GV FAE Knowledge

Article ID: GV3-13-12-16-c
Released Date: 12/16/2013



Applied to
GV-IPCam H.264, GV-Video Server, GV-Compact DVR
Ext2Fsd V0.51

Summary
The videos on GV-IP devices are recorded in the Linux format. To play back recordings from these devices on a Windows system, we need to first enable the computer to recognize Linux files. This technical notice brings you through the steps of installing the Ext2Fsd program, an ext2 file system driver for Windows, and accessing GV-IP devices’ recordings on a Windows-based computer. The Ext2Fsd program works on Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, 8 and Server 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit).

Note: Because of the compatibility issue, for firmware versions later than the versions below, it is required to use Ext2Fsd program to read the Linux-format files on Windows.
GV-IPCam H.264 firmware V2.07 or later
GV-Video Server

• GV-VS04A: firmware V1.06 or later
• GV-VS04H: firmware V1.08 or later
• GV-VS11: firmware V1.03 or later
• GV-VS12: firmware V1.07 or later
• GV-VS14: firmware V1.01 or later

GV-Compact DVR

• GV-Compact DVR V2 4CH: firmware V1.10 or later
• GV-Compact DVR V3 4CH: firmware V1.04 or later
• GV-Compact DVR V3 8CH: firmware V1.02 or later

Instructions

1. Download and install the latest Ext2Fsd from this website.
   http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd ... e/download
   
   Note: If you are using Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, change its compatibility before installing the Ext2Fsd program:
   1. Right-click the Ext2Fsd program and select Properties. This dialog box appears.

      

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   2. Select the Compatibility tab.
   3. Select Windows 7 using the drop-down list.
2. On your desktop, click Start, select Programs, locate the Ext2Fsd folder and select Ext2 Volume Manager. All the connected drives are shown.

   

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3. For the first-time installation, execute the Ext2Fsd Service.
   1. From the Ext2 Volume Manager window, select Tools and select Service Management. This dialog box appears.

      

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   2. Click Apply.
4. Mount the storage drive to your computer.
   1. From the Ext2 Volume Manager window, right-click the storage drive and select Ext2 Management. This dialog box appears.

      

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   2. Under the Mount point & driver letter section, select Automatically mount via Ext2Mgr, specify a disk drive using the drop-down list and click Apply.
   3. On the Ext2 Volume Manager window, the storage drive is successfully mounted to your computer when it is indicated with the disk drive you specified.

      

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5. Access the recording files from the specified drive of your computer
   
   Note: This Ext2Fsd software is subject and under term/condition of The GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). Please read http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html before installation.