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Thanks for the post. We would be more than happy to investigate this issue for you.
Can you please provide us the following information:
-Roku device model, serial number, device ID, and software OS/version (these can all be found in Settings > System > About)
-tracker ID when this issue occurs (when you see this issue occur, press the Home button 5 times, followed by the Back button 5 times)
-steps to reproduce the issue you are seeing
Once I have this information, I'll be able to pass it along to the appropriate Roku team to investigate further.
Thanks,
Danny
Thanks Danny, here's the information you requested
Model: 4230X – Roku 3
Last updated: 3-30 7:59 AM
Last Checked 3-4 1:08 PM
Serial # 4E755VO14959
Version 11.0 build 4161-04
No “device-id” information was displayed
Steps to reproduce (here I used the method I have been using for years to connect this drive)
- Have Roku box in its normal “on” state.
- Power up the external hard drive, then connect the drive thru the USB cable to the Roku box.
- Roku displays “USB Media Launch …” window, I select Launch.
- Roku displays the “Media Type Selection …” window, I select “Video”
- Roku displays the “Connect to DLNA Server or USB Device …“ window, nothing more happens.
When I press Home then Back five times each I get “Timestamp 2022-04-05701:24:56Z” and “ID 59-135-444”
- bthammer4 years agoReel Rookie
Any updates on this? I'm having the exact same issue. My external Seagate drive has worked for 4 years on my Sharp * Roku TV (Model: 5303X, Software Ver 11.0.0 - build 4173-13), and now it's failing with the exact same error that EvilBert1 is getting.
- EvilBert14 years agoBinge Watcher
Thanks for the Kudo. I have not worked on this issue for over a week due to the tax season ending. I noticed another post on this matter "external hard drive no longer recognized", posted by a user "kleinzeit". Unfortunately, I do not know how to provide a link to this posting. This user has received no solutions as this this posting either.
Have you tried a smaller USB drive to see if it works? I have tested two 8GB flash drives and both still work. I have nothing between 8GB and 2.5TB with which to make a test.
- Kleinzeit4 years agoChannel Surfer
Still no response to me from Roku.
What I think is happening is they somehow broke support for the NTFS file system which is used on larger drives. Small thumb drives usually use FAT - which is why your (and my) small USB drives will still work.
NTFS is a newer file system than FAT and can handle larger volumes and file sizes; I'd guess they didn't disable NTFS intentionally. It makes sense that they fix it but who knows if or when?
- jbro54792 years agoNewbie
My systems are doing the same thing with any USB. It is not the USB. It is the stupid update! Bull**bleep**. When is this going to be fixed?