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Nismobeach · 07-04-2008

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.

07-04-2008	#1
Nismobeach Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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.