initialize harddisks?

[Symbiot78]

Hi

I've installed amahi from DVD to ssd disk.
All this done with the rest of my harddrives unplugged.
After finished install etc. I shut down amahi, plugged in my drives, and booted up the 'nas'.

I see the drives ... but they're not initialized (the weren't formatted beforehand).. how do I get them up & running?

[bigfoot65]

Check out how to add additional drives in the wiki.
https://wiki.amahi.org.

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[Symbiot78]

I followed that guide but I fail at running gparted.. I get:

(gpartedbin:1444): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

from putty

and same from ssh in a shell via amahi..

[Symbiot78]

I see I need to use 'parted' and do it via CLI.

[bigfoot65]

Yes it has to be done via command line. I would recommend you use cfdisk. It is simpler to me to use.

We are working on a disk wizard for Amahi, but it's months away from being ready. The CLI method is not too bad. I have done it so many times I can do it in my sleep now LOL

[Symbiot78]

I think I've got 1 drive up.

I've mounted it here:

/var/hda/files/drives/drive2

via

mount /dev/sda drive2

but I am a bit confused on how to actually use it in Amahi..

[Symbiot78]

Maybe I should start by reading the rest of the guide from wiki:-)

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[bigfoot65]

Yes that would be a good starting point. Most add drives to be used by Greyhole. You can also create a new share and point it to that drive if you so desire.

[Symbiot78]

thanks.. I need that greyhole thing.. so much easier to handle when you have multiple larger drives..

will be reading up on that just now..

[bigfoot65]

It's pretty easy to set up and configure. Will be even better when we get the UI plugin done.