PS3 SAK (Swiss Army Knife) v1.00 released!

[PS3 News]

Read earlier in this thread ProsaCC... that is answered specifically.

[CJPC]

The SAK reinstall wont matter, for some reason your PS3 wont pull an IP, is DHCP enabled?

SAK will not let isos show on your xmb, its a utility for backup only, plug the HDD into a PC, use a EXT3 reader plugin for windows to see your files!

SagiB, no, there isnt, call it an idiot move, of all things, I forgot a delete function, its for the next version!

[SagiB]

Originally Posted by CJPC SagiB, no, there isnt, call it an idiot move, of all things, I forgot a delete function, its for the next version!

If I format all the HDD, it will remove it? :??

[wobblycat0]

what equipment do i need to conect my PS3 HDD to the pc?

EDIT: Would this do the job? http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=44932&doy=6m4#overview

Last edited by wobblycat0; 04-06-2007 at 10:07 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

[CJPC]

Sagi, Yes.

Wobblycat, you can not read data easially off the PS3HDD yet (the linux side), dump it to an external drive, or use the web interface to download the file.

[RavenHawk]

Originally Posted by CJPC The SAK reinstall wont matter, for some reason your PS3 wont pull an IP, is DHCP enabled?

Yes, and it works fine through the XMB. I have tried it with 2 different routers also. Strange, huh?

[dbarrade]

I had been holding off on installing SAK because I didn't wan't to format or partition the internal HD, but the other night I updated my PAL PS3 to 1.6 and was looking around at what was new and first went through the Format HD section to see if I could choose a different partition size, which you can't, I then went back to the install other OS and it said you need to format first and then came up with a message saying couldn't find the Other OS file, so I stuck SAK on a USB drive and successfully installed it.

I also needed a wired IP address to access my PS3 via the Web interface.

Excellent application CJPC, if you want any Beta testing done let me know

I'm using a PS2 Linux keyboard and it's got stuck a couple of times in SAK although it seems to work fine everywhere else...

[krackow]

Originally Posted by wobblycat0 what equipment do i need to conect my PS3 HDD to the pc?

If you're gonna be moving it back and forth one of these is much better:
the-gadgeteer.com/review/brando_usb_2_0_to_sata_ide_cable

I have several of those (not all have SATA) that I've been using for a few years. They are one of the most useful computer tools/accessories I have ever owned.

They come branded differently but they are basically all the same. The main advantage of some newer ones is the small increases in wattage of the power supply. My older ones have trouble driving larger hard drives, such as 200GB+, thought with 2.5" drives it may not be an issue.

[CJPC]

Yeah, the PS2 Linux keyboard has quirks (needs to be unplugged, replugged alot, even under YDL etc)!

And, again, unless you create a custom FS driver, you cant see anything from the PS3 HDD, as its encrypted, the linux side ISNT, but its offset by so many GB, you'd need a custom filesystem driver that would insert a virtual mbr, read from the offset, vs starting at the first sector on the HDD.

Its possible, but beyond the reach of many alas!

[spiderma]

could someone tell me what i use to format my external drive to ext3, as i read on here that i just press f in sak but that only say about my internal drive?