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• Many Windows users want a NTFS partition as their data partition on the same drive as the NMT apps are installed on. It is easier to access files from a Windows PC, no need for Linux Ext drivers. It also makes recovery of the files easier when problems arise with the hard drive. To do this simply delete the last Ext3 partition and make it NTFS. This works with all current firmware with all PCH's, however you can run into problems.

• Some users also want to install CSI apps and iPkg apps on the same drive. Currently they get installed to the NTFS partition. This works for some of the apps but not all, if they use Linux links. Linux links do not seem to work on an NTFS partition.

• The purpose of this article is explain how to have one hard drive as the NMT Apps drive, a NTFS data partition, and still have functioning CSI/iPkg apps all on the same drive.

Contents 1 Tools 2 A-100/110 2.1 Issues 3 The 200 Series PCHs 3.1 Issues

Tools

A bootable Linux CD.

• GParted ISO - http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/0.7.0-4/gparted-live-0.7.0-4.iso/download Use version 0.7.0. or later.

• Parted Magic ISO - https://sourceforge.net/projects/partedmagic/files/partedmagic/Parted%20Magic%205.7/pmagic-5.7.iso/download

A-100/110

• All of these units create three primary partitions when the NMT apps are installed. The steps;

1. Install the hard drive in the Popcorn and allow it to install the NMT apps. Do not install CSI until all steps are done. When finished, power off and remove the drive.
2. Install the drive in a computer and boot with one of the above CDs. Booting with gparted.
3. Delete the last and largest partition on the drive.
4. Create a new primary Ext3 partition. A 2GB size should be fine for many but consider making it larger if your using torrents or usenet. The size you would need to store files before moving them to the NTFS partition. This will be your CSI and iPkg partition.
5. Create a new primary NTFS partition. This partition will use the remainder of the drive. This will be your data partition.

Issues

The A-100/110 will mount the NTFS partition as read-only unless you are using the latest firmware. Update your firmware if needed.

The 200 Series PCHs

• This model is a little different because it is already using four primary partitions. The steps;

1. Install the hard drive in the Popcorn and allow it to install the NMT apps. Do not install CSI until all steps are done. When finished, power off and remove the drive.
2. Install the drive in a computer and boot with one of the above CDs. Booting with gparted.
3. Delete the last and largest partition on the drive.
4. Create a new extended partition that uses all of the drive space.
5. The next two partitions are created inside the extended partition.
6. Create a new logical Ext3 partition. A 2GB size should be fine for many but consider making it larger if your using torrents or usenet. The size you would need to store files before moving them to the NTFS partition. This will be your CSI and iPkg partition.
7. Create a new logical NTFS partition. This partition will use the remainder of the drive. This will be your data partition.

Issues

Make sure that your Media Drive is set to the Ext partition. Do this via Settings > Maintenance > NMT setup wizard > Media Drive Setup and point the unit at the Ext3 partition you created in #6. Do this before installing CSI/iPkg.

Article taken from NMT Forum thread credit to nuke12.