PS3Hax Network - Playstation 3 Hacks and Mods - Format your old PS3 hard drive to FAT32 via a USB to SATA enclosure and Linux

For those that want to know how to format an unmountable encrypted PS3 hard drive via a USB to SATA enclosure using Linux:

1. Hook up the enclosure to your computer via USB.

2. Open a terminal and type

Code:

lsusb

(should return external drive info)

3. Then type

Code:

fdisk -l

(should return the location of the external drive, which in my case was /dev/sdb)

4. Then format the (unmounted!) external drive by typing

Code:

mkfs.msdos /dev/sdb -I

(note: your location will vary)

5. After formating is complete, unplug and plug in the USB enclosure. Linux, XP, OSX, etc should now be able to detect it as a FAT32 formated hard drive.:burnout: