ASIAIR Pro Storage settings

animan

Hi,

I was able to install the ASIAIR Pro firmware on a 128GB micro SD card and copied a saved copy of the license file to the root directory.

It boots up and works fine, however the storage settings are still 20GB.

How do I tell ASIAIR to use the entire SD card?

Thanks

w7ay

You will need to use a computer that understands the Linux ext4 file system to expand the Boot partition. If you don't use Linux or Raspbian daily, you can also use the extFS extension (not free) that is available for both MacOS X and Windows.

Be mindful that if you do that, it will take proportionately longer to save and restore the microSD card to the point it is not worth it. As it is, the 32 GB image already takes about 5 and a half minutes to restore from a computer. A 256 GB microSD image would take almost an hour to restore.

It is much better to use the Raspberry Pi's file system through the USB port to store your images and system logs. Many fast USB sticks can benefit from using the USB 3 port. On a Raspberry Pi 4 (ASIAIR Pro), a fast USB 3 flash memory should also be faster than the microSD.

The additional advantage is that USB memory is less fragile than the microSD card when you repeatedly remove and insert the memory, especially if you go through a USB 3 Hub so you don't wear down the USB 3 socket in the ASIAIR Pro..

I have also used the Samsung T5 series SSD successfully (I have tried both 1TB and 2TB versions, and Samsung also sells a 512 GB version of the T5). The advantage of the Samsung T5 is that it uses very low power, and can can work through USB 3 power, and it is even faster than most USB memory sticks.

Equally important, the USB drive also leaves the ASIAIR firmware alone, reducing the probability of accidentally unplugging the microSD card while it is busy writing data.

Chen

animan

Thanks for the information.

However, in Rasbian, after first boot, the file system is automatically expanded to the available size of the micro sd card. I was hoping that the extra available space would be allocated to storage.

I believe the ASI Air/Pro is running on raspbian. Why was this feature removed?

spacewoodguy

I have an ASI Air Pro. I use a 64 GB card and it works fine, however I wanted more capacity so I moved to a 1TB SSD and all worked fine until I added an EAF to my set up. It does not like both at the same time and kicks out either the guide camera or the imaging camera when I try it, so gone back to the 64GB and I suppose Ill have to image with the 64 and transfer to the 1TB afterwards, but i can't have the 64 GB even near capacity as the DSO stacking will not work when the 64GB is higher than 60% full.

w7ay

spacewoodguy I moved to a 1TB SSD and all worked fine until I added an EAF to my set up. It does not like both at the same time and kicks out either the guide camera or the imaging camera when I try it, so gone back to the 64GB and I suppose Ill have to image with the 64 and transfer to the 1TB afterwards

The USB hub in the ASIAIR may not be able to power your entire setup properly.

I use a 1/2 TB Samsung T7 with the ASIAIR without problem; albeit, I only use a single USB port on the ASIAIR -- that single USB 3.0 port is connected to a powered USB-C hub (StarTech), and the powered hub feeds the rest of my devices, including the SSD.

It is not likely a soft/firmware problem, but a hardware (USB) problem. Try feeding everything from a powered USB hub instead of the four USB connectors on the ASIAIR.

Chen