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by skeptic
17 Mar 2011, 05:42
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Windows 7 backup
Replies: 2
Views: 3098

Re: Windows 7 backup

I have found a solution that works.
Edit the [global] section of /etc/samba/smb.conf this way (correct or add the missing lines):


follow symlinks = yes
wide symlinks = yes
unix extensions = no


Now Windows 7 may mount a share on a USB disk attached to B3 by following a symbolic link located in ...
by skeptic
16 Mar 2011, 06:27
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Windows 7 backup
Replies: 2
Views: 3098

Windows 7 backup

I would like to let Windows 7 use my B3 as backup. This is lots of data so I want to store it on a 2TB ext4 USB drive that is attached to B3.
The method I have tried is to create a symbolic link under /home/storage that points to a catalog in the attached drive. But windows is not able to connect ...
by skeptic
04 Mar 2011, 06:40
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Reinstalling B3 without LVM fails
Replies: 2
Views: 3378

Reinstalling B3 without LVM fails

I just unpacked my brand new B3 and it started just fine!
However, I have no plans for RAID so I considered the LVM feature to be completely pointless as the partitions on /dev/sda are optimal enough as is.

Now, the only way of getting rid of the LVM is a complete reinstall. I prepared an USB stick ...