appears:

'Initialising storage device...creating file system
51/100
In progress

However, it doesn't seem to be progressing
Is it likely that the hdd has reached its useful life?
It is 4 years old.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Wed May 03, 2023 16:01

Purchased a new hdd, tried formatting but is not advancing from 51/100.
Under devices it says that it is 'not mounted'

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Wed May 03, 2023 18:28

Have now just given up.
Have no internet for streaming.
Have not afforded a computer for 10 years.
Have relied solely on fta tv until now.

Thanks

prl · Post by **prl** » Wed May 03, 2023 18:35

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Wed May 03, 2023 16:01
Purchased a new hdd, tried formatting but is not advancing from 51/100.

The steps in the progress bar are the basic steps in doing the format: unmount the HDD, repartition the HDD, format the HDD, mount the HDD, and it can sit on the format step for a while. How long are you giving it, and is there any text in the progress bar that says which step that it's up to?

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Wed May 03, 2023 16:01
Under devices it says that it is 'not mounted'

Devices are unmounted when they are formatted (it's the first step above).

If a new HDD fails in the same way, it's possible that there's a problem with the USB port. You could try connecting the HDD to the other USB port and see whether that works better.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Thu May 04, 2023 09:42

It has been stuck on 51/100 for 24 hours.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Thu May 04, 2023 09:43

It has been stuck on 51/100 for 24 hours.

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prl · Post by **prl** » Thu May 04, 2023 10:00

I definitely shouldn't take that long. It's stuck in the part of the process that actually does the formatting.

Does it work any better if you connect the HDD to the other USB port?

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Thu May 04, 2023 10:04

I tried that but no difference.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Thu May 04, 2023 11:25

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Thu May 04, 2023 16:58

The above by netmask wizard didn't work.

prl · Post by **prl** » Thu May 04, 2023 17:41

It's starting to sound like a hardware problem.

A long shot, but probably worth trying, would be to try a different USB cable.

Are you able to log in to the commandline interface on the V2 so that you can look at the system logs and see whether there are any HDD errors when you try to do the formatting?

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Thu May 04, 2023 17:56

I tried a new use cable that came with the new hdd.
An error message has come up a few times which says to notify the bw forum of but it is so brief I have been unable to capture it.
I'm not sure how to access the logs.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Thu May 04, 2023 18:08

Reading the recent posts on the forum it seems apparent that if it is a hardware fault the v2 can't be repaired by bw.
FUBAR?

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Thu May 04, 2023 18:15

It's working perfectly well as a set top box but not as a recorder.

Star6key · Post by **Star6key** » Fri May 05, 2023 10:48

If you have a microSD card (maximum 512GB), you can try using that. It won't solve the hdd problem, but it will let you record for now.

prl · Post by **prl** » Fri May 05, 2023 11:41

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 17:56
I tried a new use cable that came with the new hdd.
An error message has come up a few times which says to notify the bw forum of but it is so brief I have been unable to capture it.
I'm not sure how to access the logs.

If it's the black screen full of white text, that's from a crash of the PVR application that drives most of the box's PVR functions.

The log directory is exported as a Windows network share, and you should be able to mount it on a Windows PC (or other computer that supports Windows file sharing) as a Windows share, and be able to get those log files that way. The system log files, which would give details of HDD errors, aren't available that way.

Log files from crashes have "crash" in their name, and all the log files are timestamped (debug logs with system startup time, and crash logs with crash time) to help identify them.

prl · Post by **prl** » Fri May 05, 2023 11:44

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 18:08
Reading the recent posts on the forum it seems apparent that if it is a hardware fault the v2 can't be repaired by bw.

That's correct.

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Thu May 04, 2023 18:08
FUBAR?

Not necessarily. Nasa Electronics is still advertising that it does Beyonwiz repairs.
https://www.nasaelectronics.com.au/

IanL-S · Post by **IanL-S** » Sat May 06, 2023 08:13

Nasa repaired my U4 about a month ago. It is a fixed price service.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Sat May 06, 2023 08:49

Information for anyone else who may have this problem in the future.

Having no computer, I tried formatting the hdd on a cheap Laser set top box to fat3 and then reformatting in the v2.

Success! and it took only seconds.

Now formatted to ext4 and working perfectly.

prl · Post by **prl** » Sat May 06, 2023 11:36

I'm glad you found a fix. I don't know why it worked, though.

adoxa · Post by **adoxa** » Sat May 06, 2023 16:41

prl wrote: ↑
Sat May 06, 2023 11:36
I'm glad you found a fix. I don't know why it worked, though.

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Tue May 02, 2023 10:48
Firmware 20190601

It was fixed in 20191106.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Sat May 06, 2023 18:01

Fyi,I fixed it myself, as already stated above, with firmware 20190601 as I haven't been able to afford a computer for 10 years for usb upgrade to 20191106 and you can no longer do upgrades online, so I don't have firmware 20191106.

The first and only firmware I have been able to do was via usb kindly posted to me by Jai from Beyonwiz to fix a subtitle/closed caption malfunction back then.

prl · Post by **prl** » Sat May 06, 2023 18:30

adoxa wrote: ↑
Sat May 06, 2023 16:41
It was fixed in 20191106.

Ah. Thanks.

prl · Post by **prl** » Sat May 06, 2023 18:33

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Sat May 06, 2023 18:01
Fyi,I fixed it myself, as already stated above, with firmware 20190601 as I haven't been able to afford a computer for 10 years for usb upgrade to 20191106 and you can no longer do upgrades online, so I don't have firmware 20191106.

Anyone who you know who has a computer with a USB port can get the firmware for you, and put it onto a USB stick.
viewtopic.php?f=45&t=14964
Use the download links listed under Alternative locations. The other ones won't work.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Sat May 06, 2023 18:57

Hey prl 'wizard', do not presume you know our situation!
It is very unhelpful unless you are offering to do what Jai did.

No, I didn't think so!

Gully · Post by **Gully** » Sat May 06, 2023 20:30

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Sat May 06, 2023 18:57
Hey prl 'wizard', do not presume you know our situation!
It is very unhelpful unless you are offering to do what Jai did.

No, I didn't think so!

You forgot the god bit in his title!

But more seriously nothing in his post warranted your response. PRL was just suggesting another option seeing as you were saying you weren't able to download it for yourself.

We are all fellow members here giving our time for free to help support each other so that ought to be recognised. Jai owns Beyonwiz so his situation is different.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Sat May 06, 2023 20:47

Would you all just get over yourselves.
You are pissed off because you all, with your inflated, sanctimonious and pleionosis egos, reflected by the ridiculous self serving titles you give yourselves, couldn't solve the problem.

I deliberately omitted the second part of his 'title' because it is sacrilegious the way he uses it!

Stop harassing people who are only looking for help.

nulliusinverba · Post by **nulliusinverba** » Sat May 06, 2023 20:54

This post is now closed.

Gully · Post by **Gully** » Sat May 06, 2023 21:38

nulliusinverba wrote: ↑
Sat May 06, 2023 20:47
Stop harassing people who are only looking for help.

Stop harassing people who are only trying to help you. And now the topic is closed.

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