Linksys NSLU2 & new firmware

Has anyone updated the firemware on the NSLU2 to the 2.3R63? This
supports fat32 on both ports. What happens to your drives when you do
this upgrade? Do you loose all your files/info during the conversion??

Firmware upgrade did not affect the data ... my drives were originally
formatted using the built in formatting program ... EXT3


"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Has anyone updated the firemware on the NSLU2 to the 2.3R63? This
> supports fat32 on both ports. What happens to your drives when you do
> this upgrade? Do you loose all your files/info during the conversion??

Does the firmware allow you to switch to fat32? Do you need to
reformat and loose all dat if you want to switch?

Thanks

>Firmware upgrade did not affect the data ... my drives were originally
>formatted using the built in formatting program ... EXT3
>
>
>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Has anyone updated the firemware on the NSLU2 to the 2.3R63? This
>> supports fat32 on both ports. What happens to your drives when you do
>> this upgrade? Do you loose all your files/info during the conversion??
>
>

But are the drives reformatted to fat32 during the up-grade or do you
have to reformat them?? I'd like to use fat32 so that the drives can
be switched to a pc and the data will be seen..

"riggor99999" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Firmware upgrade did not affect the data ... my drives were originally
>formatted using the built in formatting program ... EXT3
>
>
>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Has anyone updated the firemware on the NSLU2 to the 2.3R63? This
>> supports fat32 on both ports. What happens to your drives when you do
>> this upgrade? Do you loose all your files/info during the conversion??
>
>

If you want to use FAT32, the drives need to be formatted FAT32 prior to
connecting them to the NSLU2.

The built in format utility only formats them to EXT3. There is no
conversion utility from EXT32 to FAT32.


"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> But are the drives reformatted to fat32 during the up-grade or do you
> have to reformat them?? I'd like to use fat32 so that the drives can
> be switched to a pc and the data will be seen..
>
> "riggor99999" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Firmware upgrade did not affect the data ... my drives were originally
>>formatted using the built in formatting program ... EXT3
>>
>>
>>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Has anyone updated the firemware on the NSLU2 to the 2.3R63? This
>>> supports fat32 on both ports. What happens to your drives when you do
>>> this upgrade? Do you loose all your files/info during the conversion??
>>
>>
>

You cannot switch without reformatting and losing your data.

They must be formatted FAT32 prior to connecting them to the NSLU2.

The NSLU2 only formats EXT3 - but supports FAT32 if the drives were
pre-formatted.

"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does the firmware allow you to switch to fat32? Do you need to
> reformat and loose all dat if you want to switch?
>
> Thanks
>
>>Firmware upgrade did not affect the data ... my drives were originally
>>formatted using the built in formatting program ... EXT3
>>
>>
>>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Has anyone updated the firemware on the NSLU2 to the 2.3R63? This
>>> supports fat32 on both ports. What happens to your drives when you do
>>> this upgrade? Do you loose all your files/info during the conversion??
>>
>>
>

Thanks, I have a WD 250 gig usb drive and an 80 gig connected to the
NSLU2. They can be accessed from my small home network, mix of 98se
and xp.. Will I be able to reformat the 250 that is set (now) to
EXT32??

"riggor99999" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>If you want to use FAT32, the drives need to be formatted FAT32 prior to
>connecting them to the NSLU2.
>
>The built in format utility only formats them to EXT3. There is no
>conversion utility from EXT32 to FAT32.
>
>
>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> But are the drives reformatted to fat32 during the up-grade or do you
>> have to reformat them?? I'd like to use fat32 so that the drives can
>> be switched to a pc and the data will be seen..
>>
>> "riggor99999" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Firmware upgrade did not affect the data ... my drives were originally
>>>formatted using the built in formatting program ... EXT3
>>>
>>>
>>>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Has anyone updated the firemware on the NSLU2 to the 2.3R63? This
>>>> supports fat32 on both ports. What happens to your drives when you do
>>>> this upgrade? Do you loose all your files/info during the conversion??
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks, I have a WD 250 gig usb drive and an 80 gig connected to the
> NSLU2. They can be accessed from my small home network, mix of 98se
> and xp.. Will I be able to reformat the 250 that is set (now) to
> EXT32??

Yes, but you will have to connect it to a pc, format it FAT32, then connect
it back to the NSLU2.

riggor99999 wrote:
> If you want to use FAT32, the drives need to be formatted FAT32 prior to
> connecting them to the NSLU2.
>
> The built in format utility only formats them to EXT3. There is no
> conversion utility from EXT32 to FAT32.
>
>
> "gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > But are the drives reformatted to fat32 during the up-grade or do you
> > have to reformat them?? I'd like to use fat32 so that the drives can
> > be switched to a pc and the data will be seen..
> >
> > "riggor99999" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >>Firmware upgrade did not affect the data ... my drives were originally
> >>formatted using the built in formatting program ... EXT3
> >>
> >>
> >>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> Has anyone updated the firemware on the NSLU2 to the 2.3R63? This
> >>> supports fat32 on both ports. What happens to your drives when you do
> >>> this upgrade? Do you loose all your files/info during the conversion??
> >>
> >>
> >

I'm waiting for my NSLU2 & USB hard drive to arrive. I was hoping to
have the drive set up as FAT32, so I can plug it straight into my
laptop when I'm away from the network. From what I've seen here I
should format it directly from my laptop first, then attach it to the
NSLU2. However, I'm not clear whether I need to upgrade the NSLU2
firmware first. My impression is that the old firmware recognises
FAT32 & NTFS, but can't format them, but the new firmware can format a
new drive as FAT32 or NTFS. Is this correct?

Simon wrote:
> riggor99999 wrote:
> > If you want to use FAT32, the drives need to be formatted FAT32 prior to
> > connecting them to the NSLU2.
> >
> > The built in format utility only formats them to EXT3. There is no
> > conversion utility from EXT32 to FAT32.
> >
> >
> > "gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >
> > > But are the drives reformatted to fat32 during the up-grade or do you
> > > have to reformat them?? I'd like to use fat32 so that the drives can
> > > be switched to a pc and the data will be seen..
> > >
> > > "riggor99999" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > >
> > >>Firmware upgrade did not affect the data ... my drives were originally
> > >>formatted using the built in formatting program ... EXT3
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>"gene martinez" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >>> Has anyone updated the firemware on the NSLU2 to the 2.3R63? This
> > >>> supports fat32 on both ports. What happens to your drives when you do
> > >>> this upgrade? Do you loose all your files/info during the conversion??
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
>
> I'm waiting for my NSLU2 & USB hard drive to arrive. I was hoping to
> have the drive set up as FAT32, so I can plug it straight into my
> laptop when I'm away from the network. From what I've seen here I
> should format it directly from my laptop first, then attach it to the
> NSLU2. However, I'm not clear whether I need to upgrade the NSLU2
> firmware first. My impression is that the old firmware recognises
> FAT32 & NTFS, but can't format them, but the new firmware can format a
> new drive as FAT32 or NTFS. Is this correct?

Here's a follow-up question. As you may realise, I'm not that familiar
with the pros and cons of the different partition types. I could do
with some advice with my new setup.

I currently have a home laptop (running XP Pro, 2 disk partitions, both
FAT32).
I also have a laptop at work (XP Pro, single partition, NTFS).
I want to hang a couple of drives off my NSLU2. One will be for storing
my music and pictures, the other for backups.
I'd like to be able to take the music/pictures drive with the laptop
away from the network occasionally.
I've heard that you can setup the NSLU2 to allow access to the drives
over the internet. I'd like to try this, so that I could access a
network drive remotely (either just me at another location, or letting
family & friends have access to my photos)
I have heard of people using the NSLU2 to stream music to wireless
music servers without the need for a PC in the loop.

Well, these are the things I'd like to try. Any advice for how I
initially setup my NSLU2 (i.e. should I format my new disks to NTFS or
FAT32 and should I update the firmware to the latest Linksys version as
soon as I start?) and any good suggestions for where to get good advice
for trying out these ideas?

Thanks

Simon