Thanks for your help Kevanf1. I have already checked with the manufacturer and the confirm that it has something like an SMB share. I'm making no assumptions. So, if I've confused the issue then let me clarify. I'm just looking for someone who already owns or uses one of the above device to get an opinion as to whether it is as good as they say and maybe give me some tips and advice. I was going for a Dreambox which is basically a Linux box with x86 processor but the cost is simply out of my range. The Icecript is the next best, affordable, unit. By the way, I've rescued the contents of about 5 PVR hard disks, so far, with various utilities and perl scripts picked up from the web. The Icecrypt uses Ext3 which is why I mentioned that it should be easier to back up than most of the other units, even if the HDD has to be dropped into a USB dock. Thanks again, Walt -----Original Message----- From: staffslug-bounces(a)staffslug.org.uk [mailto:staffslug-bounces@staffslug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Kevanf1 Sent: 03 June 2012 15:19 To: staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk Subject: Re: [Staffslug] Icecrypt S4000HDPVR - Linux On 3 June 2012 12:45, Tom Hill <tom(a)ninjabadger.net&gt; wrote: It can't hurt to e-mail he manufacturers and ask if this is possible. I agree that you shouldn't really take it for granted that this can be done as they could have some form of lock in place to prevent it. Check first before shelling out those pounds I say :) -- ============================================== Kevan Linux user #373362 Staffordshire ********************************************** www.freeworld-recycling.org 'Just Free it.' ********************************************** _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://server.bytestream.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug