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2010-08-23T04:06:08Z

Slm4996:

Theme contest

2010-08-18T02:25:59Z

Slm4996:

Ideas and inspiration for the theme and app contest. See the [[Marvell Plug FREE hardware]] page for the rules of the contest

= Themes Done =

* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/colorus-theme Colorus]: [http://wiki.amahi.org/images/6/6f/Colorus-Amahi-Theme.png screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/colorus;h=db22b61bb8301b7a920a909fa858706acbd6e974;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/shades-of-grey Shades of Grey]: [http://wiki.amahi.org/images/thumb/3/37/SOG-fullsize.png/800px-SOG-fullsize.png screenshot]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/on-the-horizon On the horizon]: [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5551808/OnTheHorizon.png screenshot]

= Existing Themes =

* [[:File:Default-theme.png | Default theme]] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=platform/platform/html/public/themes/main;h=efcd45c28cdbe482fd71ef62defc4806d5b33a80;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/agedashi-theme Agedashi] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/agedashi/theme/theme-sshot.png;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/agedashi/theme;h=b3db754e5c3f30cd309bb382b5c79551f7ed2474;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source code]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ihama-theme iHama] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/iHama/theme/theme-sshot.png;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/iHama/theme;h=018864a36c849f0d5bb9be79ec9a971d35aecb88;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ihama-candy-theme iHama Candy] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/iHama-candy/theme/theme-sshot.png;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/iHama-candy/theme;h=8af958144ccd6b8695af6731efc53f12772906e1;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/sheeva-theme Sheeva] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/sheeva/theme/theme-sshot.png;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/sheeva/theme;h=31a5e86bc0c9d748dbc77b0f4d83edadd5908e56;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]

= Resources =

* Customizable Amahi dashboard tab, in [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/assets/amahi-base-tab.xcf;hb=c4deb554ea9a67d1dcc5ca62f346a3f91a67aef6 gimp xcf] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/assets/amahi-base-tab.psd;hb=c4deb554ea9a67d1dcc5ca62f346a3f91a67aef6 photoshop psd] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/assets/amahi-base-tab.txt;hb=c4deb554ea9a67d1dcc5ca62f346a3f91a67aef6 description]
* [[How to Create a new Theme]] page
* [http://www.woothemes.com/2010/08/woocons1/ Awesome GPL Icons]
* [http://kuler.adobe.com/ Kuler], to select theme swatches

= Theme Ideas =

Ideas — which of those should become an Amahi theme ?

Vote for one (or two, or three, or ..):

* [http://spectacu.la/category/themes/ Spectacu.la GPL Themes!]
* [http://mikelococo.com/projects/wucoco/ WuCoCo GPL Theme]
* [http://diekretzschmars.de/wordpress/themes/dkret-theme/ DKRet GPL Theme]
* [http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/06/07/pride-wordpress-theme/ Pride GPL Theme]

* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1633/?KeepThis=true& 1633] -- 1 vote
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1117/?KeepThis=true& 1117] -- 3 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1182/?KeepThis=true& 1182]
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1249/?KeepThis=true& 1249] -- 4 votes -- DONE
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1537/?KeepThis=true& 1537] -- 4 votes -- In the works by SolaR
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/859/?KeepThis=true& 859]
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/904/?KeepThis=true& 904] -- 2 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/962/?KeepThis=true& 962] -- 2 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/771/?KeepThis=true& 771]

= Inspiration =

* http://openbittorrent.com - call it Morning Sunshine, or Florida Burst
* http://tech18.com/100-best-free-premium-wordpress-themes-of-jan-2010.html
* http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ (search for free themes, free templates, free PSD)

Theme contest

2010-08-16T04:03:16Z

Slm4996:

Ideas and inspiration for the theme and app contest. See the [[Marvell Plug FREE hardware]] page for the rules of the contest

= Themes Done =

* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/colorus-theme Colorus]: [http://wiki.amahi.org/images/6/6f/Colorus-Amahi-Theme.png screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/colorus;h=db22b61bb8301b7a920a909fa858706acbd6e974;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/shades-of-grey Shades of Grey]: [http://wiki.amahi.org/images/thumb/3/37/SOG-fullsize.png/800px-SOG-fullsize.png screenshot]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/on-the-horizon On the horizon]: [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5551808/OnTheHorizon.png screenshot]

= Existing Themes =

* [[:File:Default-theme.png | Default theme]] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=platform/platform/html/public/themes/main;h=efcd45c28cdbe482fd71ef62defc4806d5b33a80;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/agedashi-theme Agedashi] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/agedashi/theme/theme-sshot.png;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/agedashi/theme;h=b3db754e5c3f30cd309bb382b5c79551f7ed2474;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source code]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ihama-theme iHama] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/iHama/theme/theme-sshot.png;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/iHama/theme;h=018864a36c849f0d5bb9be79ec9a971d35aecb88;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ihama-candy-theme iHama Candy] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/iHama-candy/theme/theme-sshot.png;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/iHama-candy/theme;h=8af958144ccd6b8695af6731efc53f12772906e1;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/sheeva-theme Sheeva] — [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/sheeva/theme/theme-sshot.png;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 screenshot] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=tree;f=themes/sheeva/theme;h=31a5e86bc0c9d748dbc77b0f4d83edadd5908e56;hb=f5ccc0f8cdb2e46d4393915b954628a9d7e134b4 source]

= Resources =

* Customizable Amahi dashboard tab, in [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/assets/amahi-base-tab.xcf;hb=c4deb554ea9a67d1dcc5ca62f346a3f91a67aef6 gimp xcf] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/assets/amahi-base-tab.psd;hb=c4deb554ea9a67d1dcc5ca62f346a3f91a67aef6 photoshop psd] [http://git.amahi.org/?p=amahi.git;a=blob_plain;f=themes/assets/amahi-base-tab.txt;hb=c4deb554ea9a67d1dcc5ca62f346a3f91a67aef6 description]
* [http://www.woothemes.com/2010/08/woocons1/ Awesome GPL Icons]
* [http://kuler.adobe.com/ Kuler], to select theme swatches

= Theme Ideas =

Ideas — which of those should become an Amahi theme ?

Vote for one (or two, or three, or ..):

* [http://spectacu.la/category/themes/ Spectacu.la GPL Themes!]
* [http://mikelococo.com/projects/wucoco/ WuCoCo GPL Theme]
* [http://diekretzschmars.de/wordpress/themes/dkret-theme/ DKRet GPL Theme]
* [http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/06/07/pride-wordpress-theme/ Pride GPL Theme]

* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1633/?KeepThis=true& 1633] -- 1 vote
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1117/?KeepThis=true& 1117] -- 3 votes -- In the works by slm4996
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1182/?KeepThis=true& 1182]
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1249/?KeepThis=true& 1249] -- 4 votes -- DONE
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1537/?KeepThis=true& 1537] -- 4 votes -- In the works by SolaR
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/859/?KeepThis=true& 859]
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/904/?KeepThis=true& 904] -- 2 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/962/?KeepThis=true& 962] -- 2 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/771/?KeepThis=true& 771]

= Inspiration =

* http://openbittorrent.com - call it Morning Sunshine, or Florida Burst
* http://tech18.com/100-best-free-premium-wordpress-themes-of-jan-2010.html
* http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ (search for free themes, free templates, free PSD)

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2010-08-13T01:16:10Z

Slm4996:

File:OTH-sshot.png

2010-08-13T01:15:42Z

Slm4996:

Theme contest

2010-08-12T00:33:22Z

Slm4996:

Ideas and inspiration for the theme and app contest. See the [[Marvell Plug FREE hardware]] page for the rules of the contest

= Themes Done =

* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/colorus-theme Colorus]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/shades-of-grey Shades of Grey]: [http://wiki.amahi.org/images/thumb/3/37/SOG-fullsize.png/800px-SOG-fullsize.png screenshot]

= Theme Ideas =

Ideas — which of those should become an Amahi theme ?

Vote for one (or two, or three, or ..):

* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1633/?KeepThis=true& 1633] -- 1 vote
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1117/?KeepThis=true& 1117] -- 3 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1182/?KeepThis=true& 1182]
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1249/?KeepThis=true& 1249] -- 4 votes DONE: http://www.amahi.org/apps/colorus-theme
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1537/?KeepThis=true& 1537] -- 4 votes -- In the works by SolaR
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/859/?KeepThis=true& 859]
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/904/?KeepThis=true& 904] -- 2 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/962/?KeepThis=true& 962] -- 2 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/771/?KeepThis=true& 771]

= Other Sites for Inspiration =

* http://openbittorrent.com - call it Morning Sunshine, or Florida Burst
* http://tech18.com/100-best-free-premium-wordpress-themes-of-jan-2010.html
* http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ (search for free themes, free templates, free PSD)

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2010-08-11T21:54:53Z

Slm4996:

File:Theme-thumb.png

2010-08-11T21:07:48Z

Slm4996:

File:Theme-sshot.png

2010-08-11T21:07:16Z

Slm4996:

GUI Install for Express Disc

2010-06-13T18:51:01Z

Slm4996:

== Synopsis ==

The Amahi Express install does not install the graphical user interface gnome. This Guide instructs you on how to install the X Server as well as to make the X Server boot everytime. To install after Amahi Express has finished installing execute the following commands:

== Commands ==

"su -"

Enter your password for the root user

yum -y groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"

yum -y install Xorg

== To change your Amahi HDA to boot into gnome ==

First and foremost you should be logged in as root.

The /etc folder on these Linux installations contain a file named inittab - mind you no extensions to the filename. This file contains lots of important parameters & runlevel configurations that the kernel reads while booting and configures the system accordingly. Open this file in your favourite editor and scroll down just a little bit say, till the 18th-20th line (usually) till you find something similar to this:

# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
# 5 - X11
# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:3:initdefault:

As you can see the last line id:3:initdefault: specifies WHAT MODE (Graphical/Text/MultiUser etc) to boot the system into. The number "3" which according to the options - is Full multiuser mode - involving all the networking features of Linux, but in a non-graphical environment.

Change this value to "5" - here, according to the Commented out options above tells the system to boot straight into X11 (X-Windows) i.e. the Graphical Mode.

That's it. We are done. Save the file and quit. Reboot your system for the setting to take effect.

WARNING: When you are editing these critical system files in Linux, be absolutely sure of WHAT you are editing. One SINGLE MISTAKE can render the whole system non-bootable. These are as dangerous as (if not more) Windows Registry. So there.... smile.gif

== Automatic Login ==

If you want a specified user to login (if you are using MythTV or some other app which requires the X Server) then please do so with [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/VNC these instructions].

Cheers!

The Amahi Team

GUI Install for Express Disc

2010-06-13T18:50:51Z

Slm4996:

== Synopsis ==

The Amahi Express install does not install the graphical user interface gnome. This Guide instructs you on how to install the X Server as well as to make the X Server boot everytime. To install after Amahi Express has finished installing execute the following commands:

== Commands ==

"su -"

Enter your password for the root user

yum -y groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"
yum -y install Xorg

== To change your Amahi HDA to boot into gnome ==

First and foremost you should be logged in as root.

The /etc folder on these Linux installations contain a file named inittab - mind you no extensions to the filename. This file contains lots of important parameters & runlevel configurations that the kernel reads while booting and configures the system accordingly. Open this file in your favourite editor and scroll down just a little bit say, till the 18th-20th line (usually) till you find something similar to this:

# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
# 5 - X11
# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:3:initdefault:

As you can see the last line id:3:initdefault: specifies WHAT MODE (Graphical/Text/MultiUser etc) to boot the system into. The number "3" which according to the options - is Full multiuser mode - involving all the networking features of Linux, but in a non-graphical environment.

Change this value to "5" - here, according to the Commented out options above tells the system to boot straight into X11 (X-Windows) i.e. the Graphical Mode.

That's it. We are done. Save the file and quit. Reboot your system for the setting to take effect.

WARNING: When you are editing these critical system files in Linux, be absolutely sure of WHAT you are editing. One SINGLE MISTAKE can render the whole system non-bootable. These are as dangerous as (if not more) Windows Registry. So there.... smile.gif

== Automatic Login ==

If you want a specified user to login (if you are using MythTV or some other app which requires the X Server) then please do so with [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/VNC these instructions].

Cheers!

The Amahi Team

New Disk Wizard

2010-06-07T00:38:37Z

Slm4996:

Ideas for a new disk wizard:

* need to distinguish between temporary/removable and permanent
* need to have the ability to format
* need to be able to moun or unmount
* easy to make it part of the shares (and the pool)
* should be able to unmount it/remove it?
**Yes if it is flagged as temporary storage

New Disk Wizard

2010-06-07T00:38:19Z

Slm4996:

OpenVPN Config

2010-06-04T16:34:01Z

Slm4996:

<big><b>Setup for Windows</b></big><br>
If you want to write a custom configuration, or don't want to use the HDAconnect tool, this will help you set up OpenVPN on a Windows XP/Vista/7 machine, without much of a problem if you have the default settings for Amahi installed and your port forwarding set to 1194 UDP.

'''Step 1:''' Download OpenVPN GUI from [http://openvpn.se/]

(Click the stable link on the left, choose the installer.)

'''Step 2:''' Install OpenVPN

You can just click through, and install any drivers it asks you for.

'''Step 3:''' Writing a config file

Open a text editor of your choice, and copy the following:

----

client

dev tun

proto udp

remote '''YOURIPHERE''' 1194 #This needs to be changed per your '''external''' IP address

route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 vpn_gateway 3 #Use your '''network''' IP address, usually a router is at default 192.168.1.1

resolv-retry infinite

nobind

persist-key

persist-tun

ca ca.crt

cert homehda.crt

key homehda.key

comp-lzo

verb 3

auth-user-pass

route-method exe

route-delay 2

----

You only need to change the '''bolded''' text.

'''Step 4:''' Save the config file to the directory you installed OpenVPN to

There is a folder labeled configs make sure you have the extension saved as *'''.opvn''' using the "all files" option.

'''Step 5:''' Launch

Launch OpenVPN GUI, and you should be ready to go. Right click on the Icon, select the config file you wrote, connect, log in, and enjoy.

OpenVPN Config

2010-06-04T16:20:21Z

Slm4996:

OpenVPN Config

2010-06-04T16:19:56Z

Slm4996:

OpenVPN Config

2010-06-04T16:19:16Z

Slm4996:

Adding a second hard drive to your HDA

2010-05-30T05:14:29Z

Slm4996: Added line break in command

More hard drives can be added in your Amahi HDA for additional storage space.

We'll detail how to add such hard drives, and how to put them to good use.

=Important Notes=

* This is an '''advanced''' how-to on how to add additional drives to your HDA.
* Amahi cannot be held responsible for any data breakage or destruction arising from the use or misuse of this script. We provide it as a service in good will. You accept this automatically if you use the script.

=Step by step instructions=

==Make sure your drive is detected by the BIOS==
It should be listed in the drives that appear when you boot your computer, before the Fedora boot screen appears. You can also enter you BIOS and confirm they appear there.

==Make sure your drive is detected by Fedora==
Open a Terminal, and type the following command:

<div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px;">
ls -1 /dev/disk/by-id/ | egrep -v "part|scsi"
</div>

Look for the line that match the hard drive you added.

IDE and SATA hard drives will start with '''ata-''' and USB hard drives will start with '''usb-'''.<br/>
Look for your hard drive model and serial number.

Example:

<div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px;">
[gb@hda ~]$ ls -1 /dev/disk/by-id/ | egrep -v "part|scsi"<br/>
ata-Hitachi_HDS722020ALA330_JK1131YAGDU37V<br/>
ata-ST31000528AS_6VP08W65<br/>
ata-ST3750640A_3QD0LJN8<br/>
ata-ST3750640A_5QD27A57<br/>
ata-WDC_WD10EADS-00L5B1_WD-WCAU4C700358<br/>
usb-ST310003_33AS_9E1CA6FFFFFF-0:0<br/>
usb-ST375064_0A_2009031309E2-0:0
</div>

==Install prerequisites==

[[Open Terminal as root|In a Terminal, as root]], type the following (two) commands:

<div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px; text-align: left">
yum -y install pmount fuse fuse-libs ntfs-3g gparted<br/><br/>
wget -q -O /usr/sbin/hda-diskmount2 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3022105/Amahi/hda-diskmount2

chmod +x /usr/sbin/hda-diskmount2
</div>

Note: hda-diskmount2 is an updated version of the hda-diskmount script that comes with Amahi. Upcoming versions of Amahi will include this new version.

==Partition and format the hard drive==

This step is optional, and should only be executed if you want to delete the content of your new hard drive, or if the hard drive has not yet been formatted.

You should (unless you have a good reason not to) use GParted to partition and format your hard drive.<br/>
From the HDA desktop (or using VNC), [[Open Terminal as root]] and type '''gparted''' to launch the GParted application.

To know what device (/dev/sdX) you need to select in GParted, use the following command, in a Terminal:

<div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px;">
ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/
</div>

Find the row corresponding to your hard drive, and look at the end of the line to identify the correct device to select in GParted.

Example:
<div style="border: 1px solid #A3B1BF; padding: .5em 1em; color: #000; background-color: #E6F2FF; margin: 3px 3px 1em 3px;">
[gb@hda ~]$ <strong>ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/</strong><br/>
total 0<br/>
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-02-18 03:24 ata-Hitachi_HDS722020ALA330_JK1131YAGDU37V -> ../../sda<br/>
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2010-02-18 03:24 ata-Hitachi_HDS722020ALA330_JK1131YAGDU37V-part1 -> ../../sda1<br/>
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-02-18 03:24 ata-ST31000528AS_6VP08W65 -> ../../<strong>sdb</strong>
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In the above example, /dev/sdb would be what I would select in GParted. sda in my primary hard drive, and sdb my second hard drive.

You'll probably want to create a single partition, and format it as ''ext3''.<br/>
Note that Windows can't read ext3 partitions, so if you want to read your disk on Windows, you should format as NTFS instea, and you should do that on Windows before you connect the drive in your HDA.<br/>
Remember that using NTFS partitions on Linux will be slower that using ext3 partitions, so you should only use NTFS if you really need it.<br/>
How much slower: compare the blue bars (NTFS-3G) with the red bars (ext3) on [http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-commercial/performance/ this graph].<br/>
'''Be sure to read the [[Adding_a_second_hard_drive_to_your_HDA#NTFS_partitions|last section about NTFS]] on this page if you use a NTFS partition!'''

There are many easy to follow guides online on how to use GParted. You should Google for one, to find one that seems clear to you.<br/>
[http://www.mepisguides.com/Mepis-6/Install/gparted/gparted-set-partition.html Here's one] that looks simple. Just use ext3 instead of fat32 in you follow that tutorial.

==Mount the hard drive==

A script is provided with Amahi that will look for unmounted partitions in your system, and mount any it finds.

[[Open Terminal as root|In a Terminal, as root]], type the following command:

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hda-diskmount2
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Example:
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[root@hda ~]$ hda-diskmount2<br/>
<nowiki>****************************************************************</nowiki><br/>
Ignoring /dev/sda1 - already in /etc/fstab or mounted<br/>
<nowiki>****************************************************************</nowiki><br/>
Mounted /dev/<strong style="color:green">sdb1</strong> as '<strong style="color:red">/var/hda/files/drives/sdb1</strong>' (read-write)<br/>
You may want your system to mount it every time you boot.<br/>
To do so, add this line VERY CAREFULLY to /etc/fstab and reboot:<br/>
<strong style="color:blue">UUID=9d972abc-1639-44df-a60e-668618d40236 /var/hda/files/drives/sdb1 ext4 defaults 1 2</strong><br/>
<nowiki>****************************************************************</nowiki><br/>
All Linux, Windows and Mac partitions on non-removable disks have been mounted<br/>
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Do '''not''' edit /etc/fstab just yet. What you'll need to add there will depend on how you want to use the extra storage. More about that below.<br/>
Just note down the information in bold (green, red and blue). We'll use them below.

If you get something like ''Disk /dev/dm-0 doesn't contain a valid partition table'' or ''mount: unknown file system type 'lvm2pv''' its because you have LVM's that 'fdisk' can not recognize (or something similar). It's nothing to worry about if you get that when executing the hda-diskmount2 script.

==Test your hard drive==
Optionally, you can test your new drive for bad blocks.<br/>
Note that this step can take a ''long'' time to complete! You'll probably want to start it in the evening, to have it completed in the morning.

To do so, [[Open Terminal as root|in a Terminal, as root]], type the following command. Replace <strong style="color:green">sdb1</strong> with the (green) value you received from hda-diskmount2.

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e2fsck -cn /dev/<strong style="color:green">sdb1</strong>
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You'll receive a warning that says "WARNING!!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may cause SEVERE filesystem damage. Do you really want to continue (y/n)?"<br/>
Answer ''yes''. The -cn option we're using can safely be used on mounted filesystems.

==Use the hard drive==

You have a choice here on how to use your new hard drive storage space. We'll offer some examples.

===Use the hard drive for all shares===
If you want all your shares to be on your new hard drive, here's how to do that.

First, you'll want to move all you previous shares data, if any, into your new drive.<br/>
You only need to do this next command if you have data that you care about in the /var/hda/files/* folders.<br/>
[[Open Terminal as root|In a Terminal, as root]], type the following command. Replace the path in red with the path you received when you ran hda-diskmount2.
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mv /var/hda/files/* <strong style="color:red">/var/hda/files/drives/sdb1/</strong>
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You'll get a warning about "cannot move `/var/hda/files/drives' to a subdirectory of itself"; that is fine, ignore that.

Next, you'll need to unmount your new hard drive, and remount it as /var/hda/files

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umount /var/hda/files/drives/sdb1/
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nano /etc/fstab
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In nano, you'll need to add a new line at the bottom. Take the line that hda-diskmount2 gave you (the blue one), and change the second value (the path).<br/>
Replace the second value with '''/var/hda/files'''.

hda-diskmount2 gave me:
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<span style="color:blue">UUID=9d972abc-1639-44df-a60e-668618d40236 <strong>/var/hda/files/drives/sdb1</strong> ext4 defaults 1 2</span>
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So I should add this instead:
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UUID=9d972abc-1639-44df-a60e-668618d40236 <strong>/var/hda/files</strong> ext4 defaults 1 2
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Make sure you do '''not''' change anything else from the blue line you received from hda-diskmount2.<br/>
It might not be the same thing as the above example; you need to use the values you've received.

Save and exit nano (CTRL-X, Y, ENTER), and try your new mount:

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mount -a<br/>
ls /var/hda/files/
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That last command should show you the content of you new hard drive.

That's it. All your shares in /var/hda/files are now on your new hard drive.

===Use the hard drive for only some shares===
If you want only some of your shares to be on your new hard drive, here's how to do that.

First, you'll want to move your previous shares data, if any, into your new drive.<br/>
You only need to do this next command if you have data that you care about in the /var/hda/files/* folders (that you want on the new drive).<br/>
[[Open Terminal as root|In a Terminal, as root]], type the following command. Replace the path in red with the path you received when you ran hda-diskmount2. Replace '''something''' with the name of the share you want to have on your new drive (the share should already exists).
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mv /var/hda/files/<strong>something</strong> <strong style="color:red">/var/hda/files/drives/sdb1/</strong>
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Repeat with every share you want on your new drive.

Next, you'll need to make the mount permanent

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umount /var/hda/files/drives/sdb1<br/>
nano /etc/fstab
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In nano, you'll need to add a new line at the bottom. Take the line that hda-diskmount2 gave you, and insert that.<br/>

So, following previous examples, I should add this:

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<span style="color: blue;">UUID=9d972abc-1639-44df-a60e-668618d40236 /var/hda/files/drives/sdb1 ext4 defaults 1 2</span>
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Save and exit nano (CTRL-X, Y, ENTER), and try your new mount:

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mount -a<br/>
ls /var/hda/files/drives/sdb1
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That last command should show you the content of you new hard drive.

That's it. Your share(s) are now on your new hard drive.

===Use the hard drive in your Greyhole storage pool===
If you want to add your new hard drive to your Greyhole storage pool, here's how to do that.

First, you'll need to make the mount permanent. [[Open Terminal as root|In a Terminal, as root]], type the following command:

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umount /var/hda/files/drives/sdb1<br/>
nano /etc/fstab
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In nano, you'll need to add a new line at the bottom. Take the line that hda-diskmount2 gave you, and insert that.<br/>

So, following previous examples, I should add this:

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<span style="color: blue;">UUID=9d972abc-1639-44df-a60e-668618d40236 /var/hda/files/drives/sdb1 ext4 defaults 1 2</span>
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Save and exit nano (CTRL-X, Y, ENTER), and try your new mount:

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mount -a
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Finally, you'll need to configure Greyhole to select your new partition.

In the [http://hda/setup?sub=disk_pooling&tab=share Shares > Storage Pool page] of your Amahi dashboard, you'll see a list of mounted partitions, with checkboxes next to each, allowing you to include those partitions in your storage pool.

You should now have a new row in there, referring to /var/hda/files/drives/sdb1.<br/>
Select it (click the checkbox).

That's it. Your new hard drive just increased your Greyhole storage pool capacity.