Two HDD-s

BZZ · 2019-07-23T08:21:41+00:00

Just wanted to ask before I start getting the PC out and apart.... I have batocera in x86_64 desktop PC. Its on a 1TB HDD. If I add another HDD will it rea...

Kossay

BZZ im goona try the Gparted live way to change and grow the partitions

nuwonda

as posted here, would be great if we could read from 2 locations instead of just one.

BZZ

uping ;-)

Ichor

Was looking to add this as a feature request, but can see numerous other threads and requests for it already, so thought it best to just reply here to say that if it was possible to make it a feature, it would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks, and keep up the great work.

poke

Ichor iI is already possible. Check wiki.

BZZ

poke If you dont mind - where on Wiki ?

poke

BZZ https://wiki.batocera.org/store_games_on_a_second_usb_sata_drive

BZZ

poke Isnt it just to use 1 drive as system and the other as game drive? Or will it actually host roms on OS and ROM drives ?

poke

BZZ you can play with mount and symlinks.

BZZ

poke That would be far to long in case of using for example 2×3tb drives. Would have to have single system on the described drive and not mix of both(as that would be to long to complete). Also that would require doing paths for each game, wouldnt it? I am not to bothered at the moment and would rather wait for a full integration.

Thank you for suggestion though.

poke

BZZ btrfs can be used since 5.26 if i remember correctly. You can try to create a single JBOD volume with both drives. Just leave system part out.

Something like:

install batocera on 1st hd. Let it boot and expand part2.
create one part on disk2
mkfs.btrfs -L SHARE -d raid0 -d single -m raid1 /dev/disk1p2 /dev/disk2p1 (device names are fictional)
reboot and see what happens. resize script may creeps out.

BZZ

poke Cool, thanks. I have not touched Batocera since the start of summer holidays, as I mainly build it for my kids and they are away ;-) I will (hopefully) give it a go sometime in September ;-)

Thank you for that. I will take a look at this further ;-) I hope that multi drive will get full integration at some point ;-)

d0pefish

I found a way to use 2 hdds for roms and a ssd for the system. its kinda crude but it works, YOu can change the storage options in the menu. If you have 2 hdds then you see 2 options for internal storage . once both drives are setup for internal storage clone all the folders on both drives for every folder except roms. then setup the rom folders, I put all systems except ps2 and psp on one drive in the roms folder and then the roms for ps2 and psp on the other. then just switch up the internal storage option on the menu as you will. YOu wont be able to see all your games at once but it does allow you to use 2 hdds for rom storage technically.

joinski

d0pefish

alternatively you can try this:

biGdada

you could also add mount commands to batocera-boot.conf

something along the lines of:

sharenetwork_cmd1=mkdir -p /mnt/exthdd1

sharenetwork_cmd2=mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/exthdd1

sharenetwork_cmd3=mount --bind /mnt/exthdd1/roms/windows /userdata/roms/windows

copy the last command to add a mount to another folder.

for example, to mount ps4 roms just add:

sharenetwork_cmd4=mount --bind /mnt/exthdd1/roms/ps4 /userdata/roms/ps4

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