Replace Gateway internal hard drive

[#1]

mkdir /mnt
mkdir /mnt/gatewayold

losetup -o 4096 /dev/loop8 /dev/sdb
mount /dev/loop8 /mnt/gatewayold

mkdir /mnt/gatewaynew

losetup -o 4096 /dev/loop9 /dev/sdc
mount /dev/loop9 /mnt/gatewaynew

Haven't tried using the internal drive..  This was what I needed to copy the data from my old external drive to my new one.  I suspect it should be similar.

[#2]

Do you have step by step instructions on replacing an external hard drive and copying the old files to the new? Is the best way to use a PC with Linux and hook both hard drives to it once the Gateway has formatted the new hard drive?

[Roger_G]

My previous experience with one of the first Motorola Shaw PVR's is that the hard drive was formatted with an obscure IBM operating system. IBM wanted over a $1000 (could have been 2K to 4K) for the formatting software. These drives appear as defective or unformatted when put in a regular PC. I had saved the old PVR for some time because it was capable of formatting a new drive with the IBM operating system. But I finally took it to recycling.

Does anyone know what format the new Gateways use?

[scubadoox]

Can you describe how you opened the case? Thanks.

[mdk]

@scubadoox -- Can you describe how you opened the case?

No, I cannot, but I strongly suspect that somebody has posted a Youtube video on how they did it.  🙂