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How to Convert Linux to Windows
me ^ | 3/17/17 | lafroste

Posted on 03/17/2017 7:43:57 AM PDT by lafroste

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1 posted on 03/17/2017 7:43:57 AM PDT by lafroste
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Wouldn’t that be stealing? Does the contract with Dish allow you to copy the movies out of their licensed devices?


2 posted on 03/17/2017 7:45:32 AM PDT by sagar
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To: lafroste

set up a linux partition on your computer?


3 posted on 03/17/2017 7:46:45 AM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF OBAMACARE REPEAL THAT IS WORSE THAN KEEPING IT ONE MORE DAY***)
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The USB is likely formatted to a file system version that windows doesn’t read. Try formatting the USB to FAT32 and copying over the data again.


4 posted on 03/17/2017 7:49:50 AM PDT by PJBankard
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To: lafroste
There's no such thing as "Linux format" video. There are numerous video formats -- different encoding formats (codecs), and different container formats (mpeg. wmv, mov, ogg, etc.), and so on. Most can be viewed on any operating system, if you get the proper codec and container software.

What are the filenames -- in particular, the filename extensions -- you think are "Linux format"?

5 posted on 03/17/2017 7:50:07 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: lafroste

Just play the movies and record to a dvd via a dvd recorder.


6 posted on 03/17/2017 7:51:31 AM PDT by TNoldman (AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA. (Owner of Stars and Bars Flags))
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Be advised the FAT32 doesn’t support files bigger than 4GB. If your video file is larger than that it won’t transfer.


7 posted on 03/17/2017 7:54:04 AM PDT by PJBankard
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> The USB is likely formatted to a file system version that windows doesn’t read. Try formatting the USB to FAT32 and copying over the data again.

Maybe, if the Dish DVR did the formatting itself, but I think that is unlikely... but I don't know.

I suspect it's not actually the format of the flash drive (filesystem), but the format of the video files themselves, that is the problem.

8 posted on 03/17/2017 7:54:24 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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Can’t be done. The movies stored on your drive are encrypted in some Dish format and you can’t play them unless they are connected to a Dish receiver. I’ve been through it. Maybe FBI could do it with tremendous allocation of resources, but short of that, can’t be done.


9 posted on 03/17/2017 7:55:01 AM PDT by Defiant (The media is the colostomy bag where truth goes after democrats digest it.)
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Good point. Maybe when the movies go on the DVR, it copy protects them?


10 posted on 03/17/2017 7:56:24 AM PDT by Paul R.
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The Dish DVR DOES reformat the flash drive before copying.


11 posted on 03/17/2017 7:56:41 AM PDT by lafroste (Look at my profile page. Thanks.)
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To: lafroste; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; amigatec; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ...
Video tech request ... PING!

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12 posted on 03/17/2017 7:56:58 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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They are very likely encrypted. I don’t know how strong of encryption but it will require more than just copying the files. I had the same problem with getting files from my Time Warner DVR. I can see the files on the network and copy them to my computer. I just can’t use them for anything yet.


13 posted on 03/17/2017 7:57:39 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
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To: TNoldman

That is a great idea!


14 posted on 03/17/2017 7:58:00 AM PDT by lafroste (Look at my profile page. Thanks.)
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To: Defiant

Ah, well, my post was “almost there”. :-)


15 posted on 03/17/2017 7:58:07 AM PDT by Paul R.
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The DVR is likely using a Linux OS File System. A USB drive must have the proper File System for a particular OS to read and write on it.

File System Formats that both Linux and Windows can read are limited. My suggestion would be to make sure the USB’s File System is FAT32, which can be read by Linux and Windows. As I stated in my posts, there is a limitation of 4GB per file. There is a format called exFAT that allows for larger file sizes, but the Linux System must have FUSE for it to read it. As we don’t know the details of the DVR’s OS, that may not work.


16 posted on 03/17/2017 8:00:05 AM PDT by PJBankard
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To: Paul R.

Then again, there might be encryption AND copy protection. If I was Dish....


17 posted on 03/17/2017 8:00:40 AM PDT by Paul R.
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> The Dish DVR DOES reformat the flash drive before copying.

AHA! My new fact for the day. Thanks!

I can go back to sleep now...

18 posted on 03/17/2017 8:01:05 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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Have you tried installing and using VLC media player on your windows machine? That will play pretty much any format. If that does not work, then the files probably have some DRM installed on them so they can only be played by authorized players.


19 posted on 03/17/2017 8:01:50 AM PDT by MrFred
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To: lafroste

It likely reformats if it can’t read or write to the file system. Most Systems prompt you to reformat if it detects a drive but can’t read or write to it.


20 posted on 03/17/2017 8:02:56 AM PDT by PJBankard
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