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	You can connect multiple USB device to the LinkStation via a USB hub. However, you must modify 2 files in order to share more than 1 USB disk. The following information details connecting 2 USB disks but can easily be modified to cover any number of disks.		You can connect multiple USB device to the LinkStation via a USB hub. However, you must modify 2 files in order to share more than 1 USB disk. The following information details connecting 2 USB disks but can easily be modified to cover any number of disks.

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	4.) It's worth pointing out that I had already formatted the additional USB disk on another machine before doing any of this. This should all work for vfat, ext2 or ext3 file systems.		4.) It's worth pointing out that I had already formatted the additional USB disk on another machine before doing any of this. This should all work for vfat, ext2 or ext3 file systems.
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This article is based on forum posts by lotus49 and Bauldrick.

<font color=red>USB Hard Drive | The LinkStation's USB port may not provide enough current for some USB-powered hard drives.</font>

You can connect multiple USB device to the LinkStation via a USB hub. However, you must modify 2 files in order to share more than 1 USB disk. The following information details connecting 2 USB disks but can easily be modified to cover any number of disks.

1.) Open the file in a text editor and adjust it to the following:
vi /etc/murasaki/bin/mount_sd.sh

#!/bin/sh

BOOTCHECK=0
MNT_DIR1=/mnt2/usbdisk1
MNT_DIR2=/mnt2/usbdisk2
LOCK1=/var/lock/mount_sd1
LOCK2=/var/lock/mount_sd2
MOUNT_SD1=0
MOUNT_SD2=0

### check initial devices
if [ $# -eq 2] ; then
BOOTCHECK=1
fi

### parse usb device info
/usr/bin/parse_usbscsi > /dev/null 2>&1

start()
{
echo "mount usb disks..."
### read exist files
while read SD
do
CHECK_MOUNT=`cat /proc/mounts | grep ${SD}`
if [ ! ${CHECK_MOUNT} ] ; then
if [ ! -f ${LOCK1} ] ; then
mount -t vfat,ntfs,ext3,ext2 ${SD}1 ${MNT_DIR1}
case $? in
0)
chmod 777 ${MNT_DIR1}
MOUNT_SD1=1
echo "${SD},${SD}1,${MNT_DIR1}" > ${LOCK1}
if [ -d ${MNT_DIR1}/lost+found ] ; then
rm -rf ${MNT_DIR1}/lost+found
fi
;;
32)
mount -t vfat,ntfs,ext3,ext2 ${SD}5 ${MNT_DIR1}
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
chmod 777 ${MNT_DIR1}
MOUNT_SD1=1
echo "${SD},${SD}5,${MNT_DIR1}" > ${LOCK1}
fi
;;
esac
elif [ ! -f ${LOCK2} ] ; then
mount -t vfat,ext3,ext2 ${SD}1 ${MNT_DIR2}
case $? in
0)
chmod 777 ${MNT_DIR2}
MOUNT_SD2=1
echo "${SD},${SD}1,${MNT_DIR2}" > ${LOCK2}
touch /var/lock/${SD}
;;
32)
mount -t vfat,ext3,ext2 ${SD}5 ${MNT_DIR2}
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
chmod 777 ${MNT_DIR2}
MOUNT_SD2=1
echo "${SD},${SD}5,${MNT_DIR2}" > ${LOCK2}
fi
;;
esac
fi
fi
done < /mnt2/usbinfo/list

if [ ${MOUNT_SD1} -eq 1 -o ${MOUNT_SD2} -eq 1 ] ; then
# if [ ${MOUNT_SD1} -eq 1 ] ; then
/etc/init.d/chkshare
sleep 3
if [ ${BOOTCHECK} -eq 0 ] ; then
/etc/init.d/smb restart > /dev/null 2>&1
fi
# /etc/init.d/atalk start > /dev/null 2>&1
fi
}

stop()
{
echo "unmounting usb devices.."
MOUNT_SD1=1
MOUNT_SD2=1
if [ -f ${LOCK1} ]; then
rm -rf ${LOCK1}
umount -f ${MNT_DIR1}
MOUNT_SD1=0
sleep 1
fi
if [ -f ${LOCK2} ]; then
rm -rf ${LOCK2}
umount -f ${MNT_DIR2}
MOUNT_SD2=0
fi

if [ ${MOUNT_SD1} -eq 0 -o ${MOUNT_SD2} -eq 0 ] ; then
# if [ ${MOUNT_SD1} -eq 0 ] ; then
/etc/init.d/chkshare
sync
sleep 3
/etc/init.d/smb restart > /dev/null 2>&1
/etc/init.d/atalk restart > /dev/null 2>&1
else
echo ${MOUNT_SD1} ${MOUNT_SD2} >> /tmp/stop.$$ 2>&1
fi
}

case "$1" in
start)
start
;;
stop)
stop
;;
esac

exit 0

2.) Now you have to add some lines (without this modifications the usbdisk would not be shared via samba)

vi /etc/init.d/chkshare

''directly after''

/bin/mkcode -s > /dev/null

''add this:''

<font color=red>Different Sharenames | if you change "usbdisk2" in the first and last echo line to something different it will be shared that way!</font>

CHECK_MOUNT=`grep /mnt2/usbdisk2 /etc/mtab`

if [ -n “$CHECK_MOUNT“ ] ; then
echo “[usbdisk2]“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo “comment = USB HDD2“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo “path = /mnt2/usbdisk2“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo “browsable = yes“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo “writable = yes“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo “printable = no“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo “guest ok = yes“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo “force create mode = 777“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo “force directory mode = 777“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
echo “###usbdisk2###“ >> /etc/samba/smb.conf
fi

3.) Then reboot the Linkstation for the new settings to take effect. The additional USB disk(s) won't appear in the web interface.

shutdown -r now

'''mindbender-21.5.06:''' this is true at the moment if you use the 2.6-kernel. if you use the stock-kernel, then you will see the second usb-hdd over the webinterface and you can even format it as normal. in the status screen you will see all the information also accordingly.

4.) It's worth pointing out that I had already formatted the additional USB disk on another machine before doing any of this. This should all work for vfat, ext2 or ext3 file systems.