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Hey, recently my ps3 unfortunately got the YLOD and i hadn't backed up all my saved files prior to that. Yesterday i tried to connect the ps3 hard drive to ...
  1. 03-28-2010 #1
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    PS3 Hard Drive on Linux- Ubuntu

    Hey, recently my ps3 unfortunately got the YLOD and i hadn't backed up all my saved files prior to that. Yesterday i tried to connect the ps3 hard drive to the computer to see if i could access and possibly copy the files, despite people saying it isn't possible. The thing is when i connect it the drive doesn't come up in 'Computer,' however it is shown in disk utility. From memory it also says 'unrecognized or unknown' underneath. Any ideas on how i could access the drive? Any programs?
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    I have never played with a ps3 drive. I, LOL. only have a playstation 1.

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    Hi and Welcome !

    Execute sudo fdisk -l and blkid commands in Terminal and post output here.
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    The PS3 uses a proprietary, encoded filesystem - it will not be readable by a stock Linux kernel.

    As always, much more information available via Google.
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    Heres what came out fo the sudo fdisk -l command

    Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4864 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0xe3db044f

    Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table

    I'm aware of that HRO and i think my best bet is fixing my old ps3 (which i'm currently doing), but worth a shot.
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