A couple of questions before upgrading my hard drive:

1) The backup utility will save backups as a single file or multiple files? AFAIK FAT32 only supports 4GB for a single file and how this is handled by PS3 as I think my resulting backup file will exceed 4GB..

2) Are the profiles/gamesaves/etc2 will be backed up by the utility? I have a few profiles in my PS3 (friends' & housemates') and I afraid the profiles/gamesaves will be lost after upgrading..

3) How about my linux partition? Will it be backed up as well?


thanks

This post has been edited by vorchiel: Dec 26 2007, 05:45 AM

Concerning number 2): So that means gamesaves for different profiles all can be backed up and restored on the same PS3 without recreating the IDs?

Thanks again

I made some mistake during the restore process. I choosed "Restore PS3 System" from the menu and it wiped all my user/accounts/settings.. However after the proper restoring process (from the Backup menu" all the lost/reset data was restored.. So the system really backs up user data .. I created an OtherOS partition after installing new HDD, however after restoring process, the partition seems to be lost..

I've stumbled upon a problem..

Restore utility will not allow users to have an OtherOS partition.. It will wipe the OtherOS partition on the new HDD eventhough we partitioned it before restoring.. Anyone knows a workround for this?

Yeah I know the OtherOS partition is not backed up. And PCs cant see PS3 and its OtherOS partitions as they are both encrypted and proprietary. However, IF we really want to use Linux in new HDD, we cant use the restore utility. We can only choose either to

a) create OtherOS partition
OR
b) restore from external HDD


The restore utility will just wipe the OtherOS partition created in the new HDD before the restoring (even though it is empty) and will leave the HDD with a single PS3 partition. It's like an endless cycle: If we want to repartition to allocate 10GB for OtherOS partition, the data in the HDD will be lost. After creating the OtherOS partition, any restoring process will result in a single PS3 partition again..

This post has been edited by vorchiel: Jan 1 2008, 10:20 AM

i've installed one before but its quite slow due to the 256mb ram and no 3d acceleration

no problem

yes

PS3 OS are stored in the NAND chips and not the HDD so upgrading HDD will not affect much on PS3 stability I think .. I've upgraded mine to 250GB a few weeks ago and the screws were easily stripped.. Make sure you use the correct size of screwdriver or have a plier nearby. I ended up using pliers to remove the screws

There is only one way to change PS3 HDD and I'm sure all guides talk about the same procedure. This is the shortest video that I can find on teh intarwebs:

The PS3 will format the HDD automatically. If you straightaway upgrade your HDD after purchasing your PS3, then there is no need to do the backup function of files/gamesaves/videos/music from the old HDD. Just pop in the new HDD, format it using the PS3, and if you want to use linux, just repartition it using the PS3 OS before transferring any new files to the new HDD as the repartitioning process wipes all data.

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Added on January 9, 2008, 12:52 pmDont worry about the folder structure, they will be autogenerated by PS3

This post has been edited by vorchiel: Jan 9 2008, 12:52 PM

250gb is plenty here.. one of them is in my ps3

500gb 2.5" sata has been announced last week but it will be in 12.5mm form (ps3 hdd cradle only supports 9mm drives)

I'm using DI-524 as well.. I think you should change your modem to bridge mode and let the 524 to do the PPPOE dialling. By doing that, you should get a Type 2 at least.. If you really want a Type 1 connection, set your modem to bridge mode, connect your PS3 directly to the modem and set the PS3 to do the PPPOE dialling.

I got it for £75 here.. Roughly RM 479

The 'ANY SIZE' should refer to capacity but physically, only SATA 2.5" 9.5mm is supported. SATA 2.5" 12mm can't be fitted into the HDD cradle.

It will work if your fileserver is DLNA-certified

Most of the guides I saw on the nets show how to extract streams from MKV sources into MP4 container. Do you know if remuxing into MP4 container will have the same FF/RW/bookmark restrictions as VOB? I didn't bother to try as I don't have any MKV files yet

Okay thanks for the clarification. At first I thought the FF/RW thingy is related to the container. It turns out that filesize is the culprit here

Any media server (TVersity/WMP11/NERO) will do.

I think it is because of the lack of power. Some USB casing need to use 2 ports to provide sufficient power to the HDD. Or maybe try to use different formatter/partitioner. I used Gparted liveCD to partition & format my 60GB to FAT32 as XP refuses to create a FAT32 partition bigger than 32GB.

This post has been edited by vorchiel: Jan 14 2008, 08:04 PM

You can still view the pics if you browse under the Photo section on XMB but you must use the "Display All" function (triangle button). Files that are not supported by PS3 will not be displayed or have a "corrupted file" icon.