New Ubuntu Server
My Windows Home Server finally died and I rebuild another pc to take it's place. I no longer have the server software so I thought I'd try getting Ubuntu with either Kodi or Emby to stream my movies.
! currently have a primary drive the Ubuntu will live and 2 other hard drives from my windows server with movies only.
Will I be able to plug my old hard drives in and have Emby or Kodi use it to watch and add movies to or are those movies lost? I just don't want to waste my time trying to get the movies working if it's not possible.
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asked Jan 8 at 23:36
hintvhintv
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My Windows Home Server finally died and I rebuild another pc to take it's place. I no longer have the server software so I thought I'd try getting Ubuntu with either Kodi or Emby to stream my movies.
! currently have a primary drive the Ubuntu will live and 2 other hard drives from my windows server with movies only.
Will I be able to plug my old hard drives in and have Emby or Kodi use it to watch and add movies to or are those movies lost? I just don't want to waste my time trying to get the movies working if it's not possible.
hard-drive
asked Jan 8 at 23:36
hintvhintv
132
It depends partly on how the 'server' died - if it died because the hard drives stopped functioning then you're in trouble since that may not work. Otherwise, Jos' answer of "short answer: yes" is accurate.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 8 at 23:44
I tested the drives on another pc and both drives are good. Both drives are internals but would it matter if they were usb drives?
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:09
Yes, as long as the drives are working, it will work fine in Ubuntu. I use the Plex Media Server but I did have to make sure that I gave those drives permanent mount points as automount does not work properly. askubuntu.com/a/952275/231142
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:35
Good to know and thanks for the link.
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:43
No problem. In that link that covers for the USB external drive I have. Works great.
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:47
add a comment |
My Windows Home Server finally died and I rebuild another pc to take it's place. I no longer have the server software so I thought I'd try getting Ubuntu with either Kodi or Emby to stream my movies.
! currently have a primary drive the Ubuntu will live and 2 other hard drives from my windows server with movies only.
Will I be able to plug my old hard drives in and have Emby or Kodi use it to watch and add movies to or are those movies lost? I just don't want to waste my time trying to get the movies working if it's not possible.
hard-drive
asked Jan 8 at 23:36
hintvhintv
132
My Windows Home Server finally died and I rebuild another pc to take it's place. I no longer have the server software so I thought I'd try getting Ubuntu with either Kodi or Emby to stream my movies.
! currently have a primary drive the Ubuntu will live and 2 other hard drives from my windows server with movies only.
Will I be able to plug my old hard drives in and have Emby or Kodi use it to watch and add movies to or are those movies lost? I just don't want to waste my time trying to get the movies working if it's not possible.
hard-drive
hard-drive
asked Jan 8 at 23:36
hintvhintv
132
asked Jan 8 at 23:36
hintvhintv
132
asked Jan 8 at 23:36
hintvhintv
132
asked Jan 8 at 23:36
hintvhintv
132
asked Jan 8 at 23:36
hintvhintv
132
132
It depends partly on how the 'server' died - if it died because the hard drives stopped functioning then you're in trouble since that may not work. Otherwise, Jos' answer of "short answer: yes" is accurate.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 8 at 23:44
I tested the drives on another pc and both drives are good. Both drives are internals but would it matter if they were usb drives?
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:09
Yes, as long as the drives are working, it will work fine in Ubuntu. I use the Plex Media Server but I did have to make sure that I gave those drives permanent mount points as automount does not work properly. askubuntu.com/a/952275/231142
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:35
Good to know and thanks for the link.
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:43
No problem. In that link that covers for the USB external drive I have. Works great.
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:47
add a comment |
It depends partly on how the 'server' died - if it died because the hard drives stopped functioning then you're in trouble since that may not work. Otherwise, Jos' answer of "short answer: yes" is accurate.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 8 at 23:44
I tested the drives on another pc and both drives are good. Both drives are internals but would it matter if they were usb drives?
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:09
Yes, as long as the drives are working, it will work fine in Ubuntu. I use the Plex Media Server but I did have to make sure that I gave those drives permanent mount points as automount does not work properly. askubuntu.com/a/952275/231142
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:35
Good to know and thanks for the link.
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:43
No problem. In that link that covers for the USB external drive I have. Works great.
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:47
It depends partly on how the 'server' died - if it died because the hard drives stopped functioning then you're in trouble since that may not work. Otherwise, Jos' answer of "short answer: yes" is accurate.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 8 at 23:44
It depends partly on how the 'server' died - if it died because the hard drives stopped functioning then you're in trouble since that may not work. Otherwise, Jos' answer of "short answer: yes" is accurate.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 8 at 23:44
I tested the drives on another pc and both drives are good. Both drives are internals but would it matter if they were usb drives?
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:09
I tested the drives on another pc and both drives are good. Both drives are internals but would it matter if they were usb drives?
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:09
Yes, as long as the drives are working, it will work fine in Ubuntu. I use the Plex Media Server but I did have to make sure that I gave those drives permanent mount points as automount does not work properly. askubuntu.com/a/952275/231142
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:35
Yes, as long as the drives are working, it will work fine in Ubuntu. I use the Plex Media Server but I did have to make sure that I gave those drives permanent mount points as automount does not work properly. askubuntu.com/a/952275/231142
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:35
Good to know and thanks for the link.
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:43
Good to know and thanks for the link.
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:43
No problem. In that link that covers for the USB external drive I have. Works great.
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:47
No problem. In that link that covers for the USB external drive I have. Works great.
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:47
add a comment |
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Short answer: Yes.
To the server, the movies on your drives will be just data. All Windows-readable movie formats are readable by Ubuntu. The Windows filesystem that the movies reside on will be NTFS or FAT, which are also readable and writable by a modern Ubuntu system. Those movies are not lost at all.
answered Jan 8 at 23:42
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Thanks for the quick reply.
– hintv
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If you are satisfied with the answer, please consider marking the question as "answered".
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Short answer: Yes.
To the server, the movies on your drives will be just data. All Windows-readable movie formats are readable by Ubuntu. The Windows filesystem that the movies reside on will be NTFS or FAT, which are also readable and writable by a modern Ubuntu system. Those movies are not lost at all.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
– hintv
Jan 8 at 23:45
If you are satisfied with the answer, please consider marking the question as "answered".
– Jos
Jan 9 at 0:06
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Short answer: Yes.
To the server, the movies on your drives will be just data. All Windows-readable movie formats are readable by Ubuntu. The Windows filesystem that the movies reside on will be NTFS or FAT, which are also readable and writable by a modern Ubuntu system. Those movies are not lost at all.
answered Jan 8 at 23:42
JosJos
14.4k53950
Thanks for the quick reply.
– hintv
Jan 8 at 23:45
If you are satisfied with the answer, please consider marking the question as "answered".
– Jos
Jan 9 at 0:06
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Short answer: Yes.
To the server, the movies on your drives will be just data. All Windows-readable movie formats are readable by Ubuntu. The Windows filesystem that the movies reside on will be NTFS or FAT, which are also readable and writable by a modern Ubuntu system. Those movies are not lost at all.
answered Jan 8 at 23:42
JosJos
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Short answer: Yes.
To the server, the movies on your drives will be just data. All Windows-readable movie formats are readable by Ubuntu. The Windows filesystem that the movies reside on will be NTFS or FAT, which are also readable and writable by a modern Ubuntu system. Those movies are not lost at all.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
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It depends partly on how the 'server' died - if it died because the hard drives stopped functioning then you're in trouble since that may not work. Otherwise, Jos' answer of "short answer: yes" is accurate.
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 8 at 23:44
I tested the drives on another pc and both drives are good. Both drives are internals but would it matter if they were usb drives?
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:09
Yes, as long as the drives are working, it will work fine in Ubuntu. I use the Plex Media Server but I did have to make sure that I gave those drives permanent mount points as automount does not work properly. askubuntu.com/a/952275/231142
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:35
Good to know and thanks for the link.
– hintv
Jan 9 at 0:43
No problem. In that link that covers for the USB external drive I have. Works great.
– Terrance
Jan 9 at 0:47