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PS3 USB External Hard Drive connection Help please!
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mk2000
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22. February 2009 @ 01:20 |
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Originally posted by odin24:
Originally posted by ahall77:
Wish I could help. I would assume that it would be as simple as creating a FAT32 partition from the free space on the drive using one of the tools mentioned above.
CompuAppps SwissKnife V3 Partition Utility
Partition Magic
Partition Expert
Now I have no idea if that'll work or not to be honest. I've never done it myself, so if the existing files will remain intact.... your guess is as good as mine. I take it you don't have any space elsewhere (other HD) to back up the files?
** If not, let me know. I think I have a spare HD kickin' around I can run a couple tests on for you.
I've been meaning to try this out for a while, I finaly got around to it... Great news!!! It worked.
Using a full version of Partition Magic I was able to set up a partition on my 320GB external HDD (270GB & 50GB), I then was able to format the 50GB section to FAT32, once again using Partition Magic. I tested it on my PS3 and it works fine, it only recognizes the FAT32 portion... which is the whole point.
I did this for pretty much one reason, to watch the main feature from a Blu-Ray disc before I decide to compress and archive.
I used tsMuxeR to remux a ripped BD back to Blu-Ray using the split feature (3.5GB chunks). To do this remux back to Blu-Ray, make a folder called AVCHD... place the BDMV & Certificate folders in the AVCHD folder, you then need to use a handy application called AVCHD-ME. Just place the application in teh AVCHD folder and run it, it takes one second.
After that place the AVCHD folder on the external FAT32 partition, plug into the PS3, press X on the USB icon, then X on the AVCHD folder.
How AVCHD-ME works, it renames the files within the BDMV folder and thus tricking the PS3 into thinking a USB drive is a BD.
I had played with tsMuxeR before for creating AVCHD discs with DVD-Rs but the AVCHD spoofing via a FAT32 drive was new to me. That was fun!
However, when I first read this it made me think that I could remux or re-work a pre-existing AVCHD directory to just split the main m2ts file to a smaller size. In other words, it would keep the menu, other M2TS files and any other special features.
However, it seems like tsMuxeR can only take that one main m2ts file that you choose and make a brand new BDMV and CERTIFICATE directories. In other words, you can't keep the original menu it seems or any other special features.
Mainly I just want to verify from you guys if this is your experience?
Also, when dealing with subtitles from a pre-existing BDMV directory, do m2ts files have those subtitles muxed into themselves or are they in a separate sub-directory of the BDMV folder? I don't have any pre-existing BDMVs with subtitles to test but I am interested nonetheless for future hacking.
My other question would be, if dealing with subtitle-less BDMV directories, what is the point of spoofing an AVCHD disc via a FAT32 drive and going to the trouble of splitting the files when the PS3 can streaming or download M2TS files from its internet browser?
For example, I had a BDMV directory whose main M2TS file was 17GBs in size.
I was able to do two things with it:
From the PS3, I went to the internet browser and pointed it over to my desktop machine (on the same intranet) that has apache web server turned on with the mime.types file set to describe M2TS files in "video/mpeg m2ts ts mpeg mpg mpe m1v".
Back in the browser, I clicked on the link for the M2TS file in question and it started buffering and streaming the file flawlessly (via the Ethernet). No conversion or special software needed. Just a web server on my desktop machine and the PS3's internet browser.
The other option I did from the PS3's internet browser was that I pointed it to my desktop machine and told it to "Save Target" for the M2TS file in question. It proceeded to download the 17GB M2TS file to my PS3's hard drive. Played beautifully after it downloaded and no splitting was necessary.
My true question would be if there is a way with tsMuxeR (or another program) to remux a pre-existing BDMV folder to just split the large files but to keep everything else intact such as the menus, special features, extra M2TS files and the subtitles?
Thanks guys.
mk2000
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tyee
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22. February 2009 @ 14:24 |
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jredkorn
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28. February 2009 @ 18:18 |
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help please...i have a seagate 100 gb external hd. i freed up 60 gigs for my ps3 files to back up on my external hd. when i plug it into my ps3 it reads that i have only 127 mb of free space. but when plugged into my computer says i have my 60gigs of free space. whats wrong? does ne one know whats the problem is? please help me out.
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jredkorn
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1. March 2009 @ 21:06 |
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yes, i bought a 120 gig hammer external hard drive and it will not format to "FAT32" the only option to format is to "EXFAT" i went through command prompt and still does not work. what am i doing wrong? are there programs that i need to get?
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zax808
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2. March 2009 @ 19:36 |
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why is everyone making this so complicated. especially with the western digital. theres no need to partion or reformat to fat32. its already IN FAT32!!! and there is already VIDEO, MUSIC, and PICTURE FOLDERS in the hard drive. whenever you send movies music or picture over to the hard drive. just open it normally and it will all be there on your ps3. you guys start complicating things and people get lost and star doing dumb stuff like make partions and reformationg to NTFS.
if anyone needs some simple help, contact me!
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jredkorn
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13. March 2009 @ 04:13 |
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well, mine was not in fat32 already, it was in NTFS as the default. so will my ps3 read this bcause, this to me is way too complicated...sorry. i am a noob but pleasse contact me. your help will be greatly appreciated...and i have windows vista
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zax808
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13. March 2009 @ 14:23 |
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Originally posted by jredkorn:
well, mine was not in fat32 already, it was in NTFS as the default. so will my ps3 read this bcause, this to me is way too complicated...sorry. i am a noob but pleasse contact me. your help will be greatly appreciated...and i have windows vista
no it wont recognize it. it has to be fat32. NTFS simply isn't compatible with the ps3. and as far as i know you cant reformat from NTFS to fat32, only fat32 to NTFS.
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ooZEROoo
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14. March 2009 @ 15:20 |
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Anybody know how I can format more than 32 gigs to fat32? It is not possible using Disc Management in Windows. I have heard of people doing it through linux. I have a 1 TB external drive and would like a 200 gig fat32 partition so that I can use USB loader
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jredkorn
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21. March 2009 @ 22:13 |
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ok. i got my ps3 to reconize my ex. hd and it is a 100 gig...ok. heres my problem, the ex. hd is blank and formatted and the ps3 reads only 125 or so mb of free space? whats the problem with this? if sum1 can help it will be kool. i jst dnt know what the problem is now. its kinda pissin me off...im stuck...aaaaahhhh. lol
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21. March 2009 @ 22:54 |
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Originally posted by ooZEROoo:
Anybody know how I can format more than 32 gigs to fat32? It is not possible using Disc Management in Windows. I have heard of people doing it through linux. I have a 1 TB external drive and would like a 200 gig fat32 partition so that I can use USB loader
Windows XP and an app called Partition Magic. I did my 320GB NTFS and created a 50GB FAT32 partition. This app does not work on Vista.
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jredkorn
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22. March 2009 @ 20:54 |
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what programs run good for windows vista? are there any that would run on it?
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ekmsit
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24. March 2009 @ 00:37 |
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Originally posted by ooZEROoo:
Anybody know how I can format more than 32 gigs to fat32? It is not possible using Disc Management in Windows. I have heard of people doing it through linux. I have a 1 TB external drive and would like a 200 gig fat32 partition so that I can use USB loader
Use Fat32Format, this is your solution.
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24. March 2009 @ 03:27 |
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Originally posted by ooZEROoo:
Anybody know how I can format more than 32 gigs to fat32? It is not possible using Disc Management in Windows. I have heard of people doing it through linux. I have a 1 TB external drive and would like a 200 gig fat32 partition so that I can use USB loader
If you download Hirens Boot CD,it has Acronis Disk Utility,use that to parttition.
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24. March 2009 @ 05:54 |
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dave02345
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1. April 2009 @ 14:40 |
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Just in case anyone is looking through this forum site a year on, if you want to see your folders on an external hard drive instead of hitting the x button to go into the hard drive, simply press triagle, and then select display all, and you will see all of the folders on your Hard Drive.
From my own experience swiss knife was useless because it only created one partition which was a 150GB on my 750GB hard drive. I used a programme called fat 32 formatter which did the job for me. It took a few hours but once it was done it worked perfectly (free programme too)if you want to find it just search for fat32 format or ps3 external hard drive format into youtube and you'll find a really easy video telling you how to do it. I deleted all the partitions using windows xp and then used this program to format it.
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tyee
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1. April 2009 @ 22:25 |
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jredkorn
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20. April 2009 @ 23:13 |
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ok, well i hvent had ne luck with someone telling me wuts up with my ex hard drive. i have 100 gigs of free space but my ps3 only reads that i have a few mb's? why is that? do i need to reformat? i have windows vista, and it would greatly be appreciated if someone can lead me to the right direction for help. i mean if ne one has a spare hard drive lying... but i know that vista is very hard to work with and i dnt like it too much. so can someone plz help me
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PMidnite
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19. May 2009 @ 18:56 |
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You don't have to limit your partitions. Using a 500gb external formatted as RAW in disk manager, used this progam in command prompt as an administrator. Took a couple of seconds to format as FAT32. Sub-folders don't work, but any folder within the designated "Picture, Music, Game, Movie" setup works fine. 500gb (well, 465) of video on the PS3!
I F^^%ing doused the bastard
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taticom
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22. October 2009 @ 01:40 |
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I have a big problem !! i buy a seagate 1 tb external hard drive and i download swissknife v3 to format mi external hard drive to FAT32 and i did it and its working perfectly BUT when i rigth click the external hard drive its says that only have 500 gb AND ITS A 1 TG, what should i do?
pd: sorry about my english im from venezuela
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KajNrig
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22. October 2009 @ 13:12 |
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For me, the best hard drive formatting tool has always been a Linux Live CD - I've used Ubuntu and Ubuntu variants, but they all come with a Partition Editor that lets you very easily define how much of a hard drive you want to format to what format, and it does it very quickly as well.
Anyway. taticom:
Did you have Swissknife format the ENTIRE drive? I've never used it (I've always used the above method), but there should be an option to format an entire drive or only part of it. Check to make sure you formatted the entire thing and didn't leave half of it unformatted (meaning it's just raw data).
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taticom
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22. October 2009 @ 15:00 |
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KajNrig : thanks bro !
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phila119
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17. December 2009 @ 19:17 |
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hi, im a noob to my ps3. i have an iomega 500 external hdd. all of my other devices read the hard drive except my ps3. how do i get my ps3 to read my hdd?
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 17. December 2009 @ 20:25
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phila119
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17. December 2009 @ 20:24 |
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i have a new PS3 and a 500gig iomega HD. i read through this stuff and and seems i have to partition my hard drive? why would i want to do that? what if i already have files on my HD, how do i get my PS3 to read all the files that i already have on it with out erasing my files???
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Rob14
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3. January 2010 @ 12:55 |
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ok so i have a simpletech terabyte harddrive.. used linux to format it to fat32. separated into the folders that match the ps3. added my files. and plugged it in but my ps3 is still not acknowledging my harddrive.... and suggestions or trouble shooting tips please.
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7. January 2010 @ 02:11 |
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Originally posted by phila119:
why would i want to do that? what if i already have files on my HD, how do i get my PS3 to read all the files that i already have on it with out erasing my files???
You should move your files off the HDD to a pc or similar, then format the external then move them back. Some people like to have seperate partitions for convinience or the way they organise drives. It's just personal preference.
Originally posted by Rob14:
plugged it in but my ps3 is still not acknowledging my harddrive.... and suggestions or trouble shooting tips please.
Does the drive show up on other operating systems? like a mac, pc linux etc? Some drives need to be switched off then on again once they are plugged in.
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